PrepDosePrepDose
DailyPrelims CAFree PDF
DailyPrelims CAFree PDF
PrepDosePrepDose

AI-curated current affairs for competitive exams. Your daily dose of exam-ready news.

contact@prepdose.in

Quick Links

  • Today's Dose
  • Prelims 2026 PDF
  • Browse
  • Archive
  • About

Exams Covered

  • UPSC CSE
  • TNPSC
  • UPPSC
  • BPSC
  • MPSC
  • KPSC
  • RPSC
  • WBCS
  • APPSC
  • TSPSC
  • GPSC

Subjects

  • Polity & Governance
  • Economy
  • Environment & Ecology
  • Science & Technology
  • International Relations
  • History & Culture

© 2026 PrepDose. All rights reserved.

Powered by AIMade in India
Back to Week 2

Sunday, August 9, 2026

16 articles

9News
7Editorials

Environment & Ecology

1
Must ReadEnvGS 3Prelims + Mainsassam

Assam records world’s first-ever release of captive-bred slender-billed vultures

The population of Gyps vultures in India has declined by 99% over the last 20 years due to the use of veterinary painkiller drugs

The Hindu1 min read

Polity & Governance

2
Must ReadPolityOtherOtherGS 2Prelims + Mainstamil_nadupan_india

T.N. MPs’ meeting convened by CM Vijay seeks freeze on 543 Lok Sabha seats

The meeting also decided that a government resolution should be adopted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly to protect the rights of Tamil Nadu and the southern States

The Hindu1 min read
PolityEnvGS 2, GS 3

NGT must make public report of panel that reviewed approvals for Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu1 min read

Economy

2
Must ReadEconomyPolityGS 2, GS 3Prelims + Mainspan_india

Govt considering raising CCEA approval threshold for FDI proposals to Rs 15,000 crore: Sources

The government is considering raising the FDI approval threshold for proposals requiring CCEA clearance to Rs 15,000 crore from Rs 5,000 crore, in a move aimed at improving ease of doing business. It is also weighing easier downstream investment norms to boost foreign inflows, job creation and investment, sources said.

Economic Times1 min read
EconomyS&TGS 3

UPI stays free for users, vast majority of transactions to remain free for merchants as well, says government

The Hindu1 min read

Social Issues

1
Must ReadSocialPolityGS 2Prelims + Mainspan_india

After 50 years, Child Welfare Programme set for makeover

The government plans to revamp the five-decade-old Integrated Child Development Services programme by upgrading Anganwadi centres, strengthening nutrition delivery and empowering frontline workers. The proposed changes also include better remuneration and social security coverage for Anganwadi workers.

Economic Times1 min read

Geography

1
Must ReadGeoEnvGS 1, GS 3Prelims + Mainskeralawestern_ghats

2024 Wayanad landslide: Study reveals the interplay of climate and geology

Extreme rainfall triggered the disaster, but geological weaknesses and valley formations determined its scale, movement and destructive impact

The Hindu1 min read

Science & Technology

1
Must ReadOtherOtherGS 3Prelims + Mainsinternational

If DNA is the instruction manual, we just opened a big second volume

The findings of a new study imply that genome-wide association studies — an increasingly popular kind of study that looks for the genetic variants linked to diseases — may be missing a significant fraction of heritable variation because that variation is not in the sequence

The Hindu1 min read

International Relations

1
Must ReadIRHistoryS&TGS 1, GS 2, GS 3Prelims + Mainspan_indiainternational_brics

BRICS Culture Ministers’ meet adopts Bhopal Declaration to boost cultural cooperation; focuses on creators’ networking

Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that the declaration also talks about transparency, and fair and equitable remuneration regarding the use of copyright-protected works in AI systems.

The Hindu1 min read

Editorials & Analysis

7 articles

What is the significance of India’s first privately built FFSC rocket engine? | Explained

OtherOtherGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read

Households in India, other Asia-Pacific regions highly vulnerable to El Nino-driven price shocks: S&P

OtherOtherOtherGS 1, GS 3Prelims + MainsEconomic Times1 min read

A blueprint for India’s next energy transition: to electrify industrial heat

EnvEconomyGS 3Mains FocusThe Hindu1 min read

Hidden environmental cost of powering growing digital and AI-world

EnvS&TEconomyGS 3Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read

Mayawati opposes ‘creamy layer’ for SCs, STs in reservation, hits out at RSS

PolitySocialGS 2, GS 1Prelims + MainsThe Hindu1 min read
Previous DayFull WeekNext Day