Daily Current Affairs for UPSC

Amid stalled ceasefire negotiations and continued hostilities, Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a new military plan aiming to capture the entirety of Gaza and maintain a presence for an unspec...

Under India's Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), when a company cannot repay its debts, a structured process called the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) allows for either its revival ...

In a landmark case, the central government has taken a strong position before the Supreme Court regarding the taxation of online games under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework. The Centre has ...

India is set to conduct a nationwide civil defence mock drill, aimed at testing emergency preparedness in the wake of rising border tensions and the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians ...

As the global biodiversity crisis intensifies, conservation efforts around the world are facing criticism for sidelining Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). In this backdrop, India’s F...

After Independence, India promised to reorganise states on linguistic lines. But the Marathi-speaking population was denied a unified state, even as states like Andhra were formed based on language. T...

India has temporarily appointed Parameswaran Iyer, the current Executive Director at the World Bank, as its nominee to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the premature exit of K V Subrama...

The United States has raised concerns at the World Trade Organization (WTO) about India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for speciality steel, questioning its compatibility with WTO rules....

A new study published in the journal Cell reports the successful genome sequencing of the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), a critically endangered species native to the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam a...

A drug originally developed to treat diabetes, and now prescribed for weight loss, may have yet another significant application: stopping, perhaps even reversing, liver disease. About Ozempic Ozem...

Kerala has witnessed the tragic deaths of three children due to rabies in the past month, despite them being vaccinated. This has sparked concern about vaccine efficacy, wound care awareness, and publ...

India declared the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960 to be in ‘abeyance’, in response to Pakistan’s continued support for cross-border terrorism, especially after the Pahalgam terror attack. The...

For the first time since 1931, the upcoming Census will record caste-wise data of all Indians, going beyond the current classification into SC, ST, and religious groups. This move is seen as an attemp...

The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport, India’s first dedicated transshipment port, developed under a PPP model between Adani Ports and the Kerala government, has become operatio...