Railways electrify 99.2% of broad-gauge network
Full electrification plus renewable power helps the Railways reach net zero by 2030.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Railway net-zero target.
6 Jan 2026Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
Railways spend 80.5% of capex by December
Steady capex spending is a sign of execution capacity; keep the figure for public investment answers.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none.
5 Jan 2026
NBS rates for rabi 2025-26: ₹37,952 crore
NBS exists to push balanced use of nutrients. Read the subsidy bill and the output figures together.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NBS coverage. · Mains: fertiliser subsidy reform.
5 Jan 2026
CSIR-NPL opens National Environmental Standard Laboratory
Pollution monitors and solar cells are only as reliable as their calibration. This is quiet but important infrastructure.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CSIR-NPL role.
5 Jan 2026
CSIR-NPL opens National Environmental Standard Laboratory
Pollution monitors and solar cells are only as reliable as their calibration. This is quiet but important infrastructure.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CSIR-NPL role.
5 Jan 2026
ICGS Samudra Pratap commissioned: first indigenously designed pollution control vessel
Rising tanker traffic makes spill-response capacity a necessity.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ICG roles.
5 Jan 2026
India on Venezuela: “deep concern”, call for dialogue
This is India's usual line in a crisis far away: concern, dialogue, and care for its own citizens first. Note the wording; it is chosen to avoid taking sides.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none. · Mains: India's approach to regional crises.
4 Jan 2026
DSIR drops three-year rule for deep-tech startups
Deep-tech firms need support early, before they have a track record. The age rule kept them out when help mattered most.
UPSC angle: Prelims: DSIR.
4 Jan 2026
Design Linked Incentive scheme: 24 chip design projects
Fabs get the headlines, but design is where India already has talent. DLI is the cheaper lever.
UPSC angle: Prelims: DLI, tape-out.
4 Jan 2026
Piprahwa relics exposition opens in Delhi
Repatriation of heritage is now a steady theme; link this to the July 2025 return of the relics.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Piprahwa.
3 Jan 2026Monthly compilations
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144 items
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142 items
August 2026
169 items
July 2026
165 items
June 2026
139 items
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125 items
April 2026
124 items
March 2026
122 items
February 2026
110 items
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110 items
December 2025
126 items
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110 items
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121 items
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109 items
August 2025
119 items
July 2025
106 items
June 2025
110 items
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114 items
April 2025
111 items