Pinaka long-range guided rocket hits 120 km in maiden test
A 120 km guided rocket costs less than a missile and adds deep-strike artillery.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Pinaka.
29 Dec 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
GDP grows 8.2% in Q2 FY26; unemployment falls to 4.7%
It gives the RBI room to cut rates. Watch whether private capex follows.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Growth data.
29 Dec 2025
DAC clears ₹79,000 crore of proposals
Astra Mk-II is indigenous, so the order backs local missile production.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Astra, AoN.
29 Dec 2025
SHANTI Bill on nuclear energy
India targets 100 GW of nuclear power by 2047. That cannot happen with NPCIL alone.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Nuclear targets. · Mains: Private role in nuclear energy.
28 Dec 2025
BIS releases standards for bomb-disposal kits and electric tractors
Common standards let police forces buy equipment that has passed the same tests. For e-tractors, a test code is a first step to subsidy and finance.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BIS, National Consumer Day.
28 Dec 2025
Shipbuilding scheme guidelines notified; ₹44,700 crore outlay
Linking ship recycling to new orders uses Alang's strength to build demand.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Shipbreaking credit note.
27 Dec 2025
National Consumer Helpline gets ₹45 crore in refunds
Settling early saves time for both consumers and the commissions.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Consumer Protection Act 2019.
27 Dec 2025
₹7,280 crore scheme for rare earth permanent magnets
China's 2025 export curbs showed the risk. Domestic capacity is insurance.
UPSC angle: Prelims: REPM uses.
27 Dec 2025
“Your Money, Your Right”: ₹2,000 crore of unclaimed money returned
Reuniting money with families is a quiet but real inclusion gain.
UPSC angle: Prelims: DEA Fund, UDGAM.
26 Dec 2025
Veer Bal Diwas and the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
The PM announced the day on 9 January 2022 and the first Veer Bal Diwas was held on 26 December 2022 [PMO].
UPSC angle: Prelims: Sikh history.
26 Dec 2025Monthly compilations
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