TB incidence down 21% since 2015: WHO Global TB Report
Finding asymptomatic cases is the big change: they spread infection without knowing it.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TB numbers. · Mains: public health programmes.
12 Nov 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters: ₹20,000 crore, 100% cover
Collateral-free credit helps exporters hit by US tariffs to find new markets. It also leans on banks to lend where they were cautious.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NCGTC. · Mains: export support.
12 Nov 2025
Cabinet resolution on the Red Fort car explosion
Urban terror after a long gap tests intelligence sharing between central and state agencies.
UPSC angle: Mains: terrorism and internal security.
12 Nov 2025
Cabinet fixes royalty for graphite, caesium, rubidium and zirconium
Clear royalty rates remove a key uncertainty for bidders, which has held back critical mineral auctions.
UPSC angle: Prelims: critical minerals uses.
12 Nov 2025
PM’s Bhutan visit: Punatsangchhu-II inaugurated, ₹4,000 crore credit line
Energy, finance and connectivity keep Bhutan close as China pushes boundary talks.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Punatsangchhu, Gelephu. · Mains: India-Bhutan.
11 Nov 2025
IIP revision: MoSPI paper on substituting closed factories
A stale panel can understate new industries and overstate dying ones, which is why IIP and GDP manufacturing numbers sometimes diverge.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IIP methodology.
11 Nov 2025
GRAP Stage III invoked across NCR as Delhi AQI hits 425
GRAP is a firefighting tool. Year-round action on transport, dust and crop residue is what reduces peaks.
UPSC angle: Prelims: GRAP stages, CAQM.
11 Nov 2025
First patent-linked access and benefit sharing payout
This closes a gap where companies patented products from Indian plants without paying the communities that conserved them.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ABS, Nagoya Protocol.
11 Nov 2025
PLFS July-Sept 2025: unemployment eases to 5.2%
Small moves, but female participation keeps rising. Share of rural employment in agriculture also rose, which may reflect the monsoon season.
UPSC angle: Prelims: LFPR, WPR, UR.
10 Nov 2025
India-Vietnam defence dialogue: submarine rescue pact
Submarine rescue cooperation is a sign of deep trust between navies.
UPSC angle: Mains: Act East, South China Sea.
10 Nov 2025Monthly compilations
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December 2025
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121 items
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109 items
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119 items
July 2025
106 items
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110 items
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114 items
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