The Ashtadiggajas: Eight Poets of a Golden Age
Art & Culture · GS Paper I The Ashtadiggajas of the Vijayanagara Empire: Eight Poets of a Golden Age The Ashtadiggajas were eight distinguished poets and scholars in the court of Krishnadevaraya, ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529. Symbolising unparalleled intellectual might, they shaped the golden age of Telugu literature during the […]
How the UK PM & Ministers Are Chosen: Andy Burnham
Current Affairs Explained · 21 July 2026 · GS2 Polity & IR How the UK Prime Minister & Ministers Are Chosen — The Andy Burnham Case On 20 July 2026, Andy Burnham took office as Britain’s new Prime Minister — the UK’s 59th PM and the 7th in just a decade — after Keir Starmer […]
Why Oil Spike Sinks Stocks & Rupee: The Crude Link
Current Affairs Explained · 21 July 2026 · GS3 Economy Why an Oil Spike Sinks Stocks & the Rupee — The Crude–Rupee–Markets Link Indian markets closed lower as fluctuating crude prices and global risk-off cues weighed on sentiment: the Sensex fell 443 points (0.6%) to 77,709, the Nifty declined 96 points (0.4%) to 24,239, and […]
Current Affairs Quiz 21 July 2026
Daily Current Affairs Quiz Prelims Practice 2027 Score: 0 / 0 Q1 How many of the following statements about the Kukrail Night Safari project are correct? The project is located within the Kukrail Reserve Forest, which is a tributary of the Gomti River notified as a protected area in 1950. Kukrail will be the world’s […]
Current Affairs 21 July 2026
Current Affairs Analysis Tuesday, 21 July 2026 | GS Papers 1, 2 & 3 Contents 21 July 2026 Kukrail Night Safari — Supreme Court Clears India’s First Night Safari Project GS 3 R. Vairamuthu Conferred the 60th Jnanpith Award GS 1 Indian Grey Hornbill Breeds for Fourth Consecutive Year at Gir GS 3 Spotted Deer […]
India’s First Dengue Vaccine QDENGA: What It Means
Current Affairs · 21 July 2026 · GS2 Health · GS3 Sci & Tech India Approves Its First Dengue Vaccine — QDENGA (Takeda): Eligibility, Doses & What It Means On 20 July 2026, India approved its first-ever dengue vaccine, a landmark in the country’s fight against one of its fastest-growing vector-borne diseases. The Drug Controller […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 21 July 2026
UPSC Editorial Digest · 21 July 2026 Editorial Analysis Contents 01 Reclaiming Footpaths, Taking Cities Back from Cars Chandrakant Lahariya, Preventive & Cardiometabolic Medicine Specialist · Walkability, Public Health, Urban Governance GS 2 — Social Justice & Governance GS 3 — Infrastructure & Public Health Essay 02 Political Defections and the Moral Sanctity of Democracy […]
PIB Summaries 21 July 2026
Press Information Bureau · UPSC Analysis PIB Analysis – 21 July 2026 Contents 01 White Gold: India’s Cotton Story — From Seed to Shirt Ministry of Textiles · PIB Delhi · 20 July 2026 GS 3 02 National Mission on Cultural Mapping — NMCM & Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar Ministry of Culture · PIB Delhi […]
The Hindu UPSC News Analysis For 21 July 2026
The Hindu — UPSC Analysis Tuesday, 21 July 2026 Bengaluru City Edition · Curated for Prelims & Mains | GS I · II · III · IV Legacy IAS Academy 📋 Today’s Topics Footpaths as a Fundamental Right — Maniyar Iliyaz (2026)GS2 · GS3 NEET Paper Leak, CJP Protests & Internet ShutdownGS2 Core Industries Index […]
Static Quiz 21 July 2026 (Medieval History)
Daily Static Quiz Prelims Practice 2027 Score: 0 / 0 Q1 Under Akbar’s revenue system, the Dahsala settlement calculated the State demand on the basis of: AOne-third of the average produce of the last five years, paid in kind BOne-third of the average cash prices and average yields of the preceding ten years, measured by […]