Income-tax Act, 2025: draft rules out for consultation
Simpler law should mean fewer disputes, but only if the rules stay clear.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Income-tax Act 2025.
8 Feb 2026Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
ICMR works on a better KFD vaccine
Regional diseases get little industry attention, which is why the state research body steps in.
UPSC angle: Prelims: KFD region.
7 Feb 2026
Coast Guard busts oil smuggling off Mumbai
Ship-to-ship transfers at sea are a classic way to hide sanctioned oil.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
7 Feb 2026
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 announced in Budget
Phase 2 moves up the chain. Equipment and materials are where the choke points are.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ISM.
7 Feb 2026
RBI holds repo at 5.25%
With inflation this low, the pause signals RBI wants to see earlier cuts work through first.
UPSC angle: Prelims: repo, SDF, MSF. · Mains: monetary policy stance.
6 Feb 2026
Parliament replies digest (2-6 Feb 2026): Iran, Chabahar, rare earths
Chabahar is the one Iran project where sanctions policy and India's Afghanistan-Central Asia access collide. Note the waiver date.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Chabahar, Shahid Beheshti terminal. · Mains: India-Iran ties under sanctions.
6 Feb 2026
DPI pacts with 23 countries; UPI in over eight
DPI is now a foreign policy tool. Namibia's UPI licence (July 2025) is the example to quote.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India Stack.
6 Feb 2026
Deposit insurance moves to risk-based premiums
Safer banks will now pay less. Pricing risk is how insurance discourages bad behaviour.
UPSC angle: Prelims: DICGC.
6 Feb 2026
10,000 FPOs formed; 1,175 all-women
Formation is done; whether FPOs survive without support is the next test.
UPSC angle: Prelims: FPO scheme.
6 Feb 2026
Agni-3 successfully test-fired from Chandipur
Routine training launches confirm deterrent readiness.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Agni series.
6 Feb 2026Monthly compilations
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142 items
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169 items
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125 items
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124 items
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122 items
February 2026
110 items
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110 items
December 2025
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110 items
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121 items
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109 items
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119 items
July 2025
106 items
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110 items
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111 items