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Anglo-Nepal Relations
Background · Relations between the British East India Company and Nepal became important in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries…
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Anglo-Bhutan Relations
Background · Bhutan, located in the eastern Himalayas, maintained a relatively independent position between Tibet, Bengal and Assam. British interest in…
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Development of Education in India under British Rule
Introduction The modern education system in India developed gradually under British rule through a combination of Company policies, missionary initiatives, Indian social reform movements…
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Development of Press in British India
Beginning of the Indian Press Early Press Regulations Censorship of Press Act, 1799 Lord Wellesley introduced press censorship in 1799, particularly in the context…
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Evolution of Civil Services in India
Introduction · The modern civil service in India developed gradually under British rule as the East India Company expanded from a…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
India’s Carbon Credit Scheme Receives U.K. Recognition
UPSC Prelims Question – English Q. With reference to India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), consider the following statements: Which of the statements given…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
Anak Krakatau Volcano
UPSC Prelims Question – English Q. With reference to Anak Krakatau, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct? (a)…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs
Digital Hawala
GS-III: Internal Security | Money Laundering | Terror Financing | Cybercrime | Financial Regulation | Virtual Assets Context From Traditional Hawala to Digital Hawala…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs
Green Steel: India’s Decarbonisation Challenge and Opportunity
GS Paper III – Environment | Climate Change | Green Steel | Industrial Decarbonisation | Green Hydrogen | Net Zero Context Why Steel is…
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Are nicotine pouches beyond the law
GS-II: Governance | Public Health | Regulatory Framework | Tobacco Control Context What are Nicotine Pouches? Does COTPA Cover Nicotine Pouches? Are They Covered…
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