Daily Current Affairs for UPSC & MPSC
Free, exam-oriented current-affairs notes used by hundreds of UPSC & MPSC aspirants at The Unique Academy, Pune. Curated from The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, and Yojana sorted by GS paper, written for revision, and updated through our archive of 3,000+ entries below.
Browse our archive 3,000+ daily notes
Curated from The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB and Yojana, sorted by GS paper.
Silicosis
Miners of Ganj Basoda district in Madhya Pradesh appealed to the government for right treatment, instead of being treated for tuberculosis.
Obesity and undernutrition coexist: Study
As per the first-ever national nutrition survey conducted by the Centre, there is coexistence of obesity and undernutrition, among school going children.
Effect of global slowdown in India
As per the IMF, the world economy is experiencing a “synchronized slowdown”.
National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC)
The income tax department rolled out faceless e-assessment scheme that eliminates physical interface between an assessing officer and an assessee.
Canadian-American, Swiss star gazers win Physics Nobel
A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for exploring the evolution of the universe and discovering a new kind of planet, with implications for that nagging question: Does life exist only on earth?
Defence Minister receives first Rafale in France; delivery only next year
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally received the first Rafale fighter jet built for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in France on Tuesday.
Traffic offences can be penalised under IPC
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a person can be prosecuted under both the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for driving dangerously.
Meghalaya tribes do not want to be excluded from Sixth Schedule:
Organisations representing five minor tribes in Meghalaya have asked Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma to intervene in the move to exclude them from the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Nationwide NRC but Centre has to set cutoff date first
As per senior govt. Official, before rolling out a plan to compile a countrywide National Register of Citizens (NRC) on the lines of the document compiled in Assam, the centre needs to decide a common cutoff date.
Delhi CM’s Copenhagen trip stalled
Delhi CM, Kejriwal was scheduled to fly out on Tuesday to attend Oct. 9-12 climate meet “C40 Cities Climate Summit” in Copenhagen but could not get clearance from Ministry of External Affairs.
Largest Expedition to the Arctic-MOSAiC
300 scientists from across the world, including one Indian, will aboard research vessel Polarstern for “Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition.
SC bench will hear Aarey forest case
SC will hear a plea against felling of 2,646 trees at the Aarey colony by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited(MMRCL) to make way for a Metro car shed.
Jan Sampark Sibir in Odisha to connect with tribals in Maoist hit-area
The administration in Odisha has started to reach out to tribals living in Maoist-hit ‘ Swabhiman- Aanchal’ via Jan Sampark Sibir to include them in the government’s developmental schemes.
Governor seeks separate service cadre for Arunachal Pradesh
In a meeting with Union Minister Jitendra Singh, the governor of Arunachal pradesh discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the state, particularly a separate cadre for All India Service Officers.
Comprehensive Regulation Of Medical Devices
In a conference organised last week by AiMed, the Biotech Consortium India Ltd and supported by Dept. of Pharmaceuticals, manufacturers had sought for a comprehensive regulatory framework for medical devices and also seek a patient medical device safety law.
Fund flows to commercial sector
Amid the slowdown in the economy, overall financial flows to the commercial sector have declined sharply, by around 88 per cent, during the first six months of the current financial year.
India starts sharing maritime data
The Information Fusion Centre ”“ Indian Ocean Region (IFCIOR) set up last year has started functioning as an information sharing hub of maritime data and “cuing incident responses” to maritime security situations through a collaborative approach.
In China, Imran to take up J&K issue
The visit of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to China has added another twist to the upcoming visit to India and Nepal of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
U.S. team visits PoK to study ‘ground situation
A highlevel U.S. Congressional delegation visited Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday.
How to use TUA’s daily notes for UPSC & MPSC
- Daily skim (10 min) – read the day’s top items end-to-end. Each note is sorted by GS paper so you know what you’re absorbing.
- Weekly revision (45 min) – pick a category (Polity, Economy, International) and re-read the week’s notes back-to-back to build mental linkage between events.
- Mains writing practice – use a recent note as the prompt and write a 150-word answer. Submit to TUA’s Mains Evaluator for feedback.
Stay Updated with Our Latest Insights
Join our community today! Subscribe to receive regular updates on important changes in competitive exams, tips, and resources that will help you succeed in your journey toward government jobs.