Fish output doubles in a decade
Doubling output in a decade is a livelihoods story for about 3 crore fishers and fish farmers [PIB].
UPSC angle: Prelims: fish output.
12 Jan 2026Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
German Chancellor Merz visits India; defence industry pact
Defence co-production with Germany adds to France as a European supplier.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India–Germany.
12 Jan 2026
Somnath: a 1169 CE inscription from Kumarapala’s time
Inscriptions are primary sources; Solanki patronage of Somnath is a likely Prelims line.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Solankis, Somnath.
11 Jan 2026
EAM at the first India-Weimar Triangle meeting
The Weimar format is a European core group. Getting a seat with it weeks before the EU FTA shows how India is working Europe from several sides.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Weimar Triangle members. · Mains: India-Europe ties.
11 Jan 2026
Mines Chintan Shivir: critical mineral mission
States own the minerals, so the mission needs them on board.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NCMM.
10 Jan 2026
Goyal in Brussels to speed up India-EU FTA
The FTA was concluded on 27 January 2026 (see that day's digest); this visit was the last ministerial push before it.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
10 Jan 2026
India–Oman CEPA: duty-free access on 98.08% of tariff lines
This is India's second Gulf CEPA after the UAE. The GCC deal is next.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India–Oman CEPA.
10 Jan 2026
NSG’s National IED Data Management System launched
Pattern analysis across cases is what single investigations miss.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NIDMS.
9 Jan 2026
Fertiliser output hits 524.62 lakh tonnes; 73% from home
Imports still cover over a quarter of need, so supply deals abroad still matter.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
9 Jan 2026
CAQM shuts 16 industrial units in NCR
Industrial emissions are a year-round source, not just a winter one.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CAQM powers.
9 Jan 2026Monthly compilations
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142 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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December 2025
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121 items
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109 items
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119 items
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106 items
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110 items
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114 items
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111 items