Test your UPSC CSE 2026 preparation with today’s Indian History & Culture (Every Saturday) Quiz — covering Iyothee Thasar, Mitavadi Krishnan and Sahodaran Ayyappan, National Federation of Indian Women, Bhojshala, Phoenix Settlement and more. Previous UPSC History & Culture Quiz 16 May 2026 Click Here 02 May 2026 Click Here 25 April 2026 Click Here 18 April 2026 Click Here 11 April 2026 Click Here

Test your UPSC CSE 2026-27 preparation with today’s International Relations (Every Friday) Quiz — covering European Union, ASEAN member countries, UN organisations/ agencies, BRICS, Afsluitdijk and more. Previous UPSC International Relations Quiz 22 May 2026 Click Here 15 May 2026 Click Here 08 May 2026 Click Here 01 May 2026 Click Here 24 April 2026 Click Here 17 April 2026 Click Here

Test your UPSC CSE 2026 preparation with today’s Environment & Geography (Every Thursday) Quiz — covering lakes in India, Galathea National Park and Campbell Bay National Park, magnetospheres, cluster-based coffee and more. Previous UPSC Environment & Geography Quiz 21 May 2026 Click Here 14 May 2026 Click Here 07 May 2026 Click Here 30 April 2026 Click Here 23 April 2026 Click Here 16 April 2026 Click Here

Test your UPSC CSE 2026 preparation with today’s Science & Technology (Every wednesday) Quiz — covering Ebola, types of energy storage, Vitamin B12, hop experiment, SMILE mission and more. Previous UPSC Science & Technology Quiz 20 May 2026 Click Here 13 May 2026 Click Here 06 May 2026 Click Here 29 April 2026 Click Here 22 April 2026 Click Here 15 April 2026 Click Here

A recent controversy involving Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng, India’s global press freedom ranking, and the blocking of a controversial social media account has reignited a national debate over media freedom, democratic values, government overreach, and international perceptions of India’s democracy. The issue gained attention after Helle Lyng questioned India’s press freedom record by referring to the 2026 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), w

India may be approaching a critical economic turning point similar to the 1991 balance-of-payments crisis, with rising fiscal pressures, weakening investor confidence, surging subsidy burdens, and global geopolitical shocks threatening macroeconomic stability. Economists and policy experts are increasingly warning that unless India undertakes bold structural reforms — particularly in fertiliser subsidies, food subsidies, fiscal management, and energy pricing — the country cou