08 Aug 26 Defence Ministry’s Move to Join 6th-Gen Fighter Programme: Key for UPSC 2026
Defence Ministry initiates efforts to co-join France-led 6th-generation fighter aircraft FCAS programme. Parliamentary panel highlights India's strategic push...
Current Affairs
08 Aug 26 Supreme Court Verdict on Super-Speciality Seats: Historic Win for Tamil Nadu in AIQ Counselling
Tamil Nadu Health Minister calls SC verdict on super-speciality seats 'historic'. State to surrender 151 unfilled seats to AIQ; 50% seats to revert if percent...
08 Aug 26 Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passes amended Mekedatu Dam resolution
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed an amended resolution urging Centre to constitute a special tribunal under ISRWD Act for Mekedatu Dam dispu...
08 Aug 26 AI4Bharat at IIT Madras: Teaching AI to Understand India’s Languages
IIT Madras researchers at AI4Bharat are collecting voices and preserving dialects to teach AI India's linguistic diversity, overcoming low-resource language c...
08 Aug 26 UPI Charges Debate: Can India Keep Digital Payments Free and Sustainable?
UPSC GS Mapping:GS-III: Indian Economy, Digital Economy, Banking & Financial InclusionGS-II: Government Policy, Regulatory InstitutionsGS-IV: Public Interest, Accessibility and Digital InclusionPrelims: UPI, NPCI, MDR, Payment and Settlement Systems Act, Digital...
08 Aug 26 Prudent Approach: Why RBI Chose to Hold the Repo Rate at 5.25%
Core Issue: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has chosen a “wait-and-watch” approach by keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, even as inflation has risen above the 4%...
08 Aug 26 India–U.S. Strategic Partnership: From China-Centric Convergence to Capability-Based Partnership
UPSC GS Paper II – International Relations | GS Paper III – Economy, Technology & Security Why in the News? The The Hindu editorial “The changing logic of the India-U.S. partnership” argues...
08 Aug 26 NGT Slams Kerala’s LSGD Over Incomplete Fort Kochi Pollution Report
NGT criticizes Kerala’s LSGD for incomplete pollution action report on Fort Kochi coastline; tribunal demands detailed plan from authorities by August 22, 202...
08 Aug 26 Karnataka HC Notice to State on Mullayyanagiri Hills Conservation Reserve Plea
Karnataka High Court issues notice to state on PIL seeking declaration of Mullayyanagiri Hills as conservation reserve under Wildlife Protection Act. Key fact...
08 Aug 26 Kerala Can Become India’s Model AI Governance State
Why in the News? A recent The Hindu editorial argues that Kerala has the potential to become a model State for AI-enabled governance. The central idea is to move from traditional,...
