Forest ServicesDaily Current Affairs — 26 March 2026
39 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2026
Context The Finance Bill, 2026 was passed by the Lok Sabha marking a significant step in concluding the Union Budget process for the 2026-27 financial year. What is the Finance Bill? The Finance Bill is a Money Bill that gives effect to the taxation and financial proposals of the Union Government.
Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF-General Administration) Bill
Context The Parliament started discussion on the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF-General Administration) Bill. Major Highlights of the Bill Aim: To regulate recruitment, deputation, promotion, and other service conditions for the paramilitary officers. The bill will retain dominance of IPS officers on deputation in the five CAPFs: the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and th
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026
Context The Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes changes to foreign funding rules, compliance norms, and transparency for recipient entities. The Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes changes to foreign funding rules, compliance norms, and transparency for recipient entities. The Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes changes to foreign funding rules, compliance norms, and transparency for recipient entities.
Immigration, visa issuance scheme gets 5-year extension
Source: The Hindu(Page4) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Centre asks RBI to keep retail inflation target at 4% till 2031
Source: The Hindu(Page6) | Syllabus: GS3(Economy)
Patrolling along China border increased significantly after 2020 Galwan clash, data show
Source: The Hindu(Page6) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
West Asia conflict: how finding oil changed the Persian Gulf’s ecology
Source: The Hindu(Page7) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)/GS3(Environment)
Antiprotons take a ride in novel test by CERN scientists
Source: The Hindu(Page7) | Syllabus: S3(Science and Tech)
What is at stake at the WTO’s MC14?
Source: The Hindu(Page10) | Syllabus: GS3(Economy)
What are the ecological risks of microplastics in beach sediments?
Source: The Hindu(Page10) | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
What is mineral water and how does it naturally contain dissolved minerals?
Source: The Hindu(Page11) | Syllabus: GS2(Health)
Iran-US war 2026: Why has Pakistan offered mediation and what does it get out of this?
Source: Indian Express(Page1) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
IIT Kharagpur, IIM-A leap in QS world varsity ranks; ISM tops mining
Source: Indian Express(Page1) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2026 with 33 government amendments
Source: Indian Express(Page9) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
FCRA Amendment Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Source: Indian Express(Page9) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Govt. revamps UDAN scheme with changes in subsidy
Source: The Hindu(Page1) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Amid oil crisis, France’s G7 agenda: Balance and convergence
Source: Indian Express(Page13) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
War in West Asia: Why Pakistan’s peacemaker role is filled with landmines
Source: Indian Express(Page18) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
How a new Bill could ensure dominance of IPS officers in CAPF ranks
Source: Indian Express(Page18) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Cauvery basin to face dry spell until 2050, says study
Source: The Hindu(Page3) | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
Amid war in West Asia, why Europe-bound LNG cargoes are now headed to Asia and India
Source: Indian Express(Page22) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
India aiming for 60% non-fossil fuel power sources by 2035
Source: The Hindu(Page1) | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
Transgender Bill receivesRS approval amid uproar
Source: The Hindu(Page6) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
U.S. researchers bet on hybrid, GMO to make wheat profitable
Source: The Hindu(Page13) | Syllabus: GS3(Science and Tech)
MoPNG issues directions to strengthen natural gas infra
Source: The Hindu(Page12) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)/GS3(Economy)
The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, a flawed fix
Source: The Hindu(Page8) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
An energy transition driven by ethics
Source: The Hindu(Page9) | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
Govt plan to expand Lok Sabha to 816 MPs may hit constitutional hurdles: What are they?
Source: Indian Express(Page9) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
For India to realise vision of being global AI infra hub, three deficits that demand attention
Source: Indian Express(Page12) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
At BRICS, India’s Iran challenge: Navigation, not resolution
Source: Indian Express(Page13) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
AI-powered TB screening, faster nutrition aid: How govt is racing to eliminate disease
Source: Indian Express(Page16) | Syllabus: GS2(Health)
Democracy, dissent and the ‘national image’ debate
Source: The Hindu(Page8) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
India targets 47% emission intensity cut, 60% electricity capacity from non-fossils by 2035
Source: Indian Express(Page15) | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
CALM-Brain, the country’s first-of-its-kind digital repository on brain structure
Source: The Hindu(Page3) | Syllabus: GS2(Health)
Ensure supply of fertilizer, Agriculture Minister tells officials
Source: The Hindu(Page4) | Syllabus: GS3(Economy)
AIIMS director writes: Making AI that cares for Indian patients
Source: Indian Express(Page12) | Syllabus: GS2(Health)
PRISM-SG Portal launched to Digitise and Accelerate Approval Processes for ROB in Highway and Railway Projects
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS3(Economy)
debate on CAPF Bill
Source: The Hindu(Page4) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
‘Vande Mataram advisory not a threat to conform’
Source: The Hindu(Page4) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)