Daily news
Daily news for TNPSC and other Tamil Nadu exams — short, exam-focused, in Tamil and English.
383 stories for “Current Affairs”
Clear filtersThe 7th Waterbird Census at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam recorded the first-ever sighting of the smew (Mergellus albellus) in the park. More than 1,05,000 waterbirds were counted during the survey,...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new series of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates with 2022-23 as the base year, replacing the 2011-12 series. The revision improves accuracy...
The Government of India has made it compulsory to sell petrol blended with 20% ethanol, with a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95, across the country from April 1, 2026. India had already achieved 10% ethanol ble...
India set up its first government-supported National Biobank devoted to Lysosomal Storage Disorders. These are inherited metabolic diseases caused by the lack of particular enzymes, leading to harmful build-up of substan...
Central Excise Day on 24 February marks the Central Excise and Salt Act of 24 February 1944, which merged 11 excise laws into one. Central excise is an indirect tax on goods made in India; since GST in 2017 it applies ma...
According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), India was the second-biggest purchaser of Russian fossil fuels in January 2026, after China. India bought €2.2 billion (US$2.59 billion) of Russian ene...
RBI data showed India's foreign exchange reserves climbing to a record US$725.727 billion in the week ended 13 February 2026, a weekly jump of US$8.663 billion. Foreign Currency Assets, held in dollars, euros, yen and po...
The Union Mines Minister said India will start producing rare-earth permanent magnets in 2026. A scheme approved by the Cabinet in November 2025, with an outlay of ₹7,280 crore, targets 6,000 tonnes a year. These magnets...
The government shifted the base year of India's merchandise trade indices from 2012-13 to 2022-23. The revision, carried out by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) on the advice of...
The Finance Initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP FI) has set up the UNEP FI Impact Centre, a platform devoted to helping financial institutions handle their impact. Through the centre, members gai...
The Ministry of Power said India added 52,537 MW of generation capacity in 2025–26 up to 31 January 2026, the highest ever, beating the 34,054 MW added in 2024–25. Renewables contributed 39,657 MW, including 34,955 MW so...
The Union Home Minister launched India's first Public Distribution System using Central Bank Digital Currency in Gandhinagar. Run by the Food and Public Distribution Ministry with the RBI and the Gujarat Government, the...
