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Samachar Pathshala turns the day's PIB releases and major newspaper coverage into concise, exam-tagged current affairs with Prelims pointers, GS syllabus tags, and Mains angles. Read today's current affairs, test yourself with the daily quiz, or sign in to track your streak and unlock full analysis.

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  1. The Hindu · 2026-08-16Why has the Centre opposed creamy layer for SC/STs?Supreme Court-linked petitions seek clarity on whether “creamy layer” exclusion should apply within SC/ST reservations, after Union government submissions say it does not apply.Read analysis →
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  3. The Hindu · 2026-08-16Iran fires back at Trump’s threat to declare Hormuz a U.S. territoryIran rejected Donald Trump’s claim that the United States would declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory and linked maritime attacks with a failed U.S.-Iran ceasefire and Red Sea pressure tactics.Read analysis →
  4. The Hindu · 2026-08-14Rahul Gandhi moves SC against HC order for a ‘roving inquiry’Rahul Gandhi filed a Supreme Court challenge against interim directions by the Allahabad High Court ordering CBI and the Directorate of Enforcement to conduct a “roving inquiry”.Read analysis →
  5. The Hindu · 2026-08-14SC seeks Centre’s reply on AI use in public welfareSupreme Court asked the Union government to respond on whether high-risk artificial intelligence can be used in welfare delivery without a specific statutory framework.Read analysis →
  6. The Hindu · 2026-08-14SC to hear MP’s plea against surveillance of NEET protestersSupreme Court has agreed to tag a Rajya Sabha MP petition challenging biometric facial recognition surveillance of NEET protestors with the main NEET protest matters.Read analysis →
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Current affairs for UPSC preparation

Follow the latest government schemes, reports, appointments, and policy updates in one focused current affairs feed. Every dispatch identifies its source and is organized for quick revision, Prelims recall, and Mains answer writing.

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Prelims pointers

The facts a Prelims question would actually hang on — launch year, nodal ministry, coverage, statutory basis — pulled out of the release and set apart from the narrative.

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GS syllabus tags

Each item is tagged to its General Studies paper and sub-topic, so a month of reading sorts itself into the syllabus instead of into a pile of headlines.

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Mains angles

One line on how the story could be asked — the debate, the committee, the counter-argument — so the same reading feeds an answer, not just a fact sheet.

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Sources clearly attributed

Every dispatch names the underlying PIB release or newspaper, so you know where the reporting came from before using a figure or claim in an answer.

Anatomy of a dispatch

One release. Four ways to revise it.

Every entry in the feed is cut to the same shape, so by week three you stop reading and start scanning — and the revision before the exam takes an evening, not a fortnight.

Today · Ministry of Jal ShaktiPIB release

Jal Jeevan Mission — ministry releases rural tap-water coverage update

GS2 · GovernanceGS3 · InfrastructureScheme
Prelims

Launched 2019 · “Har Ghar Jal” · implemented by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Mains

Last-mile delivery in centrally sponsored schemes: funding split, state capacity, and operation & maintenance after saturation.

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Dispatches are built from source-attributed PIB releases and major newspaper coverage, then organized for UPSC Prelims and Mains.

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Written for UPSC Civil Services Prelims and Mains; the syllabus tags also map onto state PSC papers.

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