PFRDA consults on valuing G-secs in NPS
Mark-to-market swings can scare subscribers who hold to maturity anyway.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PFRDA.
21 Oct 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
RBI Bulletin: CPI at lowest since June 2017; steel dumping study
Strong balance sheets plus low inflation is the case for private investment picking up; steel dumping is the case for trade remedies.
UPSC angle: Prelims: RBI Bulletin, safeguard duty. · Mains: private investment, anti-dumping.
20 Oct 2025
RBI Bulletin: CPI at lowest since June 2017; steel dumping study
Strong balance sheets plus low inflation is the case for private investment picking up; steel dumping is the case for trade remedies.
UPSC angle: Prelims: RBI Bulletin, safeguard duty. · Mains: private investment, anti-dumping.
20 Oct 2025
PM’s Diwali on INS Vikrant
Carrier operations project power in the Indian Ocean.
UPSC angle: Prelims: INS Vikrant.
20 Oct 2025
SDRF advance of ₹1,950.80 crore to Karnataka and Maharashtra
Advance releases help states pay relief quickly without waiting for central teams.
UPSC angle: Prelims: SDRF/NDRF.
19 Oct 2025
Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025 raise caps in four states
More notaries ease access to basic legal documentation in growing towns.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Notaries Act.
19 Oct 2025
GRAP Stage II invoked as Delhi AQI nears 300
Diwali week weather is still and dry, which traps pollutants.
UPSC angle: Prelims: GRAP stages.
19 Oct 2025
DRI seizes Chinese firecrackers at Tuticorin
Mis-declaration is the standard smuggling trick; risk-based checks catch it.
UPSC angle: Prelims: DRI.
19 Oct 2025
Titanium and superalloy plant opens in Lucknow
Aero-engine materials are a long-standing gap; local supply lowers import risk.
UPSC angle: Prelims: superalloys.
18 Oct 2025
Police Commemoration Day: the Hot Springs ambush of 1959
Police welfare and modernisation get less attention than the armed forces.
UPSC angle: Prelims: dates.
18 Oct 2025Monthly compilations
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109 items
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106 items
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114 items
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