News 1 :Russian Oil Imports at 44-Month Low in Jan. as West Asian Countries’ Share Rises Preliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction) Prelims 360 Strait of Hormuz – For UPSC Prelims 📍 Location 🌍 Why is it Important? 📏 Key Facts (Prelims Points) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) – For […]
News 1 :Iran Hits Israel, U.S. Bases After Killing of Khamenei; Indians Among Injured Preliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction) Prelims 360 Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) The FRRO is the field-level immigration authority in India responsible for regulating the stay of foreign nationals in the country. It functions under the Bureau of Immigration, which […]
-+News 1 :U.S., Israel Launch Strikes on Iran; Tehran Retaliates; India Calls for Restraint Preliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction) Prelims 360 Chabahar Port Project? Agreements and Development Multimodal Connectivity 🇺🇸 Impact of Sanctions and Global Politics U.S. Sanctions Dynamics Current Challenges News 2 :20 Burnt Alive in A.P. Firecracker Unit Blast Preliminary Facts (For […]
News 1: Pak. bombs Kabul, declares ‘open war’ Preliminary Facts Escalation to "Open War": Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, on Friday, with Islamabad’s Defence Minister declaring the neighbours at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes . Syllabus Mapping (Relevance) Deep Dive: Core Issues & Analysis A. The Escalation: From Tit-for-Tat to "Open […]
News 1 :I&B Minister Asks Online Platforms to Take Responsibility for Content Preliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction) Prelims 360 What are Deepfakes? Deepfakes are highly realistic fake audio, video, or images created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) — especially deep learning techniques. The term combines: They use techniques like: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) 🔹 What […]
News 1: SC Expands Judicial Team to Aid Bengal SIR Process Preliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction) Prelims 360 Judiciary Entering Executive Domain (UPSC Prelims) The Indian judiciary generally follows the Doctrine of Separation of Powers, but it can intervene in executive matters under certain constitutional provisions. 🔹 1. Judicial Review (Basic Structure) 📌 Constitutional […]
News 1:Centre Unveils Policy to Tackle Terrorism Threats Preliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction) The Threat Landscape: A Three-Dimensional Assessment Dimension Threats Identified Land Cross-border sponsored terrorism; Jihadi outfits (al-Qaeda, IS) using sleeper cells; local terror groups; radicalization of youth Water Maritime terrorism threats; coastal security vulnerabilities; threats to ports and offshore installations Air Drone-based […]
News 1:Dismiss Piyush Goyal from Cabinet, SKM Urges Murmu Preliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction) PRELIMS 360 Pressure Groups ✅ Meaning A pressure group is an organized group of people that tries to influence government policies and decisions without seeking political power. They do not contest elections, but try to influence lawmakers. ✅ Features Constitutional […]
News 1:India ’Studying’ U.S. Tariff Moves as Trade Deal Calculus ShiftsPreliminary Facts (For Mains Answer Introduction)Core Legal Shift: The US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision on February 20, 2026, struck down President Trump’s sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), ruling that the power to levy taxes resides exclusively with […]
News 1:US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs as Unconstitutional; India Deal Remains Intact for Now In a landmark 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority by using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs on nearly all trading partners, […]
News 1:US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs as Unconstitutional; India Deal Remains Intact for Now In a landmark 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority by using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs on nearly all trading partners, […]
NEWS 1:Rajya Sabha Polls in TN on March 16: Ahead of Assembly Elections The Election Commission has notified the schedule for biennial elections to six Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu, with polling set for March 16, 2026. The timing, at least a month ahead of the Assembly elections, has intensified alliance negotiations, with both […]
News 1:TN Avoids Populism in Pre-Poll Interim Budget, Flags ’Artificial’ Fiscal Crisis Created by Centre Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented a fiscally restrained Interim Budget for 2026-27, steering clear of last-minute giveaways while delivering a blistering critique of the Union government’s actions, which he alleged were designed to "artificially precipitate a fiscal crisis" […]
News1 :NGT Clears ₹92,000 Crore Great Nicobar Project, Citing Strategic Importance; Tribal Consent, Ecological Concerns Remain Flashpoints The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has upheld the environmental clearance for the ambitious Great Nicobar Island mega-infrastructure project, ruling that "adequate safeguards" are in place and that the project’s strategic importance for India outweighs environmental objections. However, serious […]
News1 :PM Modi Defends Trade Deals as ’Position of Strength’ After Opposition Attack; Urges Private Sector to Seize Opportunity In a wide-ranging interview to PTI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India’s recent spate of trade agreements, including with the European Union and the United States, were negotiated from a "position of strength" born out […]
NEWS 1:Cabinet Approves ₹1 Lakh Crore Urban Challenge Fund to Catalyse Market-Led, Reform-Driven City Infrastructure In a major policy shift, the Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a central outlay of ₹1 lakh crore. The fund, operational from FY2025-26 to FY2030-31, aims to unlock ₹4 lakh crore in […]
News 1:Bengal SIR Nears End: Another 6 Lakh Names May Be Deleted as Hearings Conclude; 58 Lakh Already Removed As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal concludes its hearing phase on February 14, 2026, approximately 6.25 lakh voters who failed to appear face potential deletion, adding to the 58 lakh […]
Headline: India to Match Bangladesh’s ’Zero Tariff’ Textiles Benefit in U.S. Deal, Says Goyal; Farmers Flag Cotton Import Concerns Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India will receive the same concession as Bangladesh in its interim trade agreement with the U.S.—zero reciprocal tariffs on textile exports if Indian manufacturers use American cotton. The deal is […]
News 1: Amidst Naravane Memoir Row, Defence Ministry Plans Comprehensive Guidelines for Authorship by Armed Forces Personnel In a significant policy move triggered by the prolonged clearance deadlock over former Army Chief General M.M. Naravane’s unpublished memoir, the Defence Ministry is formulating detailed guidelines for serving and retired personnel seeking to publish books. The framework […]
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
