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 : RBI has prescribed 7 sutras for AI adoption in the financial sector. UPSC Relevance: GS 3, The Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment PYQ: What is the status of digitalization in the Indian economy? Examine…
Context : The Supreme Court is examining a plea for a structured mechanism similar to the OBC creamy-layer concept for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST). The issue sits alongside the Court’s 1 August 2024 seven-judge judgment in State of Punjab v. Davinder Singh, whose…
Context: The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) announced the selection of the PixxelSpace India-led consortium to design, build, and operate India’s first fully indigenous commercial earth observation (EO) satellite constellation under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. It is First of its kind…
Context: Every year, the Bhil community of Mewar embarks on a 40‑day ritual called Gavri. During this festival, Bhil troupes travel to villages across Udaipur and nearby districts of Rajasthan — where their married sisters and daughters live — performing khels or dance‑dramas, songs, and…
Context: In a first, the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued a set of guidelines for the transportation of live human organs. The transport protocols aim to ensure the expeditious movement of life-saving organs from the point of harvest to their destination…
Context: In the aftermath of the successful use of long-range stand-off weapons during Operation Sindoor, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is now prioritising the induction of air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles with strike ranges exceeding 200 km. UPSC Relevance: PYQ: 2023 Prelims Consider the following statements:…
Context: The Supreme Court admitted an appeal filed by Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, against a judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The tribunal had earlier upheld, at least in part, the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) findings that Google…
Context: SC has issued notice to the Union on multiple petitions arguing §152 is a repackaged sedition law; matters are being tagged with the pending sedition (IPC 124A) challenges. It penalises whoever “purposely or knowingly… by words (spoken/written), signs, visible representation, electronic communication, financial means,…
Context: The Union Cabinet has approved four additional semiconductor manufacturing projects under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), marking a significant boost to the country’s semiconductor ecosystem. The new projects come from SiCSem, Continental Device India Private Limited (CDIL), 3D Glass Solutions Inc., and Advanced System…
Why in news: Retail inflation in India slipped to 1.55% in July, its lowest rate since June 2017, driven by a drop in food prices. This is below the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort band of 2% to 6%. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), released…