Global Honour for India: Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra Included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register India’s deep cultural roots and intellectual legacy have once again gained global appreciation. Two iconic Indian texts—the Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra—were officially added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. These timeless works a...

Cash, Courts, and Controversy: What the Yashwant Varma Case Reveals About Judicial Accountability in India In an unexpected turn of events in March 2025, a fire broke out at the Delhi home of Justice Yashwant Varma, then serving on the Delhi High Court. What appeared to be a routine emergency quickly spiraled into controversy when fire personnel allegedly discovered bundles of half-burnt cash d...

India Prohibits 35 Fixed - Dose Combination Drugs: A Critical Move Towards Safer Medication In a landmark decision to enhance patient safety, India’s top drug regulator—the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)—has ordered a ban on the manufacture and sale of 35 fixed-dose combination (FDC) medicines. These include widely used drugs such as pain relievers, nutrit...

India’s First Native Seed Germination Database: A New Chapter in Environmental Restoration India is about to take a big step toward restoring its natural environment. For the first time, the country is launching a public database that provides detailed information about how to grow native plants from seeds. This project is led by the Ecological Restoration Alliance–India (ERA-I) and...

Mastering the Essay Paper in UPPSC Mains with RACE IAS: The Key to Securing a Top Rank UPPSC (Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission) conducts one of the most prestigious examinations in the state, and within its Mains stage, the Essay paper holds special significance. Carrying 150 marks, this paper often becomes a key factor in determining a candidate’s final rank. Unlike General Studie...

Decline of the Mughals            The period of the Great Mughals, which began in 1526 with Babur’s accession to the throne, ended with the death of Aurangzeb in 1707. Aurangzeb’s death marked the end of an era in Indian history. When Aurangzeb died, the empire of the Mughals was the largest in India. Yet, within about fifty yea...

Mughal Empire during Aurangzeb’s reign   A brief description of the history of Mughals in India:             The Mughal Empire was an empire in the Indian subcontinent, founded in 1526. It was established and ruled by the Timurid dynasty. The beginning of the empire is conventionally dated to the victory by its founder...

The Danes in India Encouraged by the other European merchants, the people of Denmark also thought of having a share in the Indian trade. For that purpose, they founded a settlement in 1620 at Tranquebar in the Tanjore District. In 1676, they occupied Serampore. However, the Danes did not find a foothold in India and consequently they sold their settlements in India to the British Government...

The Dutch East India Company By a charter of the Government of Holland, the Dutch East India Company was established in 1602. As the Dutch were very much interested in spice trade, they had their focus on the Far East and made India their trading depot. In 1606, they established their factories at Peddapalli and Masulipatnam. Realizing that Indian textiles have a large market, they established...

The Portuguese in India             The coming of the Europeans to India was event of very great importance in the history of our country as it ultimately led to revolutionary changes in her destiny in the future and the Portuguese were the first in this field. In 1487, Bartholomew Diaz was carried by storms past the Cape of Good Hope. He w...