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.

Concept: Shanta Kumar Committee Report Topic: Economy Category: Agriculture Related News: PIB, June 3 CNA mentions: 1(June 3) Shanta Kumar...
The Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) is an inter-governmental security forum held annually by an independent think tank, the International Institute for...
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in 2015 administered by the...
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (earlier Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, first created in July 2014)...
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was a series of relief programs initiated in 1948 aid in the recovery and...
Afghanistan is a country that is seen in the news frequently owing to the protracted civil war that had taken place there and still finds echoes...
START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was a bilateral treaty between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States of...
The system of Reservation in India was introduced to uplift the historically disadvantaged sections of Indian society. Scheduled Castes (SC),...
The fiscal deficit is an important term frequently used in business news and is relevant for the civil services exam. IAS Exam aspirants must be...
The price of oil, or the oil price, generally refers to the spot price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and...
 Central Ammunition DepotCAD Camp or Central Ammunition Depot Camp is a military area and the second largest ammunition depot in Asia. It is...
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) is a life-threatening problem that occurs because of unhygienic conditions during deliveries. It also occurs...
Klebsiella Pneumoniae is a gram-negative, nonmotile, lactose-fermenting, encapsulated, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium.  This...
The Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy (NEP) in July 2020. This policy will usher in sweeping changes to the education policy...
A Kuznets curve is a graphical representation of market forces and income as and when an economy develops. The Kuznets curve was first developed...
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the result of negotiations held between governments, civil society organisations, and the...
Gini Coefficient is a measure of the income inequality in a country or between countries. In an economic context, it is important to understand...
The BrahMos Missile of the Indian Armed forces is a supersonic cruise missile developed by the DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya (NPOM)....
The Bengal Sultanate was a sovereign state that encompassed present-day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal and the Myanmarese state...
In cities, the pressure of population on land, infrastructure, and environment is massive and civic agencies are grappling with problems like...