1. Myanmar hosts first regional meeting since coup China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations take part Myanmar’s military government on Monday hosted the first high-level regional meeting since the Army took power last year with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and counterparts from Mekong Delta nations. State broadcaster MRTV reported […]
1. Concern over shortage of leprosy drug in private sector Doctors write to Ministry seeking urgent intervention in restoring supply of Clofazimine to fight the dreaded disease Clofazimine, a key drug for treatment of leprosy, which had been in short supply in the Indian market for several months, is now “not available”, with the situation […]
1. 63,000 farm co-ops to be digitised Computerisation will link all credit societies to a common accounting system The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a proposal to digitise around 63,000 primary agricultural credit societies (PACS). Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that PACS are the smallest unit in the […]
1. China’s interventions in the Horn of Africa Is Beijing moving away from its policy of non-intervention in Africa? How are different African states reacting to these developments? In January 2022, during his 17th trip to Africa, China’s Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi asserted China’s three main objectives in Africa: controlling the pandemic, […]
1. ‘Centre may raise small savings rates’ Economists cite rising G-Sec yields — to which such rates are linked — as reason for optimism Households could get some relief this week as economists expect the Centre to raise the interest rates paid on small savings schemes for the July to September 2022 quarter, with the […]
1. Should India worry about endemicity of COVID-19? ‘At the moment we have to calibrate when we have to launch an outbreak-like response… vaccination should remain a public health activity’ Has COVID-19 become endemic or not, that is the question. While the world over, the debate rages on whether COVID-19 has reached an endemic phase, […]
1. Group wants new order on MGNREGA workers revoked Rule mandates recording attendance on a mobile app The Union Rural Development Ministry must withdraw its order to discontinue manual attendance for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) work sites with more than 20 workers and use a mobile phone-based application, National Mobile Monitoring […]
1. Four new corals recorded from Indian waters The species newly found off Andaman and Nicobar Islands belong to same family Scientists have recorded four species of corals for the first time from Indian waters. These new species of azooxanthellate corals were found from the waters off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The azooxanthellate corals […]
1. The judicial validity of the Talaq-e-Hasan mode of divorce Does this form of annulment have basis in the Quran? What are the different modes of divorce under the Muslim Personal Law? A petition filed by Benazir Hina, a Ghaziabad-based woman, seeks to make the prescribed Islamic way of divorce Talaq-e-Hasan unconstitutional as it is […]
1. Australia seeks to revitalise Indo-Pacific ties Deputy PM on a three-day visit, says New Delhi is one of Canberra’s closest security partners India is one of Australia’s closest security partners and the government is focused on revitalising Australia’s historically deep engagement with our partners across the Indo-Pacific, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of […]
1. ‘India, Bangladesh should work on river management’ Ready to extend assistance in managing flood: Jaishankar India and Bangladesh should work together for comprehensive management of rivers, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said here on Sunday. Delivering opening remarks at the seventh round of India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission, Mr. Jaishankar welcomed his counterpart A.K. Abdul […]
1. PM launches a slew of projects in Gujarat 357-km dedicated freight corridor track worth over ₹16,000 crore is among the works flagged off Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched schemes and projects worth ₹21,000 crore in his home State Gujarat that goes to the Assembly polls in six months. In his fifth visit […]
1. Modi to launch maternal nutrition scheme in Gujarat On a two-day visit to Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will launch a scheme on maternal nutrition in the State at an outlay of ₹800 crore. Under the “Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Yojana”, pregnant and lactating mothers will be given 2 kg of chickpeas, 1 kg […]
1. ASEAN-India meet discusses remarks on Prophet informally Singapore Foreign Minister flags need to flay hate speech The controversy over the derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammed was discussed “informally” during the 24th ASEAN-India ministerial meeting, Foreign Minister of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan said on Thursday. The 10-member Southeast Asian grouping has countries such as Indonesia and […]
1. Cabinet approves mega 5G auction Tech firms can set up captive networks The Union Cabinet has approved the auction of airwaves capable of offering fifth generation, or 5G, telecom services, including ultra high-speed Internet, and gave its nod for setting up of captive 5G networks by big tech firms. The auction of over 72 […]
1. WPI inflation quickens to record 15.9% Inflation in India’s wholesale prices quickened to a new record high of 15.9% in May, from April’s 15.1%, official data released on Tuesday show. This is the 14th month in a row that WPI inflation has stayed above the 10% mark. Inflation in May 2021 was 13.1%. Fuel […]
1. Russia delivers more efficient nuclear fuel for Kudankulam After the next refuelling, the reactor will start operations in an 18-month fuel cycle, according to Rosatom State Corporation Rosatom State Corporation of Russia has supplied the first batches of more reliable and cost-efficient nuclear fuel over the existing one, the TVS-2M nuclear fuel, to India […]
1. Rhino reintroduction a hit in Assam reserve Manas National Park rhinos need translocation support, reveals latest census The one-horned rhinos of western Assam’s Manas National Park, bordering Bhutan, are expected to have high life expectancy and significant growth in population, the 14th Assam rhino estimation census has revealed. But on the flip side, the […]
1. RBI raises rates to tame inflation MPC increases repo rate by 50 basis points, lifts FY23 inflation estimate to 6.7% The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday voted unanimously to raise the repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.90% in a bid to slow inflation which it estimates will […]
1. India aims to join NSG: Minister S. Jaishankar was speaking on foreign policy decisions of the government In a message aimed at China blocking India’s membership at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on June 7 said that India looks forward to joining the NSG, overcoming “political impediments”. Mr. Jaishankar […]
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
