The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news? Vietnam features regularly in international discourse because of its strategic location in the Indo‑Pacific and its rapidly growing eco...
Why in news? Geologists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology have reconstructed the history of the Ladakh Magmatic Arc (LMA), a belt of igneo...
Why in news? After decades of debate, a March 2026 study definitively confirmed that the Silverpit structure beneath the North Sea is a hypervelocity ...
Why in news? A recent expedition by Latin American researchers caught the world’s attention when they measured a high‑altitude crater lake on Neva...
Why in news? On 1 March 2026, four people drowned in the Beas River near Bharoli village in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. Police and State Disast...
Why in news? In March 2026 the Jhelum River in the Kashmir Valley fell below zero gauge at several monitoring stations – an unusual occurrence for e...
Why in news? Volcanic eruptions in recent months brought the term tephra into news reports. People often confuse ash and other ejecta; understanding t...
Why in News? On 6 March 2026, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.7 struck in the waters south‑east of the Solomon Islands. The quake wa...
Why in news? A parliamentary delegation led by the Vice‑President of Portugal’s Assembly of the Republic recently met with India’s Deputy Chairm...
Why in news? A recent feature on the Kosi River highlighted how this Himalayan river has shifted its course westward by more than 100 kilometres over ...
Why in news? Researchers have dated a hand‑stencil painting in a limestone cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island to at least 67,800 years, making it...
Why in news? The Union Territory of Ladakh has set a Guinness World Record by hosting a 21‑kilometre trail running event on the frozen Pangong Tso. ...
