A 1792 CE Valmiki Ramayana manuscript gifted
Manuscript care is the base of the Gyan Bharatam effort.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
20 Jan 2026Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
CAQM revokes GRAP Stage IV in Delhi-NCR
Emergency curbs work for days. Lasting change needs work on transport, dust and stubble.
UPSC angle: Prelims: GRAP stages.
20 Jan 2026
PSBs’ digital credit model: ₹52,300 crore to MSMEs
Cash-flow data can stand in for collateral. This is how small firms with thin files get credit.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
19 Jan 2026
Insurance premiums ₹11.93 lakh crore in 2024-25
Reinsurance capacity at home keeps premiums from flowing abroad.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IFSCA.
19 Jan 2026
UAE President visits India; trade hits USD 100 billion
The CEPA hit its trade target early. Local-currency settlement and IMEC are next.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India–UAE CEPA.
19 Jan 2026
India hosts 28th Commonwealth Speakers’ Conference
It gave India a chance to show its parliamentary practices.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CSPOC.
19 Jan 2026
Kaziranga Elevated Corridor: 35 km over the park
Lifting the highway over the park is the standard answer when a road cannot be moved and the animals must cross.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Kaziranga, NH-715. · Mains: linear infrastructure and wildlife.
18 Jan 2026
International Year of Cooperatives: the PACS numbers
Cooperatives work where they are run well. Computerised PACS make audits possible.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PACS, NCEL.
18 Jan 2026
First open-sea cage fish farm at North Bay, Andaman
Open-sea cages can raise output without more pressure on wild stocks.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NIOT.
18 Jan 2026
Chips to Start-up: 67,000 trained in chip design
Home-grown design IP is the gap that C2S is meant to fill.
UPSC angle: Prelims: C2S, SCL Mohali.
18 Jan 2026Monthly compilations
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