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.
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India launched its first-ever indigenous space shuttle Reusable Launch Vehicle -Technology Demonstrator (RLV - TD) successfully in 2016. The...
National Supercomputing Mission, is a mission of the Government of India to boost the supercomputing capabilities of India. This mission consists...
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a transnational body comprised of nuclear supplier countries that aim to control the proliferation of...
The Social Progress Index is published by a non-profit entity called Social Progress Imperative, which is based out of the United States of...
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty drawn up in 1916 between Great Britain and France. Named after Mark Sykes and François...
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Supplementary Foreign Exchange Reserves are defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and are known as Special Drawing...
Government schemes are an important part of the UPSC syllabus. Every year, questions are asked based on them in both the UPSC Prelims and the...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank with headquarters in Beijing, China. It is an important topic...
