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.
Context: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently banned U.S.-based investment firm Jane Street from Indian securities markets for manipulating stock index and unlawfully earning ₹4,843 crore. This has revived concerns about India's derivatives market. UPSC Relevance: UPSC has asked questions on key…
Self-Reliance: Concept, Evolution in India, and Resurgence in a Globalized World 1. GS Paper III – Economy, Science & Tech, Environment, Security Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial…
Context: Indian law is based on the fundamental divide between criminal law and civil law. Recent Supreme Court (SC) interventions (August 2025) identify the abuse of criminal process in virtually civil litigation. This poses fundamental questions of legal clarity, judicial discipline, pendency of cases, and…
Context: Meghalaya Health Minister suggested following Goa in exploring mandatory HIV/AIDS testing before marriage. It goes beyond health—it involves human rights, stigma, consent, and free will. UPSC Relevance: Examination has tested our knowledge with respect to critical and emrging disease frequetly in Prelims as can…
Why in news: Experts have expressed concern over the invasive nature of water hyacinth having a pervasive impact on ecology and economy and call for united action to deal with the same. UPSC Relevance: UPSC has been asking questions on vegetation and plant species and…
Context: At least 40 people, including two CISF jawans, have died and more than 100 are missing after a massive cloudburst struck Chositi village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on August 14, 2025, triggering flash floods and large-scale destruction. UPSC Relevance: GS 1, Important…
Context: Ahead of the upcoming financial cycle spanning FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31, the Union government is considering revising the parental income limit for eligibility in availing post and pre-matric scholarships administered to students from marginalised castes and tribes. UPSC Relevance GS Paper II: Welfare…
Supreme Court’s Directive: Stray Dogs to Shelters Permanently Context: Expressing concern over the “disturbing increase” in dog-bite incidents across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday directed all the States and the Union Territories to “forthwith” remove stray dogs from educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes,…
Context: Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar has urged the state government to regularise Dhirio, a traditional Goan bullfight, stating that it is an integral part of the state's cultural heritage. What is it? it is a traditional Goan sport from Portuguese era. (similar to Jalikattu) Contest of…
Context : Parliament passed a new income tax Bill to replace the Income Tax Act, 1961. The new Bill removes redundant provisions and archaic language, and is likely to come into effect from April 1, 2026. UPSC Relevance: Prelims , UPSC has asked questions on…