Parliament (Indian Polity).
Syllabus: UPSC Pre GS1: Indian Polity and Governance; Mains GS2
Rajya Sabha for UPSC: Article 80, how members are elected, nominated members, exclusive powers under Articles 249 and 312, Money Bill limits…
Anti-defection law for UPSC: 52nd and 91st Amendments, grounds for disqualification, merger exception, Kihoto Hollohan, Speaker delays and real PYQs.
Speaker of Lok Sabha for UPSC: Articles 93-96, election and removal, casting vote, Money Bill certificate, Tenth Schedule role, Deputy Speaker and…
Parliamentary committees for UPSC: standing vs ad hoc, PAC, Estimates and COPU membership and roles, DRSCs, why fewer Bills go to committees,…
Money Bill for UPSC: what Article 110 covers, the Speaker's certificate, the 14-day rule, Money Bill vs Financial Bill, the Aadhaar debate…
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
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
In Lok Sabha replies on 7 August 2026, MEA said India's 2022 Arctic Policy, "India and the Arctic: Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development", guides its Nordic ties. Ties were raised to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership at the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. On the UNSC, MEA said expansion needs an amendment of the UN Charter.
UPSC angle: Prelims: India's Arctic Policy (2022). · Mains: UNSC reform.
7 Aug 2026
The External Affairs Ministry answered four questions in Parliament on 30 and 31 July 2026. Operation Amistad sent relief and an Army field hospital to Venezuela after two earthquakes in June. The Tehran embassy helped 2,557 Indians leave Iran by land. India has met its USD 120 million Chabahar commitment, but the US sanctions waiver ended in April.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Operation Amistad (Venezuela, 2026); BHISHM Cube. · Mains: HADR as diplomacy.
31 Jul 2026
In Rajya Sabha replies on 23 July 2026, MEA said the proposed Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill aims at safe, legal, orderly and regular mobility for work abroad, with an Overseas Mobility and Welfare Council to run a welfare fund. Missions already use the Indian Community Welfare Fund, set up in 2009, for stranded Indians and sailors.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Indian Community Welfare Fund. · Mains: law on overseas employment.
24 Jul 2026
Productivity numbers are the simple test of how well Parliament used its time.
UPSC angle: Prelims: sine die vs prorogation.
18 Apr 2026