Director KYC: annual filing replaced by once in three years
Small, repeated compliance costs add up. This is the kind of change the deregulation agenda is made of.
1 Jan 2026GS2
Current affairs relevant to GS2.
India and Pakistan exchange prisoner lists
The exchange happens even in the worst years of the relationship, which shows how humanitarian channels are kept apart from politics.
1 Jan 2026
National Sports Governance Act, 2025: first provisions in force
Sports bodies have been dogged by court cases and age-fraud rows. Rules for elections and athlete representation should help.
31 Dec 2025
Jal Seva Aankalan: villages to rate their own tap-water service
A tap is not water. The shift from counting connections to checking actual supply is the right one, and putting panchayats in charge brings accountability.
30 Dec 2025
National Consumer Helpline gets ₹45 crore in refunds
Settling early saves time for both consumers and the commissions.
27 Dec 2025
India to chair the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026
Chairing the KP lets India steer traceability rules that affect its own industry.
25 Dec 2025
PMGSY at 25: 7.87 lakh km of rural roads completed
Roads raise farm prices, school attendance and access to health care. Upkeep is the weak link.
25 Dec 2025
Health Ministry and WHO hold influenza preparedness Chintan Shivir
Bird flu in poultry and the One Health idea make influenza a shared job of the health, animal husbandry and environment ministries.
22 Dec 2025
India–New Zealand FTA concluded
Investment-linked FTAs (EFTA, now NZ) are becoming India's template.
22 Dec 2025
NITI Aayog report on internationalisation of higher education
Keeping talent and fees at home is the economic case.
22 Dec 2025