The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks. Phase 1 has been successfully tested and completed and deployment awaits final official permission. Phase 2 is under development. Introduced in light of the ballistic missile threat from Pakistan and China it is a double-tiered system consisting of two land […]
The UPSC exams are renowned as one of the toughest exams in the world, and perhaps the toughest in India by far. Candidates prepare for the UPSC Civil Services for months if not years and often make a number of attempts to clear it with a good rank that allows them to opt for a […]
Introduction The fundamental unit of life is cell. Cell was first discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665 in a simple microscope. In 1674, Leeuwenhoek, with the help of developed microscope, discovered the free living cells in pond water. In 1831, Robert Brown had discovered the nucleus in the cell. In 1839, Purkinje used the term […]
How to Study International Relations for UPSC Mains – GS paper II International Relations is an important part of the USPC mains exam. It is part of General Paper-II. The GS Paper II syllabus mentions the following: International relations: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests; India and its […]
Climate Change Management and Agriculture, what woman can do? When a woman is empowered, the whole family, society, and the country are empowered to advance forward towards development. Can women play a special role in climate change management and agriculture? Let’s see. Contribution of Women in Agriculture and Managing Climate Change Women are the primary […]
UPSC IAS Ancient India, NCERT texts are a must-read for every UPSC aspirant and are available for free download from upscias.in website. Almost every UPSC topper has repeated the importance of reading NCERT school texts. These are texts which help to build the fundamentals. In this article, we will be dealing with the important points filtered out from […]
India, also known as Bharat is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, a republic with a parliamentary system of government. The republic is governed by the constitution of India which was adopted on 26th November 1949 and came into force on January 26th, 1950. Main Sources of Indian Constitution UPSC IAS Notes Since the constitution of India […]
UPSC IAS Pre Exam CSAT Introduction What is CSAT? CSAT stands for Civil Services Aptitude Test. Starting from 2011, CSAT will select candidates who can appear for Civil Services (Mains) Exam. The candidates who can successfully pass the Civil Services (Mains) Exam and the subsequent Interview, will be appointed for the prestigious IAS (Indian Administrative […]
Why reading newspapers is important for banking and other Govt exams? Newspapers are an important Part of our life. The word News translates to North-East-West and South. The Newspaper covers all the news of our surroundings. Most people wake up in the morning and read the newspaper, others watch the news, while others read news […]
Increasing Demand for OBC status Important Topics for UPSC Exams In recent times demand for other backward caste (OBC) status by various communities such as Patidars, Kapus, Jats, and Marathas have increased. This demand reflects the challenges they are facing in getting job. The rationale behind introduction of reservation system in India was to address […]