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Science & Tech
Giants of Indian Science: Achievements of Indians in S&T
From C.V. Raman's Nobel to Sarabhai's space programme and Swaminathan's Green Revolution: the Indian scientists UPSC asks about, with their science explained.
28 September 2026 · 62 min read
Science & Tech
Atoms for Peace and Power: Nuclear Energy
From Bhabha's three-stage vision to the 2026 fast-breeder milestone and the SHANTI Act, nuclear energy is central to India's clean-energy and strategic ambitions.
28 September 2026 · 44 min read
Post-Independence India
The Coalition Years: How India Learned to Govern Without a Majority
From 1989 to 2014, no party won a Lok Sabha majority. Mandal, Mandir and the Market reshaped politics as National Front, United Front, NDA and UPA governments rose and fell on coalition arithmetic.
27 September 2026 · 58 min read
Art & Culture
Zero, surgery and rust-proof iron: the science ancient India actually did
Aryabhata measured the Earth, Sushruta rebuilt noses, and a 1,600-year-old pillar still refuses to rust. Separate the real achievements from the hype.
27 September 2026 · 29 min read
Medieval History
The Deccan's Other Empire: Bahmani Sultans, Warring Successors and the Road to Talikota
While Vijayanagara rose on the Tungabhadra's south bank, a rival empire rose on the north: the Bahmani kingdom, born from a revolt against Delhi in 1347. Its story is one of Persian splendour, bloody faction fights, and five successor states that finally destroyed Vijayanagara at Talikota.
27 September 2026 · 33 min read
Medieval History
City of Victory: How Vijayanagara Became Medieval South India's Greatest Empire
In 1336, two brothers founded a city on the Tungabhadra that would defy the Delhi Sultanate for 300 years. Under Krishnadevaraya it became the richest city in India, until one catastrophic battle in 1565 reduced it to the haunting ruins of Hampi.
27 September 2026 · 38 min read
Polity
Two houses, one Parliament: Lok Sabha vs Rajya Sabha, sessions and devices
Lok Sabha versus Rajya Sabha: composition, terms, sessions, presiding officers, and the daily devices, Question Hour to no-confidence motions, through which Parliament works.
27 September 2026 · 34 min read
Polity
The Vice-President and the Council of Ministers: where executive power sits
The Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman and stand-in President, and the Council of Ministers: binding advice, collective responsibility, and the Cabinet within.
27 September 2026 · 34 min read