Edukemy Team

In today’s daily current affairs briefing for UPSC aspirants, we explore the latest developments that hold relevance for the upcoming civil services examination.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) plays a pivotal role in ensuring a fair market environment by promoting healthy competition and preventing anti-competitive practices.

The Mahajanapadas represent the state system that emerged in the sixth century BC. The process of emergence of Mahajanapadas was initiated by certain important economic changes and the consequent sociopolitical developments witnessed during that period.

The sixth century BC saw the rise of Jainism and Buddhism and other religious sects, which was destined to bring to an end the unquestioned supremacy of Vedic Culture. They mainly originated in the middle Gangetic plains

The Vedic Age of Ancient India is the ‘heroic age’ of Indian Civilisation. The period between 1500-600 BC and Indo-Aryans are believed to be the composer of Vedic texts.

The Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world’s oldest urban cultures, flourished around 3300–1300 BCE in the vast expanse of the Indian subcontinent.

The term ‘Stone Age’ is used to describe a period of human evolution where stone was used as the hardest material for making tools.

The ‘History’ is the study of the human past that is left behind by humans, unlike a study of just battles and kings as is generally understood.

India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories. Every state and Union Territories has its unique cultural sentiments. India, as a nation, is an amalgamation of diverse cultural identities.

The diverse tapestry of India’s cultural landscape is intricately woven with the threads of various races and tribes, each contributing unique hues to the vibrant mosaic of the nation.