UPSC Mains Current Affairs
OBC creamy layer and the income test
GS-II: Polity & Governance | Social Justice | Reservation | Constitutional Bodies & Judiciary Context What is the OBC Creamy Layer? What are the…
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Notes, editorials and exam explainers written by the Riyasat IAS mentor team — syllabus-mapped reading for UPSC Civil Services aspirants.
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UPSC Mains Current Affairs
Nepal’s agony the Himalayan warning to India
GS-III: Disaster Management | Geography | Environment | Climate Change | Infrastructure Context Question of Preparedness Lessons India Must Learn Progress and Danger Way…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs
India–Uzbekistan Upgrade Ties, Agree on Long-Term Uranium Supply Framework
GS-II: International Relations | India’s Neighbourhood & Extended Neighbourhood | Central Asia | Strategic Partnerships | Energy Security Context Why is Uzbekistan Important for…
UPSC Exam
Riyasat IAS results by program Mains, Essay, Ethics and Interview
Riyasat IAS Mentorship operates across several programme components — CSE Main Mentorship, Essay and Ethics programme, Interview preparation, and Regular Mentorship. Each programme component…
UPSC Exam
Riyasat IAS topper analysis CSE 2025 what students had in common
Looking across Riyasat IAS Mentorship selections — Ravi Raaz (AIR-20, CSE-2025), Hassan Khan (AIR-95, CSE-2025), Abhishek Vashistha (IAS-2025), Shadab Ali Khan (AIR-415, CSE-2025), Ayushi…
UPSC Exam
Riyasat IAS CSE 2025 results UPSC
The UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 results have confirmed selections across the rank range from Riyasat IAS Mentorship — including a Hindi medium AIR-20,…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
OBC Creamy Layer
Constitutional & Judicial Framework Article 15(4) Article 16(4) Indra Sawhney Case, 1992 Article 340 UPSC Prelims Question — English Q. With reference to the…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
Trishuli River
River System — Remember Tibet → Nepal → Trishuli → Gandaki/Narayani → Gandak → Ganga → Bay of Bengal UPSC Prelims Question — English…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)
UPSC Prelims Question — English Q. With reference to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above…
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A shared disaster beyond borders and geopolitics
GS-II: International Relations | India’s Neighbourhood | India–Nepal–China Relations | Regional Cooperation | Disaster Diplomacy GS-III: Environment & Ecology | Glacial Hazards | GLOFs…
Ravi Raaz
Hassan Khan
Shadab Ali