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Seven desks, one syllabus. Pick where today's study begins.
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Daily · 10 min
The day's news, filtered for the syllabus. What happened, why it matters for the exam, and exactly where it sits in the GS papers.
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Paper I + CSAT
Concepts, maps and MCQs tuned to what Paper I and CSAT actually ask, arranged by weightage.
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GS I–IV + Essay
Structured answer frameworks for every GS paper and the Essay, built for timed practice.
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PSIR · Sociology · Anthropology
Deep, syllabus-bound coverage of the three optionals we publish. Nothing borrowed, nothing shallow.
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Free PDFs
NCERT summaries, revision cards and formula sheets as print-ready PDFs. Free to keep, forever.
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2008-2026 · Prelims + Mains
2008-2026 · Prelims + Mains
The exam's own question bank: 1,987 prelims MCQs across 12 subjects and 1,179 mains questions across GS I-IV and Essay, organised by micro-theme.
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44 interactive maps
44 interactive maps
India and the world, drawn for the exam: tap any place for crisp facts and the years UPSC asked it — rivers, peaks, parks, ports and more.
AI tutor · cited answers
AI tutor · cited answers
Stuck on a concept at 2 AM? Ask in plain words — answers come straight from our articles, with citations. No hallucinated coaching notes.
Notebook
Longer reads on strategy, mistakes to avoid, and how toppers actually structure their days. New pieces every week.
Internal Security · 1 October 2026
Guarding the Blue Frontier: Coastal and Maritime Security
The 11,098.81 km coastline, the post-26/11 three-tier grid, NC3I-IMAC fusion, Sagar Suraksha Dal, SAGAR to MAHASAGAR, island leverage and port security: the complete GS-3 guide to coastal and maritime security.
Internal Security · 1 October 2026
What Security Means: The Basics of Internal Security
The primer for the whole series: national, internal, external and human security, non-traditional threats, insurgency versus militancy versus extremism, and India's policy architecture.
Internal Security · 1 October 2026
Development and Extremism: The Two-Way Street
How underdevelopment breeds extremism, how extremism destroys development, and what roads, banking, accords and justice have changed across LWE, the North-East and J and K.
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Every subject mapped to the UPSC syllabus — pick a paper and dive in.
In News
Every place, scheme and treaty making headlines — with why it matters for Prelims and Mains.
region
The Supreme Court took note of large-scale encroachment in this Western Ghats biosphere reserve straddling Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
city
India's bid city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games won Cabinet approval.
river
The Centre told the Supreme Court it opposes any new hydroelectric project in the Alaknanda-Bhagirathi basin.
city
Parliament moved to declare it the state's sole permanent capital, and it also hosted the launch of India's first open-access quantum reference facility.
person
Anne Carson of Canada was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on 8 October for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, created new forms for contemporary literature.
mountain
A multi-state study tied this range to dust storms and air pollution reaching the Indo-Gangetic Plain, spotlighting its ecological role.
Ask Raah
Raah answers from our articles and current-affairs compilations, with citations. Tap a question to try it now.
Newsroom
17 October 2026 · Daily Brief
The Daily Brief: Rolls, Rivers and Watchdogs
Deleted voters in Bengal get a second route back onto the rolls · Banks must now report how much of their schemes reach SC borrowers · Conversion work bars foreign funding, says Madras High Court
27 September 2026
RBI's forex playbook, decoded: FCNR(B), reserves, and $104 oil
Why RBI opened a special $143.6 billion forex window, what record reserves insure against at $104 oil, and how to read a Bulletin like an examiner.
27 September 2026
The Indus Waters Treaty, held in abeyance: what actually changes
The 1960 treaty's anatomy, what suspension changes on the ground at Kishanganga and Ratle, and the international-law debate: the full picture behind Jaishankar's UNGA line.
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