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The 16th Finance Commission (2026–31): Rewriting India’s Fiscal Federalism

The 16th Finance Commission (2026–31): Rewriting India’s Fiscal Federalism

  • February 03, 2026
Why the Finance Commission Matters for UPSC The Finance Commission lies at the heart of India’s federal architecture. It determines how financi...
Why Did Early Humans Take Children into Deep, Dark Cave Networks?

Why Did Early Humans Take Children into Deep, Dark Cave Networks?

  • February 03, 2026
Source: Art | March 04, 2025 Background: The Mystery of Prehistoric Cave Art Prehistoric cave paintings have long intrigued scholars due to their lo...
Behavioural Changes in Apes Due to Human Disturbance

Behavioural Changes in Apes Due to Human Disturbance

  • January 31, 2026
Source: Primates | February 04, 2025 As human activities increasingly alter natural ecosystems, understanding how non-human primates adapt to anthrop...
India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

  • January 30, 2026
The conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in January 2026 marks a landmark moment in India’s trade diplomacy and global ec...
Economic Survey 2026: A Simple Guide to India’s Economic Story (and How UPSC Aspirants Should Read It)

Economic Survey 2026: A Simple Guide to India’s Economic Story (and How UPSC Aspirants Should Read It)

  • January 30, 2026
Every year, just before the Union Budget, the Government of India releases one document that quietly sets the tone for all economic discussions in the...

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Sacred Groves Recognised as “Deemed Forests”: A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

Sacred Groves Recognised as “Deemed Forests”: A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

  • September 30, 2025
Source: Scroll.in | January 8, 2025 In a historic step for environmental conservation, the Supreme Court of India has recognised sacred groves as &ld...
8 thousand year old temple found in Saudi Arabia

8 thousand year old temple found in Saudi Arabia

  • October 23, 2025
ABP Live | 02 July 2025 Discovery of an Ancient City in the Al-Fao Region A remarkable archaeological discovery has been made in the southern region...
Forest Rights Act is failing tribals

Forest Rights Act is failing tribals

  • October 31, 2025
Forest Rights Act Failing Tribals: The Unfinished Promise of JusticeThursday, August 21, 2025  counterview.net In Parliament this year, the gove...
How to Make Notes from The Hindu for UPSC

How to Make Notes from The Hindu for UPSC

  • November 17, 2025
A Clean, Coherent & High-Yield System for Prelims, Mains, and Interview For many aspirants, reading the newspaper feels like a maze. You start wi...
Great Nicobar Project to wipe out Shompen

Great Nicobar Project to wipe out Shompen

  • September 06, 2025
“Crushed: How India Plans to Sacrifice One of the World’s Most Isolated Tribes to Create ‘The New Hong Kong’,” by Surviv...
PRATIBHA Setu: Bridging Aspirations and opportunities for UPSC Candidates

PRATIBHA Setu: Bridging Aspirations and opportunities for UPSC Candidates

  • October 25, 2025
Introduction: A New Pathway for UPSC Aspirants Every year, thousands of UPSC aspirants conquer the formidable stages of the Civil Services Examinatio...

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FOSSIL EVIDENCE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION

FOSSIL EVIDENCE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION

  • August 26, 2025
Source: Leonard N. M. Iasiasi et al., Science, December 13, 2024; Arev P. Sümer et al., Nature, December 12, 2024 Recent research published in S[...]
CHIMPANZEES SHARE ALCOHOLIC FRUIT TO INCREASE SOCIAL BONDING

CHIMPANZEES SHARE ALCOHOLIC FRUIT TO INCREASE SOCIAL BONDING

  • August 24, 2025
Chimpanzees Share Alcoholic Fruit to Increase Social Bonding Source: Anna Bowland et al., Current Biology, April 21, 2025 Recent research conducted [...]
MYSTERIOUS DENISOVANS AND THEIR OVERLAP WITH MODERN HUMANS ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU

MYSTERIOUS DENISOVANS AND THEIR OVERLAP WITH MODERN HUMANS ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU

  • August 17, 2025
‘Speech may have helped us evolve to talk' Yoko Tajima et. al., Nature Communications, Feb 18, 2025 • Scientists have identileda gene tha[...]
WHY ARE MEN TALLER THAN WOMEN?

WHY ARE MEN TALLER THAN WOMEN?

  • August 19, 2025
Alexander S. F. Berry et. al., PNAS, May 19, 2025 • The study published May 19 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences was drawn [...]
XUJIAYAO HOMINID POSSESSED THE LARGEST KNOWN BRAIN IN THE MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE

XUJIAYAO HOMINID POSSESSED THE LARGEST KNOWN BRAIN IN THE MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE

  • August 18, 2025
Xujiayao hominid’s brain is biggest known brain Hong Ao et. al., Journal of Human Evolution, Aug 2024 • “It is the largest big-head[...]
Neanderthals Cared for a Child with Down Syndrome

Neanderthals Cared for a Child with Down Syndrome

  • August 20, 2025
NEANDERTHALS CARED FOR 6-YEAR-OLD WITH DOWN SYNDROME Research conducted by: MERCEDES CONDE-VALVERDE et.al.Published in: Science Advances, June 26, 20[...]