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UPSC CSE Prelims 2025 Special: Have last minute exam day strategy doubts — we have got answers | UPSC Current Affairs News

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Are You Prelims Ready? UPSC Prelims 2025 is scheduled for May 25. As the exam approaches, aspirants are often flooded with last-minute doubts and dilemmas — ranging from anxiety and self-doubt to concerns about strategy and performance pressure. These feelings are natural, especially ahead of such a high-stakes and competitive examination. To help aspirants navigate this crucial phase, here is a comprehensive Prelims Day Strategy Guide, part of our Expert Talk series under UPSC Essentials by The Indian Express. In this edition, Rohit Pande, our expert, speaks to Manas Srivastava of The Indian Express, addressing the most common questions and mental roadblocks that aspirants face just before entering the exam hall. About our Expert: Rohit Pande brings over a decade of experience in strategy and consulting to the world of CSE examinations. His team has helped many students clear the exam using scientific framework-driven mentorship. He keeps a keen eye on the evolving patterns of the UPSC IAS exam and the changing study habits of GenZ UPSC aspirants, enabling them with deep, actionable, and unrivaled insights. Story …

UPSC Key | 18th May, 2025: ISRO’s EOS-09, Rare-earth magnets, and Left Wing Extremism

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Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-III: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. What’s the ongoing story: In a rare failure, India’s main rocket PSLV developed problems a few minutes after take-off and failed to place earth observation satellite EOS-09 into the intended orbit in an early morning launch on Sunday. Key Points to Ponder: — What are the Earth observation satellites? Story continues below this ad — What are the different types of launch vehicles of ISRO? — What is the difference between PSLV and GSLV? — What are the various stages of rockets? — Learn about the important ISRO’s missions – Aditya L1, Chandrayaan 4, Chandrayaan 5, Shukrayaan-1 — What do you understand by space debris? Key Takeaways: — “Today’s 101st launch was attempted. PSLV-C61 performance was normal till second stage. Due to an observation in the third stage, the mission could not be accomplished,” ISRO said. — This was the 101st mission launched by ISRO, and the 63rd one using …

Rafale-M Deal, National Mission for Clean Ganga and Carbon Credit Trading Scheme, 2023

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India, France sign agreement for procurement of 26 Rafale-M for Navy Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Main Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Story continues below this ad What’s the ongoing story: India and France inked an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) Monday for the procurement of 26 Rafale-M aircraft – 22 single-seater and four twin-seater – for the Indian Navy. Key Points to Ponder: • What is Rafale-M Jets? • How many Rafale jets does India have? • Why did India wants Rafale Fighters? • What Is India’s Rafale M Deal? • What will India’s Rafale M have? • How Rafale M deal will strengthen Indian Navy? Key Takeaways: • The procurement includes training, simulator, associated equipment, weapons and performance-based logistics. It also includes additional equipment for the existing Rafale fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF), a statement from the Ministry of Defence stated. • The Rafale-Marine is a carrier-borne combat-ready aircraft with proven operational capabilities in maritime environments. • Officials told …

Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Periyar and Microlightning

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Nagpur tense as protest against Aurangzeb’s tomb triggers violence Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: History of India and Current events of national and international importance. Main Examination: • General Studies I: communalism Story continues below this ad • General Studies I: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. What’s the ongoing story: Vehicles were torched and police fired tear gas shells at mobs in Nagpur Monday following violence over rumours that a holy book had been desecrated during a demonstration in the city by right wing outfits, including Bajrang Dal, seeking removal of the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Khuldabad. Key Points to Ponder: • Who was Aurangzeb? • Aurangzeb’s policies are often considered one of the major reasons for the decline of the Mughal Empire—know his religious, administrative, and military strategies and their impact on the empire. • The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb remains a controversial historical figure in India—Why? Story continues below this ad • Why are there socio-political tensions in Maharashtra over Aurangzeb’s …

How is Time Use Survey important for UPSC?

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Here are the key highlights from the Time Use Survey. Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your knowledge nugget for today. (Relevance: UPSC has asked questions on the ‘care economy,’ the ‘monetized economy,’ and the role of women. In Prelims, questions have been asked about employment and key government surveys or reports. Since TUS is published by only a few countries in the world, it is important for UPSC aspirants to understand its objectives and major highlights.) Why in the news? The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the second All-India Time Use Survey for the period January-December 2024. It measures time dispositions by the population on different activities. The primary objective of the Survey is to measure the participation of men and women in paid and unpaid activities. The first All-India survey was conducted during January – December 2019. Only few countries around the world like Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, …

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week

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UPSC Current Affairs Pointers brings you essential current affairs of the past week, every Monday, to aid you in your Prelims and Mains preparation for UPSC, State PCS, and other competitive examinations. Events EAM S Jaishankar and his Oman counterpart Badr Albusaidi release a logo to mark 70 years of India-Oman diplomatic ties during the Indian Ocean conference, in Oman, Sunday. PTI — The 8th Indian Ocean Conference was organised by India Foundation in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman on February 16-17, 2025 in Muscat, Oman. Story continues below this ad — It was started by the India Foundation in 2016 in Singapore, with participation from 30 countries. The theme for this year of the Conference is Voyages to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership. — The objective of the conference is to bring critical states and principal maritime partners of the region together on a common platform to deliberate upon the prospects of regional cooperation for Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR). — Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated …

Knowledge nugget of the day: Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan

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The Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan website has been launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 15th. Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your knowledge nugget for today. (Relevance: Government schemes and new initiatives form an important part of the UPSC syllabus. The government is highly invested in improving security in border areas. Promoting tourism in border areas and battlefields is part of this initiative. Therefore, it is important to understand the objectives of these schemes and initiatives.) On the occasion of the 77th Army Day (15th January), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the “Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan” which is a dedicated website for visitors, including information on the 77 sites, their stories, and how to get there. Key Takeaways: 1. The Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan website will be a one-stop destination for the visitors to make all necessary arrangements for their travel planning, including how to apply for permits for some of these places, officials add. 2. The Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan website will feature …

Governor’s Office, -trillion Economy and Tiger Migration

Governor’s Office, $5-trillion Economy and Tiger Migration

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PM: Step out of comfort zone, time for India’s quantum jump Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development-Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc. Main Examination: General Studies III: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. What’s the ongoing story: Urging the youth to step outside their “comfort zone” while underlining that this is the time for a “quantum jump” to have a developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that India is rapidly moving towards a $5-trillion economy and will surpass the $10-trillion mark by the end of the next decade. Key Points to Ponder: • What is ‘Viksit Bharat by 2047’? • What is the meaning of becoming a $5-trillion economy? • What is the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat by 2047’ as envisioned by the Government of India? • In the context of India’s development goals, what does the term ‘demographic dividend’ refer to? • The role of youth in achieving the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat by 2047’-Comment • How can government policies empower …

Knowledge nugget of the day: Ghost particles

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Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your knowledge nugget for today. (Relevance: In 2013, UPSC asked a question about the Higgs boson particle. A question on ‘IceCube,’ a particle detector located at the South Pole, was already asked in 2015. Therefore, it is important to understand neutrinos and why they are called ghost particles.) Scientists have deployed telescopes under the Mediterranean Sea to detect the high-energy neutrinos also known as ghost particles. The two telescopes are part of the Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope or KM3NeT. While one of the telescopes will study high-energy neutrinos from space, the other will examine neutrinos from the atmosphere. These telescopes are much like the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which can detect high-energy neutrinos from deep space but is under the frozen ice in the Antarctic rather than being in the water Key Takeaways: 1. Neutrinos are tiny particles, very similar to electrons, but without any electric charge. They are miniscule subatomic particles that hardly interact with anything. …

Deadliest Plane Crash, Houthis of Yemen, and Women’s Participation in Politics

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Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. What’s the ongoing story: Amid the public row among his supporters over the H-1B visa programme, US President-elect Donald Trump has backed key ally Elon Musk, calling himself a “believer in H-1B” and saying he has “always been in favour of the visas”. Key Points to Ponder: • What is the difference between a visa and a passport? • What is the history of India-US relations? • What is the H-1B visa program? • What are the key developments in India-US relations in the various sectors? • How does the H-1B visa program impact skilled migration from India to the United States? • What significant policy changes have occurred in recent years regarding the H-1B visa? • How does the H-1B visa program affect relations between India and the United States? Key Takeaways: • Trump’s remarks followed a series of social media posts from Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who vowed late Friday to go to “war” to defend the visa programme …

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