Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
On 14 August 2026 the Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth about ₹1,577 crore with Tata Advanced Systems Limited and NIBE Private Limited for Loiter Munition Systems for the Indian Army. The systems will add to the strength of Artillery Regiments. They are being bought under the Buy (Indian) category through the Fast Track Procedure.
UPSC angle: Prelims: loitering munition.
14 Aug 2026
India chairs the Indian Ocean Rim Association for 2025-2027 under the theme "Innovation, Openness, Resilience and Adaptability in the Indian Ocean Region", MEA told Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2026. India hosted the Indian Ocean Dialogue in May 2026, a senior officials' meeting in June and will host the Council of Ministers later this year.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IORA chair 2025-27 and theme. · Mains: India in the Indian Ocean.
13 Aug 2026
On 13 August 2026 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs told Lok Sabha that reservation of Sikkim Assembly seats for the Limboo and Tamang Scheduled Tribes is sub judice before the Supreme Court in SLP (Civil) No. 26490/2023. So, under Lok Sabha rules, no details could be given. The case raises Articles 332 and 371F.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Article 371F.
13 Aug 2026
NITI Aayog released "Key Sectors to Position India as a Global Manufacturing Hub" on 13 August 2026. The first edition studies four sectors: chemicals, textiles, telecom and networking equipment, and solar photovoltaic manufacturing. It uses a four-phase method from shortlisting to recommendations. Reports on eight more sectors will follow.
UPSC angle: Mains: Manufacturing competitiveness.
13 Aug 2026
The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing proceeds from Pioneer Overseas Corporation, which developed ten mustard hybrids from India's biological resources. As no single source community could be traced, the money goes to 26 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 UT Councils in proportion to mustard area.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ABS.
13 Aug 2026
The Monsoon Session 2026 of Parliament began on 20 July and was adjourned sine die on 13 August 2026. It had 19 sittings over 25 days. Both Houses passed 12 Bills, including amendments on public examinations, national honour, birth and death registration, MSMEs, tribunals and minerals, and the Bill renaming Kerala as Keralam.
UPSC angle: Prelims: sine die vs prorogation.
13 Aug 2026
Replying in Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2026, the government said ISRO is acting on the debris risk from large Low Earth Orbit satellite-internet constellations. Its Debris Free Space Mission, end-of-life disposal rules and Active Debris Removal aim to limit new debris. ISRO has been a member of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee since 1996.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IADC; ADR.
13 Aug 2026
As on 7 August 2026, 5,63,809 of 5,86,944 villages reported liquid waste management arrangements under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase II, the Jal Shakti Ministry told Lok Sabha. States reported 42,98,194 community greywater assets. Phase II, from 1 April 2020, aims to turn villages from ODF to ODF Plus.
UPSC angle: Prelims: ODF Plus.
13 Aug 2026
The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament in August 2026, creates a judiciary-led National Tribunals Commission to select members of 16 tribunals and oversee them. It repeals the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, parts of which the Supreme Court struck down in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India. Members get a five-year term.
UPSC angle: Prelims: 323A/323B.
12 Aug 2026
On 12 August 2026 the National Commission for Scheduled Castes submitted its Annual Report for 2024-25 to President Droupadi Murmu. The report reviews how constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Castes are working and recommends steps for the Union and States. The President asked the Commission to suggest ways to strengthen existing mechanisms.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Art. 338 vs 338A.
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