IIP base year to be revised to 2022-23
Better statistics improve policy decisions.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Base years of indices.
16 Mar 2026Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
FASTag annual pass becomes ₹3,075
A minor item, but annual pass rules are a likely one-liner.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
15 Mar 2026
FASTag annual pass becomes ₹3,075
A minor item, but annual pass rules are a likely one-liner.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
15 Mar 2026
Election schedule for five Assemblies
Four States and one UT vote together this round.
UPSC angle: Prelims: MCC.
15 Mar 2026
Metro rail: network grows to 1,095 km across 26 cities
Mass transit cuts congestion and urban emissions.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Metro statistics. · Mains: Urban transport.
15 Mar 2026
Mudra: collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh
Collateral-free credit is the point; most small borrowers have nothing to pledge.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Mudra limit.
14 Mar 2026
Services exports: USD 348.4 billion in Apr–Jan FY26
The services surplus cushions the merchandise trade deficit.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Services exports.
14 Mar 2026
Parliament replies digest (9-13 Mar 2026): Iran, insurance, Russia
Two schemes are worth learning from this week: PBBY for emigrant workers and IDEAS for Lines of Credit.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PBBY, IDEAS. · Mains: protection of emigrant workers.
13 Mar 2026
Food safety regulatory reforms approved
Easing compliance must not weaken FSSAI testing; that is the balance.
UPSC angle: Prelims: FSSAI.
13 Mar 2026
SWAMIH fund completes 58,596 stalled homes
Reviving stalled projects protects homebuyers and unlocks credit stuck in them.
UPSC angle: Prelims: SWAMIH, AIF.
13 Mar 2026Monthly compilations
October 2026
144 items
September 2026
142 items
August 2026
169 items
July 2026
165 items
June 2026
139 items
May 2026
125 items
April 2026
124 items
March 2026
122 items
February 2026
110 items
January 2026
110 items
December 2025
126 items
November 2025
110 items
October 2025
121 items
September 2025
109 items
August 2025
119 items
July 2025
106 items
June 2025
110 items
May 2025
114 items
April 2025
111 items