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Current developments

The last twelve months, mapped to the syllabus.

25 dated developments, each checked against an official or named source and linked to the topics it updates. New batches are added regularly.

October 2026 1

  1. RBI raises the repo rate to 5.50 per centThe Monetary Policy Committee unanimously raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent and changed its stance to 'calibrated tightening', its first increase since February 2023.

September 2026 1

  1. 18th BRICS Summit adopts the New Delhi DeclarationUnder India's fourth BRICS chairship, leaders of the 11-member grouping met in New Delhi on 12–13 September 2026 and adopted the New Delhi Declaration, which calls for comprehensive reform of the United Nations.

August 2026 1

  1. India's land-restoration progress statementAn August 2026 ministry statement describes a retrospective 2011–2020 restoration estimate and a later monitoring cycle.

July 2026 2

  1. Environmental clearances near protected areasA July 2026 parliamentary reply explains separate environmental and wildlife scrutiny for applicable infrastructure proposals.
  2. VB-G RAM G Act replaces MGNREGAThe Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 came into force on 1 July 2026. It repeals MGNREGA and raises the rural employment guarantee from 100 to 125 days a year.

April 2026 2

  1. Grassroots biodiversity-governance projectMoEFCC and the National Biodiversity Authority announced a landscape-based project in Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya.
  2. Census 2027 begins with houselisting and self-enumerationThe first phase of Census 2027, houselisting and the housing census, ran from 1 April to 30 September 2026 with an online self-enumeration option. Population enumeration, including caste, follows in February 2027.

March 2026 1

  1. Government declares the March 2026 'Naxal-free' target metAhead of its 31 March 2026 deadline, the Union government declared that Left Wing Extremism had been brought to an end, after sustained security operations and surrenders.

February 2026 6

  1. New GDP series with base year 2022–23MoSPI replaced the 2011–12 base with 2022–23 for the national accounts, using new data sources and methods. Under the new series, 2025–26 real growth was estimated at 7.6 per cent.
  2. IT Rules amended to regulate AI-generated contentAmendments to the IT Rules, 2021, notified on 10 February and in force from 20 February 2026, define 'synthetically generated information' and require prominent labelling and faster action by platforms.
  3. AI Impact Summit adopts the New Delhi DeclarationThe AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam adopted the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, a voluntary, non-binding text endorsed by about 88 countries and international organisations at adoption.
  4. Bangladesh elects a BNP governmentIn Bangladesh's first general election since the 2024 uprising, the BNP won a large majority, and Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Prime Minister on 17 February 2026. A referendum on the July Charter was held alongside.
  5. Union Budget 2026–27: fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent and a debt anchorThe Budget set the 2026–27 fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of GDP and central government debt at 55.6 per cent, as fiscal policy moves to a debt-to-GDP anchor of 50±1 per cent by 2030–31.
  6. 16th Finance Commission keeps States' share at 41 per centThe 16th Finance Commission (chair: Arvind Panagariya), whose report was tabled with the Budget, retained States' share of the divisible pool at 41 per cent for 2026–31 and revised the horizontal devolution formula.

January 2026 2

  1. Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026India notified new solid-waste rules with an April 2026 commencement and a four-stream source-segregation framework.
  2. India–EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations concludedIndia and the European Union announced the conclusion of negotiations on a free trade agreement at the 16th India–EU Summit in New Delhi, alongside a Security and Defence Partnership.

December 2025 3

  1. SHANTI Act opens civil nuclear power to private playersThe SHANTI Act, 2025 repealed the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, allowed private participation in nuclear power and gave the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board statutory status.
  2. 100 per cent FDI allowed in insurance companiesThe Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 raised the FDI limit in Indian insurers from 74 to 100 per cent; most provisions took effect on 5 February 2026.
  3. Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Heritage listDeepavali became India's 16th element on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at the committee session India hosted at the Red Fort.

November 2025 6

  1. COP30 at Belém: the Global Mutirão decisionCOP30 closed with the 'Global Mutirão' decision, which called for tripling adaptation finance by 2035, adopted indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation and launched a just-transition mechanism.
  2. Four Labour Codes brought into forceThe Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the OSH Code came into force on 21 November 2025, rationalising 29 central labour laws.
  3. Supreme Court opinion on Governors' and President's assentIn the 16th Presidential Reference under Article 143, a five-judge bench held that courts cannot fix timelines for assent to State Bills and that 'deemed assent' has no place in the Constitution.
  4. Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025MeitY notified the DPDP Rules on 13 November 2025, operationalising the 2023 Act in three phases over 18 months and constituting the Data Protection Board of India.
  5. 2025 emissions-gap assessmentUNEP's 2025 assessment compares projected warming under current policies with pathways implied by stated national commitments.
  6. Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, phase twoAfter Bihar, the Election Commission extended the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to 12 States and Union Territories, covering about 51 crore voters, with house-to-house enumeration from 4 November 2025.