UPSC Exam Study Materials

India’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train, Qdenga: India’s First Approved Dengue Vaccine, Vikram-1: India’s First Privately Developed Orbital Rocket, NIPUN Bharat Mission and Foundational Learning, Centre’s Ban on Paraquat Dichloride, Modified UDAN Scheme, Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme, Puga Valley: India’s First Geothermal Wells, Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

India-New Zealand strategic partnership: roadmap to 2030, 3rd India-Australia annual leaders’ summit 2026, Academic bank of credits and APAAR, DRDO tests Pinaka, Long-range guided rocket (LRGR-120), Evaporation of monsoon rain, World’s fastest supercomputer, Sabang port, Agreement on Sardar Sarovar project financial disputes, Parrot Bornavirus 4 (pabv-4) identified for 1st time in India.

India–Indonesia Relations, VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), 16th India–Japan Annual Summit 2026, Kisan Sarathi Platform, Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA), Exercise RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific Exercise), World Zoonoses Day

India–Seychelles Relations, Doublet Earthquake in Venezuela, SUMAN Roadmap 2030, Rakhigarhi Skeletons Transferred for Scientific Research, FCRA Amendment Rules, 2026, Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP), Passport is Not Proof of Citizenship, India’s First 3D-Printed Artificial Reefs

US-Iran Islamabad MoU and Its Implications, International Day of Yoga 2026, Telegram Ban and Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2026, 10th India-Thailand Defence Dialogue, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Green Hydrogen Certification Portal of India, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Unit-5 Milestone, Jharkhand Gets GI Tags for 11 Traditional Products, Climate-Resilient Coral Reef Ecosystems

India at the G7 Summit 2026, A New Phase in India–Nepal Relations, RBI Holds Repo Rate and Lowers GDP Growth Forecast, 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions 2.0 (CGSMFI-2.0), Project Kusha – India’s Indigenous Long Range Air Defence System, Artemis III Mission, Shigellosis Outbreak in Kerala, African Grey Foam-Nest Tree Frog, Resettlement Census Notified for Great Nicobar Project

RBI Annual Report 2025-26, World Environment Day 2026, SkyCast System, Economic Threat of El Nino to India, 5 Countries Elected to UN Security Council, WPI Base Year Revised to 2022-23 and Producer Price Index (PPI), Maha Water Mission, Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary: India’s 100th Ramsar Site, Sambhar Lake

India’s 1st Blue Bond, Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 2026, Mission Senehjori, India-China 35th WMCC Meeting, RudraM-II Missile Successfully Flight Tested, Recent IPCC reports, Two New Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Puducherry, New Cascade Frog Species Discovered in Nagaland

Draft Rules for VB-G RAM G, Chandrayaan-3 Hop Experiment, RBI Forms Q-SAFE Committee, Mission Arunachal Kiwi, PM-AJAY Portal and AJAY Mobile App, SARTHAK-PDS Scheme, Sperm Whale, New Evergreen Tree Species Discovered in Kerala

India–Nordic Summit 2026, India–Sweden Strategic Partnership and Joint Action Plan 2026–2030, Prime Minister’s Visit to the UAE, Roadmap of India–Netherlands Strategic Partnership 2026–2030, ECI Announces Phase 3 of SIR, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2025, Coal Gasification Scheme, Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Threat to Animals, Genomic Mapping of Pangolin Trafficking, Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Threat to Animals

NCRB’s Crime in India 2024 Report, India–Vietnam Relations, National Panchayat Awards 2025, Governor’s Power in Post-Election, Sugarcane FRP Hike, India’s 1st Indigenous Glide Weapon TARA, Rusty-Spotted Cat Sighting in the Aravallis, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Set Guinness World Records.

UAE EXIT FROM OPEC & OPEC+ (2026), International Workers’ Day 2026 (May Day), Sikkim Becomes India’s First Paperless Judiciary State, CINBAX-II 2026 – India–Cambodia Joint Military Exercise, Mission Drishti: World’s First OptoSAR Satellite, India’s 1st Green Methanol Production Plant, 10 Years of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), Colombia’s Hippo Crisis and Vantara’s Relocation Proposal

National Panchayati Raj Day 2026, India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), IMF FY27 GDP Forecast, PM e-DRIVE Scheme Notes, RBI Master Directions on Bad Loans, BRICS Health Working Group 2026, India–Egypt Defence Cooperation, Depreciation of the Indian Rupee, New Prehistoric Rock Art Site In Nilgiris, Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary as India’s 99th Ramsar Site, 3rd Synchronised Nilgiri Tahr Survey.

India–Republic of Korea Strategic Vision (2026–2030),Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (PMGSY-III) , Defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026), Project Him Sarovar, Muthuvan Tribe, R-37M Missile, Ashwagandha Regulation by FSSAI, Aoleang Festival, Sundarbans Under Microplastics Threat

Delimitation, Lok Sabha Expansion and Women’s Reservation, INDIA’S 1,000‑KM QUANTUM COMMUNICATION BREAKTHROUGH, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), 11 Years of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), HYDROPOWER PROJECTS IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH, India withdraws COP33 UNFCCC host bid., 7th EDITION OF EXERCISE DUSTLIK, Himalayan Griffon Vultures Death in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.

E20 FUEL – From April 1, 2026, ARTEMIS II MISSION, QDENGA (TAK-003) DENGUE VACCINE, AI-DRIVEN TAX GOVERNANCE IN INDIA, INDIA’S SHIFT TOWARDS PNG FROM LPG, PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA GRAMIN (PMAY-G) 2.0, INS ARIDHAMAN (SSBN) – Nuclear-Powered Ballistic Missile, INDIAN NAVY HOSTED IONS IMEX TTX 2026, Plastic Waste Management Rules (Amendment 2026), Rice’s Whale

INDIA CENSUS 2026–27 (PHASE 1), Iran Grants India Hormuz Passage amid Middle East Tensions, S-400 Deliveries Expedited for Air Defence, Biopharma Shakti Scheme, India’s 1st National Repository for Deep-Sea Fauna, Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026, India Targets 60 Percent Non Fossil Power Capacity by 2035, BAB-EL-MANDEB STRAIT, HUDSONIAN GODWIT, New Butterfly Species Named After Zubeen Garg, Delhi Digital Fraud Bust.

UN IGME 2025 Report On Child Mortality, India-China Border Trade via Lipulekh Pass, BRICS Presidency 2026 Science, Technology & Innovation (STI), PRADHAN MANTRI Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), BHARAT AUDYOGIK VIKAS YOJNA (BHAVYA), World TB Day, World Water Day 2026, Bharat Electricity Summit 2026, INS Taragiri

National vaccination day Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP), Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheме, V.O. Chidambaranar port-India’s first digital twin port, National Quantum Mission (NQM), Sahitya Akademi Awards – 2025, 60th Jnanpith Award, Kharg Island -Fujairaн attacks, India’s first manuscript mapping drive, project Great Indian Bustard (GIB)

Jal Mahotsav 2026, INDIA – CANADA New Phase in Bilateral Relations, Exercise LAMITIYE-2026, Weapons in the US-Israel-Iran conflict, state of the world’s migratory species, LIGO-India Project, Divyang Sahara Yojana & Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana, extension of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) up to 2028

US–Israel Attack on Iran (2026): Geopolitical Implications, Hormuz Halt: India Boosts Russian Oil Imports, India–Israel Relations, RBI Switch Auction of Government Securities (G-SECS), India–Sweden Technology & Artificial Intelligence Corridor (SITAC), Gaganyaan Mission, GI-Tagged Karbi Anglong Ginger, About Forest Owlet (Heteroglaux blewitti), Project Cheetah

India – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Prahaar: India’s National Counter Terrorism Policy And Strategy, Bela Gram – Maharashtra’s First Net Zero Village, International Energy Agency (IEA) & India’s Full Membership Bid, India–Us Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Vajra Prahar’ (16th Edition), SECI Green Ammonia Auction Under Sight Programme, Sankalp Scheme – Public Accounts Committee Observations & CAG Findings, Poland’s Exit from the Ottawa Convention, Iran Temporarily Closes the Strait of Hormuz

AI Impact Summit 2026: India, PM RAHAT Scheme, Bharat VISTAAR, 80 Years of RIN Revolt (1946), National Song Guidelines, Bio-based Chemicals & Enzymes, SARVAM AI – INDIA, LHS 1903 Four-Planet System, Eurasian Otter Sighting in Kashmir Valley

16th Finance Commission (2026–31), India Malaysia Relations, Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, Exercise KHANJAR–2 (13th Edition), India–Seychelles Joint Vision Sesel, Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Technology Test – 2026, NDMA’s first ever guidelines for identification of disaster victims, New Dragonfly Species Discovered in Kerala,

Union Budget 2026, India–US Trade Deal 2026, SAKSHAM 2026 (Samrakshan Kshamatha Mahotsav), Relics of Lord Buddha & Diplomacy, Nipah Virus Outbreak, New Ramsar Wetlands In India

Republic Day 2026, India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace – 2025, National Voters’ Day (NVD) 2026, Long Range Anti-Ship Hypersonic Glide Missile (LR AShM), Padma Awards 2026, Sikkim Sundari (Rheum Nobile)

Employment and Social Trends 2026 Report, India’s First State-Funded BSL-4 Laboratory, What is Export Preparedness Index (EPI), Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement Enters into Force, Thiruvalluvar Day, Second Range-Wide Dolphin Survey

National youth day 2026, Nano Robots in Healthcare, White-bellied Heron & Kalai-II Project, Catastrophe Bonds, Mpemba Effect, Indian railways electrification drive, Olive Ridley Turtles (ORTs), India’s Shaksgam Valley: China & Pakistan Connection

US Military Operation in Venezuela, UPSC , PYQ (2024), AI Impact Summit 2026, Barcelona Convention COP24, India Hosts 20th Session of UNESCO ICH Committee, Exercise Harimau Shakti 2025, RBI ANNOUNCES `1 TRILLION Open Market Operation (OMO) Purchase, Amazonian Stingless Bees Granted Legal Rights – Peru