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Daily UPSC Prelims prep from PIB press releases and The Hindu — rated current affairs turned into exam-grade MCQs, with NCERT notes and practice.
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PIB
- Cabinet approves 'Samudra Manthan' (National Offshore Exploration Scheme) with an outlay of Rs.84,084 crore
'Samudra Manthan' is a brand-new Central Sector Scheme with a large outlay under Petroleum Ministry — classic new-scheme launch that is highly testable for Prelims (name, ministry, outlay, timeline).
- Cabinet approves revamped Khelo India Scheme and enhanced Assistance to National Sports Federations (ANSFs)
Major scheme revamp with enhanced outlay for sports federations; likely testable on scheme details and figures.
- Favara-UPI Cross-Border Payment Corridor Goes Live Between Maldives and India
New landmark UPI international linkage (India-Maldives), a significant fintech/foreign policy fact commonly tested in current affairs.
- Ministry of Ayush and IndiaAI Join Hands to Harness Artificial Intelligence for the Future of Traditional Medicine
New MoU integrating AI (AIKosh platform) with Ayush research, a concrete named collaboration that could be tested as a current-affairs fact.
- Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice (DISHA) 2.0 Scheme aims at leveraging technology to develop and enhance the outreach of people friendly solution platforms for legal services
New/renewed scheme with four named components (Tele-Law, Nyaya Bandhu, etc.), a concrete testable scheme structure.
- Geological Survey of India Gets Its First Woman Director General
Notable historic first (176-year-old institution's first woman DG) — a clean, testable fact for Prelims-style questions.
- India's ethanol blended petrol programme balances food security, farmer welfare and energy security
Concrete counterfactual price figure (₹125/litre without ethanol) tied to EBP programme, a testable data point on a well-known scheme.
- Cabinet Approved Revised Policy for Award of Waterfront and Associated Land to Port Dependent Industries (PDI) in Major Ports
New Cabinet-approved policy on port-dependent industries with concrete provisions (30-year extension, RoFR bidding) — a testable policy change.
- Government Strengthens Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers Through Mechanisation and Rehabilitation Initiatives
Concrete PPE kit and health insurance coverage numbers under NAMASTE scheme, a testable welfare-scheme statistic.
- Rajya Sabha Passes Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 by Voice Vote
Rajya Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, strengthening the legal framework against exam fraud/paper leaks — a significant Act amendment highly likely to appear in Prelims given its national relevance and connection to UPSC/SSC integrity.
- The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 amends the 1971 Act to extend the same legal protection to the National Song Vande Mataram as given to the National Anthem — a landmark, highly testable legislative fact directly tied to national symbols, a classic Prelims theme.
- India rises from 82nd to 57th in global rankings, in structural and pro-competitive reforms: Report by Competere Foundation
Competere Foundation report shows India improved from 82nd to 57th in structural/pro-competitive reforms ranking (2010-2023) — a concrete index and rank, a classic Prelims-style fact.
The Hindu
- Western Ghats conservation with science and dialogue
The Western Ghats, spanning six coastal States of India, are internationally recognised for their rich biodiversity. They contain 39 biodiversity hotspot areas,...
- Amid Gen-Z protests, LJP MP moves Bill seeking Commission for Youth
Amid the Gen-Z protests over paper leaks, the introduction of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, and the tug of war between th...
- Cabinet approves scheme to promote ‘floating’ solar plants
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana, a ₹5,070-crore scheme aimed at accelerating floating solar power by providing cent...
- Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work
Unlike most communities in India, the Banchhadas in M.P. invest more in their daughters’ upbringing than in their sons’, by giving them better nutrition and clothes, only so that they can force them into sex work and live off their earnings. Branded a ‘criminal tribe’ by the British and now classified as a Scheduled Caste, the community remains on society’s margins as government and NGOs have struggled to break the cycle, reports Mehul Malpani
- Lok Sabha passes Births and Deaths Bill amid protests over police crackdown
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 without debate amid loud protests by the Opposition against the poli...
- Gen Z’s voice must lead to a humane education system
With the successful demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party, a point has been made. A light has been shown in our national darkness. We can use that light, o...
- SEBI clarifies on off-market sale of unlisted shares
Markets regulator SEBI on Friday said the off-market sale of unlisted equity shares by an existing shareholder through private negotiations will not be treated ...
- Why did Cauvery panel order Karnataka to release water?
What factors did the committee consider before fixing the quantum of release?
- Centre defends CEC panel without CJI
Union govt. says if the decision of the Prime Minister cannot be trusted, then an ‘outsider’ or a former judge must sit in to advice on the appointment of Cabinet Ministers too; Supreme Court says that it is not about ‘lack of faith’ in the PM, but about ‘justice not only being done, but shown to be done’
- ‘SC clean chit for Singh must trigger reform of criminal justice system’
The Supreme Court’s “decisive and merited vindication” of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an “utterly untenable” criminal prosecution should prompt a wi...
- How common are cloudbursts in India?
What counts as a cloudburst under the IMD’s definition? How do they form over mountainous regions? Why are they so difficult to forecast? Can the term obscure the role of poor planning, inadequate infrastructure? What is India doing to improve forecasting and early warnings?
- FCRA Bill 2026, a threat to civil society organisations
According to the government’s legislative programme for the monsoon session of Parliament, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, has been ...
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