Lok Sabha’s seventh session: 93% productivity
Productivity numbers are the simple test of how well Parliament used its time.
UPSC angle: Prelims: sine die vs prorogation.
18 Apr 2026Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
Latest current affairs
Cabinet creates Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with ₹12,980 crore guarantee
With a sovereign-backed pool, Indian ships depend less on foreign insurers.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BMIP.
18 Apr 2026
Backgrounder: ASI protects 3,686 monuments
Protecting monuments often clashes with building around them, and ASI sits in the middle.
UPSC angle: Prelims: AMASR zones.
18 Apr 2026
RELIEF scheme for exporters extended to Egypt and Jordan
The scheme helps small exporters survive a shock they did not cause.
UPSC angle: Prelims: export support schemes.
17 Apr 2026
Record 55,200 startups recognised in FY26; total 2.23 lakh
The number of recognised startups shows how deep the ecosystem is getting.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Startup India.
17 Apr 2026
India–Norway trade dialogue reviews TEPA
TEPA is unusual because it links trade concessions to investment promises; this dialogue checks progress.
UPSC angle: Prelims: EFTA members.
17 Apr 2026
Backgrounder: River Basin Management Scheme
Planning by river basin treats surface and groundwater as one system, which is how water actually behaves.
UPSC angle: Prelims: river boards.
17 Apr 2026
Tata’s Dholera chip fab notified as SEZ
Dholera is India's first chip fabrication plant, the hardest step in the chip chain.
UPSC angle: Prelims: semiconductor plant locations.
16 Apr 2026
FIU-IND signs MoU with PFRDA against money laundering
Bringing PFRDA and SEBI into data sharing closes routes that launderers could use.
UPSC angle: Prelims: FIU-IND.
16 Apr 2026
Austria Chancellor’s visit: outcomes
Smaller EU members like Austria add up; India is working the whole bloc, not just the big three.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India–Austria.
16 Apr 2026Monthly compilations
October 2026
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142 items
August 2026
169 items
July 2026
165 items
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139 items
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125 items
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124 items
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122 items
February 2026
110 items
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December 2025
126 items
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121 items
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109 items
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119 items
July 2025
106 items
June 2025
110 items
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114 items
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111 items