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...
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC
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,...
08 Aug 26 SHRC directs strict mangrove, wetland protection in Kannur for UPSC
SHRC orders strict enforcement of mangrove & wetland protection rules in Kannur, Kerala. Illegal dumping, encroachments targeted under constitutional environm...
08 Aug 26 Kerala Ends Cooperative Bank Pension Delivery, Shifts to DBT for Welfare Schemes
Kerala government to replace cooperative bank pension delivery with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) via Aadhaar-linked accounts. Exceptions for bedridden benefi...
