Finance Commission – Issues related to devolution of resources [26th May 2026] The Hindu OpED: Finance Commission transfers and equity issue op-ed snap | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Constitutional Bodies
RBI Notifications Why is the Indian Rupee falling Explained | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy
Urban Transformation – Smart Cities, AMRUT, etc. Water governance in peri-urban areas Explained | Governance | Mains Paper 2: Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Citizens Charters
Climate Change Negotiations – UNFCCC, COP, Other Conventions and Protocols First National Report on the Nagoya Protocol on ABS Prelims Only | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc Nirmala Sitharaman Flags ‘3F’ Concerns: Fuel, Fertiliser and Foreign Exchange Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy
Innovations in Sciences, IT, Computers, Robotics and Nanotechnology The Physics of Thermometers, Temperature and Cold Atoms Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields
Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc. Revision of Base Year for Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to 2022-23 Prelims Only | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways Etc.
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia [25th May 2026] The Hindu OpED: The U.S end Russian oil waiver, implications for India op-ed snap | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Breakthrough Google’s new ‘information agents’ are a privacy and web infrastructure problem Explained | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Awareness in various sc and tech fields
Air Pollution 4-letter word everyone in Delhi needs to know: dust Explained | Enviro & Biodiversity | Mains Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Eia
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia Russia Uses Oreshnik missile in Major Attack on Ukraine Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) Initiative Prelims OnlyWorld Mapping | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India
Supreme Court Revives Limited Use of Sedition Law (Section 124A) Prelims Only | Polity | Mains Paper 2: Executive & Judiciary
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States India-U.S. Call for Free and Unimpeded Maritime Trade Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India
Cyber Security – CERTs, Policy, etc [23rd May 2026] The Hindu OpED: Cyber warfare is outpacing gloabl legal accountability op-ed snap | Security Issues | Mains Paper 3: Cyber Security
Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments Why rising government bond yields are bad news for people and businesses Explained | Economics | Mains Paper 3: Indian Economy
Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc. For Ebola, spillover risk doesn’t equal a pandemic Prelims Only | Social Justice | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education
Indian Missile Program Updates India Successfully Test-Fires Agni-1 Prelims Only | Science Tech | Mains Paper 3: Achievements Of Indians In S&T
Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU India-Cyprus Relations Elevated to Strategic Partnership Prelims OnlyWorld Mapping | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India
Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc. Challenge to CBSE Three-Language Rule in Supreme Court Prelims Only | Education | Mains Paper 2: Health & Education
Mother and Child Health – Immunization Program, BPBB, PMJSY, PMMSY, etc. Sample Registration Survey (SRS) 2024 and India’s Demographic Transition Prelims Only | Indian Society | Mains Paper 1: Population & Associated Issues