Category UPSC Current Affairs

4 October 2026

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…

2 October 2026

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…

1 October 2026

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…

25 September 2026

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…

24 September 2026

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…

23 September 2026

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?

21 September 2026

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.

20 September 2026

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…

20 September 2026

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…

19 September 2026

EPFO Wage Ceiling Hike Explained

What Happened and Why It Matters The Union Cabinet on September 16, 2026 approved raising the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees Provident…