Concepts in News

UPSC Current Affairs Concepts in News

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.

 

UPSC Current Affairs 2017: Concept in News

 

Concept in News for UPSC Current Affairs 2016

 

 

 

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The Partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and the Dominion of...
The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is a multilateral export control regime whose members have an informal political understanding to...
Monsoons are an important chapter in Geography for the UPSC exam. It is a part of the climate section and is very important since the Indian...
Diclofenac is an NSAID or Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug used to decrease inflammation and also as an analgesic (pain killer) in certain...
Concept: Shanta Kumar Committee Report Topic: Economy Category: Agriculture Related News: PIB, June 3 CNA mentions: 1(June 3) Shanta Kumar...
The Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) is an inter-governmental security forum held annually by an independent think tank, the International Institute for...
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in 2015 administered by the...
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (earlier Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, first created in July 2014)...
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was a series of relief programs initiated in 1948 aid in the recovery and...
Afghanistan is a country that is seen in the news frequently owing to the protracted civil war that had taken place there and still finds echoes...
START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was a bilateral treaty between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of...
The system of Reservation in India was introduced to uplift the historically disadvantaged sections of Indian society. Scheduled Castes (SC),...
The fiscal deficit is an important term frequently used in business news and is relevant for the civil services exam. IAS Exam aspirants must be...
The price of oil, or the oil price, generally refers to the spot price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and...
 Central Ammunition DepotCAD Camp or Central Ammunition Depot Camp is a military area and the second largest ammunition depot in Asia. It is...
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) is a life-threatening problem that occurs because of unhygienic conditions during deliveries. It also occurs...
Klebsiella Pneumoniae is a gram-negative, nonmotile, lactose-fermenting, encapsulated, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium.  This...
The Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy (NEP) in July 2020. This policy will usher in sweeping changes to the education policy...
A Kuznets curve is a graphical representation of market forces and income as and when an economy develops. The Kuznets curve was first developed...
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the result of negotiations held between governments, civil society organisations, and the...