₹507.37 crore approved to strengthen disaster resilience at panchayat level
Panchayats respond first. Training them saves lives.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NDMF.
16 Dec 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
WPI inflation turns negative at -0.32% in November 2025
Cheap inputs help manufacturers. They also show up as lower nominal GDP growth.
UPSC angle: Prelims: WPI vs CPI.
15 Dec 2025
Monthly PLFS: unemployment eases to 4.7% in November 2025
The rise in rural women's work is the main driver. Whether this is paid work or unpaid family help is the question to ask in Mains.
UPSC angle: Prelims: LFPR, WPR, UR definitions. · Mains: female labour participation.
15 Dec 2025
India and ADB sign loans worth over USD 2.2 billion
Multilateral loans come cheap and bring project discipline.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ADB.
15 Dec 2025
Battery storage cost falls from ₹10.18 to about ₹2.1 per kWh
Solar plus storage is now close to being cheaper than new coal for evening peaks. That changes the planning case for new thermal plants.
UPSC angle: Prelims: VGF, PSDF. · Mains: grid integration of renewables.
15 Dec 2025
Stamp on Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II
Questions on lesser-known regional dynasties are common in Prelims. Stamps and anniversaries often bring them into the news.
UPSC angle: Prelims: early medieval Tamil dynasties.
14 Dec 2025
Railways: 99.2% of broad gauge network electrified
Electrification cuts diesel imports and running costs. It also removes engine changes at section boundaries, which speeds up trains.
UPSC angle: Prelims: rail electrification.
14 Dec 2025
Railways: 42,600+ LHB coaches made in 11 years
Safer coaches reduce deaths when accidents happen.
UPSC angle: Prelims: LHB coaches.
14 Dec 2025
Bairabi-Sairang line: first car rake reaches Mizoram
Freight by rail lowers prices in the hills and makes supply less vulnerable to landslides on roads.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Bairabi-Sairang line. · Mains: NE connectivity.
14 Dec 2025
Naxal-affected districts down from 126 to 11
The government's deadline to end LWE is March 2026. The last pockets are the hardest.
UPSC angle: Prelims: LWE data. · Mains: LWE strategy.
13 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
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124 items
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122 items
February 2026
110 items
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December 2025
126 items
November 2025
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