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Key news items for UPSC prelims, with testable facts and practice MCQs — published every day.
12 June 2026
West Asia: Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Indian Polity: a heavy day. The Tenth Schedule in action in Tamil Nadu. A Rajya Courts: the Supreme Court fixed a minimum value for a …
11 June 2026
Safety: four workers died in a Surat septic tank. Nine died in a Visakhapatnam steel plant explosion. Manual scavenging deaths continue despite bans. Polity: EAC-PM released a delimitation formula …
10 June 2026
International: India-Myanmar engagement deepens. Min Aung Hlaing's visit produced outcomes on connectivity, trade and security. Pakistan faces international censure for strikes on Afghan civilians.…
9 June 2026
Polity: Supreme Court upheld the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls but noted citizenship determination sits with MHA. Zojila tunnel breakthrough: 13.14 km, world's longest of its kind a…
8 June 2026
Demography: a High-Level Committee on Demographic Change was announced. Critics noted it contains no professional demographers. Agriculture: Union Cabinet approved the Mission for Cotton Productivi…
7 June 2026
Economy: EAC-PM reviewed policy measures to protect the 7.7 per cent growth trajectory. LTCG, STCG and withholding taxes on FII government bond holdings were removed. Judiciary: the Supreme Court u…
6 June 2026
Economy: RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent with a neutral stance. GDP growth for FY 2025-26 came in at 7.7 per cent (Q4 at 7.8 per cent). Health: a PreVenTB trial of 12,700 particip…
5 June 2026
Monsoon: southwest monsoon arrived over Kerala on 4 June, three days late. El Nino raises the risk of a below-normal season. Environment: Great Nicobar development project's clearances are under ch…
4 June 2026
Urban fire: 21 people died in a hotel fire in South Delhi. The building had no fire NOC and a single exit. Trade: the US imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on goods from 54 countries, including India, …
3 June 2026
Monsoon: IMD revised the onset forecast for Kerala to "around June 4" after missing the earlier May 26 window. The miss was only the second since 2005. India-China: the 24th Special Representatives…
2 June 2026
Economy: IIP rebased to 2022-23. April 2026 industrial production grew 4.9 per cent. The Centre hit its 4.4 per cent fiscal deficit target for 2025-26. Polity: Supreme Court strength raised to 37 a…
1 June 2026
Judiciary: The Supreme Court expanded the right to privacy to cover criminal records online. It also allowed an MTP at 28 weeks for a minor survivor and issued a landmark ruling on homemaker compen…
31 May 2026
Exams: NTA's CUET-UG faced a technical glitch leaving 3,765 candidates without a test; CBSE on-screen marking drew controversy over a fall in pass rates. Energy: the government announced Rs 37,500 …
30 May 2026
Education: the Supreme Court mandated Computer-Based Testing for NEET and issued guidelines for same-day or next-day bail orders. Economy: RBI data showed a sixfold increase in Balance of Payments …
29 May 2026
Judiciary: an ordinance increased the Supreme Court's judge strength from 34 to 38; pendency stands at nearly 94,000 cases. India-China: the 35th Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination…
28 May 2026
Elections: the Supreme Court upheld Bihar's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and directed that purged names be referred to the Centre for citizenship adjudication. Trade: the EU's Carb…
30 April 2026
International: India recalled its High Commissioner to Pakistan and expelled Pakistan's High Commission staff; Pakistan mirrored the action. Diplomatic relations were effectively downgraded to char…
29 April 2026
Polity: Election results for Assam, Kerala and Puducherry were counted on 29 April; the ruling parties won in all three, consolidating state-level governance stability. International: India imposed…
28 April 2026
Polity: The Supreme Court struck down the 100 per cent MLA MPLADS fund as unconstitutional, ruling that legislator-directed spending violates separation of powers. Economy: The 16th Finance Commiss…
27 April 2026
Economy: India's Fiscal Deficit for FY26 (April 2025-March 2026) was contained at 4.9 per cent of GDP, slightly below the revised budget estimate of 5.0 per cent. International: Chabahar port waive…
27 May 2026
Diplomacy: the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting produced agreements on critical minerals, maritime surveillance, and a Hormuz statement citing UNCLOS. Politics: seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs merged …
26 April 2026
International: The US Chabahar port sanctions waiver for India expired on 26 April; India sought a rolling extension to protect connectivity to Afghanistan. Economy: Gold prices crossed Rs 90,000 p…