Current Affairs

News

CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

UPSC Key: US capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, Buddha Piprahwa relics, and Social Security Code

January 04, 2026 5:50 pm

How is knowing about the Buddha Piprahwa relics relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics like the white-bellied heron, parliamentary privileges and the Social Security Code have for both the Preliminary and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for January 4, 2026.

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | December 28, 2025 to January 03, 2026

January 03, 2026 8:12 pm

UPSC Prelims Weekly Current Affairs MCQs: Kickstart your UPSC Prelims prep early—begin with current affairs for a strong foundation. Brush up your current affairs knowledge with this week's top questions and consolidate your UPSC-CSE preparation. Find answers along with explanations.

UPSC Key: Indore water contamination, Bullet train project, and Cutting methane from paddy fields

January 04, 2026 11:29 am

Why is the Indore water contamination issue important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as the methane, clean energy transition, and Pax Silica initiative have for both the Preliminary and Main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for January 3, 2026.

UPSC Mains Answer Practice GS 1 (Week 135)

UPSC Mains Answer Practice GS 1: Fog-induced disruptions and spread of Buddhism | Week 135

January 03, 2026 2:11 pm

UPSC Mains Answer Practice GS 1 : Are you preparing for Civil Services Exam 2026? Here are questions from GS paper 1 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

The World This Week | Bangladesh bids adieu to Khaleda Zia, UAE-Saudi conflict in Yemen, protests in Iran

January 03, 2026 9:54 am

From protests in Iran over the worsening economic crisis in the West Asian country to China conducting massive military drills near Taiwan - a lot has happened in the world this week.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on tiger, bomb cyclone, Kyoto Protocol and more (Week 143)

January 03, 2026 12:16 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Do you know how a bomb cyclone forms? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and Geography.

cess, excise duty, cigrette, tobacco, upsc

UPSC Key: New duty rates for tobacco products, Adjusted gross revenue, and CBAM

January 02, 2026 7:00 pm

How are new duty rates for tobacco products, including cigarettes, important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), Paris Agreement, and Gaganyaan mission have for both the Prelims and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for January 2, 2026.

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How rasa, India’s aesthetic theory, explains flavours of emotions across arts

January 03, 2026 12:30 pm

How did the rasa theory evolve and become central to Indian classical arts, film studies, performance theory, and comparative aesthetics?

Yemen, proxy war, Saudi Arabia, the UAE (1)

Beyond Trending: What is proxy war?

January 03, 2026 12:19 pm

Recent tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen appear to have eased. But some experts are sceptical of the detente and argue that the role of the UAE in Yemen may shift to proxy war. But what exactly is a proxy war?

India-US, thorium reserve, uranium, nuclear energy, upsc

Knowledge Nugget: India–US Thorium Fuel partnership and its significance for UPSC exam

January 03, 2026 7:12 pm

UPSC Current Affairs 2026: The second American company has secured an export licence to sell nuclear technology to India in nearly two decades, opening the door to thorium as an alternative to uranium. What makes thorium significant, and how does India’s three-stage nuclear programme work?