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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
- Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS): design, payout triggers and coverage for fruits/vegetables/plantation cropsGovernment explains RWBCIS design: weather-index (proxy) payouts for fruit, vegetables and plantation crops, with PMFBY-like premium rates and optional add-on coverage in notified areas.PIB · PIB · GS3
- PMFBY technology tools for yield and weather estimation: YES-TECH, WINDS, CROPIC and link to weather-based insurance productsPIB highlights PMFBY-linked tools—YES-TECH, WINDS, and CROPIC—to use remote sensing and hyperlocal weather data for yield estimates and weather-based crop insurance delivery.PIB · PIB · GS3
- PMFBY digital and governance framework: NCIP, DigiClaim, land-record integration, CCE Agri app, CROPIC and grievance redressalPMFBY’s National Crop Insurance Portal, land-record integration, DigiClaim, CCE-Agri App, and grievance helpline KRPH were highlighted under a digital governance framework.PIB · PIB · GS3
- PMFBY risk coverage details: yield losses, prevented sowing, localized calamities and exclusionsPIB backgrounder outlines PMFBY coverage for yield losses, prevented sowing, post-harvest losses and localized calamities, along with key exclusions.PIB · PIB · GS3
- PMFBY: inclusive coverage for tenant farmers and sharecroppers; eligibility and who is covered (loanee vs non-loanee)PMFBY crop insurance coverage under prescribed eligibility conditions now clearly includes tenant farmers and sharecroppers, covering both loanee and non-loanee farmers.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Per Drop More Crop (PDMC): Micro-irrigation to improve water use efficiency and farm incomesGovernment promotes Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) micro-irrigation under PM-RKVY to expand water-efficient irrigation and support farm incomes.PIB · PIB · GS3
- High-Powered Task Force invites suggestions for reforms in public examinationsGovernment of India has constituted a High-Powered Task Force chaired by Shri Nandan Nilekani to seek reforms for public examinations, with public consultation ending on 13 September 2026.PIB · PIB · GS2
- Defence Export SOP and Open General Export Licence (OGEL) framework simplified to reduce procedural burden and expand global market accessMinistry of Defence reforms aim to simplify Defence Export Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and the Open General Export Licence (OGEL) framework, cutting procedural steps and expanding global access.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Sugar industry’s role in advancing ethanol blending (and impact on sugar availability)Government-linked briefing says diversion of sugar for ethanol has fallen while sugar availability for domestic consumption has not been threatened, even as ethanol output is increasingly grain-based.PIB · PIB · GS3
- India’s Sugar Industry: production, farmers, exports and FRPPIB backgrounder fixes Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane for sugar season 2026-27 at ₹365 per quintal and cites 500 MMT sugarcane production in 2025-26.PIB · PIB · GS3
- India rejects rights abuses allegations of UN committeeIndia rejected CERD allegations of racial discrimination and human-rights violations, including concerns about “hate crimes,” and said it will respond through treaty procedures.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- Jharkhand finance minister to move Supreme Court against amended MMDR ActJharkhand’s finance minister said the Jharkhand government will approach the Supreme Court against amendments to the MMDR Act.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- How can States use disaster funds for heatwaves?Parliament-linked changes expanded heatwaves to full eligibility under State Disaster Risk Management Fund support, removing the earlier 10% SDRF ceiling.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS1
- Restoring lakes by going beyond quick fixesAn opinion article argues that urban lake restoration needs catchment-linked, enforceable governance rather than beautification-first quick fixes.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- Making India’s food system climate-proof cannot waitA UN World Food Programme (WFP) India country director and a food-systems climate-resilience expert argue that India should embed climate risk management into NFSA 2013 and PDS.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS1
- The high cost of India’s private health-care boomA Parliamentary Standing Committee (176th report, tabled Aug 7, 2026) and physician Chandrakant Lahariya highlight private–government hospitalisation cost gaps and out-of-pocket childbirth burdens in private hospitals, and propose package-based payment, billing transparency, and targeted regulation.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- Chennai needs more runways, not just new terminalsThe TVK-led government cancelled the ₹27,400-crore Parandur greenfield airport plan near Chennai, while keeping Terminal 5 expansion at the existing airport.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- Kerala HC issues norms for detention before formal arrestKerala High Court set procedural safeguards for pre-arrest detention and clarified that the 24-hour rule for producing an arrestee before a Magistrate starts after formal arrest.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- ITA calls for targeted invention to safeguard ‘troubled’ Darjeeling and Dooars tea industryIndian Tea Association released White Papers seeking targeted revival measures for Darjeeling and Dooars–Terai tea.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- India improvising on the fly as Strait of Hormuz waters remain stillIndia is adjusting energy sourcing and LPG delivery planning as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively constrained after the war began.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- India urges community-led restoration of rangelands at UNCCD CoP17India urged UNCCD CoP17 to restore rangelands through science-led planning and community stewardship for pastoralist well-being and land recovery.PIB · PIB · GS3
- Bills on simultaneous elections unconstitutional: Cong. leader Chidambaram tells JPC proposed legislation violates Constitution’s Basic Structure; think tanks point to infirmities; while some Padma awardees support move, others say it can lead to chaosP. Chidambaram told a Joint Committee of Parliament that proposed “One Nation, One Election” legislation on simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections violates the Constitution’s basic structure and fails the two-thirds amendment requirement.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- The story so farFlock surveillance cameras in the United States have triggered protests and safeguards changes after allegations of misuse, raising questions for India’s potential AI-powered camera adoption.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- THE GIST (SC ruling on ‘industry’)Supreme Court Constitution Bench in IRC, 2020 dispute holds the older interpretation of “industry” does not automatically apply.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- How the SC ruling redefined ‘industry’Supreme Court’s nine-judge Constitution Bench clarified how the term ‘industry’ must be interpreted under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, and held that Rajappa (1978) does not automatically bind IRC cases.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- Smart glasses highlight gaps in privacy lawsMeta’s AI-powered smart glasses are raising privacy and covert-surveillance concerns, highlighting gaps in India’s data protection governance.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- The top court’s treatment of BWSSB highlights the enduring anxiety over the scope of labour protectionThe Supreme Court’s treatment of the BWSSB (1978) “industry” test under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is debated alongside the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, after repeal of the ID Act in late 2025.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- The fact is youth unemployment has a household costPLFS 2025 estimates high youth unemployment among 18–29-year-olds and shows household consumption and income strain when tertiary-educated jobseekers remain unemployed.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS3
- Labour rights beyond the shadow of BWSSB (V. Gopala Gowda)A Supreme Court reference on the meaning of “industry” in labour law is discussed alongside concerns that legal transitions after the Industrial Disputes Act repeals should not weaken worker protections.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2
- The ECI must stop filing of bulk applications for deletion of votersECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has triggered calls to prevent bulk voter-deletion filings using Form 7 without identity checks and effective voter notice.The Hindu · The Hindu · GS2