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The UPSC CSE Mains 2026 DAF window is open from 19 June and closes 28 June 2026. A step-by-step guide to filling the Detailed Application Form, the documents you need, service and cadre preferences, and how to start Mains preparation right now.
The 2026 Iran war shut the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint carrying a fifth of the world's oil — and sent Brent crude toward $118 a barrel. For UPSC aspirants, this crisis sits at the crossroads of GS-2 international relations, GS-3 energy security, and Essay.
India concluded a landmark free trade agreement with the European Union in January 2026, and the India-UK CETA enters into force on 15 July 2026. Together they reshape India's trade architecture — essential reading for GS-2 and GS-3.
India is now effectively free of Left-Wing Extremism, with affected districts down from 126 in 2014 to just 2 in 2026. This is a landmark internal security story for UPSC GS-3 — the causes, the strategy, and the road ahead.
UPSC Prelims Result 2026 declared on 15 June 2026. Download the official roll-number PDF, check your qualifying status, and see what to do after CSE Prelims — qualified or not.
A curated PSIR optional booklist for UPSC Mains — the essential Paper 1 and Paper 2 books, plus how to actually read them to score 300+. From Roundtable IAS.
UPSC coaching isn’t only about understanding topics—it’s about writing answers examiners reward. Learn the Roundtable framework to structure GS answers with clarity, evidence, and critical thinking.
China controls 90% of global rare earth processing and has weaponised this dominance through export restrictions on 7 critical elements. For UPSC aspirants, this disruption sits at the crossroads of defence technology, supply chain security, and great-power competition.
Drawing on Banafsheh Keynoush's analysis, this article examines how both Saudi Arabia and Iran contributed to enabling the October 7 crisis and subsequently failed to resolve the Gaza conflict — with lessons for UPSC aspirants on middle-power diplomacy.
India ranks 131st out of 148 in the WEF Global Gender Gap Index 2025. Behind this headline lies a web of educational bias, health disparities, political under-representation, and economic exclusion that defines what scholars call 'hollow access.'
With 50% tariffs on most Indian products and critical sectors like textiles facing 61% duties, India's MSME ecosystem — 5.93 crore enterprises employing 25+ crore people — confronts an existential challenge with deep implications for trade policy and economic strategy.
The Union Budget 2025-26 identifies four engines of development — MSMEs, Investment, Exports, and Agriculture — while navigating what economists describe as a 'knife edge equilibrium' between growth and fiscal consolidation.
From the PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojna targeting 100 low-productivity districts to the six-year pulse self-sufficiency mission, Budget 2025 overhauls India's agricultural support architecture. A comprehensive breakdown for UPSC aspirants.