Journalism of Courage
UPSC Current Affairs 2026
-
Knowledge Nugget: What makes BrahMos different? Technology and Concepts behind it
-
Top 20 UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | May 25 to May 31, 2026
-
UPSC Essentials daily subject quiz : International Relations MCQs (Week 164) â Check out answers with explanations
-
UPSC Key: BrahMos, Domestic Solar Cell Mandate, and Illegal Sand Mining in Chambal
Subscriber Only -
Knowledge Nugget | What is Retrospective Taxation? Explained through SC's Online Gaming GST Verdict
UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026 â Daily News for IAS & Civil Services Preparation
What Indiaâs current economic challenges reveal about austerity
June 1, 2026 19:36 IST
The current economic pressure in India, largely stemming from geopolitical tensions in West Asia, has revived debates about economic restraint and public spending. What does the history of austerity policies say about its effectiveness?
UPSC Key: Dust storms, Financialisation and Scheduled tribe statusSubscriber Only
June 1, 2026 19:08 IST
Why Chief of Defence Staff is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act of 1956, India-Oman bilateral relations and sovereign cloud system on both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for June 1, 2026.
UPSC Key: Heatdome, Abraham Accords and Anti-dumping dutiesSubscriber Only
May 30, 2026 11:17 IST
Why India-China Border Dispute is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as internally displaced persons, special intensive revision and online gaming on both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for May 29, 2026.
Knowledge Nugget | What are parole, furlough and anticipatory bail?Subscriber Only
May 30, 2026 16:43 IST
UPSC Current Affairs: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singhâs 30-day parole has once again brought the polity concepts of parole and furlough into focus. But what exactly is parole? How is it different from furlough? In âBeyond the Nuggetâ, also learn about anticipatory bail.
UPSC Mains Answer Practice GS 1 (Week 156): Padma Awards and air pollutionSubscriber Only
May 29, 2026 13:46 IST
UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam: Strengthen your conceptual clarity and answer-writing skills with structured guidance, key points, and self-evaluation prompts. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy MCQs on SARTHAK-PDS programme, Pax Silica initiative and more (Week 164)Subscriber Only
May 28, 2026 21:18 IST
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2027? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Economy.
UPSC Key: Supreme Court upholds SIR, VB-G Ram G rules, and DowrySubscriber Only
May 29, 2026 10:53 IST
Why is the Supreme Court (SC) order on the constitutionality of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as Schengen visas, VB-G Ram G rules, and Dowry have for both the Preliminary and Main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for May 28, 2026.
UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice â GS 2 : challenges to Indian federalism and Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Week 156)Subscriber Only
May 28, 2026 17:26 IST
UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam: Strengthen your conceptual clarity and answer-writing skills with structured guidance, key points, and self-evaluation prompts. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.
Knowledge Nugget | How countries join the WTO: From Application to Accession explainedSubscriber Only
May 30, 2026 12:15 IST
India and Ethiopia's recent bilateral accession protocol brings the World Trade Organization (WTO) membership process into focus. But what is the WTO and how does a country become part of the global trade system? Hereâs all you need to know. Also, go âBeyond the Nuggetâ to know the key takeaways of the 14th Ministerial Conference.
UPSC Issue at a Glance | Decoding Indiaâs 3F Challenge: Fuel, Fertiliser and Foreign ExchangeSubscriber Only
May 31, 2026 17:58 IST
Can a conflict thousands of kilometres away shake Indiaâs economy? The West Asia crisis has brought Indiaâs â3F Challengeâ Fuel, Fertiliser and Foreign Exchange into sharp focus. This edition of UPSC Issue at a Glance decodes the crisis and examines how it is testing Indiaâs economic resilience.
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Science and Technology MCQs on Psyche mission, National Quantum Mission and more (Week 164)Subscriber Only
May 28, 2026 12:56 IST
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2027? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Science and Technology.
UPSC Key: Corporate ethics, Infiltration and Bauxite miningSubscriber Only
May 28, 2026 11:13 IST
Why Indo-Pacific Maritime Surveillance Corporation is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as high-level committee on demographic changes, heat wave and ethical governance in banking institutions on both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for May 26, 2026.
Why defence, security dimensions become increasingly central to India-UAE tiesSubscriber Only
May 28, 2026 10:37 IST
Alongside the growing partnership with the UAE, how has India been careful in balancing relations with other regional countries, including Saudi Arabia? How has the situation in West Asia, since the October 7 attacks on Israel and the latest war involving the US-Israel and Iran, created new challenges for India's relations in the Gulf?
Knowledge Nugget | Indiaâs first hydrogen train: How does hydrogen fuel cell technology work?Subscriber Only
May 27, 2026 18:13 IST
Indiaâs hydrogen train is set to launch after approval from the Railway Board. What is the technology behind it? In âBeyond the Nuggetâ, learn about the National Green Hydrogen Mission and check out the UPSC Prelims 2026 question on this topic.
UPSC Weekly Concepts Snapshot: Energy storage technologies, Bond Yield and ENSOSubscriber Only
May 31, 2026 14:04 IST
From the challenge of storing renewable energy to soaring government bond yields and the influence of ENSO on monsoons, hereâs this weekâs UPSC S.E.E. Snapshot connecting current headlines with the core concepts of Science, Economy, and Environment â useful for both Prelims and Mains preparation.
UPSC Prelims 2027 Polity Quiz (Week 164): MCQs on public authority, Cabinet Secretariat and moreSubscriber Only
May 26, 2026 20:10 IST
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2027 Prelims? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Polity and Governance.
Is a weakening rupee always a sign of economic failure?Subscriber Only
May 28, 2026 10:41 IST
Amidst the West Asia crisis, the rupee has weakened sharply over the past few weeks. The slide in the currency has raised a deeper question: When does a weakening currency become a crisis? Don't miss infographics.
UPSC Key: Sanctity of the cow, QUAD and FerroceneSubscriber Only
May 27, 2026 19:10 IST
Why rupee depreciation is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as population ageing, 3F issue and national animal of India on both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for May 26, 2026.
UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice â GS 3 : sustainable marine fishing and drone-launched missile systems (Week 156)Subscriber Only
May 26, 2026 15:07 IST
UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam: Strengthen your conceptual clarity and answer-writing skills with structured guidance, key points, and self-evaluation prompts. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.
Knowledge Nugget | Indiaâs semiconductor push: EUV lithography and GaN technologySubscriber Only
May 27, 2026 18:18 IST
UPSC Current Affairs: Semiconductor push behind PM Modiâs Netherlands visit highlights the importance of EUV lithography machines. What is it? In 'Beyond the Nugget', also learn about GaN technology and India's 12 semiconductor plants.
UPSC Key: Rupee depreciation, Available realised equity and Road dustSubscriber Only
May 26, 2026 19:06 IST
Why 1991 economic crisis in India is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as fertilizer subsidies, resuspension of particulate matter and ULPGM-V3 on both the preliminary and main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for May 25, 2026.
Reproductive rights in India: Inequality, access, and bodily autonomySubscriber Only
May 27, 2026 12:34 IST
Reproductive rights are an individualâs ability to make decisions regarding procreation and to maintain reproductive health. How have reproductive rights evolved in India? What factors contribute to unequal access to reproductive healthcare? See infographics for key takeaways.
Knowledge Nugget | Indus Waters Treaty in Focus: What aspects need to be revisited?Subscriber Only
May 27, 2026 11:29 IST
UPSC Current Affairs: Why has India rejected the recent arbitration award on the Indus Waters Treaty? What are the eastern and western rivers of the Indus system? What is the dispute resolution mechanism? Here's all you need to know. Also, go "Beyond the Nugget" to know about the Key Dam and Canal projects on the eastern rivers.
Top 20 UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | May 18 to May 24, 2026Subscriber Only
May 28, 2026 10:52 IST
Looking for a quick revision of this weekâs important current affairs? Hereâs your UPSC-focused roundup covering SRS demographic indicators, Tarakasi art, India-Nordic Summit, Ebola outbreak, Hoolock Gibbons, Colosseum, and other exam-relevant topics, along with MCQs to test yourself.
UPSC Essentials daily subject quiz : International Relations MCQs (Week 163) â Check out answers with explanationsSubscriber Only
May 24, 2026 21:34 IST
Solve and practice questions from the International Relations that appeared in the UPSC Prelims 2026. Attempt questions on the members of the European Union, cooperation between India and the ASEAN member countries, and more.
Advertisement
UPSC Magazine
Read UPSC Magazine
opinion
explained
political pulse
BEST OF EXPRESS
Cities68 murdered in Maliana, all accused acquitted 36 years later, residents ask: So who killed our families?
EntertainmentDon 3 teaser: Ranveer Singh's first look revealed, says '11 mulkon ki police dhoondti hai mujhe'
EntertainmentRajinikanth's Jailer sells 9 lakh tickets, Gadar 2 rules the North with 3 lakh ticket sales: What Independence Day weekend at movies looks like
TrendingWho was Sayoni Chakraborty, the 22-year-old pet influencer found dead days after her graduation?
Advertisement
Must Read
Advertisement
Buzzing Now
TrendingWho was Sayoni Chakraborty, the 22-year-old pet influencer found dead days after her graduation?
TrendingRCB win IPL: Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya dance to dhol beats; fans hit Bengaluru streets for celebrations
Advertisement