Piprahwa relics to go on display from 3 January 2026
Bringing back and showing relics is part of India's Buddhist outreach to East and South-East Asia.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Piprahwa, Shakyas.
31 Dec 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
National Sports Governance Act, 2025: first provisions in force
Sports bodies have been dogged by court cases and age-fraud rows. Rules for elections and athlete representation should help.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Sports Governance Act.
31 Dec 2025
DRDO fires two Pralay missiles in a salvo
A salvo launch shows the system can saturate enemy defences. That is how it would be used in war.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Pralay.
31 Dec 2025
Delhi air in 2025: 8 “Severe” days, second lowest since 2018
Fewer extreme days is progress, but the annual average is still far above WHO norms.
UPSC angle: Prelims: AQI categories.
31 Dec 2025
Cabinet clears Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot greenfield corridor
A toll-based model brings in private money but traffic risk sits with the developer. Many earlier BOT projects stalled on that risk.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BOT vs HAM. · Mains: PPP in highways.
31 Dec 2025
MoD signs ₹4,666 crore deals for CQB carbines and heavy-weight torpedoes
Infantry modernisation is less glamorous than jets but matters for daily operations.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Defence buys.
30 Dec 2025
Jal Seva Aankalan: villages to rate their own tap-water service
A tap is not water. The shift from counting connections to checking actual supply is the right one, and putting panchayats in charge brings accountability.
UPSC angle: Prelims: JJM. · Mains: service delivery.
30 Dec 2025
IndiaAI Mission: ₹10,300 crore and 38,000 GPUs
Compute is only one part. Data in Indian languages and trained people matter as much.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IndiaAI Mission. · Mains: AI and jobs.
30 Dec 2025
2025 reforms recap: four Labour Codes, next-gen GST
Gig workers come under social security for the first time. States' rules will decide how far that goes.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Four Labour Codes. · Mains: Labour reforms.
30 Dec 2025
Rabi sowing at 614.30 lakh ha; gram up 4.66 lakh ha
More gram fits the pulses mission. Wheat area is flat, so the crop size will depend on February-March temperatures.
UPSC angle: Prelims: rabi crops.
29 Dec 2025Monthly compilations
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