UPSC Current Affairs, Daily PIB Drills & Monthly Compendiums
Master authentic civil services current affairs sourced directly from the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Union Budget, Economic Survey, and official gazettes. Prepare with daily PIB drills, 25-question weekly roundups, and 50-question monthly macro simulation tests.
12 Thematic Deep-Dives • 180 Marquee Selected MCQs
Comprehensive coverage of Union Budget 2026-27, Economic Survey, Semiconductor 2.0, SPADEX docking, ECI & Judiciary, Panchamrit, and UNESCO World Heritage with 50% Factual + 40% Multi-Statement + 10% Match questions.
Today's PIB Daily Timed Drill
15 selected civil services questions sourced from PIB, negative marking (-0.67), and instant All-India merit ranking.
Weekly Current Affairs Roundups (25 Qs Each)
4 WeeksUPSC Current Affairs Weekly Roundup: BRICS New Delhi Declaration, SMR Nuclear Framework, Kharif Acreage & India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Comprehensive weekly dossier covering priority government releases from 06 Sep to 12 Sep 2026: The adoption of the BRICS New Delhi Declaration on multilateral financial architecture, civil nuclear energy deregulation and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) guidelines under the SHANTI Bill framework, Record Kharif crop coverage surpassing 1,086 lakh hectares, India-UAE mega investment accords in green aluminum, and Supreme Court rulings on environmental compensation.
UPSC Current Affairs Weekly Roundup: EPFO Wage Ceiling Hike to ₹25,000, Kishau Multi-Purpose Dam, SEMICON India 2026 & Dark Patterns Regulatory Action
Key policy highlights from 13 Sep to 19 Sep 2026: The landmark Cabinet decision raising the mandatory EPFO wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month, statutory environmental and investment clearance for the Kishau Multi-Purpose Dam on the Tons River, strategic electronics announcements under the enhanced Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) at SEMICON India 2026, CCPA crackdown on e-commerce dark patterns, and WPI inflation moderating to 1.31%.
UPSC Current Affairs Weekly Roundup: 11th Ayurveda Day, Bhu-Aadhaar Milestone, AITIGA ASEAN Trade Review & Domestic Tourism Survey
Key national and international policy milestones from 20 Sep to 26 Sep 2026: Global commemoration of the 11th Ayurveda Day centered on evidence-based integrative health, land governance transformation with over 40.58 crore ULPIN (Bhu-Aadhaar) assignments, high-level negotiations on the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), MoSPI Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey findings, and expansion of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs to 1.8 lakh centers.
UPSC Current Affairs Weekly Roundup: Green Energy Corridor-III, National Coastal Mission 2.0, PM-AJAY Outlay & Special Campaign 6.0
Crucial cabinet directives and strategic policy launches from 27 Sep to 03 Oct 2026: Union Cabinet approval of Green Energy Corridor Phase-III with ₹1,86,405 crore outlay, notification of National Coastal Mission 2.0 across 9 maritime States, expanded livelihood allocations under PM-AJAY for Scheduled Caste habitations, initiation of nation-wide Special Campaign 6.0 focusing on scientific e-waste disposal, and White Revolution 2.0 cooperative dairy expansion.
Monthly Policy & Macroeconomic Compendiums (50 Qs Each)
3 CompendiumsUnion Budget 2026–27 Comprehensive Analysis: Three Kartavyas, Strategic Frontiers, Direct Tax Overhaul & Fiscal Glide Path
Comprehensive UPSC-grade analytical breakdown of Union Budget 2026–27 presented by the Union Finance Minister. Anchored across the Three Kartavyas—Accelerating Economic Growth, Building People's Capacities, and Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas. Covers marquee announcements: India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (ISM 2.0), the ₹10,000-crore Biopharma SHAKTI mission, Rare Earth Corridors across peninsular states, enactment of the New Income Tax Act 2025 replacing the 1961 Act, Data Centers corporate tax holiday until 2047, IFSC GIFT City concessions, shift in buyback taxation to capital gains, foreign asset prosecution immunity (<₹20 lakh), fiscal deficit targeted at 4.3% of GDP, and record effective capital expenditure of ₹17.1 lakh crore.
Economic Survey 2025–26 Comprehensive Analysis: Macroeconomic Resilience, Strategic Indispensability, State Capacity & Sectoral Reforms
Definitive UPSC analytical compendium of the Economic Survey 2025–26 prepared by the Economic Division under the Chief Economic Adviser. Assesses India's resilient economic momentum with FY26 Real GDP growth at 7.4% (GVA at 7.3%) and FY27 projected between 6.8%–7.2%. Highlights record Private Final Consumption Expenditure of 61.5% of GDP (highest since 2012), Services GVA expansion of 9.1%, Gross NPAs declining to 2.2% (net NPA 0.5%), FSAP 2025 regulatory validation, record forex reserves of $701.4 billion, UNCTAD 3rd ranking in Global South for trade diversification, and historically subdued CPI inflation of 1.7%. Features the Survey's paradigm shift from 'Strategic Resilience' to 'Strategic Indispensability' (Pax Silica), frank diagnosis of State capacity constraints and risks of unconditional cash transfers crowding out capex, and deployment of Frugal AI.
UPSC Current Affairs Comprehensive Monthly Dossier: Multilateral Pacts, Civil Nuclear Reforms, Economic Trends & National Infrastructure Initiatives
An exhaustive, UPSC Prelims & Mains examination-grade monthly analytical compendium spanning 06 September to 06 October 2026: Synthesis of the BRICS New Delhi Summit, SMR civil nuclear guidelines under SHANTI Bill, Cabinet approvals for Green Energy Corridor Phase-III and EPFO wage ceiling hike to ₹25,000, launch of National Coastal Mission 2.0, Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), record Kharif acreage, and landmark environmental and consumer jurisprudence.
In the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, current affairs and inter-disciplinary applications account for 30 to 40% of the General Studies Paper I. TestMeNow integrates daily Press Information Bureau releases, weekly Cabinet summaries, and monthly macro policy compendiums into timed mock tests with All-India rankings.