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UPSC Current Affairs

Producer Price Index (PPI)

📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 3: Indian Economy Primary topics: Government budgeting, inflation and price indices. Source: PIB Context: The Government of India has announced a transition from Wholesale Price Index (WPI) to Producer Price Index (PPI),…

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15 October 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

India’s Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)

📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 2: International Relations GS Paper 3: Indian Economy, Investment & External Sector Why in News? India is in the process of revising its Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The proposed revision comes…

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4 October 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

Gram Sabhas and Participatory Rural Governance: Strengthening Grassroots Democracy in India

📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 2: Indian Polity & Governance Topics: Panchayati Raj Institutions, Gram Sabha, Decentralisation, Local Governance, Participatory Governance, Rural Development Why in News? The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organising Special Gram Sabhas across…

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2 October 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

Huge Gap Between Drug Prices to Retailers and Maximum Retail Prices

📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 2: Health, government policies, regulatory institutions, welfare. GS Paper 3: Pharmaceutical industry, regulation, market mechanisms. Essay: Universal healthcare, affordability of healthcare, regulatory governance Why in News? During recent proceedings, the SC highlighted…

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1 October 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

UN Security Council Reform and the Veto

📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 2: International Relations → Important international institutions, agencies — their structure and mandate. Why in News? France has renewed its push to regulate the use of the veto in the UN Security…

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25 September 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP): Balancing Hydropower and Himalayan Ecology

📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 2: Governance, Tribal/Local Communities and Environmental Governance Themes: Water Security, Flood Management, Northeast Development, Community Participation GS Paper 3: Environment, Ecology & Infrastructure Why in News? The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet has approved…

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24 September 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

Vande Mataram, Fundamental Rights and Freedom of Conscience: Explained

Controversy concerns two related questions:
What constitutes the National Song for official purposes?
Can a person be subjected to criminal consequences for refusing to sing it because of a genuine religious or conscientious objection?

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23 September 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

Rare Earth Permanent Magnets: India’s Strategic Push for Energy Transition

Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPMs) are high-performance permanent magnets that retain their magnetism without continuous external energy.

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21 September 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

India and the Paris Agreement: Climate Commitments

📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 3: Environment Related themes: Climate change, international environmental agreements, NDCs, climate justice, energy transition, carbon sinks, renewable energy Why is this in the news? At an international conference organised by the National…

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20 September 2026

UPSC Current Affairs

Electoral roll purge & special intensive revision (SIR): Explained

Source: The Hindu 📌 GS Paper Mapping for UPSC GS Paper 2: RPA, 1950 Sec 21, Article 324, Electoral Roll revision types, Powers and functioning of ECI, Right to vote Why in News? A second affidavit filed by Election Commission…

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20 September 2026