9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 29 December 2025

Dear Friends, We are posting the 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 29 December 2025 based on today’s current affairs. What is the aim of 9 PM? Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more… Continue reading 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 29 December 2025

Gaps in regulating digital campaigns

Source: The post  “Gaps in regulating digital campaigns’’ has been created, based on “Gaps in regulating digital campaigns” published in “The Hindu” on 29 December 2025. Gaps in regulating digital campaigns. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2- Governance Context: The nature of election campaigning in India has undergone a significant transformation with the growing dominance of digital… Continue reading Gaps in regulating digital campaigns

A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit

Source: The post  “A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit’’ has been created, based on “A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit” published in “The Hindu” on 29 December 2025. A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-3- Science and technology Context: India aspires to emerge… Continue reading A grand vision and the great Indian research deficit

Rare Earth Elements

UPSC Syllabus- GS 3- Science & Technology and Economic Development Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are a group of 17 metallic elements comprising the 15 lanthanides, along with scandium and yttrium. Though termed “rare”, they are relatively abundant in the Earth’s crust but are geologically dispersed and occur in low concentrations, making their extraction and separation… Continue reading Rare Earth Elements

RCEP Minus China

Context- India is in a position to reap the benefits of RCEP without actually joining it. With the conclusion of negotiations, India-New Zealand FTA, India has FTAs with all other countries in RCEP except China. This strategy of having one-to-one FTA with other member nations of RCEP, has given India market access without surrendering tariff… Continue reading RCEP Minus China

Chenab River and Dulhasti Hydro-Power Project

News: As part of the Centre’s push to fast-track Indus basin infrastructure, the Union Environment Ministry’s expert panel has recommended environmental clearance for the 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II hydel project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. About Chenab River and Dulhasti Hydro-Power Project About Chenab River Origin: The Chenab River originates… Continue reading Chenab River and Dulhasti Hydro-Power Project

Isthmus of Tehuantepec

News: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is in news after a deadly derailment of the Interoceanic Train in Oaxaca, where at least 13 people were killed when the passenger train carrying 250 people derailed near Nizanda. About Isthmus of Tehuantepec Location: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a narrow strip of land located in southern Mexico. The… Continue reading Isthmus of Tehuantepec

National Test House (NTH)

News: The National Test House (NTH) has entered into an MoU with the Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) to strengthen cooperation in the areas of research, testing and training. About National Test House (NTH) NTH is India’s largest multi-location multidisciplinary industrial testing laboratory dealing with almost all sorts of testing, calibration… Continue reading National Test House (NTH)

India’s R&D Funding – Explained Pointwise

India is at a crucial juncture in its research and innovation landscape. The government is actively shifting towards privatizing research funding to boost innovation and strategic autonomy. A significant step in this direction was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, where Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹20,000 crore to the Department of Science and Technology… Continue reading India’s R&D Funding – Explained Pointwise

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