National One Health Mission steering committee meets
India's Nipah outbreaks in Kerala and bird flu show why disease surveillance must cover farms and forests too.
UPSC angle: Prelims: One Health. · Mains: pandemic preparedness.
18 Dec 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
India’s exports rise 15.52% year on year in November 2025
FTAs with the UK, Oman and others help with diversification.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Trade data.
18 Dec 2025
India and Oman sign CEPA
It opens the door to an India–GCC FTA.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India–Oman.
18 Dec 2025
India’s pharma exports up over 9%; domestic market about USD 60 billion
API dependence on China remains the weak spot. Bulk drug parks aim to fix it.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Pharma.
17 Dec 2025
India-Argentina: ICAR-INTA work plan 2025-27
Cooperation on oilseeds and pulses fits India's two self-sufficiency missions. Argentina is also a lithium source for India.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ICAR, zero tillage.
17 Dec 2025
Coast Guard ship’s first-ever call at Chabahar
The visit is linked to the MAHASAGAR approach. US sanctions on Iran remain the main risk for Chabahar.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Chabahar location. · Mains: connectivity to Central Asia.
17 Dec 2025
ARCI signs MoU to take sodium-ion battery cells to industry
Sodium is plentiful and India has little lithium. A working sodium-ion chain would cut import dependence for storage.
UPSC angle: Prelims: sodium-ion vs lithium-ion.
17 Dec 2025
Vijay Diwas: Param Vir Chakra gallery inaugurated
Vijay Diwas is part of the military history UPSC asks about.
UPSC angle: Prelims: 1971 war.
16 Dec 2025
ONDC and the case for open e-commerce
Big platforms can bury small sellers in search. Open protocols and ranking disclosure try to level that field.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ONDC, TEAM scheme. · Mains: competition in digital markets.
16 Dec 2025
Draft Seeds Bill, 2025: what it covers
Spurious seed is a big cause of crop loss. The Bill tries to fix quality without touching the age-old practice of saving seed.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PPV&FR Act, SATHI portal. · Mains: seed regulation.
16 Dec 2025Monthly compilations
October 2026
144 items
September 2026
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
January 2026
110 items
December 2025
126 items
November 2025
110 items
October 2025
121 items
September 2025
109 items
August 2025
119 items
July 2025
106 items
June 2025
110 items
May 2025
114 items
April 2025
111 items