Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news – India to host first BIMSTEC war games in September BIMSTEC The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] BIMSTEC, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not Important news… Continue reading 11 June 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News

Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news – India, Uzbekistan to route their trade though Chabahar Shanghai Cooperation Organisation The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organization The organization, formed in 2001, aims to boost cooperation in economic and security matters between China, Pakistan, India, Russia,… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SWAJAL yojana

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not Important news… Continue reading 9 June 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News

Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news – Archaeologists find pre-Columbian mass child sacrifice site in Peru Pre-Columbian Chimu culture The Chimú culture was centred on Chimor with the capital city of Chan Chan, a large adobe city in the Moche Valley of present-day Trujillo, Peru. The culture arose about 900… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Pre-Columbian Chimu culture, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, London Declaration

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not Important news… Continue reading 8 June 2018 | High relevance vs Low relevance news

We have decided to continue this series until Prelims 2019 as it has become the demand of the exam to continuously revise these factual details. Now students cannot rely on the last-minute effort. Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Key words related to History : Upanayana Dynasty/era : Ancient India Meaning : 1.Upanayana… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Upanayana, Kaivalya

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not Important news… Continue reading 7 June 2018 | High relevance vs Low relevance news

Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news –  Chalukyan sculpture of Siva found in Andhra Pradesh Chalukyan Architecture (5th – 8th CE) The temples under the Chalukyas are a good example of the Vesara style of architecture. This is also called the Deccan style or Karnataka Dravida or Chalukyan style.… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Chalukyan Architecture (5th – 8th CE), CASSINI MISSION

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not Important news… Continue reading 6 June 2018 | High relevance vs Low relevance news

Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- [Op-ed Snap] Has the Indian economy caught the Dutch disease? Fragile Five Fragile Five is a term coined in August of 2013 by a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley to represent emerging market economies that have become too dependent on unreliable foreign investment… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Fragile Five, Agni Series Missiles, Advance Area Defence (AAD) interceptor missile

Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- Centre to start measuring ‘green GDP’ of States Green GDP Green GDP is a term used for expressing GDP after adjusting for environment degradations. Green GDP is an attempt to measure the growth of an economy by subtracting the costs of environmental damages and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Green GDP, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Key words related to History : Madad-i-Massh Dynasty/era : Mughal period Meaning : Tax free grants of land Key words related to History : Malfuzat Dynasty/era : Medieval India Meaning : Sayings of Sufi saint

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Pinaka Mark II Defence Forces : Army Module Type : Missiles Brief Intro : 1.Pinaka II, also called Guided Pinaka, is being developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune; Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad; and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Pinaka Mark II, Dhanush Gun

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : SWATHI Defence Forces : Army Module Type : Tech Misc. Brief Intro : 1.The Swathi Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) is a mobile artillery locating phased array radar developed by India.This counter-battery radar is designed to detect and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] SWATHI, INS Tillanchang

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Forest Carbon Partnership Facility(FCPF) Objective :  To assist countries in their REDD+ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance in building their capacity to benefit from possible future systems of positive incentives for REDD+. To… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Forest Carbon Partnership Facility(FCPF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name of the scheme : She-Box Salient Features : Online complaint Management System for women working in both public and private organizations to ensure effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace Act Nodal Ministry : Ministry… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] She-Box, Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : NPT Brief Intro : The NPT is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] NPT, CTBT

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Key words related to History : Khalisa Dynasty/era : Mughal period Meaning : Land revenue directly for imperial treasury Key words related to History : Khums Dynasty/era : Medieval India Meaning : Tax on plunder

1. Polity is not about memorization. 2. Try to relate the setup at the Centre and the state and especially note their differences3. Issues/terms frequently in news like Office of Profit, Uniform Civil Code etc should be made note of.4. The various committees and their recommendations are very important eg the Sarkaria and Punchii Commissions, the… Continue reading How to prepare for Indian Polity – Detailed study plan for UPSC Prelims and Mains