Opens in a new tab
Join Anantam IAS Channel on Telegram
Open Telegram

Current Affairs Compass · UPSC 2026

News, mapped to your syllabus.

Every article opens with Why in News?, tells you the exact GS paper it feeds, and closes with a UPSC-style practice question. 2,382+ articles indexed · daily, monthly and subject-wise compilations · PDFs you can actually revise from.

Today's digest →Daily archiveMonthly compilations
13
published today
59
this month
1,840
this year
2,382+
all-time archive

Compass compilations

Year-long PDFs, stitched by subject.

Every high-yield news item from a full calendar year, grouped by theme, cross-referenced to the syllabus. The three subjects that dominate UPSC current affairs, first — the rest follow through the monthly archive.

All months →
  • GS IIIJan – Dec 2025

    Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity

    Every Why-in-News item, organised into chapters you can read end-to-end — or dip into topic by topic when a question surfaces.

    ⬇ Download PDF
  • GS IIJan – Dec 2025

    Indian Polity & Governance

    Every Why-in-News item, organised into chapters you can read end-to-end — or dip into topic by topic when a question surfaces.

    ⬇ Download PDF
  • GS IIIJan – Dec 2025

    Science & Technology

    Every Why-in-News item, organised into chapters you can read end-to-end — or dip into topic by topic when a question surfaces.

    ⬇ Download PDF

Just published

The latest current affairs from our desk.

A live feed of the nine most recent UPSC current affairs articles published on AnantamIAS — each opens with Why-in-News, the GS paper it feeds, a practice question, and an FAQ accordion.

All daily digests →

Browse by subject

Current affairs grouped by GS paper.

Twelve subject hubs, each with the ten most recent articles laid out in a scannable list. Click any title to read the full Why-in-News + GS-mapping breakdown, or open the subject hub to see every article we've ever published in that paper.

GS II · 853 articles

Polity & Governance

View all
  1. 01Great Nicobar PIL: Judicial Review and Tribal Rights
  2. 02Does a visa guarantee entry into India?
  3. 03Centre Frames Rules to Standardise Recruitment to Tribunal Posts
  4. 04A Court divided by its own Architecture
  5. 05Free Speech versus Legislative Privilege: Supreme Court to Revisit the Limits
  6. 06Petroleum Amendment Draft: Civil Penalties and Safety Offences
  7. 07What are the provisions of AFSPA?
  8. 08Surveillance Is Not the Only Privacy Issue
  9. 09A New Governance Model for Ladakh
  10. 10RTI Exemptions and the Limits of State Power
GS III · 1042 articles

Economy

View all
  1. 01First international cargo vessel leaves Assam since 1947
  2. 02The Looming Crisis of World Unemployment
  3. 03Household Travel Survey: Measuring Everyday Commuting
  4. 04VB-G RAM G Works: Linking Employment to Durable Rural Assets
  5. 05Vision SoCs: Bringing Image Processing Closer to the Camera
  6. 06Household Debt in India: Key Trends
  7. 07Next-Gen GST and India’s next phase of growth
  8. 08Dibrugarh-Dhaka Cargo: Connecting Inland Waterways Across Borders
  9. 09WASH Social Bond: Tracking Finance From Investors to Basic Services
  10. 10India’s Model BIT: A Decade Later, Amid Changes
GS III · 824 articles

Environment & Ecology

View all
  1. 01Bird islands: India’s conservation efforts must go beyond symbolism
  2. 02Why is Buxa bringing Tigers back?
  3. 03Great Nicobar PIL: Judicial Review and Tribal Rights
  4. 04India-Japan JCM: From Climate Projects to Accounted Credits
  5. 05Pacific Pre-COP31: Setting Priorities Before Formal Negotiations
  6. 06Jal Arpan: Moving From Tap Construction to Community Operation
  7. 07Sal Borer Control: Why Trapping and Sanitation Felling Differ
  8. 08Buxa Tiger Reintroduction: Habitat Readiness and Post-Release Monitoring
  9. 09GOBARdhan: Connecting Biogas Plants With Assured Markets
  10. 10Offshore Mineral Auctions: Exploration Before Commercial Extraction
GS II · 663 articles

International Relations

View all
  1. 01We need to foster a Middle Power approach
  2. 02India-Japan JCM: From Climate Projects to Accounted Credits
  3. 03India-Switzerland Mobility: Temporary Access With Defined Rules
  4. 04Trump’s AI accord: White House Accord on Super Intelligence
  5. 05Dibrugarh-Dhaka Cargo: Connecting Inland Waterways Across Borders
  6. 06Pacific Pre-COP31: Setting Priorities Before Formal Negotiations
  7. 07Cetacean Conservation: Reducing Bycatch and Vessel Collision Risks
  8. 08Kashmir as India’s Gateway to Eurasian Opportunity
  9. 09Tarang Shakti: Coordinating Combat and Support Aircraft
  10. 10Quad-at-Sea: Coast Guard Learning Through Shipboard Observation
GS III · 918 articles

Science & Technology

View all
  1. 01Nobel Prize in Medicine for ‘controlling’ Neurons with Light
  2. 02Fleet Support Ships: Extending Naval Endurance at Sea
  3. 03Vision SoCs: Bringing Image Processing Closer to the Camera
  4. 04Mismatch in data on Rabies deaths poses major challenge
  5. 053D Concrete Printing: What a Rural Housing Pilot Must Prove
  6. 06Dual-Use Research: India’s Institutional Governance Pilots
  7. 07LEAP-2 Hosted Payloads: Testing Instruments in Orbit
  8. 08Free-Space QKD: Combining Quantum Keys With Post-Quantum Security
  9. 09IARRF: Studying the Atmosphere and Ionosphere With Radar
  10. 10Sal Borer Control: Why Trapping and Sanitation Felling Differ
GS I · 312 articles

History

View all
  1. 01CERD General Recommendation 40 and Reparatory Justice
  2. 02Vaishya Tekri: Testing Ujjain’s Mauryan Stupa Hypothesis
  3. 03Gyan Bharatam Survey Reports More Than 1.19 Crore Manuscripts
  4. 04Sarnath: UNESCO Inscription Recognises a Living Buddhist Heritage
  5. 05Keeladi Excavations: New Brick Structures Deepen the Sangam-Age Record
  6. 06Lothal Heritage Complex: Recreating a Harappan Maritime Town
  7. 07Prambanan temple: Indonesia’s Hindu heritage site and the India connection
  8. 08Syama Prasad Mookerjee: 125th birth anniversary of the Jana Sangh founder
  9. 09Rakhigarhi Ancient DNA: What Harappan Skeletons Reveal About India’s Ancestry
  10. 10The ‘Dancing Girl’ of Mohenjo-daro: Art, Identity and a Naming Debate
GS I · 500 articles

Geography

View all
  1. 01IARRF: Studying the Atmosphere and Ionosphere With Radar
  2. 02OptoSAR Satellites: Combining Radar and Optical Views
  3. 03Mount Mantap: Nuclear Tests and Delayed Fault Reactivation
  4. 04Monsoon Withdrawal: Why Retreat Can Coexist With Heavy Rain
  5. 05Sambalpur Doppler Radar: From Weather Observations to Early Action
  6. 06Kishau Agreement: Shared Storage, Federal Coordination and River Flows
  7. 07August Ocean Heat: El Niño and Uneven Regional Risks
  8. 08Bakhira Lake Sediments: Reconstructing the Monsoon Before Rain Gauges
  9. 09ORV Sagar Manthan: From Ship Launch to Ocean Research
  10. 10UN ‘Correct the Map Controversy’ and India’s Territorial Concerns
GS I · 359 articles

Society

View all
  1. 01Tribal Heritage Archives: Preserving Living Knowledge With Communities
  2. 02Authorities lax in ensuring Women’s Safety in Delhi: SC
  3. 03Long Wait for Justice as Pendencies in Rape Cases Mount
  4. 04Film Certification: Drug Warnings and Parental Guidance
  5. 05Secularism is a ‘modern’ concept, does not fit India’s tradition, says RSS chief
  6. 06India ranks 131st on the Global Gender Gap Index 2026
  7. 07Building Collapses in India: Nearly 8,000 people died due to the collapse of structures in 5 years
  8. 08The Incongruity of Caste and Science
  9. 09Tamil Nadu’s Birth Decline and the Demographic Transition
  10. 10India’s Youth Power: An Electoral Force Still in the Making
GS IV · 318 articles

Ethics & Integrity

View all
  1. 01Long Wait for Justice as Pendencies in Rape Cases Mount
  2. 02UN Iran Findings: Civilian Protection and the Limits of Fact-Finding
  3. 03Doping is now a deep-rooted culture in Indian Sports
  4. 04AI in Mathematics: Proof Verification, Understanding and Research Ethics
  5. 05Judicial Integrity and Corruption
  6. 06Return of Profanation as a New Political Language
  7. 07SC calls on students to educate elders in Waste Management
  8. 08AI Agents, Consumer Control and Accountability
  9. 09AI-Designed Viruses: Scientific Promise and the Biosecurity Governance Gap
  10. 10Animal-Free Research Methods and India’s Biomedical Testing Transition
GS I · 273 articles

Art & Culture

View all
  1. 01Coal mining near Ramappa Temple may harm the Heritage Site and Lake
  2. 02Classical Language Centres: Turning Recognition Into Research Capacity
  3. 03Tribal Heritage Archives: Preserving Living Knowledge With Communities
  4. 04Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Kannada film artist Anant Nag
  5. 05Bharat Ratna and C.N.R. Rao’s Scientific Legacy
  6. 062026 Ramon Magsaysay Awards 
  7. 07Vaishya Tekri: Testing Ujjain’s Mauryan Stupa Hypothesis
  8. 08Gyan Bharatam Survey Reports More Than 1.19 Crore Manuscripts
  9. 09Sarnath: UNESCO Inscription Recognises a Living Buddhist Heritage
  10. 10Keeladi Excavations: New Brick Structures Deepen the Sangam-Age Record
GS III · 286 articles

Internal Security

View all
  1. 01Fleet Support Ships: Extending Naval Endurance at Sea
  2. 02Free-Space QKD: Combining Quantum Keys With Post-Quantum Security
  3. 03What are the provisions of AFSPA?
  4. 04Cybercrimes in India: Vulnerability and Access to Justice
  5. 05Kashmir as India’s Gateway to Eurasian Opportunity
  6. 06Making Every Second Count: IST Becomes India’s Only Legal Time
  7. 07Australian AI Incident: Parliamentary Scrutiny and Executive Review
  8. 08Tarang Shakti: Coordinating Combat and Support Aircraft
  9. 09Quad-at-Sea: Coast Guard Learning Through Shipboard Observation
  10. 10AFSPA Extended in Parts of Arunachal, Manipur, Nagaland
GS III · 116 articles

Disaster Management

View all
  1. 01Mass-Gathering Heat Risk: Planning the Whole Event
  2. 02National Coastal Mission 2.0: Coordinating Coastal Resilience
  3. 03Nepal’s Flash Floods: Rebuilding Communities after a Disaster
  4. 04Dam Emergency Plans: Coordinating Warnings Across Cascades
  5. 05Steel Safety Council: Learning From Near Misses Before Accidents
  6. 06AI in Disaster Response: From Scattered Reports to Verified Action
  7. 07El Niño Heat Death Projections: Reading Risk Before It Becomes Loss
  8. 08Access-Controlled Highways: New Rules for Safer Corridor Design
  9. 09Mount Mantap: Nuclear Tests and Delayed Fault Reactivation
  10. 10Monsoon Withdrawal: Why Retreat Can Coexist With Heavy Rain

Yearly archive

Every year, indexed.

The full searchable table of every article we've published in a calendar year — with subjects, publish date, and per-article PDF download.

How we do current affairs

Three rules every article on AnantamIAS follows.

Because current affairs for UPSC without the syllabus mapping is just news. And news without a question to answer is just noise.

  1. 01

    Open with Why in News?

    The hook is never the headline — it's the trigger. What event, judgement, or policy decision brought this topic into the UPSC crosshair this week? That context survives; the headline doesn't.

  2. 02

    Map it to the GS paper — and the sub-topic.

    Every article explicitly states which Mains GS paper it feeds, and which syllabus sub-topic it sits under. So when you revise a topic, the article is already indexed against your notes.

  3. 03

    Close with a practice question.

    A 15-marker or a Prelims MCQ, depending on the topic's exam load. Written by the faculty who reads Mains answer copies, not scraped from a bank. That's why they read as if UPSC could have asked them.

FAQ

What aspirants ask us about current affairs.

Which source should I follow — AnantamIAS or a newspaper?

Both. Read The Hindu or Indian Express daily for raw reading habit and diverse opinions. Use the Compass digest to know which of the day’s stories actually matter for UPSC, mapped to the syllabus with context.

How many current affairs articles do I need to read a day for UPSC?

About 5–10 substantive items in Foundation year, 10–15 closer to Prelims. We publish ~20 a day across subjects — don’t read all, read the ones that fall inside your active revision window.

Is the monthly current affairs PDF enough, or do I need the daily?

Monthly is revision-ready. Daily is learning-ready. Use daily to add fresh material to your notes, then re-read the monthly PDF in the final 60-day Prelims sprint — by which point the story has settled into its lasting takeaway.

Do you cover state-specific current affairs?

We cover state-level developments only when they carry national significance — federal-dispute rulings, inter-state river issues, Governor–state conflicts. For state PSC preparation, state-specific papers still have the edge.

Will current affairs from 2024 / 2025 still matter in the 2026 UPSC exam?

Yes — for any topic where the policy or framework continues (e.g., DPDP Act 2023, Women’s Reservation Bill, Kuno cheetahs, G20 legacy). UPSC increasingly asks for trend recall, not just the freshest news.

Can I download all current affairs as a single PDF?

Every daily archive page has a Print / Save as PDF button that bundles all of that day’s articles into a single print-ready document. Monthly PDFs are available from the Compass section above for the three biggest subjects.

Current affairs, taught — not just posted

Every programme's live classes integrate the Compass.

Foundation, PSIR Drona, and Mains Crash — all weave this week's current affairs into the theory class they accompany. Sit in a free demo to see it in action.

Book a free Demo Class →Browse every programme