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Missile Defence Systems
Context The renewed hostilities between the United States-led coalition (including Israel and United Arab Emirates) and Iran have tested a newly integrated regional air and missile defence network in West Asia. What is a missile defence system? Missile defence refers to an integrated military system designed to detect, track, intercept, and destroy incoming missiles before they reach their intended targets, thereby protecting civilian populations, military installations, and critical infrastruct
US-Israel-Iran War
Syllabus: GS2/International Relations Context More About the News Background of the Current Escalation Global Implications Impact on India Way Forward for India About West Asia & Its Significance To Global Politics Source: IE
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Market Manipulators
Context The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will enhance surveillance and enforcement on market manipulators and cyber fraudsters through technology and use Artificial Intelligence (AI). Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) It is the regulatory authority for the securities and capital markets in India. It was established in 1988 and given statutory powers through the SEBI Act of 1992.
18 February 2026 as a Current Affairs Prompt: How to Convert a Date into UPSC Prelims-Grade Facts (Acts, Rules, Notifications, Institutions)
A bare date like “18-February-2026” is not a defensible current-affairs topic unless it is anchored to a primary instrument such as a Gazette notification, regulator circular, court judgment, or a Bill/Act. The exam-relevant task is to convert the date into verifiable identifiers—issuing authority, legal basis (Act/Rules/Sections), instrument number, effective date, and thresholds—because UPSC frames MCQs around precisely these hard edges. The central thesis: the difference between narrative awareness and Prelims accuracy is source hierarchy discipline.
Recasting India’s Export Strategy: Trade Facilitation, Standards, and WTO-Compatible Industrial Policy (GS-III, UPSC)
India’s export strategy is shifting from a volume-led, cost-competitive model to a resilience- and value-added approach shaped by supply-chain fragmentation, carbon-border measures, and tighter standards. The core thesis is that the next export cycle will be decided less by headline incentives and more by execution capacity: trade facilitation (ICEGATE/ICES, RMS, AEO), standards and conformity infrastructure (BIS ecosystem), tariff predictability, and MSME-friendly liquidity systems under GST zero-rating.
India’s FTAs and Preferential Access to Two-Thirds of Global Trade: Utilisation, Rules of Origin and GS-III Trade Strategy
India’s expanding FTA/CEPA network may cover close to two-thirds of global trade, but coverage is a diplomatic metric, not an export outcome. The binding constraints are preference utilisation (driven by rules of origin costs and customs certainty), non-tariff barriers (SPS/TBT and conformity assessment capacity), and India’s ability to manage import surges through credible trade remedies without undermining an open trade posture.
India–Israel Relations: From Tactical Defence Ties to Strategic Tech Partnership (IMEC, I2U2, DAP 2020) | UPSC Prelims
India–Israel ties have shifted from transactional defence purchases to a capabilities partnership spanning co-development, dual-use technologies, innovation financing (I4F), and corridor geo-economics via IMEC and I2U2. The strategic test is whether India can deepen this cooperation while preserving strategic autonomy and insulating core interests—energy, diaspora, shipping and supply chains—from West Asian instability through tighter domestic regulatory coordination (DAP 2020, SCOMET, FEMA/FDI, IT Act–CERT-In).
Rewriting India’s Developmental Model: Outcomes-Based State, Fiscal Federalism and Regulatory DPI | UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
India’s development model is shifting from a plan-era focus on outlays and compliance toward an outcomes-driven state that can deliver human capital, urban services, and climate resilience within tight fiscal constraints. The binding constraint is no longer policy intent but state and municipal capacity, fragmented regulation, and uneven federal incentives. Rewriting development therefore demands performance-linked fiscal federalism, time-bound approvals backed by DPI, and enforceable environmental planning rather than discretion-heavy clearances.
Give India’s Northeast and borderlands their rightful place in the national story
Source: Indian Express(Page8) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)/GS3(Economy)
India's Transformation into a Global Health Powerhouse
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS2(Health)
Missile interceptors in U.S.-Iran war
Source: The Hindu(Page10) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
AI anxiety can turn into an advantage for Atmanirbhar India
Source: Indian Express(Page9) | Syllabus: GS3(Science and Tech)
Data flows: India, EU kick can down the road, to review later
Source: Indian Express(Page10) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
Why key to coconut cultivation today is sustainability, not productivity
Source: The Hindu(Page7) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)/GS3(Economy)
HPV vaccine
Source: Indian Express(Page11) | Syllabus: GS2(Health)
Where does Iran — and the world — go from Khamenei death? All you need to knowIran agreed to unprecedented terms. But Trump had to save face
Source: Indian Express(Page12)Indian Express(Page12) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)GS2(IR)
Feb. GST collection increases by 8.1% to over ₹1.83 lakh crore
Source: The Hindu(Page4) | Syllabus: GS3(Economy)
350th martyrdom anniversary of Hind di Chadar' Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS1(History)
U.P. receives over 84% of all out-of-State MPLADS funds
Source: The Hindu(Page9) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
How UGC rules prioritise quick justice
Source: The Hindu(Page9) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
War in West Asia: As ships halt Hormuz transits, why insurers are rushing to cancel war risk covers
Source: Indian Express(Page10) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
Cervical Cancer Vaccination Campaign Launched
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS2(Health)
Strengthening Allied Sector and Market Access
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS3(Economy)
Salar de Pajonales: Mars analogue
Source: The Hindu(Page7) | Syllabus: GS3(Space)
INSV KAUNDINYA TO BE FLAGGED INTO MUMBAI HARBOUR
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS3(Defence)
Strait of Hormuz oil flows dry up: How this affects India, and the options ahead
Source: Indian Express(Page12) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
Will leverage tech to crack down on market manipulators, says SEBI chief
Source: The Hindu(Page3) | Syllabus: GS3(Economy/Science and Tech)
Sixteenth Finance Commission — misses and concerns
Source: The Hindu(Page8) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Iran bombs U.S. allies across West Asia
Source: The Hindu(Page1) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
Why do some antibiotics damage the liver more than others? IIT Bombay study has answers
Source: Indian Express(Page11) | Syllabus: GS2(Health)