Current Affairs

Current affairs for UPSC

The Current Affairs for IAS covers all the key sections like Yojana, EPW, Rajya Sabha TV, PIB, Issues in News, and much more that are important in UPSC Exam point of view.

 

Here, IAS candidates can find gist of all the of important articles and topics covered under each category Gist of Yojana, Gist of EPW (Economic and Political Weekly), Gist of Rajya Sabha TV, Best of PIB, Issues in News, Editorials Roundup and much more.

 

Issues in News covers all the important issues that made the newspaper and crucial for UPSC Exam and here IAS Aspirants can find important Issues in News covered for each month for UPSC Current Affairs preparation.

 

Editorial Roundup covers all the important editorials and articles from major newspapers like The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint and others.

 

Under Gist of Yojana, one can find the list of yojanas or topics of the entire year as published by the Government of India.

 

The Gist of Economic and Political Weekly is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers all social sciences. Here IAS candidates can find most important EPW articles relevant for IAS Exam preparation.

 

Gist of Rajya Sabha TV section provides in-depth coverage and analysis of parliamentary affairs particularly the functioning of and developments related to Rajya Sabha. It also gives an insightful review of the events of the House as well as other everyday parliamentary proceedings and developments as well as focusing on current national and international affairs

 

Concepts in News provide a brief explanation on the concepts that were in the news for eg: like Bhakti Movement; Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act; Labour Reforms in India etc.

Electronic warfare devices are basically warfare equipment that uses the electromagnetic spectrum for sensing, protecting and communicating....
Tuberculosis is a pandemic globally, and a significant health threat in our country. The Government of India has set a target of...
When a person delays the payment of the loan or an amount which was due on him through the delay in payment in either interests or installments...
The Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations (UN) is a committee of the United Nations General Assembly. This committee...
The Trade Facilitation Agreement came into force in 2017, when the number of member countries which ratified the agreement reached a count of...
Electronics Development Fund or EDF is a government of India initiative envisioned to develop the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing...
Sri Ravi Shankar Prasad is the current minister of Electronics and Information Technology. He also holds the portfolio of Law and Justice....
The North-Eastern region of the African continent including the countries of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia is known as the Horn...
The String of Pearls is a strategy deployed by China, by building a network of commercial and military bases and ports in many countries. This...
The People’s Protection Units (also called the People’s Defense Units) is the home-grown defence force of the Kurdish area of Syria. It was...
As per the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the estimated number of people in modern slavery stands at approximately 40 Million. Around...
The economy is an important part of the UPSC syllabus. It is a big chunk of the syllabus for the General Studies Paper III in the IAS exam. In...
This topic about Guillain Barre Syndrome is relevant for the IAS exam, as it will be asked in the General Studies segment of the exam. The notes...
ISRO is an important body in India and spearheads research in space science in India, also playing a huge role in the development of the country...
Devadasi is a name given to a girl ‘dedicated’ to a deity in a temple for worship and service of the deity for the rest of her life. This was...
The Launch Vehicle Mark III, previously called the GSLV (stands for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) is a 3-stage heavy lift launch...
The World Intellectual Property Organisation or WIPO is a UN specialized agency created in 1967 to promote intellectual property (IP) protection...
Afghanistan is currently ruled by a civilian government elected by the general public. Large swathes of the country are still controlled by the...
Monetary policy is adopted by the monetary authority of a country that controls either the interest rate payable on very short-term borrowing or...
Gross value added (GVA) is the measure of the total value of goods and services produced in an economy( area, region or country). The amount of...