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UPSC Chairman to have first live interaction with CSE aspirants on October 1 

September 28, 2025 4:00 pm

To encourage wide-ranging engagement, the UPSC will accept questions from aspirants and stakeholders nationwide via email between September 28 and 30, until 10 am.

UPSC @ 100: The story of India’s top recruiter

September 28, 2025 6:02 pm

Before its current name, between 1937 and January 26, 1950, it was called the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). On October 1 this year, the highest recruiter of officials to the Indian government will enter its centenary year.

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | September 21 to September 27, 2025

September 27, 2025 8:10 pm

UPSC Prelims Weekly Current Affairs MCQs: Kickstart your UPSC Prelims prep early—begin with current affairs for a strong foundation. Brush up your current affairs knowledge with this week's top 10 questions and consolidate your UPSC-CSE preparation. Find answers along with explanations.

UPSC Key: MiG-21, India-EU strategic agenda, and Special and Differential Treatment of WTO

September 27, 2025 7:25 pm

Why is understanding rupee’s slide against the US dollar important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as imposition of a 100 per cent tariff on patented pharmaceutical products by the US, SDT of the WTO, and statehood demand of Ladakh have for both the Preliminary and Main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for September 27, 2025.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on effects of the oil spill on marine life, Subansiri River basin and more (Week 129)

September 26, 2025 7:54 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and Geography.

UPSC Key: Food processing sector, Postal ballot counting, and Sahyog portal

September 26, 2025 6:36 pm

Why is the EC’s new rule on postal ballot counting important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as World Food India, cancer cases in India, and Javelin’s arc have for both the Preliminary and Mains exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for September 26, 2025.

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How Hindu temples survived political upheavals and philosophical shifts

September 28, 2025 1:30 pm

It was only around 2,000 years ago that we began to see the first sculptures of Hindu gods in Mathura. But Hindu temples have not remained static for millennia, and have evolved over time to adapt to all kinds of challenges and shifts in philosophies.

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 1 : Questions on Ladakh's history and significance of equinoxes and solstices (Week 121)

September 26, 2025 5:08 pm

UPSC CSE Mains 2026: Are you preparing for Civil Services Exam? Here are questions from GS paper 1 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

Knowledge Nugget | Remembering Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar on 205th birth anniversary: Important for UPSC exam

September 27, 2025 10:18 am

On the birth anniversary of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, let us look at his important contributions to India’s social reform movement. In Beyond the Nugget, also learn about other prominent social reformers who championed women’s rights.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy MCQs on trade through the Suez Canal, Foreign Direct Investment and more (Week 129)

September 25, 2025 8:30 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Economy.

Why urban development needs to be both inclusive and sustainable

September 26, 2025 6:22 pm

After liberalisation, economic reforms were mostly carried out in the formal sector, sidelining the informal sector, which employed more than half of the urban population. As cities expand unevenly, informal workers face rising living costs, displacement, and greater vulnerability, creating a condition called ‘poverty paradox’. 

UPSC Key: Ladakh protests, Climate action plan, and Super Typhoon Ragasa

September 26, 2025 1:56 pm

How is understanding the ‘time poverty’ among women relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics like the Ladakh Protests, the climate action plan, and Super Typhoon Ragasa have for both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for September 25, 2025.

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