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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Oil Diplomacy or Petroleum Politics has been an important aspect in the geopolitics of the Middle East since the early 20th century. But with the...
TUFS (Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme) was introduced in 1999 in order to boost investments in all the sub-sectors of textiles and jute...
Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 is an Act of the Indian Parliament that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the...
Ayush-82 is an anti-diabetic drug developed by CCRAS is a combination of known and tested hypoglycemic drugs. This is developed by Ayurveda for...
Concept: Sundar Committee on Road safety and Traffic Management Topic: Governance-Road Transport Category: Accidents and deaths-figures and...
Concept: Sexual Harassment Law Topic: Polity Category: Legislation Related News:Hindu, June 10 CNA mentions: 1(June 10) Sexual Harassment...
The Shyam Benegal committee was established on January 1, 2016, to develop important rules and measures for film certification by ensuring the...
White Shipping Agreement is a technical term related to the exchange agreement between the navies of countries on the commercial ships on each...
Established in 1985 (after the use of chemical weapons by Iraq in 1984), the Australia Group (AG) is an informal group of countries (now joined...
The Pelindaba Treaty, or African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, establishes a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Africa. The treaty is named after...
Financial technology, also known as FinTech, is an economic industry composed of companies that use technology to make financial services more...
Kanha National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh. It is popularly known as Kanha Tiger Reserve. It is Madhya Pradesh's largest park. It is the...
Treasury bills or T-bills are money market instruments and short term debt instruments issued by the Government of India and are presently issued...
The title of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) is a status or level of treatment given by one country to another with respect to international...
The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) was first released in 2016. The primary aim of the plan is to make India disaster resilient and...
A Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) is an agreement establishing the terms and conditions for private investment by nationals and companies of...
Krishi Kalyan Cess was imposed by the Union government at a 0.5% rate on all services which are liable to service tax. This tax was aimed at...
Integrated Programme for Older People (IPOP) is a Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It aims to improve...
The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference was a meeting of Asian and African states, most...
The Gulf War is the name given to the international conflict that erupted in Iraq in 1990 and involved many countries of the world. This is an...