New Education Policy, 2019 The Committee for Draft National Education Policy (Chair: Dr K. Kasturirangan) submitted its report on May 31, 2019. The Committee constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development proposes an education policy, which seeks to address…
President’s Rule Article 356 known as ‘President’s Rule’ or ‘State Emergency’ or ‘Constitutional Emergency’ has become one of the most controversial and most criticized provisions of the Constitution. Dr B R Ambedkar had said that the Article 356 would remain…
General Studies (GS) Paper 4, Syllabus for UPSC Civil Service Mains Exam Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the…
General Studies (GS) Paper 3, Syllabus For UPSC IAS Mains Exam Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. Government Budgeting. Major crops cropping patterns in various parts…
General Studies (GS) Paper 2, Syllabus for UPSC IAS Civil Services Mains Exam Indian Constitution– historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.• Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the…
General Studies (GS) Paper 1 Syllabus for Civil Services Mains Exam UPSC Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until…
Sungas founder of the Sunga dynasty was Pushyamitra Sunga, who was the commander-in-chief under the Mauryas a most important challenge to the Sunga rule was to protect north India against the invasions of the Bactrian Greeks from the northwest Greeks…
The Vedic Culture Around thisvedic culture period, the speakers of the Indo-Aryan language, Sanskrit, entered north-west India from the Indo-Iranian region. As they were mainly cattle keeping people, they were mainly in search of pastures. By 6th century B.C., they occupied…
Imperial Cholas After the decline of the Sangam period, the Cholas became feudatories in Uraiyur. They became prominent in the ninth century and established an empire comprising the major portion of South India. Their capital was Tanjore. also extended their sway…