There is a trend of asking questions in the UPSC Civil Services Exam from the events that are in news related to the subject. A large number of questions in the exam are directly asked from websites; like PIB, Down to Earth or Newspaper; like The Hindu, Indian Express, Times of India, Business Standard etc. It is very challenging to study from all these sources in a limited time during preparation. Keeping all these things in mind, all the important news is compiled in this section on a daily basis; so that you do not miss any important event from the exam point of view.
International 18-Jan-2021
While the first bird flu cases were reported majorly in 2006 and India declared itself free of bird flu in September 2019, the country today is again amidst bird flu outbreak
National 11-Jan-2021
The growth in India's real GDP during 2020-21 is estimated at -7.7% as compared to the growth rate of 4.2% in 2019-20, said government on Thursday as part of its first advance estimates of the economic growth.
National 11-Jan-2021
The draft of the 5th National Science Technology and Innovation Policy has been finalized and is now available for public consultation.
National 07-Jan-2021
The Centre, in a first move of its kind, has issued Rs 5,500 crore in zero-coupon bonds for recapitalising Punjab and Sind Bank (P&SB) and allowed it to park the paper in its held-to-maturity (HTM) category at face value rather than the discounted market rate.
National 07-Jan-2021
With the advent of 2021, the Indian regulators deliberate over approving the use of Covishield, Serum Institute of India’s version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine there is a sense of optimism in the public, investors and market participants.
National 05-Jan-2021
The scale of a sophisticated cyber attack on the U.S. government that was unearthed recently is much bigger than first anticipated.
International 05-Jan-2021
The approval of Drug regulator to Cadila Healthcare Ltd to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials of its ZyCoV-D vaccine candidate for Covid-19.
National 02-Jan-2021
Despite Covid-19 restrictions and the risk of animal to human disease transmission, illegal wildlife trade on social media networks has continued, with wild animals sometimes sold as “lockdown pets”.
National 30-Dec-2020
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) unveiled India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine.The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by doses, SII is also the maker of Covishield, the Indian version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine.
Indian Economy 30-Dec-2020
Even as industrial output picked up as the economy reopened, buoyed by pent-up demand and a festival spending boost, consumer sentiment remains weak.
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