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

Dear students, We take our Test Series very seriously. There is a rigorous process involved to decide what goes in and what doesn’t. If you have gone through our Nikaalo Prelims initiative, you would see so many questions that are almost impossible to come up from basic books. This is because we go to different… Continue reading Sneak Peek – Questions from our FLTs and what you are missing out by not enrolling.

Indian Festivals Kumbha Mela Held at all 4 places every 3 years by rotation (Allahabad, Haridwar, Nashik, Ujjain) Associated rivers : Ganga at Haridwar, the Sangam of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Allahabad,  Godawari at Nashik, and Shipra at Ujjain Ardha Kumbh Mela  : Haridwar and Prayag every 6 years Purna Kumbh… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Festivals , Dances, Music

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 12th May Sunday

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1.ASEAN ( Association of South East Asian Nations) · It is a political and economic organisation of 10 South-East Asian nations · Formed in 1967 · Founding members: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand · HQ : Jakarta, Indonesia   Current members are: 1. Indonesia 2. Malaysia 3. Philippines 4. Singapore 5. Thailand 6.… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Important regional organisation