Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
GS2 · IRLithium is the reason Argentina now matters to India. Quote this visit in any answer on critical minerals supply.
UPSC angle: Prelims: lithium triangle countries. · Mains: critical minerals diplomacy.
5 Jul 2025GS3 · EnvironmentSurvival rates of saplings matter more than numbers planted.
UPSC angle: Prelims: campaign names.
5 Jul 2025GS2 · Consumer safetyFake helmets defeat the point of the law.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IS 4151.
5 Jul 2025GS2 · ElectionsA full re-verification is rare; coverage figures will be watched closely.
UPSC angle: Prelims: SIR process.
5 Jul 2025GS2 · IRExtending OCI to the sixth generation is a clean example of diaspora policy for GS2.
UPSC angle: Prelims: OCI eligibility extension, CARICOM. · Mains: girmitiya diaspora and soft power.
4 Jul 2025GS2 · IRThe wording is careful: India keeps the issue in the space of religious freedom and does not turn it into a bilateral dispute with China.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none. · Mains: Tibet in India-China relations.
4 Jul 2025GS3 · Trade, QualityQCOs cut cheap imports but can raise input costs for MSMEs.
UPSC angle: Prelims: QCOs.
4 Jul 2025GS2 · International orgsIndia's chemical industry needs CWC compliance to trade freely.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CWC, OPCW.
3 Jul 2025GS3 · IndustryChemicals feed pharma, textiles and farm inputs.
UPSC angle: Prelims: GVC share.
3 Jul 2025GS3 · DefenceMine warfare has been a gap for the Navy.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IDDM.
3 Jul 2025