CPI 2024 series: 358 items on COICOP 2018
CPI is the RBI's inflation target, so its basket affects interest rates.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CPI base year, COICOP.
29 Jan 2026Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
Uniform Consent Guidelines amended
Consents get faster, but the pollution standards stay the same; that is the line to hold in an answer.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CTE, CTO.
28 Jan 2026
Trial rules eased: test licences in 45 days
Faster R&D approvals, but safety checks must hold.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NDCT Rules.
28 Jan 2026
Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0
Saturation is the approach.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ADP.
28 Jan 2026
India-EU FTA: financial services chapter closed
Financial services rules decide whether Indian fintech and banks can operate in Europe.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
28 Jan 2026
Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 notified: four-stream segregation
Segregation is the first step. Without it, processing plants and composting do not work.
UPSC angle: Prelims: SWM Rules 2026.
28 Jan 2026
IIP grows 7.8% in December 2025, a two-year high
The year-end pick-up came after the GST cut in September 2025.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IIP compiler.
28 Jan 2026
Smart fishing harbour at Mayabunder
Island fisheries lack landing facilities.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PMMSY.
27 Jan 2026
NITI on circular economy: vehicles, tyres, batteries
Recycling is also a source of critical minerals.
UPSC angle: Prelims: EPR.
27 Jan 2026
National Household Income Survey from April 2026
These are first-ever surveys, so there is no earlier official income series to compare with. Expect this data to reshape inequality debates.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NHIS.
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