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January–June 2026
Current affairs compendium for January–June 2026 — 456 topics across 12 subjects, curated by Vaidra's editorial team and tagged for UPSC Prelims and Mains.
Q1. How many times has a Delimitation Commission been constituted in India?
Q2. India's rank on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, per the passage, is:
Q3. Which body took suo motu cognizance of the Indore contaminated water crisis?
Q4. Which country permits assisted suicide even by non-physicians?
Q5. Which ECI tech initiative lets citizens report MCC violations, with flying squads resolving them within 100 minutes?
Q6. Under Article 324 of the Constitution, superintendence, direction and control of elections vests in the:
Q7. The 21st Law Commission (2018) held that a Uniform Civil Code is:
Q8. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 prescribes what maximum imprisonment for organised crime in exam malpractice?
Q9. Under the 2002 amendment to the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956, within how long must a constituted tribunal deliver its award?
Q10. What does the acronym SLAPP (used to describe lawsuits that deter investigative journalists) stand for?
Q11. By April 2026, Mission Indradhanush had cut India's zero-dose children (unimmunised) to what share?
Q12. As per satellite-based Global Human Settlements Layer (GHSL) data cited in the recap, India's actual urban population share in 2015 was nearly double the Census-reported rate, at approximately:
Q13. Which Act extended the provisions of the 73rd Amendment to Fifth Schedule (Scheduled) areas?
Q14. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, how does the Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct treat election manifesto promises of freebies?
Q15. NOTA was first implemented in the 2013 Assembly elections of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. Which of these states is NOT actually on that original list?
Q16. As per the 267th Law Commission Report (2017), hate speech is words/actions intended to incite hatred based on all of the following EXCEPT:
Q17. The BNS, 2023 expanded the scope of the death penalty to cover which offence, among others?
Q18. Under which Article is a Supreme Court judge appointed?
Q19. In the 16th Finance Commission's revised horizontal devolution formula, which criterion carries the highest weight?
Q20. Which article gives Governors a 'pocket veto' by allowing indefinite delay in assenting to State Bills?
Q21. In Dinesh Biwaji Ashtikar v. State of Maharashtra (2026), the SC upheld what percentage EWS reservation in private schools under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act?
Q22. Under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill, 2026's graduated response mechanism for minor offences, what is the correct sequence?
Q23. What body will function as a Professional Standard Setting Body for architecture under the VBSA framework?
Q24. Under which Article of the Constitution is the Finance Commission constituted by the President every five years?
Q25. The M.A.N.A.V. vision for AI was unveiled by the Prime Minister at which event?
Q26. The Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed from office only in the same manner as a:
Q27. Under the RPwD Act, 2016, what is the reservation for persons with disabilities in government jobs?
Q28. Which constitutional provision protects the CEC's service conditions from being varied to their disadvantage after appointment?
Q29. Which provision of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (replacing Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) presumes legitimacy of a child born during a valid marriage?
Q30. Which landmark case first called Article 44 (the UCC directive) a 'dead letter'?
Q31. The Supreme Court held that even a game involving skill can still be taxed as betting/gambling under GST if:
Q1. Which constitutional provision allows the Centre to delegate identification/deportation power to States/UTs?
Q2. Approximately what share of India's trade passes through the Indian Ocean Region, driving concern over grey-zone warfare?
Q3. Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth succeeded which General as Chief of the Army Staff, effective 30 June 2026?
Q4. Whom did Admiral Krishna Swaminathan succeed as Chief of the Naval Staff?
Q1. India's FTA with which country was concluded in December 2025, completing its RCEP-minus-China FTA coverage?
Q2. The US justified its Venezuela operation partly by arguing that President Maduro was not the legitimate head of state after which event?
Q3. Which declaration, mediated with Soviet involvement, brought peace between India and Pakistan after the 1965 war?
Q4. Approximately what share of global energy flow passes through the Strait of Hormuz?
Q5. India and Azerbaijan's 6th round of Foreign Office Consultations was their first high-level engagement since which year?
Q6. Which joint India-US satellite mission involves NASA and ISRO?
Q7. UAE-CEPA was negotiated in a record how many days in 2022?
Q8. Which concept did China explicitly invoke during the 2026 US-China summit to describe US-China tensions?
Q9. France ranks as India's ___ largest arms supplier.
Q10. By what year is India-Italy bilateral trade targeted to expand to €20 billion?
Q11. The Responsible Nations Index shifts the global discourse from Power to:
Q12. The India-EU FTA opens EU market access for which traditional Indian sector for the first time?
Q13. The US withdrawal is expected to leave what approximate budget shortfall for UNFCCC/IPCC?
Q14. Which 1994 agreement led to the establishment of the WTO in 1995?
Q15. How many 'Chakras' (working groups) structured the India-AI Impact Summit 2026?
Q16. Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh reached what value in FY 2023-24, making Bangladesh India's largest trade partner in the subcontinent?
Q17. The International Solar Alliance was launched in 2015 by India and which country, at COP21 Paris?
Q18. Pakistan's military operation against Afghan Taliban/TTP positions was named:
Q19. Which was Nepal's first-ever Integrated Check Post (ICP) with India?
Q20. Of the 128 countries supporting the IFD Agreement, how many are also Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) members?
Q21. Which Israeli drone systems does India operate under bilateral defence cooperation?
Q22. What percentage of Indian exports gets duty-free access under the India-New Zealand FTA?
Q23. In 1998, which body did the EU use to challenge the US's Section 301 provisions, with India, Brazil and China as third parties?
Q24. In which year was the India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership originally established, before its 2026 upgrade?
Q1. By how many days was the customs duty deferral period enhanced under Budget 2026-27's EoDB push?
Q2. Biopharma SHAKTI aims to position India as a global hub for:
Q3. Which export category jumped from 7th to 3rd-largest in India's exports between FY22 and FY25?
Q4. As per this recap, how has India's gig workforce grown between FY21 and FY25?
Q5. Which market instrument has unlocked Rs 1.5 lakh crore for India's infrastructure sector?
Q6. Under the current farm loan waiver scheme, overdue crop loans up to what amount (as of 30 Sept 2025) are waived?
Q7. Roughly how much of India's food/farm exports to West Asia were at risk during the 2026 conflict, per the Global Trade Research Initiative?
Q8. In Re: Phalodi Accident, within how many days must NHAI deploy BLS ambulances/cranes at intervals of at most 75 km?
Q9. What was UPI's approximate share of global real-time payments as of 2026?
Q10. What share of national wealth do the richest 10% hold, per the World Inequality Report 2026?
Q11. Under the IBC Amendment Act, 2026, within how many days must the NCLT admit a Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Resolution Process (CIIRP) application?
Q12. By when does the Maritime India Vision (MIV) 2030 target India entering the top ten shipbuilding nations with a 5% global market share?
Q13. In FY24, how many states were in revenue surplus versus revenue deficit, per the CAG report?
Q14. What was India's Gross NPA ratio as of September 2025, per the Economic Survey?
Q15. Until which year does the Budget grant a tax holiday to foreign companies providing cloud services via Indian data centres?
Q16. Under the Tiered Indigenisation Framework, which of the following falls in the non-negotiable Tier 1 category?
Q17. Under the IBC (Amendment) Act, 2026, within how many days of default must the NCLT admit an insolvency application?
Q18. Which of these is a Small State/NE/UT top performer in EPI 2024?
Q19. What does the National Infrastructure Enablement Index assess?
Q20. The Supreme Court held that the 'head and brain' of the relevant entities in the Tiger Global case lay in:
Q21. Which five states together produce over half of India's milk output?
Q22. What percentage of GDP do logistics costs represent in India (2023-24)?
Q23. Which sector led India's Real GVA growth in the First Advance Estimates?
Q24. Which occupations are identified as LEAST exposed to AI automation?
Q25. What share of national income is earned by India's top 10%, per the income mobility data?
Q26. India's FTA network is projected to cover what share of its export basket by 2026, up from 22% in 2019?
Q27. Under the food sector reforms, a Central FSSAI Licence is required for turnover above:
Q28. Which of these major states was rated 'Aspirational' (lagging) in the Fiscal Health Index 2026?
Q29. What is the value of Reliance's 'Green Vision' plan, cited in this recap as an example of conscious capitalism in India?
Q30. India is the world's second-largest producer of which of the following?
Q31. The PLI Scheme, launched in 2020, has attracted over how much FDI in electronics manufacturing since 2020-21?
Q32. Per a PLFS 2023-24 analysis cited in this recap, what share of Indian workers earn less than the legally mandated minimum wage?
Q33. Which country ranks 1st globally in food waste, ahead of India?
Q34. How did women's credit penetration change in India between 2017 and 2025?
Q35. What share of GDP does private consumption represent, per the report?
Q36. India's rank in the WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2025 fell to which position, reflecting low FLFPR?
Q37. India is the ___ largest global exporter of textiles.
Q38. What is the projected fall in combined Centre-state debt (as % of GDP) under the 16th FC's fiscal roadmap?
Q39. Which phrase does the Survey use to describe balancing long-term growth with short-term shock management?
Q40. What share of Plant & Machinery cost does government funding support cover under the coal gasification scheme?
Q41. Nearly what share of states running UCT schemes are expected to face revenue deficits?
Q42. What is the maximum outstanding guaranteed exposure per exporter per year under the collateral support scheme?
Q1. By what target year does the Ministry of Defence aim to reach Rs 50,000 crore in annual defence exports?
Q2. Through which scheme are defence pensions disbursed, covering 34+ lakh pensioners?
Q3. Which vision expanded India's SAGAR framework to a broader global scale?
Q4. Which ministry unveiled India's first National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy, PRAHAAR?
Q5. PRAHAAR, India's first-ever national counter-terrorism policy and strategy, was unveiled by which ministry?
Q6. Under Defence Forces Vision 2047, the 'Era of Consolidation' phase runs from:
Q7. In early 2026, China demonstrated a single soldier controlling a drone swarm of how many drones?
Q8. The Free Movement Regime (FMR) movement limit along the Indo-Myanmar border was cut from 16 km to how many km in December 2024?
Q9. What share of India's crude oil imports move via sea routes, per INMSS-2026?
Q10. NASM-MR is DRDO's indigenous missile designed for what type of targets?
Q11. Jam-proof navigation for missiles and submarines under the Military Quantum Mission relies on which technology?
Q12. The LR-AShM is described as India's first:
Q13. The Akash-NG missile is designed to intercept which types of targets?
Q14. Under which programme was the Agni missile series conceptualised in the 1980s?
Q15. What is the approximate range of Project Kusha's longest-range interceptor variant, M3?
Q16. The CDS acts as the Permanent Chairman of which body?
Q1. The 2013 Chorabari GLOF caused flooding in which river, in Uttarakhand?
Q2. What share of India's sewage flows directly into rivers without purification, per the Namami Gange data cited?
Q3. What additional carbon sink does India's NDC 3.0 target through forest/tree cover by 2035?
Q4. What share of global freshwater does India have, despite holding ~18% of world population?
Q5. Which AI tool uses fibre-optic sensors to prevent elephant-train collisions in India?
Q6. How many gasification projects does the scheme target to reach 75 MT of coal/lignite gasified by 2030?
Q7. What is India's targeted renewable energy capacity by 2070 under the Net Zero scenario, per the NITI Aayog report?
Q8. Has India ratified the Espoo Convention (1991) on transboundary environmental impact assessment?
Q9. What is India's overall solar capacity target by 2030, cited as context for AgriPV's significance?
Q10. India is the world's third-largest generator of which type of waste?
Q11. What was the estimated economic loss to India from invasive plants over 60 years, per a 2025 study?
Q12. What is the Budget 2026-27 allocation for CCUS development and deployment over the next 5 years?
Q13. In a typical winter, which region receives snowfall first from an eastward-moving Western Disturbance?
Q14. A common policy gap in grassland conservation is that grasslands are often misclassified as:
Q15. Which policy positions Climate-Resilient Agriculture as a national priority area for scaling biotechnology-led solutions?
Q16. What annual investment does UNEP estimate is needed to meet global NbS goals by 2025?
Q17. What is the current global forest cover against a 75% 'safe limit', per SOE 2026?
Q18. How does 'water bankruptcy' differ from ordinary 'water stress'?
Q19. Why does India's heatwave classification miss high-humidity heat stress, per this recap?
Q20. Which of the following is NOT one of the ICC's four core crimes under the Rome Statute?
Q21. Per the World Bank's 'Nourish and Flourish' report, current agri-water systems can sustainably feed only what share of the global population by 2050 if inefficiencies continue?
Q22. What replaced binding emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol, weakening accountability under the Paris Agreement?
Q23. GRAP Stage III ('Severe', AQI 401-450) allows for which specific measure?
Q24. The Chhari-Dhand Wetland Reserve lies on the edge of which grassland?
Q25. Chhari-Dhand, a seasonal saline wetland in Gujarat newly added as a Ramsar site, is known for supporting large numbers of which migratory bird?
Q26. Which two notable bird species are associated with Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary?
Q27. What share of India's small hydro power potential (21,133.61 MW) has been harnessed so far?
Q28. India's Emissions Trading System (ETS) ranks among the world's largest, behind which three?
Q29. Which energy source contributed the second-largest share of India's new renewable capacity by December 2025, after solar?
Q1. India's PFBR is developed by IGCAR and operated by which company?
Q2. Which company built Vikram-S, India's first private rocket?
Q3. Approximately how many AI-powered bots were reported to participate in debates and conversations on Moltbook?
Q4. NavIC's Standard Positioning Service (SPS) for civilians operates on which frequency bands, offering under 20m accuracy?
Q5. What is India's approximate Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a share of GDP?
Q6. Why is Neuro-Symbolic AI seen as better suited than LLMs for Indian classrooms?
Q7. Antimicrobial nanoparticle coatings (silver, copper, zinc oxide) on medical devices primarily aim to prevent:
Q8. The Quantum Valley project's foundation stone, aiming to install India's first 133-qubit quantum computer, was laid in which state?
Q9. By when does the government aim to deploy 47 GW of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)?
Q10. What is cited as a likely root cause of PSLV's repeated third-stage failures?
Q11. A scramjet engine improves on a ramjet by enabling combustion at:
Q12. When is Gaganyaan's first crewed mission currently expected?
Q1. Per UNHCR data cited, how many people were forcibly displaced globally by June 2025?
Q2. The 1946 Royal Indian Navy Revolt began at which naval establishment in Bombay?
Q3. Who is credited with building the Bhojshala, according to ASI findings cited in the ruling?
Q4. The Somnath Temple is revered as which of the following?
Q5. Which incident triggered the HSRA's plan to kill police officer Scott, resulting in the mistaken killing of J.P. Saunders?
Q6. Which organisation, founded by Ambedkar in 1924, organised the Mahad Satyagraha?
Q7. The Gyan Bharatam initiative fulfils which Fundamental Duty under the Constitution?
Q8. Which Hoysala ruler built the Chennakeshava Temple at Belur?
Q1. The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS) offers internships primarily in:
Q2. What share of India's GDP do just 15 cities account for, per the Urban Challenge Fund's context data?
Q3. Under which mission is the Lakhpati Didi initiative implemented?
Q4. Which data source is used to select PMAY-G beneficiaries based on housing deprivation?
Q5. Under Atal Pension Yojana (APY), what is the guaranteed minimum monthly pension range after age 60?
Q6. What is the LPG cylinder subsidy under PMUY for 2025-26?
Q7. The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee For Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 raises the statutory employment guarantee under the rural employment scheme to how many days?
Q8. Under the Urban Challenge Fund's financing pattern, what minimum share must be mobilised from market sources?
Q9. PM RAHAT is integrated with which emergency response system so victims or Good Samaritans can get immediate hospital/ambulance support?
Q10. Electronics is currently India's ___ largest and fastest-growing export category, per the Economic Survey 2025-26.
Q11. India will host its first-ever Global Big Cat Summit 2026, inviting how many range countries?
Q12. How many Member Lending Institutions were onboarded to the BHAVYA Portal?
Q1. Which of India's 5 focus big cats is tied to a conservation-themed event held in Gir?
Q2. How does bulk density change in the Moon's top few centimetres, per the Hop Experiment findings?
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Q1. Approximately what share of domestic consumption does India's middle class drive?
Q2. Which scam is cited as a landmark example that eroded public trust in India's exam ecosystem?
Q3. How did government school enrolment share change from 2005 to 2024-25?
Q4. The Orange (creative) economy, as highlighted in youth-nation-building discussions, contributes about how much to India's exports?
Q5. Approximately what share of the world's child brides does India account for?
Q6. How many acid attacks were reported in India in 2023, per the cited NCRB data?
Q7. Which section of the BNS, 2023 now covers 'dowry death', replacing IPC Section 304-B?
Q8. Along with District Education Officers, which body does the SC direct to oversee implementation of its menstrual health directions?
Q9. Per a 2023 Lancet study, prison inmates face how much higher TB risk than the general population?
Q10. What share of GDP does India currently spend on the care economy?
Q11. How many new MBBS seats were approved for 2025-26?
Q12. As per the Economic Survey 2025-26, roughly what share of gig workers earn below ₹15,000/month?
Q13. Which UNESCO initiative provides a global resource for addressing AI ethics challenges?
Q14. According to UN DESA estimates, what share of India's population is projected to live in cities by 2050?
Q15. Which 2024 Karnataka High Court ruling upheld a transgender right?
Q16. How has the Centre's share in health scheme transfers to states changed from 2014-15 to 2024-25?
Q17. India's higher education GER rose from 27.1 in 2019-20 to approximately what in 2022-23?
Q18. The Namo Drone Didi scheme is associated with which broader rural initiative?