Date of Interview: 05.01.2026 (Forenoon) Board: Bidyut Behari Swain Optional: History Hobby: Chess Optional/Interests: History, Anthropology, World cinema, Chess, Content development To view all IAS Interview Transcripts 2025, visit this page Chairman 1. What do you know about *Ramapithecus* and *Sivapithecus*? 2. Does India have any dinosaur fossils? 3. Are you aware of the Narmada human fossil?… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #81: Bidyut Behari Swain Board, History Optional, Chess Hobby
[UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #80: Suman Sharma Board, History Optional, Uttar Pradesh Home State
Date of Interview: 18/12/25, afternoon, first to go Board: Suman Sharma Optional: History Home State: Uttar Pradesh Background: Electrical engg Key DAF Details: Lucknow, Electrical engg, history optional, railfanning, marsiya poetry, edtech work exp. (Entered the glorious circular gallery – was made to sit outside by the person accompanying me – ma’am entered first –… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2025] – Transcript #80: Suman Sharma Board, History Optional, Uttar Pradesh Home State
UPSC Prelims Marathon 10 January – Reform Movements of Western India – 2026
Dear Friends, We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjectwise MCQs daily. Daily Quiz UPSC Prelims Marathon 10 January Reform Movements of Western India. For schedule, refer to the archive link given below. Best UPSC institute In Delhi, For the Prelims Marathon archive – click here, For… Continue reading UPSC Prelims Marathon 10 January – Reform Movements of Western India – 2026
Must Read News Daily Current Affairs Articles 10 January 2026
About Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers The Hindu newspaper & Indian Express. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites requiring a paid subscription beyond a certain number… Continue reading Must Read News Daily Current Affairs Articles 10 January 2026
10 PM Daily UPSC Current Affairs 9 January 2026
We are posting 10 PM UPSC Current Affairs 9 January 2026 MCQs for today. Best UPSC institute In Delhi, On a daily basis, we post 10 MCQs, based on daily current affairs from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, DTE, TOI, and Live Mint. Daily UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 10 PM Current Affairs MCQs Archive – Click Here… Continue reading 10 PM Daily UPSC Current Affairs 9 January 2026
9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 9 January 2026
Dear Friends, We are posting the 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 9 January 2026 based on today’s current affairs. What is the aim of 9 PM? Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more… Continue reading 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 9 January 2026
Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat (A Pledge Towards Child Marriage-Free India)
News- Despite being legally prohibited, child marriage remains a pervasive social challenge in India, impacting millions of young girls and boys across the country. In India, despite progress, 23% of women aged 20–24 were married before they turned 18 (National Family Health Survey-5, 2019–21). Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat (A Pledge Towards Child Marriage-Free India). What… Continue reading Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat (A Pledge Towards Child Marriage-Free India)
Top court’s green governance, cause for uncertainty
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation Introduction Environmental governance in India has increasingly shifted from executive regulators to the Supreme Court of India. Over the last decade, the Court has moved beyond reviewing legality to issuing forward-looking directions that resemble regulation. This shift arose due to regulatory failure, but the Court… Continue reading Top court’s green governance, cause for uncertainty
GSDP Share as Criterion for Central–State Transfers
UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Indian Polity – Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. Introduction India’s system of sharing central tax revenues with States has come under debate due to concerns over fairness, autonomy, and efficiency. After GST, States depend more on central transfers decided by Finance Commissions. Many States argue that present… Continue reading GSDP Share as Criterion for Central–State Transfers
PANKHUDI Portal
News: The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the PANKHUDI Portal on 8 January 2026 to strengthen CSR coordination for women and children. About PANKHUDI Portal PANKHUDI is an integrated digital portal for Corporate Social Responsibility and partnership facilitation in women and child development. Launched by: The portal was launched by the Ministry of… Continue reading PANKHUDI Portal
