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Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification (1991-2020) Source: Hylk E Beck et al. Nature Scientific Data.

🚨 Important rates 🔸CRR - 3.00 % 🔸SLR - 18 % 🔸Repo Rate - 5.25 % 🔸SDF - 5.00 % 🔸Reverse repo - 3.35 % 🔸Bank rate - 5.50 % 🔸MSF - 5.50 %

Supreme Court recently recognised trauma care of citizens as an integral part of right to life under Article 21 of Constitution, passing interim directions in Savelife Foundation (2024) Writ Petition case.

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Q. Mr. Z, a civil servant, refused to favor a particular group while allocating government benefits and ensured that all eligible citizens received assistance based solely on prescribed criteria. Which principle is best illustrated here? (a) Equity (b) Loyalty (c) Delegation (d) Hierarchy

It may be Dangerous to be AMERICA'S Enemy, But to be AMERICA'S Friend is Fatal. ~ Henry Kissinger

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UPSC Prelims 2026 Official Answer Key Released

Index of Industrial Production (IIP) gets a major overhaul! Base year updated to 2022-23 (from 2011-12), with the new series launching on June 1. The basket now includes rare earth minerals, gas supply, water & waste management, and splits electricity into renewable vs non-renewable. 1,042 products mapped to 463 item groups for better representation of today’s industrial structure.

. Hypersonic missiles are generally defined as missiles traveling at: A) Above Mach 2 B) Above Mach 3 C) Above Mach 5 D) Above Mach 10