Dear students, We understand that the UPSC exam is a generalist exam. It’s more important to cover more issues than to cover one issue in more depth. Hence, through Samachar Manthan, we are trying to maintain a fine balance of covering many important news items and having a detailed discussion on selected topics which require… Continue reading Gear up for This week’s Samachar Manthan lecture on 23rd June Sunday

Dear students, We understand that the UPSC exam is a generalist exam. It’s more important to cover more issues than to cover one issue in more depth. Hence, through Samachar Manthan, we are trying to maintain a fine balance of covering many important news items and having a detailed discussion on selected topics which require… Continue reading Gear up for This week’s Samachar Manthan lecture on 16th June Sunday

Dear students, We understand that the UPSC exam is a generalist exam. It’s more important to cover more issues than to cover one issue in more depth. Hence, through Samachar Manthan, we are trying to maintain a fine balance of covering many important news items and having a detailed discussion on selected topics which require… Continue reading Gear up for This week’s Samachar Manthan lecture on 2nd June Sunday

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times These lines from the tale of two cities resonate with the feelings aspirants are having now. These days are filled with fear, apprehensions, anxiety, the excitement of all kinds. There is this hope of qualifying with good margin and also fear of losing… Continue reading Prelims Motivation: Conquering the first Bastion

National Environmental Legislation Our constitution, originally, did not contain any direct provision regarding the protection of natural environment. However, after the United Nations Conference on Human Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, Indian constitution was amended to include protection of the environment as a constitutional mandate. Environment related legislation came very late in 1972 with Wild Life Protection Act 1971. The forty… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Pollution

1.Kuril islands – In the news, for dispute between Japan and Russia 2.Falkland island – Argentina seeks support of Saudis for this british territory 3.Rohingya island – Refugees of a distinct Muslim ethnic group who are effectively stateless have been fleeing Myanmar. 4.Houthis – Shia rebels from north Yemen (Shia(Iran support) vs Sunni(Saudi support) conflict… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Location in News

Dear students, We understand that the UPSC exam is a generalist exam. It’s more important to cover more issues than to cover one issue in more depth. Hence, through Samachar Manthan, we are trying to maintain a fine balance of covering many important news items and having a detailed discussion on selected topics which require… Continue reading Gear up for This week’s Samachar Manthan lecture on 26th May Sunday

Indian Paintings Prehistoric Cave Paintings  Painted rock shelters by prehistoric cave dwellers Notable example →  Bhimbetka caves in the Kaimur Range, MP (biggest prehistoric art depositoryin India)   Genres of Indian Painting  Indian paintings can be broadly classified as murals and miniatures. Murals are large works executed on the walls of solid structures directly, as in… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Indian Paintings and Handicrafts

1.RISAT-2B: An all-seeing radar imaging satellite he PSLV-C46 is set to launch RISAT-2B from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. RISAT Constellation RISAT-2B, short for “Radar Imaging Satellite-2B”, is the second in a series of satellites used to observe weather conditions on Earth using radar imagery. RISAT-2 was the first satellite in the series, launched… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Isro Missions

1.Phyto-Pharma Plant Mission Objectives Rs 50 crore Mission aimed at conservation and cultivation of endangered and threatened endemic medicinal plants, and discovery of new botanical drugs for unmet medical needs using the rich traditional ethno-botanical knowledge and biodiversity of these states and at the same time also improve availability of authentic and quality botanical raw… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Environment/ Science & Tech Schemes

1.Purple frog set to be crowned Kerala’s state amphibian Purple Frog Quite similar to the lore of King Maveli, researchers have found that the Purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), which lives almost its entire life in underground tunnels, comes out to the surface for a single day in a year to breed. Once it lays it’s… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Wildlife/ forest Conservation Efforts

Mountain Ranges Sr. No. Mountain Range Important/Highest Peaks Location Description 1 Rocky Mountains Mt. Elbert (highest peak in the Rockies) North America It is one of the longest fold mountains in the world and extends from Canada to Western US (New Mexico State) 2 Appalachian Mountains Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina, US (highest peak of Appalachian… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Mountain Ranges in the World

  APC Network: Association for Progressive Communications comprises more than 20,000 subscribers to electronic listservers in 95 countries, and have recently been very much involved in agitating for global development and democratization of the United Nations Balance of payments: net flow of goods, services and financial transactions that takes into account outflows and inflows of… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Important International Relations terms

Dear students, We understand that the UPSC exam is a generalist exam. It’s more important to cover more issues than to cover one issue in more depth. Hence, through Samachar Manthan, we are trying to maintain a fine balance of covering many important news items and having a detailed discussion on selected topics which require… Continue reading Gear up for This week’s Samachar Manthan lecture on 19th May Sunday

State Monument Place Built by     Bihar   Golghar Patna British Govt. Pathar Ki Masjid Patna Pervez Shah Sher Shah’s Tomb Sasaram Sher Shah’s son Vishnupad Temple Gaya Rani Ahilyabai                     Delhi   Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi Ferozshan Tughlaq Hauz Khas Delhi Alauddin Khilji Humayun… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Monuments and architecture

Name of the Exercise PartnerCountry/Countries Details Surya Kiran XIII Nepal   This exercise was aimed at training on jungle warfare, anti-terrorism combat and disaster response activities. Lamitye VIII Seychelles   The focus of the exercise was to conduct counter-insurgency and counter-terrorist operations. Shakti IV France   The focus was on high degree of physical fitness,… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Defence Exercises

Economics is one of the primary Pillars of UPSC preparation. It has substantial weightage in Prelims and also in  GS 3rd paper of mains. To ensure that students build  a strong foundation and  a strong hold over the subject, we at Civilsdaily, have the best and most trusted faculty, Himanshu Arora Sir. Credentials of Himanshu… Continue reading Civilsdaily’s Faculty’s article published in Hindu Business Line. A must-read for Civil Services Aspirants.

1Nai Manzil Scheme OBJECTIVES – To address educational and livelihood needs of minority communities lagging behind in terms of educational attainments. It aims to provide educational intervention by giving the bridge courses to the trainees and getting them Certificates for Class XII and X from distance medium educational system. It seeks to provide trade basis… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Acts and schemes related to Marginalised Sector

Flora and Fauna in News NBWL adds 4 species in Recovery Programme for Critically Endangered Species Northern River Terrapin: It is species of riverine turtle found in rivers that flow in Eastern India. It is hunted for its meat and It is hunted for its meat and carapace. It is native of Bangladesh, Cambodia, India,… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Flora and Fauna in News