15th August

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

Odisha start-up flight-tests an autonomous in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing payload

First/RecordIndigenous / Made in India | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.

Punjab’s groundwater collapse demands the diversification its farm politics keeps deferring

op-ed snapStates | Agriculture | Mains GS3: GS3-05.Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia

Strikes on Black Sea and Sea of Azov grain terminals open a second food-price chokepoint

Prelims OnlyWorld Mapping | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

Fertilizer Sector reforms – NBS, bio-fertilizers, Neem coating, etc.

India contracts 17 lakh tonnes of urea at $390 a tonne, a fraction of the April tender price

Prelims Only | Agriculture | Mains GS3: GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP

Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States

US memorandum authorises vetted private firms to conduct offensive hacking against criminal networks

Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

Kondapalli in Bastar shows what state presence looks like after the Maoist withdrawal

ExplainedStates | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-20.Linkages between Development and Spread of Extremism.

The Crisis In The Middle East

Strait of Hormuz transit collapses to two vessels a day as the naval blockade hardens

World Mapping | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.

Electoral Reforms In India

Registrar General notifies 40-question Census schedule with caste enumerated beyond SC and ST

Explained | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

GI(Geographical Indicator) Tags

Kashmir’s willow bat industry strains under cleft shortage, smuggling and wetland loss despite the 2025 GI tag

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains GS1: GS1-13.Factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

Parliament – Sessions, Procedures, Motions, Committees etc

Monsoon session passes Bills with minimal deliberation as legislative scrutiny weakens

Explained | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-06.Parliament and State Legislatures (structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges; issues therein)

Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act as a takedown route that bypasses judicial scrutiny

Bills/Act/Lawsop-ed snap | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-01.Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution

Bar Council of India’s blanket enrolment bar on a law school batch tests the limits of the Advocates Act

Bills/Act/LawsSC Judgements | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2026 curbs State taxing powers over mineral rights

Amended/EnactedBills/Act/LawsStates | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-02.Functions & responsibilities of the Union and the States; issues and challenges of federal structure;

Nuclear Energy

Draft rules under the SHANTI Act open nuclear power to captive industrial use and a composite licence

Amended/EnactedBills/Act/LawsPrelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

FDI in Indian economy

Socialism as the shackle: revisiting the four decades before the 1991 reforms

Explained | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Digital India Initiatives

Twelve years of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and the JAM architecture

op-ed snapSchemes | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-02.Inclusive growth and issues therein

Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc

WPI inflation eases to 9.78% in July, first month-on-month softening since October 2025

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States

White House transshipment report places India in Tier 1 of illegal transshipment risk

Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

FDI in Indian economy

RBI shuts FCNR(B) dollar-rupee swap window early after $52.3 billion inflow

Prelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Renewable Energy – Wind, Tidal, Geothermal, etc.

States convert free-power subsidy into capital support for rooftop solar under PM Surya Ghar’s Utility-Led Aggregation model

Prelims OnlySchemes | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc: