Burning IssuesCivilsDaily PuneInterview ProgramMotivation BytesPrelims DailyPrevious Year Question PaperProgram LaunchStrategy SessionsThe Hindu Op-edToppers TestimonialsUPSC Mains Topic-Wise PYQsUPSC PreparationUPSC SyllabusUPSC UpdatesX Factor Notes
18th October
160+ In Essay Was Never This Easy | Boost Your Score Through Dedicated Mentorship | Essay FLTs 2020 (video link inside)
Enroll here for Essay FLTs 2020 How to write an essay that will fetch you 160+ marks in IAS mains… Continue reading 160+ In Essay Was Never This Easy | Boost Your Score Through Dedicated Mentorship | Essay FLTs 2020 (video link inside)
Mains FLTs 2020 – First test is Live | Attempt the paper now | Timetable inside
Have you started the mains answer writing practice yet? The first test of Mains FLTs 2020 is live now. Instruction… Continue reading Mains FLTs 2020 – First test is Live | Attempt the paper now | Timetable inside
17th October
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Farm Bills latest step in sequential freeing up of farm sector
Analysing the trends in India’s population growth
India’s Bid to a Permanent Seat at United Nations
Opportunity for India to push for reforms at the UN
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
Highlights of the Global Hunger Report, 2020
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia
What is New START Treaty?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia
Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc
Five Eyes (FVEY) group of nations
Police Reforms – SC directives, NPC, other committees reports
What are ‘Chapter Proceedings’ by Police?
Port Infrastructure and Shipping Industry – Sagarmala Project, SDC, CEZ, etc.
National Authority of Ship Recycling (NASR)
All India Open Mains Test 2020 | GS paper 1 – Full-Length test – 18th Oct | Registration link inside | Open for all
Instructions and link to register for the Open test below. Test will be made live at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Click… Continue reading All India Open Mains Test 2020 | GS paper 1 – Full-Length test – 18th Oct | Registration link inside | Open for all
[Burning Issue] CRISPR Technology and Associated Concerns
The CRISPR-Cas9 system has revolutionized genetic manipulations and made gene editing simpler, faster and easily accessible to most laboratories. To… Continue reading [Burning Issue] CRISPR Technology and Associated Concerns
16th October
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Nudge towards formalisation of MSMEs
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Growing salience of multilateralism
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Comparison between India- Bangladesh per capita GDP
Disasters and Disaster Management – Sendai Framework, Floods, Cyclones, etc.
The Human Cost of Disasters Report (2000-2019)
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
Next Generation Treasury Application (NGTA)
Contention over South China Sea
Places in news: Taiwan Strait
Intellectual Property Rights in India
[pib] KAPILA Program
UPSC 2019 Marksheet for Mains and Prelims released | Link inside
Dear students, UPSC has released the marksheet for UPSC 2019 CSE exams for both written qualified candidates and for those… Continue reading UPSC 2019 Marksheet for Mains and Prelims released | Link inside
16th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 19th October- GS-1 Urbanization, their problems, and their remedies. GS-2 Case Studies. Question… Continue reading 16th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
15th October
Electronic System Design and Manufacturing Sector – M-SIPS, National Policy on Electronics, etc.
Issues in the Phased Manufacturing Policy
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
What is Debt-to-GDP Ratio?
Hunger and Nutrition Issues – GHI, GNI, etc.
[pib] Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.
[pib] STARS Project
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
[pib] Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojna
Monetary Policy Committee Notifications
The RBI tunes in to the economy
Gravitational Wave Observations
New Shephard Rocket System
Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.
Places in news: Zojila Tunnel
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.
Feasibility of Export Driven Growth for India
Prepared with a job and got AIR 105, UPSC 2019 – Manoj Madhav S (Indian Foreign Service)| Topper interview video inside
Is managing time a challenge for you? Manoj cleared IAS exam with a full-time job. Fill Samanvaya form and discuss… Continue reading Prepared with a job and got AIR 105, UPSC 2019 – Manoj Madhav S (Indian Foreign Service)| Topper interview video inside
15th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 16th October- GS-1 Salient features of the world’s physical geography. GS-4 Human Values.… Continue reading 15th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
14th October
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
Four lessons for the Quad from Asia’s history and geopolitics
Banking Sector Reforms
Dilution of efficiency based principles and its implications for finacial markets
Nobel and other Prizes
Explained: Auction theory
Terrorism and Challenges Related To It
Pakistan likely to remain on FATF Greylist
NGOs vs. GoI: The Conflicts and Scrutinies
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
E-VIN network to handle COVID-19 vaccine supply
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Mars ‘Opposition’ Event
Digital India Initiatives
National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
14th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 15th October- GS-1 Population and associated issues, poverty, and developmental issues. GS-4 Empathy,… Continue reading 14th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
From 98 to 163 Marks | 160+ in Essay Paper is Easy | Essay FLTs 2020 launched (link inside)
Enroll here for Essay FLTs 2020 Remember the story of the pied piper? Weren’t you astonished at the ease with… Continue reading From 98 to 163 Marks | 160+ in Essay Paper is Easy | Essay FLTs 2020 launched (link inside)
13th October
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Federalism, now a partisan internal dialogue
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
Need for guidelines for gene-editing research in India
Air Pollution
Towards cleaner air in Delhi
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs)
Indian Ocean Power Competition
Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP)
ISRO Missions and Discoveries
Indian Sat: Another satellite made by students
Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc
[pib] Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog
13th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 14th October- GS-1 Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,… Continue reading 13th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
[Burning Issue] Paytm vs Google App Store Row
The altercation between technology giant Google and fintech major Paytm has brought the global debate around app store monopolies to… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Paytm vs Google App Store Row
12th October
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
The federalism test
RBI Notifications
Economic recovery and its discontents
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Issues with the MSP in the age of surplus production
RTI – CIC, RTI Backlog, etc.
15 Years of Right to Information
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
FELUDA test for Covid-19
Coastal Zones Management and Regulations
8 Indian beaches accorded ‘Blue Flag’ tag
Tourism Sector
Skal International Asia Area (SIAA)
Gravitational Wave Observations
What is Raychaudhuri Equation?
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Aenigmachanna Gollum
Road and Highway Safety – National Road Safety Policy, Good Samaritans, etc.
[pib] Bharatmala Pariyojana
IAS Prelims 2021 Strategy Lectures by Abhishek Saraf, AIR 8 (2019) | 3rd lecture live at 7:30 pm | Link inside
Abhishek scored 140 and 129 in UPSC Pre GS paper 1 when pre cut off was 105 and 98 respectively.… Continue reading IAS Prelims 2021 Strategy Lectures by Abhishek Saraf, AIR 8 (2019) | 3rd lecture live at 7:30 pm | Link inside
12th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 13th October- GS-1 Distribution of key natural resources across the world. GS-4 Emotional… Continue reading 12th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
IAS Prelims 2021 Strategy Lectures by Abhishek Saraf, AIR 8 (2019) | 2nd lecture live at 11 am | Link inside
Abhishek scored 140 and 129 in UPSC Pre GS paper 1 when pre cut off was 105 and 98 respectively.… Continue reading IAS Prelims 2021 Strategy Lectures by Abhishek Saraf, AIR 8 (2019) | 2nd lecture live at 11 am | Link inside
11th October
IAS Prelims 2021 Strategy Lectures by Abhishek Saraf, AIR 8 (2019) | Link for the first lecture (11 am) inside
Abhishek scored 140 and 129 in UPSC Pre GS paper 1 when pre cut off was 105 and 98 respectively.… Continue reading IAS Prelims 2021 Strategy Lectures by Abhishek Saraf, AIR 8 (2019) | Link for the first lecture (11 am) inside
10th October
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
RBI shifts focus on bond market to transmit policy signals
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc.
Redefining cities
Air Pollution
Global Nitrous Oxide Pollution
Rural Infrastructure Schemes
[pib] SVAMITVA Scheme
Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.
[pib] Calcium Nitrate and Boronated Calcium Nitrate
Innovations in Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
[pib] Bio-Pesticide Formulation using Verticillium Lecanii
Indian Missile Program Updates
Anti Radiation Missile: RudraM-I
Nobel and other Prizes
What is World Food Programme?
Wildlife Conservation Efforts
3 contenders for National Butterfly Status
[Burning Issue] New Labour Laws
The Parliament has passed new versions of three labour codes — Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020, Code on Social Security… Continue reading [Burning Issue] New Labour Laws
9th October
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc.
Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill needs a thorough review
PPP Investment Models: HAM, Swiss Challenge, Kelkar Committee
Reviving the private investment in infrastructure
Telecom and Postal Sector – Spectrum Allocation, Call Drops, Predatory Pricing, etc
Television Rating Points (TRP) System and its loopholes
Air Pollution
What is Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Australia
Deterrence in Australia-China Ties
New Species of Plants and Animals Discovered
Species in news: Abortelphusa Namdaphaensis
‘Failed’ 4 times, but IAS in 5th attempt | Anil Rathore, AIR 81, UPSC 2019 | Motivational topper interview | Link inside
Have you been struggling to crack the IAS exam? You are not the only one. We bring to you a… Continue reading ‘Failed’ 4 times, but IAS in 5th attempt | Anil Rathore, AIR 81, UPSC 2019 | Motivational topper interview | Link inside
9th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 12th October- GS-1 Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism and secularism. GS-4 Attitude Question 1)… Continue reading 9th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement
8th October
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
Is Indian economy going through stagflation
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Provisions for platform workers in the labour code and issues with them
US policy wise : Visa, Free Trade and WTO
H-1B visa amid the U.S. elections
Freedom of Speech – Defamation, Sedition, etc.
Right to Protest
Nobel and other Prizes
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for CRISPR Technology
Monsoon Updates
What is Global Warming Hiatus (GWH)?
[pib] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[pib] Kasturi Cotton
8th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement Copy
Important Announcement: Topics to be covered on 9th October- GS-1 Role of women and women’s organization. GS-4 Case Studies Question… Continue reading 8th October 2020| Daily Answer Writing Enhancement Copy
Slide Anything shortcode error: A valid ID has not been provided
