1. Delhi govt. has control over officers, says Supreme Court Delhi Cabinet Ministers greet Arvind Kejriwal as he arrives at the Secretariat after the SC ruling on regulation of services row. In a blow to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Delhi government power to make laws and wield control over bureaucrats […]
1. Snap judgment Every birth or death should not be seen as success or failure of Project Cheetah It is almost three months since South Africa sent a batch of 12 cheetahs to India and two have already died. Taken along with the death of one of the eight cheetahs from Namibia — it had […]
1. Assam plans to ban polygamy Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Tuesday. The drive against child marriage provided the government with information about the extent of the social malaise: CM The BJP government in Assam has decided to set up a panel towards handling a “part of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)” after […]
1. Assam plans to ban polygamy Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Tuesday. The drive against child marriage provided the government with information about the extent of the social malaise: CM The BJP government in Assam has decided to set up a panel towards handling a “part of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)” after […]
1. The crisis in Manipur is a humanitarian problem: SC The Supreme Court on Monday called the Manipur crisis a “humanitarian problem” while noting that it is the President, and not the High Court, who has the power to designate a community as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. “We have made our concern explicit about […]
1. More than a story False narratives and propaganda should be countered, but not through a ban. The demand for a ban on The Kerala Story, a film apparently based on the instances of a few women joining the Islamic State, is ill-conceived. It is to the credit of the Supreme Court and the High Courts […]
1. Proposed oil refinery project leaves villages in the Konkan belt fuming Facing the heat: Protests began on April 25, with nearly 1,000 people showing up at the work site every day. The lush greenery of mango orchards and jackfruit trees offers a welcome relief from the blazing May sun on the Rajapur laterite plateau of […]
1. Central security forces flood crisis-hit Manipur At least 10 people are believed to have been killed by mobs, while many villages were destroyed in the past few days. Manipur DGP claims the Centre has invoked Article 355 to address the State’s security concerns; Ministry of Home Affairs denies doing so; defence forces say the […]
1. Voters express concern over breach of data and privacy Many voters are getting calls where they are being asked whom they will vote for. Automated messages from unknown number, identified as EC, asking about voting preference; calls asking respondents to record a message are some of the problems faced by Karnataka voters Priyanka K., […]
1. April PMI signals services sector had best expansion in 13 years India’s services sector recorded its highest uptick in new business and output levels since June 2010 this April, led by a strong upturn in the finance and insurance segment, as per the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services PMI Business Activity Index, which […]
1. In gig economy, ‘lesser pay is better than no pay’ Blinkit workers who went on strike resume work after holding out for barely a week; for many gig workers, reduced earnings over the years is a lived reality. Unsure of the weekly payment they might draw after the management rolled out a new earnings […]
1. SC says it can end wait for consensual divorce SC says it can use its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant divorce on ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage if separation is inevitable and damage irreparable The Supreme Court on Monday held that its extraordinary discretion under Article 142 of the […]
1. 11 dead after inhaling toxic gas in Ludhiana On alert: A National Disaster Response Force team at the site of the gas leak in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana on Sunday. NDRF’s air quality sensors detected high levels of hydrogen sulphide, but the source of the gas is yet to be identified; victims were from […]
1. Nicobar project violates tribal rights: ST panel The project intends to use about 7.114 sq. km of tribal reserve forest land. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has flagged alleged discrepancies with respect to the forest clearance granted for the ₹72,000-crore Great Nicobar Island (GNI) Project. Citing alleged violations under the Forest Rights […]
1. Core sectors’ output dipped to 5-month low of 3.6% in March Growth in India’s eight core sectors’ output fell to a five-month low of 3.6% in March, from 7.2% in February, with electricity and cement production slipping from a year ago, and crude oil output falling for the tenth successive month. Coal production jumped […]
1. Mindless violence The Maoist attack in south Bastar is reflective of the group’s potency Less than two years ago, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah had told leaders and representatives of various States that the influence of the Maoists had reduced from 96 districts in 10 States in 2010 to just 41 by late […]
1. Call to protect historically significant structures at Thirunelly temple in Kerala Loss of heritage: ‘Vilakkumadom’, an exquisite granite structure, at the Sree Mahavishnu Temple at Thirunelly in Wayanad. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has urged the government to conserve the historically significant structures, including the 600-year-old ‘Vilakkumadom’, an exquisite granite […]
1. After death of two cheetahs, M.P. seeks new site for the felines On Sunday, the Kuno Park had its second cheetah fatality in less than a month. The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has asked the Central government for an “alternative” site for cheetahs currently introduced at the Kuno National Park (KNP), which has seen […]
1. Eye on polls, Gehlot targets gig workers with welfare law With nearly six months left for the Assembly election, the Rajasthan government is working overtime to deliver the Rajasthan Platform-based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, which has stringent provisions against errant aggregators, including barring them from operating in the State. Chief Minister […]
1 ISRO launches PSLV-C55 with two Singapore satellites Successful take off: PSLV-C55 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on Saturday. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C55) carrying two Singapore satellites, TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as co-passenger, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at 2.19 […]
Current affairs decide a large share of marks in UPSC Prelims, Mains and the Interview, and in TNPSC exams. Every morning our faculty publish the day’s important news from The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express and other sources — explained, organised by GS paper, and linked to the syllabus.
What each daily post includes
The key news of the day, grouped by GS Paper 1, 2, 3 and 4
Background and the static syllabus topic each story connects to
