Stay updated with daily current affairs, editorial analysis, and news for UPSC exam preparation.
Get the best experience with offline reading, dark mode, and streak tracking.
Why in news? Bird conservation group BirdLife International announced that the Emperor Penguin has been uplisted from “Near Threatened” to “Enda...
Why in news? Prasar Bharati’s digital streaming service, the WAVES OTT platform, crossed 8.4 million registered users by March 2026. The milestone w...
Why in news? An Indian Army Special Forces contingent recently departed for Egypt to participate in the fourth edition of the bilateral special forces...
Why in news? Exports of makhana from India have been disrupted by geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Traders report that the closure of shipping rout...
Why in news? The FSSAI has released its annual enforcement report for the financial year 2025‑26. The regulator conducted nearly four lakh inspectio...
Why in news? The National Highways Authority of India has launched the Arogya Van initiative to develop thematic plantations of medicinal trees on unu...
Why in news? Physicists have recently investigated how a cornstarch‑and‑water mixture, often used in science demonstrations, behaves when struck a...
Why in news? Under India’s National Quantum Mission, a Bangalore‑based start‑up has successfully demonstrated a quantum communication network st...
Why in news? Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, the tallest volcano on the island of Java, erupted multiple times on 6 April 2026, sending ash plumes high in...
Why in news? An environmental study by the non‑profit Toxics Link has found dangerously high concentrations of lead in soil samples collected around...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India has proposed easing the onboarding process for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on Trade Receivables...
Why in news? The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has constituted a Special Task Force to enhance food security and farmer resilience in light ...
Why in news? The Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry has recorded investment and job creation figures that have exceed...
Why in news? Researchers studying riverine life in Central Africa recently documented a remarkable behaviour: thousands of small shellear fish were se...
Why in news? On 1 April 2026 the Uttarakhand High Court stayed the felling of oak trees in Mussoorie after a public interest petition alleged that con...
Why in news? Birdwatchers on Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago reported spotting a tagged Sanderling that had flown over 7,400 k...
Why in news? In April 2026 wildlife officials and visitors at the Umred–Pauni–Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary near Nagpur spotted a melanistic (black...
Why in news? On 8 April 2026 the Government of India marked 11 years of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, a flagship scheme that provides collateral‑...
Why in news? Geopolitical tensions in West Asia have highlighted the vulnerability of India’s energy imports. In response, Indian oil and gas compan...
Why in news? The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a draft of the Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulatio...
