Monthly Compilation
111 current affairs published in August 2025
August 2025 Current Affairs for UPSC — every Why-in-News article AnantamIAS published in August 2025, mapped to the GS syllabus and packaged for revision. This August 2025 monthly current affairs compilation runs to 111 articles spanning Polity, Economy, Environment, Science & Technology, International Relations, Geography, History, Society and Internal Security — every entry written in the Why-in-News + GS-paper-mapping + UPSC-style practice-question format the Compass uses across every monthly digest on the site.
Each August 2025 entry opens with a Why in News? hook so you know exactly why the story matters for the exam, maps to the precise GS paper and sub-topic, summarises the development in scannable sub-headings, and closes with a UPSC-style practice question plus an FAQ accordion. The structure is deliberately repeatable: the same skeleton across every article in this August 2025 compilation, so revision feels familiar by week two and weak topics surface fast.
Use this August 2025 monthly current affairs page three ways. Read sequentially for a single-sitting scan of everything that mattered in August 2025. Download the August 2025 PDF for offline revision, printing or last-mile cycles before Prelims and Mains. Or filter by GS paper from the Monthly Current Affairs hub to focus on Polity, Economy, IR or Environment in isolation. For day-by-day study, jump to Daily Current Affairs; for the full year, see the 2025 Current Affairs archive. Working backwards? The previous month is July 2025 Current Affairs; the next is September 2025 Current Affairs.
Monthly current affairs for UPSC is the spine of revision — daily reading is for awareness, monthly compilations are what you actually re-read. The August 2025 set below is built for exactly that: open the article, skim the Why-in-News, lock the GS mapping, attempt the practice question, move on. Every piece links to its own per-article PDF if you'd rather collect the high-yield few than the full month.
Why in news: Context: With the Indian carbon market set to be launched in 2026, CO2 removal technologies such as biochar are expected to play a crucial role according to experts. UPSC Relevance : Fuel and Energy has been a recurrent theme in Prelims. Prelims…
Why in news: The major sources of 'microplastic' pollution along India's coasts are "riverine inputs" and abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said in a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha. UPSC…
Why in news: The 100% waiver on Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for solar and wind energy projects will end on June 30, 2025. This policy change is expected to impact 26 gigawatts (GW) of under-construction renewable energy (RE) capacity, potentially reducing investor returns and…
Why in news: India’s pesticide market is witnessing a shift, with herbicides emerging as the fastest-growing segment due to: Expansion of mechanized and timely farming Labour shortages for manual weeding A growing preference for pre-emergent herbicide use UPSC CSE UPSC CSE Relevance: UPSC CSE in…
Context: Certain experts have expressed concern with the increasingly technocratic nature of the Indian Welfare State where a rights-bearing citizen has been reduced to an auditable beneficiary or merely a data entry, thereby calling for a critical evaluation of the emerging digital welfare state of…
Why in news: A recent report submitted to the Rajya Sabha reveals that 5,892 cases have been taken up under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) since 2015. However, only 15 convictions have been secured by special courts,…
Why in news: The HSBC India Services PMI rose to 60.5 in July 2025, marking the highest in 11 months, driven by strong demand and sustained new business intake. This reflects robust recovery and expansion in India's services sector, an essential component of the economy.…
Why in news: Supreme Court gave Pollution Control Boards more teeth by declaring their power to impose and collect restitutionary damages to completely restore polluted air and waterbodies back to their original, pristine selves in an ecosystem. UPSC CSE UPSC CSE Relevance: UPSC CSE in…
Why in news: The critically endangered Asian giant tortoise has been reintroduced into the Zeliang Community Reserve in Nagaland’s Peren district. UPSC CSE UPSC CSE Relevance: UPSC CSE in prelims examination has focused on Species in news every year UPSC asked at least one question…
Why in news: Palm oil exports from Malaysia and Indonesia—which together account for 85% of the world’s crude palm oil supply—are projected to fall by up to 20% by 2030, raising alarm about future vegetable oil prices and global supply. The key cause is delayed…