Daily UPSC Current Affairs Archive

Amendment to Taxation Act, Payment and Settlement Systems Act get President’s assent

Boosting connectivity with Russia: India plans to send first cargo ship along Northern Sea Route in 2027

Govt in talks with banks to cut Kisan Credit Card interest subvention by 50 basis points

CJI flags ‘misuse’ of live-streamed court proceedings on social media

India opens tax amnesty scheme for small taxpayers to declare select foreign assets

‘Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has generated 130.63 billion units of power’

Foreign Assets Disclosure Scheme 2026: ₹1 crore limit, 30% tax and December 31 deadline — all you need to know

PM Modi says India securing critical minerals, deepening global supply partnerships

India in U.S. crosshairs again — White House report cites countries ‘enabling’ China’s tariff evasions

Debt grows slower than GDP, CAG says; revenue lapses persist

Parliament passes Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill

Supreme Court asks government to consider plea flagging ‘high-risk’ AI in public welfare

Delimitation: Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts Govt’s resolution to freeze Lok Sabha seats at 543

Centre redefines Ganga floodplain, drops ‘construction-free zone’ provision

Supreme Court asks government to consider plea for emergency response to deepfake crimes

Centre makes a subtle change to stance on Karnataka needing Tamil Nadu’s consent for Mekedatu

After 50 years, Child Welfare Programme set for makeover

Congress to strongly oppose FCRA Bill, warns against repeating 2023 ‘mass suspension’ episode

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

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

Cabinet approves scheme to promote ‘floating’ solar plants

India weighs friendlier investment treaty rules as Cabinet nod nears: DEA Secretary

India reviewing bilateral investment treaty overhaul to boost foreign investment: Official

Tariff rationalisation set to continue, more steps likely in FY28 Budget: FM

Nilekani to lead high-powered task force on exam reforms: Modi

NITI Aayog calls for national caregiving framework, social security for caregivers

News outlets can report courts, but cannot ‘utilise’ audio-video clips of proceedings: Supreme Court order

‘Ghost particles’ signature can track where spent nuclear fuel goes

Supreme Court says 10 km radius buffer for mining extends to all wetland reserves

Taxation laws amendment bill tabled in Lok Sabha: What the new tax bill changes for foreign investors

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 11 highlights: Lok Sabha passes Bill to raise strength of judges in Supreme Court to 38; RS passes MSME Bill

RBI MPC begins today as policymakers weigh inflation, crude risks

E20 blending boosts Punjab farmers, eases millers’ burden: Rice millers’ body

J&K speeds up FRA implementation; warns Forest Dept. against eviction notices

Gross GST collections grow 15.4% to more than ₹2.11 lakh crore in July on higher imports, sales

Self-enumeration exercise for India's 16th Census kicks-off in West Bengal

ISRO’s NavIC system can no longer provide navigation data independently: Government

India, Bhutan approve 12 new PTA projects worth Rs 332 crore, sign Rs 4,000 crore credit line

Assam redraws who counts as an ‘original inhabitant’ in heritage land law

India’s refusal to uphold a global gig work law

U.S. Senate advances sanctions bill targeting Russian-Iranian oil buyers, including India and China

India's factory output grows 7.3% in June, fastest pace in nearly two years

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets Vice Minister of Chinese Communist Party in Beijing

SC moots independent probe into police excesses, orders release of detained minors

Sarnath recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site: Full list of India's sites, criteria for inclusion

India’s first dengue vaccine arrives with a crucial safety caveat

Tamil Nadu gears up to host 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in August

No talks with Pakistan except on PoK: Rajnath Singh on Kargil Vijay Diwas

Trump's tariffs just went from 12.5% to 10%: Why did India get a breather and what it means?

Gut-microbe study races to capture what urban diets erase in urbanising India

International waterways must remain safe and unimpeded: S. Jaishankar

Government bars communication infra providers from sharing data outside India

PM’s move amid NEET rage: Fast-track courts for ‘swift, stringent punishment’

'I expect India to be concerned about US pharma tariffs': Rubio on Trump's 200% storm

Centre weighs curbs on AI autonomy, consent rules for deepfakes under new law

Cabinet clears ₹62,500 cr MPMS scheme: 'Focus now on components, design, research'

PLI schemes attract ₹2.4 lakh crore investments, create over 14 lakh jobs till March 2026

Indus Waters Treaty: Government focus on Chenab projects, renegotiation

India advises citizens to avoid travel to Iran, leave if in the country

Coming soon in Gujarat: A life-size Harappan town with markets, dockyards

Stone Age tools to Sangam-era workshops: What a Tamil Nadu excavation has revealed

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approves UCC draft bill for presentation in State Assembly

India’s first private orbital rocket Vikram-1 set for lift-off

Oceansat-3A likely to be launched by year-end, says NRSC Director

Govt to replace WPI with Producer Price Index for future procurement contracts

Ahead of U.S. Ambassador arrival, Trump okays 500% tariff Bill on Russian oil; withdraws from India-led ISA

PM Modi to flag off India’s first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana

India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 set for July 18 lift-off

Iran threatens to halt West Asia energy exports after US reimposes Strait of Hormuz blockade

Transgender persons can avail of any of quota benefits available to the marginalised, government tells SC

Supreme Court mulls 24X7 emergency protocol to protect life, liberty

India-UK FTA from July 15: What changes for autos, whisky, exports and consumers

ISRO successfully carries out tests of Gaganyaan crew module systems

Retail inflation inches up to 4.38% in June: Government data

India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership; launch 2030 roadmap

Great Indian Bustard numbers stable, survives in only 16% of Thar habitat, says report

Centre to fence India-Myanmar border at Rs 31,000 crore

Maharashtra sets up seven-member panel to prepare Uniform Civil Code draft

Checkbox caste: On the counting of caste, Census 2027

India to roll out new high-frequency economy barometer on July 14

U.S. charges Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar for Nijjar’s killing in Canada in 2023

C Raja Mohan writes: Beyond US and China, India and others are building a ‘G Minus Two’ for Indo-Pacific

India, AI governance, and a voice for the Global South

The right to belong beyond official documentation

VB-G RAM G: A potential rural income hike comes with a burden

Finance Ministry notifies rules for determination of origin of goods under India-U.K. trade pact

Amit Shah reviews Manipur security situation

Isro’s Chandrayaan-3 reveals link to Earth’s first lunar meteorite

Indian scientists recreate key functions of human Placenta on chip

India-EU FTA legal scrub to end in 10-12 days, deal by Dec 31: Piyush Goyal

Indian Ocean Dipole: What is it, and can it rescue India’s faltering 2026 monsoon

Demography panel to study population changes post 2011 Census, prepares detailed questionnaire for States

India-Japan Annual Summit to focus on AI, chips & clean energy

Safe Hormuz key, Modi tells Iran’s Pezeshkian; Tehran says invited to BRICS

India adds 709 new species to its faunal database in 2025, 353 taxa to its flora

What India’s 12 ‘operationally deployed’ nuclear warheads really mean

How similar are Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Assam’s Uniform Civil Codes?

India broadens its fight against anaemia

India-Seychelles conclude umbrella line of credit agreement worth Rs 1250 crore

Health Ministry to launch revised Anaemia Mukt Bharat guidelines

New EPS rules leave out clause on higher pension

Explained | The Telecommunications Act, 2023 comes into force

India’s first hydrogen train undergoes Delhi-Jind trial run ahead of launch

Keeping humanity at the centre of the AI revolution

The debate over the proposed NFSA amendment | Explained

Public Accounts Committee asks Home Ministry for report on Great Nicobar Project

PM Modi reviews four major projects worth Rs 30,000 crore, calls for timely completion under PM Gati Shakti framework

Rainfall 43% deficit so far, kharif crops likely to be hit: Government

Reconnect public health with people’s needs

Opening of Strait of Hormuz welcome move: NSA Doval at BRICS conclave

Piyush Goyal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer begin talks on trade pact

India seeks tariff advantage over peers in push to finalise US trade deal

Exclusive: 13 years later, protection for Western Ghat areas in 3 states almost ready

Military strength doesn’t come from dependence on global markets, India seeks to become defence manufacturer: PM Modi

India is now fourth largest economy, says govt.

PLI, duty incentives soon for Lithium, Nickel processing units in India

Defection as merger: On politics, the wave of defections

‘Indus Water Treaty outdated’: India to Pakistan at UN

Essential upgrades: On upgrades to India’s statistical databases

Asia warming nearly twice as fast as before, 2025 among hottest years: UN weather body

On Rani Lakshmibai’s death anniversary: How the queen of Jhansi became an enduring nationalist icon

G7 Summit: Modi suggests global Skilled Mobility Partnership, Economic Corridor for Global South

From Oman to Tanzania: How the Iran war is redrawing India’s trade map

UNSC reform would border on failure if only non-permanent category expanded: India

What’s in the Iran-US deal? 14-point memorandum reportedly covers Hormuz, sanctions, $300 billion rebuild

After 16 years, Census could tell several new stories

DRDO demonstrates ballistic missile defence capability

Will not allow illegal oil shipments from Iran, U.S. tells India

West Asia war LIVE: U.S.-Iran peace deal signing expected within 24 hours, says Pakistan PM

Equality of treatment for Persons with Disabilities

Consumer inflation rises to 3.93% in May, higher costs from West Asia war get passed on to households

FCRA Bill — expanding state control over civil society

Homemakers are ‘nation builders’, their work worth at least ₹30,000 a month: Supreme Court

India, UAE move to expand strategic crude reserves; Abu Dhabi-linked oil storage may rise to 30 mln barrels

Allahabad HC issues guidelines to stop abuse of preventive detention; holds magistrates, policemen personally liable

India's bond tax exemptions set to boost foreign debt inflows and global index inclusion bid

To hike Lok Sabha strength, Government works on more clarity; eyes South, DMK support

A troubling judgment and endorsement of the SIR

Why Trump wants to buy Chagos islands now amid conflict with Iran

India posts $7.1 billion current account surplus in Q4 FY26, aided by robust services exports and remittances

Why did Supreme Court back curbs on online gaming? | Explained

Sanctions threat to India would ‘boomerang’ under PM Modi's leadership: Putin

Central bank turns piper to draw in foreign capital; leaves repo rate at 5.25, keeps stance neutral

India, U.K. launch Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory for improved cooperation, tech-sharing

India-China relations have improved from ‘reset and fresh start’ to ‘new level’: Chinese envoy Xu Feihong

Draft SC rules prohibit use of AI for judicial outcomes, assessing bail eligibility

Portugal, Austria among five nations elected to UN Security Council; Germany suffers setback

Supreme Court forms high-powered expert panel to re-examine Aravalli definition

India-US trade agreement "99% there", last 1% being finalized: US Ambassador Sergio Gor

Five new Supreme Court judges sworn in, strength increases to 37

India meets FY26 fiscal deficit goal at 4.4% of GDP despite revenue and global pressures

India-Oman CEPA kicks in June 1: What gets cheaper, which sectors gain, and key benefits explained

GST collections grow 3.2% in May to ₹1.94 lakh cr

India, Oman trade pact to come into force from June 1; Check what's inside

‘India has signed deal with Vietnam for supply of BrahMos’: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh

Concrete fever: On India and heat management

​Different directions: On the Quad, Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Govt. mulls social security schemes for gig workers as their number could reach 2.5 crore by decade-end

Isro scientists detect possible subsurface ice near Moon’s south pole using Chandrayaan-2

Sharp rise in out-of-pocket health spending, 11% fall in government expenditure in FY23: Ministry report

Rare earth, gas supply, aircraft parts: What’s inside the new IIP calculus as India revises base year

Assam Assembly passes Uniform Civil Code Bill

Government operationalises amended insolvency law, sets 14-day admission deadline for NCLT

India to revamp IIP with new base year, wider coverage from June 1

Supreme Court directs States to consider prosecution immunity for forest guards in Chambal

So sad the NTA has not learnt its lesson, SC reacts to NEET-UG 2026 paper leak

​Coerced consent: On sedition

US overtakes Mauritius to become India’s 2nd largest FDI source as inflows cross $11 billion mark

Critical minerals, AI, nuclear ties take centre stage as Jaishankar, Rubio review India-US partnership

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets PM Modi

Financial decisions will rest with elected leaders: Sonam Wangchuk on Ladakh’s agreement with Centre

Quad Foreign Ministers to meet in Delhi on May 26; Marco Rubio to visit India

Centre asks States to step up Ebola preparedness after WHO-declares global health emergency

'India, Italy signed critical MoUs in various sectors,' says MEA Secy (West)

Exclusive: Sonam Wangchuk will be part of Ladakh talks tomorrow, Apex Body Leh tells Centre

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin likely to be in Delhi for BRICS meet

On UAPA and bail, the Supreme Court must heed the rule it laid down

Politicial decision must on cut-off for mid-term polls under the simultaneous election system: Joint Parliamentary Committee chairman

President Putin to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13: Kremlin aide

India, Sweden agree to elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

Revisiting India’s entry onto the nuclear stage

India, Netherlands elevate ties to strategic partnership; ink 17 pacts on defence, critical minerals, other sectors

India, Chile expedite CEPA negotiations and critical minerals cooperation

Census 2027: Field visits for house-listing, household data collection begin in Jharkhand

India's April exports jump 13.8%, trade gap widens to 3-month high

​Cooling doctrine: On India’s response to extreme heat

The Iran war, India’s strategic autonomy challenges

India wholesale inflation jumps to 8.3%, highest in 3-1/2 years on oil shock

PM Modi to leave on five-nation tour tomorrow, discussions in UAE to also focus on strengthening energy security

Census 2027: Self-enumeration set to begin on May 17; house listing from June 1

Data and justice: On courts in India and AI tools

Centre’s old age pension at Rs 200 since 2012 ‘significantly eroded’ due to inflation: Rural Development Ministry study

Moody's slashes 2026 India growth forecast to 6%

Supreme Court launches ‘One Case One Data’ and ‘Su Sahay’

From Ukraine to Iran, evacuation crises prompts MEA to push for database of Indian students abroad

India's private capex jumps 67% to Rs 7.7 lakh crore in Sept 2025: CII unveils 5-point action plan

India’s prison system is changing: Muslim, SC and ST inmate share falls to two-decade low

India conducts flight trial of advanced variant of Agni missile

Sharp visionary leader known for quick decision-making: Who is Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani, India’s next chief of defence staff

Should the abortion law be amended for minor rape victims?

Building hazards: On preventing and fighting fires

European Union strikes deal to ban sexualised AI deepfakes

What is the Governor’s role if elections produce fractured verdicts?

India, Vietnam elevate ties to enhanced comprehensive strategic partnership; set $25 billion trade target

Supreme Court refuses to adjourn hearing on pleas against ECI law, says this matter is more important

PM's economic advisory panel flags demand surge for caregivers, seeks policy overhaul for sector

DPIIT issues updated SOP for processing FDI applications

​Doctors decide: On legal abortion

​Tackling takedowns: On the government and online censorship

Govt tests new system for real-time alerts on disasters, emergencies

Between Anurag Thakur and Umar Khalid, a question: Does the law treat a minister’s speech differently from a citizen’s?

ED's arrests decline; highest-ever raids, attachments during FY26: Annual report

AERB issues permission for major equipment erection at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project

After Rahul’s ‘gravest crime’ attack on Nicobar project, Centre claims no relocation of tribes, underlines ‘strategic, economic, defence’ purpose

Karnataka government launches India’s first digital grievance redressal system for gig workers

India invokes WTO peace clause for FY25 rice subsidies for farmers

Israel-Iran war LIVE: Mojtaba Khamenei says new phase taking shape in Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz

India, Kenya discuss possibility of trade settlement in local currencies

India extends financial support to Maldives under SAARC

Madhya Pradesh Government forms six-member panel under retired Supreme Court Judge for UCC draft bill

Expert Explains | How Ambedkar laid the foundations of India’s modern labour legislation

ET Awards: Sitharaman flags AI threat and global risks, says reforms on the way to support India Inc growth

​Turning point: On the U.S. and India’s independent foreign policy

Census 2027: States asked to identify vulnerable areas, keep biased enumerators out

U.S. sanctions waiver on Chabahar port ends on April 26, could signal end of 23-year-old connectivity project

No document or proof will be sought during Census 2027: Director Census Operations in Telangana

Bengaluru’s BEML Aditya plant to manufacture India’s first bullet train ‘B28’

China in mind, India and Japan move to deepen defence ties

RBI highlights mixed economic trends in India as West Asia crisis impacts demand, supply

Rajnath in Germany: Defence cooperation pacts inked, talks held

State capex hits 2.7% of GDP under SASCI scheme: Report

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea challenging validity of National Investigation Agency Act, 2008

Amazon signs $30 million deal to buy carbon credits from Indian rice farmers

Wildlife board panel orders study on pastoralists’ dependence on forests inside national parks and sanctuaries

Doval’s Riyadh visit on PM’s instructions, part of government outreach to Gulf: MEA

South Korean President reaches Delhi, key meeting with Modi today

India’s core sector growth contracts 0.4% in March 2026 to lowest level since August 2024

Operating nuclear plants was ‘lifetime commitment’: Experts

Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over U.S. blockade

Explained: Odisha becomes first state to launch Marine Spatial Plan. Here is what to know

Govt approves Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with sovereign guarantee of ₹12,980 crore

India's economy slipping to 6th rank, IMF data shows, prospects bright

Women’s Reservation Act 2023 comes into force: Gazette notification

WPI inflation hits 38-month high of 3.9% in March as soaring energy, crude prices amid West Asia war drive up costs

EU's proposed CBAM expansion may impact Indian exporters: GTRI

India unveils a power-packed FTA calendar: UK, Oman, New Zealand deals next

Expanding permanent category with veto critical to real reform of UNSC: India

‘Will not remain silent’: T.N. CM Stalin warns of massive protest against delimitation

Iran, India in touch on passage of ships through Strait of Hormuz: Envoy Mohammad Fathali

U.S. military says it will start blockade of all ships going to and from Iran on Monday

The many constitutional questions around Women’s Reservation Act

Patent application filings in India rise 30.2% to 1.43 lakh in 2025-26: Goyal

‘Violation of Rule of Specialty’: Home Secretary flags procedural lapses in extradition cases

Artemis II astronauts complete milestone voyage around the moon

Artemis II spotlights engineering of human spaceflight and ISRO’s progress

Gaganyaan mission: ISRO completes second Integrated Air Drop Test

Draft master plan: Tourism, infra push for greenfield city on Great Nicobar Island

For India, a nuclear breakthrough amid energy concerns

Congress slams Centre over withdrawal of bid to host COP33

On India’s updated climate pledges

India welcomes Iran-U.S. ceasefire, stresses dialogue and diplomacy

India–New Zealand FTA likely to be signed on April 24, may bring $20 billion investment boost over 15 years

Crucial dependence: West Asia’s share in Indian oil imports rose to 54% just before the Iran war

Experts Explain | Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Scale, scope and impact of India’s major decriminalisation exercise

Ganga water sharing, visas, energy cooperation likely on agenda for Bangladesh FM visit

Downward revision of global GDP imminent amid West Asia crisis; inflation is likely to go up

ISRO launches mission in Ladakh to test mental, physical strength of astronauts

Rajnath Singh lays foundation stone of a Large Cavitation Tunnel at NSTL, Visakhapatnam

INS Aridaman: The significance of India’s third nuclear submarine

Forex reserves drop by $10.29 billion to $688.06 billion as of March 27

Parliament passes Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill