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Smash Conclave 2027
Post Mains Edition | 1st to 5th September | Online + Offline
Mains 2026 is over. From 1st to 5th September, our faculty take up this year's papers and go through them question by question.
In every session we will cover:
The theme and demand of the questions and decoding the GS pattern with CA connect
Which microtheme it came from, and where the same theme has been asked before in UPSC Mains
The model answer, with the structure, examples and data that are non-negotiable
The X-Factor inputs quotes, judgments, reports and figures that enrich the answer
Who should attend
2027 aspirants
Anyone who wrote Mains 2026 and wants a proper review of the papers
Details:
Offline at Civilsdaily HQ, Delhi invite basis only
Online open to all registered participants
Register here: https://t.ly/SmashMains_Conclave_2027
Smash Conclave 2027
Post Mains Edition | 1st to 5th September | Online + Offline
Mains 2026 is over. From 1st to 5th September, our faculty take up this year's papers and go through them question by question.
In every session we will cover:
The theme and demand of the questions and decoding the GS pattern with CA connect
Which microtheme it came from, and where the same theme has been asked before in UPSC Mains
The model answer, with the structure, examples and data that are non-negotiable
The X-Factor inputs quotes, judgments, reports and figures that enrich the answer
Who should attend
2027 aspirants
Anyone who wrote Mains 2026 and wants a proper review of the papers
Details:
Offline at Civilsdaily HQ, Delhi invite basis only
Online open to all registered participants
Register here: https://t.ly/SmashMains_Conclave_2027
Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE &PIB Microtheme: Environment: "Rio Family / UNFCCC / IPCC / International Treaties" Repeated 15 times in the UPSC Prelims
With reference to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) It is one of the three Rio Conventions, adopted in 1994 following the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
(b) It was adopted at the same summit as the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances.
(c) It is a voluntary framework with no binding obligations on its parties.
(d) It was established before the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
With reference to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) It is one of the three Rio Conventions, adopted in 1994 following the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
(b) It was adopted at the same summit as the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances.
(c) It is a voluntary framework with no binding obligations on its parties.
(d) It was established before the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE &PIB Microtheme: "IR: Central Asia / Regional Connectivity and Resource Diplomacy" Repeated 8 times in the UPSC Prelims
Consider the following statements regarding the Central Asian Republics (CARs):
1. All five Central Asian Republics emerged following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
2. India shares a direct land border with at least one Central Asian Republic.
Consider the following statements regarding the Central Asian Republics (CARs):
1. All five Central Asian Republics emerged following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
2. India shares a direct land border with at least one Central Asian Republic.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Anonymous Quiz
34%
1 only
27%
2 only
25%
Both 1 and 2
14%
Neither 1 nor 2
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Source link for the above question: Our Central Asia strategy needs less romance, more realism - Civilsdaily https://share.google/mfhNlG4133v5fu56Z
CivilsDaily
Our Central Asia strategy needs less romance, more realism - Civilsdaily
Prime Minister Modi visits Uzbekistan and the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan this week, entering a Central Asia that bears little resemblance to the region he
27 August 2026 UPSC Daily Briefing
1. India, China to advance boundary talks for 'early harvest', set up new LAC meeting points, hotlines
2. Centre-state compromise on mines, minerals is in tatters
3. [Explainer] $100,000 fee for H-1B: The new legal route Trump is pursuing
4. SEBI's ITRI: Global test for India's future-ready financial architecture
5. Gross FDI hit 15-year high of $30.7 billion in April-June 2026
Rest of the news
1. Rural India needs jobs, not wage guarantees
2. Nuclear power operator plans new design unit to support pvt players
Top 5 News
1. India, China to advance boundary talks for 'early harvest', set up new LAC meeting points, hotlines
Microtheme: Bilateral Relations. 10 questions in Mains, 1 questions in Prelims2. Centre-state compromise on mines, minerals is in tatters
Microtheme: Federal System. 10 questions in Mains, 4 questions in Prelims3. [Explainer] $100,000 fee for H-1B: The new legal route Trump is pursuing
Microtheme: Indian Diaspora. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims4. SEBI's ITRI: Global test for India's future-ready financial architecture
Microtheme: Sectoral Regulatory Bodies. 3 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims5. Gross FDI hit 15-year high of $30.7 billion in April-June 2026
Microtheme: BoP,FDI,FPI,External Financing. 5 questions in Mains, 7 questions in PrelimsRest of the news
Economics
1. Rural India needs jobs, not wage guarantees
Microtheme: Unemployment. 2 questions in Mains, 0 questions in PrelimsScience and Technology
2. Nuclear power operator plans new design unit to support pvt players
Microtheme: Nuclear Energy Technology. 2 questions in Mains, 5 questions in Prelims❤3
Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE &PIB Microtheme: International Relations: "International Org, TreatiesXNuclear" / "Nuclear Energy Technology" Repeated 7 times in the UPSC Prelims
Consider the following statements:
1. Ratification of the Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) brings a country's civilian nuclear reactors under IAEA safeguards.
2. Saudi Arabia has ratified the Additional Protocol as part of its recent civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States.
Consider the following statements:
1. Ratification of the Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) brings a country's civilian nuclear reactors under IAEA safeguards.
2. Saudi Arabia has ratified the Additional Protocol as part of its recent civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Anonymous Quiz
29%
1 only
7%
2 only
64%
Both 1 and 2
0%
Neither 1 nor 2
[27th May 2026] The Hindu OpED: The high cost of India’s private health-care boom
Mentor Comment
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare’s 176th Report has found that the average cost of hospitalisation is ₹50,508 in a private facility against ₹6,631 in a government facility, and that out-of-pocket childbirth expenditure is ₹7,630 in private facilities against ₹2,299 in public ones. The Committee has made 368 recommendations, including standardised package rates, mandatory pre-treatment cost estimates, a proposal to cap basic room tariffs in metropolitan private hospitals at the average tariff of nearby three-star hotels, and a review of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules governing the acquisition and management of existing hospitals. The article argues this exposes a contradiction at the heart of India’s health policy: the country wants more private and foreign capital in health care, particularly in Tier-2, Tier-3 and rural areas, even as it moves to restrict the same capital’s ability to acquire existing hospitals.
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/the-high-cost-of-indias-private-health-care-boom/
CivilsDaily
The high cost of India's private health-care boom - Civilsdaily
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare's 176th Report has found that the average cost of hospitalisation is ₹50,508 in a private
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[28th August 2026] The Hindu OpED: New-age fires
Mentor Comment
India’s fire risk profile has shifted over the past 15 years from industrial facilities, large offices and mass gatherings toward residential buildings, hotels and hospitals, with electrical fires, driven by heavier appliance use, overloaded circuits and poor maintenance, now predominant. Intensive Care Units are especially vulnerable because of their oxygen rich environments, and this month back to back fires struck neonatal Intensive Care Units in Amravati, Maharashtra, and Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. Despite a string of near identical incidents since the 2024 Jhansi fire in which 18 newborns died, ICU fires have still not produced a single, distinct safety regime for the units most at risk.
https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/new-age-fires/
CivilsDaily
[28th August 2026] The Hindu OpED: New-age fires - Civilsdaily
India's fire risk profile has shifted over the past 15 years from industrial facilities, large offices and mass gatherings toward residential buildings,
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Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE &PIB Microtheme: "Polity: Delimitation, Lok Sabha Seats, and Constitutional Amendments" Repeated 8 times in the UPSC Prelims
Consider the following statements regarding the freeze on Lok Sabha seat allocation:
1. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976 froze the interState allocation of Lok Sabha seats on the basis of the 1971 Census.
2. The Delimitation Commission based on the 2001 Census altered the interState allocation of Lok Sabha seats among States.
Consider the following statements regarding the freeze on Lok Sabha seat allocation:
1. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976 froze the interState allocation of Lok Sabha seats on the basis of the 1971 Census.
2. The Delimitation Commission based on the 2001 Census altered the interState allocation of Lok Sabha seats among States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Anonymous Quiz
56%
1 only
15%
2 only
28%
Both 1 and 2
1%
Neither 1 nor 2
28 August 2026 UPSC Daily Briefing
1. [Op-ed] Why 543 should remain 543
2. [Explainer] Echoes of past, warning for future
3. [Explainer] India-China boundary talks: Some progress, but a long road ahead
4. [Op-ed] On workers rights, shrinking spaces and cruel state response
5. Can India build a strategic fuel system?
Rest of the news
1. A.P. to become third subsea hub on data centre buildout
Economic Indicators, MPC
2. [Editorial] Economy is resilient, but risks remain
3. [Op-ed] India's return to its Central Asian neighbourhood
Organisations, Regulatory Bodies and Institutions
4. Insurers can invest in NDB's onshore rupee bonds, says IRDAI
Summits, Meetings, Declarations and Initiatives
5. FM: Closer India-Canada economic ties important amid global uncertainty
6. [Editorial] New-age fires
Top 5
1. [Op-ed] Why 543 should remain 543
Microtheme: Elections, Delimitation. 0 questions in Mains, 8 questions in Prelims2. [Explainer] Echoes of past, warning for future
Microtheme: Cryosphere,Glacier Melting. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims3. [Explainer] India-China boundary talks: Some progress, but a long road ahead
Microtheme: Bilateral Relations. 10 questions in Mains, 1 questions in Prelims4. [Op-ed] On workers rights, shrinking spaces and cruel state response
Microtheme: Fundamental Rights and Duties. 7 questions in Mains, 22 questions in Prelims5. Can India build a strategic fuel system?
Microtheme: Energy Security. 3 questions in Mains, 0 questions in PrelimsRest of the news
Economics1. A.P. to become third subsea hub on data centre buildout
Microtheme: Digital Payments,Digital Infrastructure. 1 questions in Mains, 13 questions in PrelimsEconomic Indicators, MPC
2. [Editorial] Economy is resilient, but risks remain
Microtheme: National Income Accounting(GDP). 3 questions in Mains, 11 questions in PrelimsInternational Relations3. [Op-ed] India's return to its Central Asian neighbourhood
Microtheme: GroupingsXNeighbourhood. 7 questions in Mains, 12 questions in PrelimsOrganisations, Regulatory Bodies and Institutions
4. Insurers can invest in NDB's onshore rupee bonds, says IRDAI
Microtheme: World Bank,IMF,ADB,International Finance. 3 questions in Mains, 14 questions in PrelimsSummits, Meetings, Declarations and Initiatives
5. FM: Closer India-Canada economic ties important amid global uncertainty
Microtheme: Bilateral Relations. 10 questions in Mains, 1 questions in PrelimsGeography and Disaster Management6. [Editorial] New-age fires
Microtheme: Disaster Preparedness and Resilience. 4 questions in Mains, 0 questions in Prelims❤6
Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE &PIB Microtheme: Microtheme: "Judiciary" Repeated 19 times in the UPSC Prelims
Consider the following statements regarding recommendations for High Court judge appointments:
1. Convention discourages an Acting Chief Justice of a High Court from recommending names for judicial appointment, though no rule bars it.
2. The Supreme Court Collegium has never in the past accepted a recommendation for judicial appointment made by an Acting Chief Justice of a High Court.
Consider the following statements regarding recommendations for High Court judge appointments:
1. Convention discourages an Acting Chief Justice of a High Court from recommending names for judicial appointment, though no rule bars it.
2. The Supreme Court Collegium has never in the past accepted a recommendation for judicial appointment made by an Acting Chief Justice of a High Court.
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Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Anonymous Quiz
45%
1 only
13%
2 only
21%
Both 1 and 2
21%
Neither 1 nor 2
Prelim 2027 The Hindu, IE &PIB Microtheme: Microtheme: "External Sector, Foreign Exchange, and Capital Flows" Repeated 10 times in the UPSC Prelims
With reference to India's foreign exchange reserves and the FCNR(B) deposit scheme, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Under the FCNR(B) scheme, the depositor bears the full exchange rate risk on non resident deposits held in foreign currency.
(b) FCNR(B) deposits are held and repaid in Indian rupees rather than in foreign currency.
(c) Under the FCNR(B) scheme, the Reserve Bank of India bears the full exchange rate risk on the foreign currency denominated deposits.
(d) FCNR(B) deposits are available only to resident Indian citizens for domestic savings purposes.
With reference to India's foreign exchange reserves and the FCNR(B) deposit scheme, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Under the FCNR(B) scheme, the depositor bears the full exchange rate risk on non resident deposits held in foreign currency.
(b) FCNR(B) deposits are held and repaid in Indian rupees rather than in foreign currency.
(c) Under the FCNR(B) scheme, the Reserve Bank of India bears the full exchange rate risk on the foreign currency denominated deposits.
(d) FCNR(B) deposits are available only to resident Indian citizens for domestic savings purposes.