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Daily current affairs for UPSC, decoded
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Current affairs for UPSC preparation
Follow the latest government schemes, reports, appointments, and policy updates in one focused current affairs feed. Every dispatch identifies its source and is organized for quick revision, Prelims recall, and Mains answer writing.
Latest dispatches
- New FCRA bill is about control, not transparency. It must be opposedProposed amendments to India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) are at the centre of a debate over whether they will prioritise tighter control over foreign funding rather than transparency.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS2
- RBI must keep steady hand and monetary instrumentThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is advised to maintain steadier monetary policy and avoid premature, overly reactive instrument changes.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS3
- Listen to Gen Z, don’t repress them, says SC on NEET-UG protestsSupreme Court urged de-escalation and counselling for NEET-UG paper-leak protesters after a Delhi crackdown on 20 July 2026.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- RS clears Bill to increase number of SC judgesRajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill to raise Supreme Court judge strength from 34 to 38, replacing a May ordinance.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- Having majority no reason for lawmakers to defy party, says SCSupreme Court clarified that MLAs/MPs cannot override parent party directives merely due to a legislative majority, in a Shiv Sena party-symbol dispute between Thackeray and Shinde factions.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- GST must be fuelled by domestic production, not inflation or importsRising July GST collections are being cautioned as potentially driven more by import-linked IGST and exchange-rate effects than by broad domestic demand and production.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- The road ahead for the Asiatic lionA proposal to divert about 75 hectares of reserved forest for limestone mining is presented as a risk to Asiatic lion movement corridors and coastal satellite habitats in Gujarat.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- Did abrogating special status for J&K make a difference?A data-driven evaluation examines whether abrogating Jammu & Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 in 2019 produced promised improvements in development, security, and civil liberties.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS1
- India’s cancer focus must shift to early detectionIndia’s cancer control strategy needs a shift from late-stage treatment focus to earlier diagnosis and lifelong prevention through education, screening and stronger referral systems.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- A climate resilience pathway between India and ChinaAn India–China climate resilience agenda is being proposed, focusing on disaster mitigation and urban resilience.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- The Sixteenth Finance Commission risks moving away from its core mandate of acting as an equalising force within the federationThe Sixteenth Finance Commission’s design for fiscal transfers, especially grants-in-aid under Article 275, is argued to risk weakening equalisation among States.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS1
- Private R&D spends should be used to bolster manufacturingDepartment of Science and Technology indicators for 2023-24 show private industry as the majority source of India’s R&D spending, with interpretive cautions about R&D reporting shifts.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- Funding pattern in higher education: Central allocation and Centrally Sponsored Scheme support (RUSA/PM-USHA)Ministry of Education announced higher-education funding trends and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme structure of RUSA and PM-USHA, including central outlays and eligibility priorities.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Government sets up Centres of Excellence in AI for domains like agriculture, healthcare, sustainable cities and educationGovernment of India established four AI Centres of Excellence (CoEs) across agriculture, healthcare, sustainable cities, and education, led by IITs and IISc with total announced outlays of ₹990 crore and ₹500 crore for education.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Research Output from Centrally-funded Institutions: NEP 2020 push, rising R&D spending and key schemesPIB reports steps and funding initiatives by the Union Government to expand research, innovation, and R&D in centrally-funded higher education institutions under NEP 2020 and new schemes.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Govt. strengthens framework for safe, accountable internet; amends IT Rules to address AI-generated content and launches NCRP and CCPWC supportGovernment amended the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 for AI-generated harms and launched NCRP, plus expanded support under CCPWC.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Promotion of forest-produce cooperative societies and Van Dhan programme for tribal incomeThe Ministry of Cooperation is promoting tribal income through forest-produce cooperatives and the TRIFED-led Van Dhan programme for minor forest produce value chains.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Digital India highlights: expanding digital infrastructure, DPI services, cyber security, data protection and AIGovernment of India’s Ministry of Electronics & IT highlighted progress in Digital India across connectivity, Digital Public Infrastructure, cyber security, data protection and AI.PIB · PIB · GS1
- White Revolution 2.0: initiatives to expand and strengthen dairy cooperative societiesMinistry of Cooperation announced the “White Revolution 2.0” plan to expand and strengthen dairy cooperative societies and to promote circularity and sustainability through new multi-state cooperative societies.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Government sets up institutional framework to prevent, detect and combat online sexual abuse and exploitation of childrenThe Ministry of Women and Child Development, MeitY, and MHA have set up a coordinated institutional framework to prevent, detect, and combat online child sexual abuse and exploitation.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Settlement resolves industrial dispute for 210 workers at Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project (J&K)Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), Jammu mediated a settlement for 210 workers at the Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project, resolving a strike after conciliation proceedings.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Parliament question: Deployment of small modular reactors under Nuclear Energy Mission; SHANTI Act, 2025 and AERB regulatory frameworkThe SHANTI Act, 2025 and AERB’s statutory safety framework are being used to enable small modular reactors (SMRs) under the Nuclear Energy Mission’s 2047 capacity goal.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Parliament Q&A: Mission Karmayogi and iGOT digital capacity building platform expandLok Sabha reply says the Mission Karmayogi iGOT Karmayogi platform has onboarded all Union and State/UT governments and moved to annual iGOT course completion linked to APAR from 2025–26.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Government operationalises inventory-based cross-border e-commerce export framework under FTP 2023India operationalised the Inventory-based Cross-border E-Commerce Export Framework under FTP 2023 via Notification No. 27/2026-27 and Public Notice No. 25/2026-27 dated August 5, 2026.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Lok Sabha written reply: Progress on Gaganyaan mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station roadmapLok Sabha reply by Dr. Jitendra Singh on Gaganyaan human spaceflight validation activities, BAS-01 module approval, and mission timelines up to 2035.PIB · PIB · GS3
- MoES in Lok Sabha: Mission Mausam to strengthen monsoon science, climate research and weather forecastingMinistry of Earth Sciences announced Mission Mausam steps in Lok Sabha to strengthen monsoon science, climate research and weather forecasting through models, observations, computing and last-mile dissemination.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Reforms in Coal Sector: auction-based allocation, mining modernization and logisticsThe Ministry of Coal describes reforms shifting coal allocation to open auction, modernising coal mining and improving coal logistics and monitoring.PIB · PIB · GS3
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Impact and achievements of the Deep Ocean MissionIn a Lok Sabha written reply, the Ministry of Earth Sciences listed achievements of the Government of India’s Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) across six verticals since its 2021 launch.PIB · PIB · GS3
- MoTA in Rajya Sabha: Socio-economic development schemes for Scheduled TribesMoTA informed Rajya Sabha about multiple Scheduled Tribes (STs) socio-economic schemes, with scheme-wise targets, fund-flow and outcomes, and monitoring through online systems.PIB · PIB · GS1
- Supreme Court raises third-party insurance period for new vehiclesSupreme Court extended mandatory third-party insurance coverage for new vehicles by one year, raising the tenure to four years for cars and six years for two-wheelers.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2