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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
- Himalayan hazard and glacier monitoring; sea-level rise research and coastal observation networksMoES institutions are running Himalayan glacier and flood monitoring and building coastal observation and sea-level rise research under the Deep Ocean Mission.PIB · PIB · GS1
- IMD strengthens early warning systems under Mission Mausam: Doppler radars, AWS, flood forecasting, tsunami alertsIMD strengthened multi-hazard early warning under Mission Mausam using 50 Doppler Weather Radars, 1,008 Automatic Weather Stations, 6,885 rain gauge stations, flood forecasting desks, and INCOIS tsunami alerts.PIB · PIB · GS1
- Landscape-level governance: Management Effectiveness Evaluation and Regional Action Plans for elephant-bearing regionsThe Government of India is rolling out the Management Effectiveness Evaluation framework for Elephant Reserves and developing Regional Action Plans for all elephant-bearing regions.PIB · PIB · GS3
- World Elephant Day: India’s elephant conservation initiativesWorld Elephant Day (12 August) spotlights India’s wildlife monitoring and habitat protection for Asian elephants through Project Elephant, elephant reserves, and corridor conservation.PIB · PIB · GS1
- Nicobar project: tribal council says its concerns are being overlookedThe Tribal Council of Great and Little Nicobar alleges the Andaman and Nicobar administration is linking Shompen “modern lifestyle” guidance to the Great Nicobar Island (GNI) project without resolving consent and relocation concerns.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- Centre softens stance on FCRA Bill; following appeals, Lok Sabha refers Bill to Joint Parliamentary CommitteeThe Lok Sabha referred the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) after a motion moved by the Minister of State for Home Affairs was adopted despite opposition uproar.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- Supreme Court clarifies scope of police custody under BNSSSupreme Court clarified how Section 187(2) of the BNSS lets police custody be sought in a 15-day total window in parts, without an absolute non-extendable first-stage cap.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- A timely reset for the Food Security ActIndia’s draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026 is debated for shifting grain entitlements from a household-based rule to a per-person cap—while nutrition security and NCD risk remain insufficiently addressed.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS1
- Will have to see if there was split in Shiv Sena: SCSupreme Court adjourns hearing on Shiv Sena (UBT) petitions challenging the Election Commission’s 17 February 2023 order over party split and anti-defection determination.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- SC says it will examine whether Shiv Sena split percolated from legislature party to organisation and primary membershipSupreme Court proceedings in the Shiv Sena UBT challenge to Election Commission recognition of the Shinde faction focused on how a Tenth Schedule split should be assessed across legislature and party organisation.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- SOFTENED STANCE / Editorial and Opinion package (preview)The proposed amendments to India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) regime are criticised for linking renewal outcomes and certificate lapse to revocation-linked consequences for foreign-funded assets and limited hearing.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- Charges against Justice Varma 'proved': panelA Lok Sabha Speaker-constituted three-member inquiry committee concluded that charges against former Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Verma were “proved” in a burnt-currency case linked to a fire at his official residence.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- RBI propose new interest-rate frameworkReports say the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has floated a new interest-rate framework to improve rate-setting clarity and interest-rate transmission.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS3
- RBIs (Reserve Bank of India) interest-rate frameworkReserve Bank of India (RBI) interest-rate framework explains how RBI policy-rate changes are expected to influence inflation through monetary transmission.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS3
- Higher education faces three fault linesIndia’s higher education reform is under stress because governance, learning outcomes, and research-to-employability links are not aligned.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS2
- What was promised by NREGAs investors, where pensionerson?An opinion in The Indian Express argues that NREGA delivery weaknesses—payment delays, poor responsiveness, and weak accountability—have eroded trust among beneficiaries.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS1
- Top court orders CBI probe into Chhattisgarh custodial deathSupreme Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe a custodial death in Chhattisgarh after allegations questioned how the person died in custody and the court found existing explanations unsatisfactory.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS2
- Putin threatens to seize EU ships if Europe targets Russian vesselsVladimir Putin warned that Russia could seize EU ships if European countries target Russian vessels, raising Black Sea maritime escalation risk.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS2
- Affordable and Accessible Healthcare for AllPIB backgrounder lists expanded coverage, infrastructure, and digital systems across Ayushman Bharat, NHM and ABDM, with reported outcome indicators up to mid-2026.PIB · PIB · GS2
- NDMA framework and preparedness measures for biological biosecurity threats in IndiaMoHFW has been designated nodal for biological disasters, with NDMA’s 2008 biological-disaster guidelines and the NDM Plan 2019 covering prevention, preparedness, early detection, containment and coordinated response.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Approval of Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) for border village developmentMinistry of Home Affairs approved Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) for development of 1954 border villages under a central sector plan.PIB · PIB · GS1
- Financial Inclusion in India: Banking Every Citizen, Empowering Every HouseholdPIB backgrounder reports major gains in India’s financial inclusion using RBI’s Financial Inclusion (FI) Index, World Bank Global Findex, and coverage through bank branches, Business Correspondents, and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).PIB · PIB · GS3
- Government to protect children online while enabling safe access to digital technologiesThe Ministry of Women and Child Development outlined legal and institutional safeguards for children’s online safety under India’s IT and data protection framework.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Parliament Question: Government schemes and missions for Artificial Intelligence, Research and InnovationPIB answered a Parliament question on Government schemes and missions for artificial intelligence, quantum technology, semiconductors, and research-and-innovation funding.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Reforming India’s Tribunal SystemParliament passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 to shift tribunal appointments and oversight to a judiciary-led National Tribunals Commission (NTC).PIB · PIB · GS2
- IMD updates: 2026 Southwest Monsoon rainfall below-normal; El Niño impact highlighted in Lok SabhaIMD’s April–August 2026 monsoon forecasts show 2026 Southwest Monsoon rainfall below normal, linked to El Niño developing into moderate strength.PIB · PIB · GS1
- MoE: HEIs’ progress in NIRF ranking and education quality initiativesMinistry of Education cited NIRF participation growth and multiple higher-education quality and employability initiatives in a Lok Sabha reply.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Amendments to FCRA to bring more transparency: KwatraForeign policy spokesperson Kwatra described proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) amendments aimed at increasing transparency in foreign funding to NGOs.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS2
- EXPLAINED: Bihar’s liquor ban controversy and political constraints (E. Explained)Bihar’s liquor ban controversy is a governance dispute over alcohol regulation feasibility and political constraints on policy reversal.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS2
- Explained: Criminalisation of politics leaves the judiciary inundated, builds backlogCriminalisation of politics—criminal cases involving political actors—raises judicial workload and can worsen case backlogs.The Indian Express · The Indian Express · GS2