APEDA defends organic cotton certification
Credible certification protects export premiums.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NPOP.
27 Jul 2025Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
First private facility for heavy water upgradation
Shows private entry into nuclear supply chains.
UPSC angle: Prelims: heavy water.
26 Jul 2025
Draft DPDP Rules get 6,915 inputs
Rules decide how consent and breach reporting actually work.
UPSC angle: Prelims: DPDP Act year.
26 Jul 2025
10.18 crore women screened for cervical cancer
Early detection is cheap; treatment after late detection is not.
UPSC angle: Prelims: VIA.
26 Jul 2025
PM in Maldives: ₹4,850 crore LoC and FTA talks
Debt relief and new credit together are the clearest sign of India backing the Maldives economically.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Hulhumale, Addu; 60 years of ties. · Mains: Neighbourhood First and the Maldives.
25 Jul 2025
MEA Parliament replies (24-25 Jul 2025): citizenship, prisoners, peacekeeping, SAARC
The fishermen numbers more than doubled in a year, which is why the issue keeps returning in Parliament.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CUNPK, UN gender parity targets, 19th SAARC Summit. · Mains: Palk Bay fisheries dispute; why SAARC is stalled.
25 Jul 2025
Parliament replies digest (21–25 Jul 2025): rare earths, Kudankulam, wildlife counts, NCAP
Monazite also holds thorium, which links rare earths to the nuclear programme.
UPSC angle: Prelims: wildlife numbers, NCAP.
25 Jul 2025
Indian officers in Talisman Sabre; BEL radar contract
Moving from observer to participant signals closer Indo-Pacific ties.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Talisman Sabre.
25 Jul 2025
India-New Zealand FTA: second round
Dairy is the sensitive area for India.
UPSC angle: Prelims: FTA partners.
25 Jul 2025
APY crosses 8 crore enrolments
Voluntary pensions need constant bank push.
UPSC angle: Prelims: APY launch date.
25 Jul 2025Monthly compilations
October 2026
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142 items
August 2026
169 items
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165 items
June 2026
139 items
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125 items
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124 items
March 2026
122 items
February 2026
110 items
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110 items
December 2025
126 items
November 2025
110 items
October 2025
121 items
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109 items
August 2025
119 items
July 2025
106 items
June 2025
110 items
May 2025
114 items
April 2025
111 items