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28 October 2026

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5 topics you cannot afford to miss — and why

  1. Supreme Court and the rising load of Special Leave PetitionsPolity · asked in UPSC 2019; factual, Prelims-type
  2. Union Cabinet extends social assistance scheme to 2030-31 and renames it PMSSYPolity · asked in UPSC 2024; factual, Prelims-type
  3. Karnataka SIR: final electoral roll published; electorate shrinks sharplyKarnataka · asked in UPSC 1995; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
  4. Bandipur Tiger Reserve faces 64% staff shortage, NTCA flags concernKarnataka · asked in UPSC 2012; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
  5. India invites Pakistan to SCO meeting in Delhi, first since Operation SindoorInternational Relations · asked in KPSC 2023
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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Any court, almost any order, one exception: the Article 136 power behind the SLP debate

Supreme Court and the rising load of Special Leave Petitions

Why in News? Debate on whether the Supreme Court hears too many SLPs under Article 136.

Prelims Statement: Article 136 allows the Supreme Court to grant special leave to appeal from judgments of any court or tribunal in India, including military tribunals. (Incorrect: military tribunals are excluded.)

Mains GS2 Polity: Judiciary. Issue: the Supreme Court is said to be hearing too many SLPs, straining its docket. Provision: Article 136 gives it wide discre…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2019Read · 2 min →Test
Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

NSAP is now PMSSY till 2030-31: the Article 41 pension scheme every welfare answer needs

Union Cabinet extends social assistance scheme to 2030-31 and renames it PMSSY

Why in News? NSAP extended to 2030-31 and renamed PM Samajik Sahayata Yojana.

Prelims Article 41, a Directive Principle of State Policy in Part IV, directs the State to provide public assistance in cases of old age, sickness and disablement, within the limits of its economic capacity.

Mains GS2: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections. The issue is income security for the elderly, widows and disabled poor; the provision is Article 41 (DPS…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2024Read · 2 min →Test
KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Bengaluru lost 44 lakh voters in one revision: the SIR and RP Act 1950 basics Prelims tests

Karnataka SIR: final electoral roll published; electorate shrinks sharply

Why in News? Karnataka's final roll after SIR shows a steep fall in voters.

Prelims The Representation of the People Act, 1950 deals with preparation of electoral rolls, allocation of seats and voter qualification, while the 1951 Act deals with the conduct of elections and disqualification.

Mains GS2 (Polity): The SIR in Karnataka raises the issue of how far a sweeping roll revision can balance clean rolls against the risk of excluding genuine …

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 1995Read · 2 min →Test
KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

64% of posts empty at Bandipur: the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and NTCA facts GS3 Environment tests

Bandipur Tiger Reserve faces 64% staff shortage, NTCA flags concern

Why in News? NTCA flags 64% staff shortage at Bandipur.

Prelims The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Mains GS3 (Environment, Conservation): tiger reserves are protected by law and Project Tiger funding, but protection on the ground depends on frontline staf…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2012Read · 2 min →Test
International RelationsGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

India and Pakistan joined together in 2017: the SCO membership facts every IR Prelims answer needs

India invites Pakistan to SCO meeting in Delhi, first since Operation Sindoor

Why in News? India invites Pakistan to an SCO meet in Delhi after Operation Sindoor.

Prelims India and Pakistan were admitted as full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2017.

Mains GS2: International relations and groupings. Hosting an SCO meeting obliges India to invite fellow members, Pakistan included, even amid strained bilat…

🔁 PYQ · KPSC 2023Read · 2 min →Test

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KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Farmers want Rs 5,500 a tonne: who actually fixes cane price, FRP or the state?

Sugarcane price impasse: CM intervenes, farmers hold to Rs 5,500 per tonne

Why in News? Sugar mills-farmers impasse eased in Karnataka; farmers demand Rs 5,500 per tonne.

Prelims The Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane is announced by the Central Government under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966.

Mains GS3 (Agriculture: pricing and support). Cane pricing runs on the Centre's FRP under the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, with states adding an advised…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2015Read · 2 min →Test
Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Vigilance Week's theme is "Probity for Prosperity": the CVC origin and 2003 Act facts GS2 expects

Vigilance Awareness Week 2026: CVC announces the theme "Probity for Prosperity"

Why in News? Vigilance Awareness Week runs 26 Oct-1 Nov under the theme "Probity for Prosperity".

Prelims The Central Vigilance Commission was created on the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee on the Prevention of Corruption.

Mains GS2: Governance. Corruption erodes transparency and accountability; the CVC, set up on the Santhanam Committee's advice and made statutory by the CVC …

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Five veto-holders and one reform demand: the BRICS declaration angle GS2 answers on the UNSC need

BRICS parliamentary forum condemns Pahalgam attack and seeks UNSC reform

Why in News? BRICS parliamentary forum condemns Pahalgam attack and backs UNSC reform.

Prelims The United Nations Security Council has five permanent members, each holding the power of veto, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.

Mains GS2 (International Relations): India's push for UNSC reform finds a platform in groupings such as BRICS, where the joint declaration links counter-ter…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

RBI asks States to use ULI and programmable CBDC for DBT: the GS3 fiscal federalism angle

RBI holds 36th Conference of State Finance Secretaries

Why in News? RBI urges states to adopt ULI and programmable CBDC for DBT at Finance Secretaries' conference.

Prelims The Unified Lending Interface is a digital public infrastructure platform developed by the RBI Innovation Hub to streamline credit delivery.

Mains GS3 (Economy) and GS2 (federalism): States' fiscal sustainability depends on the quality of expenditure, cash management and prudent debt management, …

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Data centres guzzle power and water: the NITI Aayog framework every GS3 infrastructure answer now needs

NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub unveils data centre evaluation framework

Why in News? NITI Aayog framework helps states plan sustainable data centres.

Prelims NITI Aayog was set up in 2015 to replace the Planning Commission; it is an advisory think tank, and the Prime Minister is its Chairperson.

Mains GS3 (Infrastructure; Science & Technology): India's digital economy needs data centre capacity, but these facilities strain electricity and water. A f…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Cities cannot be run from state capitals: the 74th Amendment Part IXA devolution gap explained

Second National Urban Conclave: NITI Aayog member calls for empowered city governments

Why in News? NITI Aayog member says cities need empowered governments, not control from state capitals.

Prelims Part IXA of the Constitution, inserted by the 74th Amendment Act, deals with Municipalities.

Mains GS2 (Polity, local government) and GS1/GS3 (urbanisation). Issue: states have often retained functions and finances despite the 74th Amendment; provis…

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International RelationsGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Israel has only ever had coalition governments: the Knesset arithmetic West Asia questions rely on

Israel votes in record turnout; results due on 4 November

Why in News? Israel election sees record turnout; results on 4 November.

Prelims The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel and has 120 members.

Mains GS2 (International Relations, West Asia): Israel's fragmented proportional-representation system produces only coalition governments, making them depe…

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International
International RelationsGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

ASEAN has ten members, but ADMM-Plus has eight partners: the defence forum India just joined in Cebu

Quick scan: India at the 13th ADMM-Plus in the Philippines

Why in News? Rajnath Singh leads India at the 13th ADMM-Plus, 28-29 October.

Prelims ADMM-Plus brings together the ASEAN Defence Ministers and eight dialogue partners, including India.

Mains GS2: International relations. India's Act East policy and its stake in an ASEAN-centred Indo-Pacific order give ADMM-Plus value as a defence diplomacy…

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⚡ Quick facts 20

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  1. DayVigilance Awareness Week 2026 is observed from 26 October to 1 November.
  2. DayThe Central Vigilance Commission has set the 2026 Vigilance Awareness Week theme as "Probity for Prosperity".
  3. ReportCyclone Arnab was named by Bangladesh; arnab means ocean or sea in Bengali.
  4. SportsThe 5th Asian Para Games were held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
  5. SportsBukayo Saka won the 2026 Socrates Award at the Ballon d'Or ceremony.
  6. SchemeDPIIT has reduced 47,957 compliance requirements across Central ministries and States.
  7. SchemeRhODIS-India is a rhino DNA indexing programme used for wildlife forensics.
  8. SchemeC-FLOOD is a flood forecasting platform of the Jal Shakti Ministry's Central Water Commission.
  9. ReportThe State Energy Efficiency Index is published by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
  10. ReportThe Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve is located in Himachal Pradesh.
  11. SchemeThird-generation biofuels are produced from algal biomass.
  12. ReportOn 25 October 2026, 18 greater flamingos were sighted at Veeranam Lake in Cuddalore district.
  13. ReportScientists have formally identified Victoria colombiana as a new giant waterlily species in Colombia.
  14. ReportOsbeckia assamensis, a new pink-flowering plant species, has been described from Manas National Park.
  15. SchemeThe extended social assistance scheme now runs from 2026-27 to 2030-31 under the name PMSSY.
  16. KarnatakaThe Karnataka Rajyotsava Bird Count, launched on 27 October 2026 with Bird Count India, is the state's first.
  17. KarnatakaBengaluru's electorate fell from 1.03 crore to 59 lakh after the SIR.
  18. KarnatakaMysuru district's voters fell from 27.99 lakh to 22.80 lakh after the SIR.
  19. KarnatakaKarnataka's first tribal university will be set up in Chitradurga district.
  20. KarnatakaApplications have been invited for Yuva Nidhi Plus skill training in Karnataka.

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Supreme Court and the rising load of Special Leave Petitions
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2019

Consider the following statements: 1. The motion to impeach a judge of the supreme court of India cannot be rejected by the speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the …

Union Cabinet extends social assistance scheme to 2030-31 and renames it PMSSY
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With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. The entry age group for enrolment in the scheme…

India invites Pakistan to SCO meeting in Delhi, first since Operation Sindoor
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · KPSC 2023

In January 2023 the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) film festival was held in Mumbai. Which of the following countries is not a member of SCO?

Karnataka SIR: final electoral roll published; electorate shrinks sharply
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 1995

Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislature Assembly held in December, 1994 : Politi…

Bandipur Tiger Reserve faces 64% staff shortage, NTCA flags concern
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2012

Consider the following protected areas: 1. Bandipur 2. Bhitarkanika 3. Manas 4. Sunderbans Which of the above are declared Tiger Reserves?

Sugarcane price impasse: CM intervenes, farmers hold to Rs 5,500 per tonne
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2015

The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the

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