Category: Daily Current Affairs
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Ceuta Migrant Crisis 2026 UPSC Notes: Location, Map & Current Affairs MCQ
Why in News Location & Geography Sovereignty Dispute MCQ Q. With reference to Ceuta, consider the following statements: How many of the above statements are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None Answer: (b) — Statement 2 is incorrect; Ceuta’s land border is with Morocco, not Algeria.
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Samudra Manthan Scheme: India’s ₹84,084 Crore Push for Deepwater Oil & Gas Exploration
The Union Cabinet has approved an ambitious ₹84,084 crore National Offshore Exploration Scheme, popularly known as the Samudra Manthan Scheme, to accelerate India’s deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and natural gas exploration. The programme will be implemented until FY 2030-31 and aims to reduce exploration risks, attract private investment, boost domestic hydrocarbon production, and strengthen India’s…
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Podcast Episode: Banchhada Community of Madhya Pradesh: Why Girls Are Celebrated at Birth but For
Pip: THE EXAMS MADE SIMPLE — where the syllabus occasionally reminds you that the real world is considerably more complicated than the multiple-choice version. Mara: Today we're looking at a piece by temsias on the Banchhada community of Madhya Pradesh — a caste-based practice that sits at the intersection of colonial history, poverty, and failed…
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The Koya People: Key Facts for UPSC Aspirants
1. Introduction 2. Distribution Majorly found in: Important Region: Godavari River Basin. The Koyas call themselves as “Koithur“They are said to have migrated to central India from their original home in Bastar, northern India. Traditionally, they were pastoralists and shifting cultivators, but nowadays, they have taken to settled cultivation supplemented by animal husbandry and seasonal…
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01 August 2026 Daily Current Affairs
The Exams Made Simple | UPSC · MPPSC · State PCS Current Affairs Source: The Hindu, International Edition, Saturday, 1 August 2026 (Vol. 4, No. 182) 1. Trump Touts Gaza Deal; Hamas Seeks Israeli Exit GS-II — International Relations | Pg. 1 What happened Reactions Mains Angle: Trace the evolution of the Gaza ceasefire process…
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31 July 2026 Daily Current Affairs
By The Exams Made Simple | Source: The Hindu (International Edition) 1. Pellet Guns as “Graded Police Response” — Supreme Court Hindu Page: 1, 4 Key Points Concept Box: Constitutional Tests Cited in Petition These three tests together form the standard judicial review framework for restrictions on Fundamental Rights (Article 19). Background — Kashmir Pellet…
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30 July 2026 Daily Current Affairs
Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance — SC Judgment SC quashed 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) — struck down with prospective effect only • 2021 OM had allowed ex post facto (retrospective) environmental clearances for projects built without prior EC. 2006 EC Notification (Environment Ministry) = mandatory prior-clearance regime; covers highways, airports, real estate/townships, mining • 2021…
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27 July 2026 The Hindu News Analysis
1. Supreme Court on Police Conduct During Protests The Story: Chief Justice Surya Kant’s Bench indicated the Supreme Court may frame uniform guidelines for police conduct during mass protests. The move came after widespread allegations of police excesses during the July 20 ‘Chalo Sansad’ march and incidents in Bihar. What’s at Stake: For Students: Article…