Test your UPSC CSE 2026 preparation with today’s Current Affairs Quiz — covering Delhi Declaration, 1837 Serengsia Battle, India-Russia energy trade, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), T-cells, under-19 Indian cricket team & World Cup, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I & START II), India US Trade and more. If you missed Monthly Current Affairs Pointers (CAP) | Nov - Dec 2025, read it here. Previous UPSC Current Affairs Quiz 01 Feb 2026 Click Here 25 Jan 2026 Click H

Test your UPSC CSE 2026 preparation with today’s Indian History & Culture (Every Saturday) Quiz — covering history of North-Eastern India, Vijaynagar Empire, Undavalli Caves and more. If you missed Monthly Current Affairs Pointers (CAP) | Nov - Dec 2025, read it here. Previous UPSC History & Culture Quiz 31 Jan 2026 Click Here 24 Jan 2026 Click Here 17 Jan 2026 Click Here 10 Jan 2026 Click Here 03 Jan 2026 Click Here 13 Dec 2025 Click Here 06 Dec 2025 Click Here 2

India has entered a new phase of innovation financing with the launch of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund , a ₹1 lakh crore initiative aimed at transforming how indigenous technologies are developed, scaled and commercialised. Unlike earlier government schemes that relied largely on grants and subsidies, the RDI Fund introduces a market-oriented, investment-driven approach to support high-risk, high-impact innovation. The first Open Call under the RDI Fund

45-Day Care Leave for Elderly Parents Raised in Rajya Sabha During Zero Hour India’s rapidly ageing population entered the centre of parliamentary debate on Friday, February 6, 2026 , when Sumitra Balmik raised a demand in the Rajya Sabha for mandatory 45-day care leave for elderly parents in both government and private sectors . Raising the issue during Zero Hour , Ms. Balmik framed the demand not as a welfare concession, but as a structural necessity for a country underg

What Is the Finance Commission and Why It Matters The Finance Commission (FC) is a constitutional body under Article 280 of the Constitution of India , constituted by the President of India every five years or earlier if required. Its core purpose is to strengthen fiscal federalism by recommending how financial resources are distributed between different layers of government. Core Functions of the Finance Commission Recommend the sharing of net tax proceeds between the Un

India’s judicial and political landscape witnessed an unusual and closely watched moment on February 4, 2026 , when Mamata Banerjee , the sitting Chief Minister of West Bengal, appeared in person before the Supreme Court of India in a case challenging the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State. The matter was heard by a Bench headed by CJI Surya Kant , marking what legal observers described as one of the rarest instances of a servin