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Rewriting Life: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

From reading DNA to rewriting it: genome sequencing, the Genome India Project, CRISPR, gene therapy and India's indigenous CAR-T breakthrough, with the BioE3 policy framing the bioeconomy push.

28 September 2026 · 68 min read

Medieval History

The Southern Powerhouses: Cheras, Hoysalas, Kakatiyas and the Yadavas of Devagiri

While Delhi was still a Tomar town, the Deccan and the far south were ruled by dynasties UPSC loves to test: the Cheras who guarded the spice trade, the Hoysalas who carved soapstone into lace, the Kakatiyas ruled by a warrior queen, and the Yadavas whose capital became Tughlaq's dream.

27 September 2026 · 34 min read