Current Affairs 20 January 2026
Content Linking BRICS CBDCs: India’s Digital Finance Diplomacy Context and Core Development Relevance Strategic Rationale Behind the RBI’s Proposal Building on BRICS 2025 Declaration Current Status of CBDCs in BRICS Countries India’s Digital Rupee as a Technological Anchor Implications for Trade and Payments within BRICS Dollar Dependence and De-risking, Not De-dollarisation Geopolitical Sensitivities and U.S. […]
Current Affairs 17 January 2026
Content Startup India @10 — Highest Annual Spike in Start-up Why in News ? Relevance GS II – Governance GS III – Economy Startup India: Core Basics Key Data & Evidence Economic Dimension Governance & Administrative Dimension Social Dimension Technology & Innovation Dimension Challenges Way Forward Prelims Pointers Expert Panel Sets Norms for Religious Structures […]
Current Affairs 16 January 2026
Content Private Property Disputes ≠ Human Rights Violation Why in News ? Relevance GS II – Polity & Governance GS II – Constitution Core Holding of the Court Constitutional & Legal Analysis Nature of Human Rights Statutory Interpretation Governance & Institutional Dimension Problem Identified Institutional Risk Recent & Broader Relevance 1. Judicial Pushback Against Jurisdictional […]
Current Affairs 15 January 2026
Content Malayalam Language Bill, 2025 Why in News ? Relevance What Does the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025 Entail? Core Provisions Education-Related Provisions Institutional & Administrative Measures Has a Similar Bill Been Introduced Earlier? Why Has Karnataka Opposed the Bill? Core Objections Constitutional Objection Does the Bill Make Malayalam Mandatory Across All Schools? Clear Answer: No […]
Current Affairs 14 January 2026
Content End of 10-Minute Delivery — Gig Workers’ Safety vs Platform Capitalism Why in News ? Relevance Vulnerable Workforce Category 10-minute delivery intensified precarity and risk, deepening social injustice. Changing Nature of Work Social Impact Constitutional Ethos 10-minute delivery model arguably conflicted with constitutional morality. Governance & State Intervention Gig Economy Regulation: Static Linkage Existing […]
Current Affairs 13 January 2026
Content Pax Silica: India’s Likely Entry into a U.S.-Led Tech–Supply Chain Bloc Context & Why in News ? Relevance GS II – International Relations GS III – Economy & S&T What is Pax Silica? Strategic Context: Why Pax Silica Matters Now ? Why India’s Participation is Significant ? Strategic Dimension Economic & Industrial Dimension […]
Current Affairs 12 January 2026
Content Centre Seeking Smartphone Source Code Why in News? Relevance GS II – Governance & Polity GS III – Internal Security & Science & Tech Basics: What is Source Code? What Are the Proposed Security Measures? Under ITSAR (Drafted 2023): 1. Source Code Access 2. Mandatory Malware Scanning 3. Data & Activity Logs Government’s Rationale […]
Current Affairs 10 January 2026
Content National Improvised Explosive Device Data Management System (NIDMS). Why in News? Relevance GS III – Internal Security GS II – Governance What is NIDMS? Institutional Framework Coverage & Scale Key Features of NIDMS End of Data Silos Signature Linking of Incidents AI-Enabled Analysis Predictive & Preventive Capability Strategic Significance Counter-Terrorism Federal Coordination Evidence-Based Security […]
Current Affairs 09 January 2026
Content 10–20 Minute Delivery Model & Gig Workers Why in News? Relevance GS II (Governance & Social Justice) GS III (Economy, Technology & Employment) What is the 10–20 Minute Delivery Model? Key Concerns with the 10–20 Minute Delivery Model 1. Worker Safety & Human Cost 2. Algorithmic Control & Precarity 3. Unequal Risk Allocation Economic […]
Current Affairs 08 January 2026
Content India’s Progress on Climate Targets Why in News? Relevance India’s Climate Commitments (Paris, 2015) Emissions Intensity: Success with Caveats Renewable Energy: Capacity–Generation Mismatch Storage Deficit: Core Bottleneck Forest Carbon Sink: Numbers vs Ecology Structural Contradictions Highlighted The Road Ahead Trump–Greenland Remarks Why in News? Relevance Greenland: Strategic Profile Why Greenland Matters Geopolitically ? Arctic […]