Current Affairs

Daily and monthly current affairs mapped to syllabus topics and related PYQs.

GS1 · Culture

Repatriation of heritage is now a steady theme; link this to the July 2025 return of the relics.

3 Jan 2026

GS3 · Pollution

A better year is not a clean year. Quote the trend from 2018, not a single number.

2 Jan 2026

GS3 · Industry

Components are where the value addition lies. ECMS targets them rather than final assembly.

2 Jan 2026

GS3 · Fiscal

Registration is per factory where machines are installed, so the cess follows the machines. Note the 1 February start date [PIB].

2 Jan 2026

GS2 · Health

Drug standards are what quality control is measured against. Recognition abroad helps Indian generic exporters.

2 Jan 2026

GS3 · External sector

Tariff shocks hit exporters through cash flow first. A guarantee lets banks lend without fresh collateral, which is what small exporters lack.

1 Jan 2026

GS2 · Governance

Small, repeated compliance costs add up. This is the kind of change the deregulation agenda is made of.

1 Jan 2026

GS2 · IR

The exchange happens even in the worst years of the relationship, which shows how humanitarian channels are kept apart from politics.

1 Jan 2026

GS3 · Defence

Approvals are rising. Signing contracts on time is the next test.

1 Jan 2026

GS3 · Financial markets

More fund managers means more competition on fees and returns for subscribers. The soundness filter keeps weak banks out.

1 Jan 2026