UPSC Current Affairs Concepts in News
To enhance the IAS Exam Preparation, we have launched a new section called “Concept in News” where IAS aspirants can find all the major concepts that were mentioned in the news.
It is a well-known fact that current affairs stand as the backbone for UPSC Civil Services Exams. UPSC Current affairs being the benchmark for gauging the general awareness of the IAS aspirant, he/she has to have a thorough understanding of the events appearing in the news. However, there is a confusion on how to read the newspaper when it comes UPSC Exam. The “Concept in News” page is updated every fortnight. To know read more click on the below links.
Apr 16- Apr 30
Malnutrition also called malnourishment is a condition resulting from eating a diet that contains either insufficient or too much of nutrients as...
Foreign Currency Option or Foreign Exchange Option is a derivative financial instrument that gives the right to exchange money denominated in one...
Concept: Trade Deficit + Balance of Trade Topic: Economy Category: Currency valuation Related News: Various Sources CNA mentions: 1(July 22)...
The “Nairobi Package” was adopted in 2015 at the Tenth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), held in Nairobi, Kenya. WTO...
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) refers to the strategies used by multinational companies to avoid paying tax, by exploiting the...
Cross subsidization is defined as the variation in the price policy for 2 sets of buyers or it can be stated as When a marketer charges higher...
Concept: Subsidies + Externalities Topic: Environment, Agriculture, paper III (MUST READ) Category: Subsidies, Pollution Related News: LM, Jan...
Sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran is seen in the news often these days. This is an important topic for international relations in...
Concept: Land Reforms + Land Titles + Technology in Land Reforms Topic: Economy, Paper III Category: Investment, Land Reforms, Rural...
Value-Added Tax (VAT), also known as a goods and services tax (GST) in some countries, it is a form of tax that is assessed incrementally. It is...
Air Quality is measured using a metric called Air Quality Index (AQI). AQI will display the changes in air pollution in the atmosphere. Clean...
Concept: South China Sea issues Topic: IR, Paper III Category: Trade, IR, China, Asia Related News: IE, Jan 15 CNA mentions: (Jan 15) South...
In a bid to bring major reforms in the international trading system and trading prospects of the developing nations, the Doha Round was launched...
Indonesia is a transcontinental country located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. India has a long-standing relationship with...
Inflation targeting is basically a monetary policy system wherein the central bank of a country (RBI in India) has a specific target inflation...
As per Global Liveability Index rankings released in 2019, by Economic Intelligence Unit, two major cities of India Delhi and Mumbai, found...
Concept: Transfer Pricing; Black Money; Tax-Evasion & Tax-Avoidance Topic: Economy Category: Black Money Related News: Hindu, Jan 11 CNA...
DBT-Related Update: With the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020, the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is in the news as it strikes a chord with the...
The Satyam Computer Services scandal took place in 2009 when the company’s then-chairman Ramalingam Raju resigned and confessed to having...
Venture Capital (VC) industry has 4 main entities, which are mentioned below Entrepreneurs who need funding Investors with an objective of...
