Ayushman Vay Vandana: 93 lakh cards for seniors
Older people have the highest hospital costs. This cuts what families pay out of pocket.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Vay Vandana.
12 Dec 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
SIR of electoral rolls: deadlines extended in six States/UTs including UP
Clean rolls are basic to free elections. The SIR has also raised concerns about eligible voters being left out, which the Supreme Court has been hearing.
UPSC angle: Prelims: RPA 1950, qualifying date. · Mains: electoral reforms.
11 Dec 2025
Red Sanders: ₹6.2 crore more in access and benefit sharing
ABS is how the Nagoya Protocol idea works on the ground: those who use biological resources pay the people who conserve them.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Red Sanders, NBA, Nagoya Protocol.
11 Dec 2025
NITI Aayog report on deepening the corporate bond market
Long-term infrastructure needs bond finance, not short-term bank loans.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Bond market basics.
11 Dec 2025
NABARD rural survey: consumption share at 67.3% of income
It is a perception survey, not hard income data. Use it alongside HCES or PLFS figures in answers.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NABARD surveys. · Mains: rural demand.
11 Dec 2025
India’s first hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel starts service in Varanasi
Clean fuel on the Ganga ties river rejuvenation to transport. Cost of hydrogen will decide whether more such boats follow.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NW-1, PEM fuel cell.
11 Dec 2025
PM-KUSUM: 10,203 MW installed, ₹7,106 crore released
Solar pumps cut diesel costs and the subsidy burden on discoms. Free daytime power can also push groundwater overuse unless metered.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PM-KUSUM.
10 Dec 2025
First hydrogen train-set built; electrolysis plant at Jind
It is a pilot, and the ministry says cost comparison with diesel or electric traction is not fair yet [PIB].
UPSC angle: Prelims: hydrogen train, Jind.
10 Dec 2025
Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list
The nomination stressed the people who keep the festival going: potters, artisans, sweet makers. That is how ICH listings are judged.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India's ICH elements.
10 Dec 2025
ASUSE 2026 announced: survey of the unincorporated sector
Most Indian non-farm workers are in this sector, so ASUSE is a key input for national accounts and MSME policy.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ASUSE, MoSPI surveys.
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