UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-05-25

Use this daily collection to understand why each development matters, then verify time-sensitive facts through the linked sources before adding them to notes.

• SC’s revival of Section 124A for consenting accused brings back a colonial law the country did not wantPolity · UPSC CSE Context Why in News: Supreme Court revived Section 124A proceedings for consenting accused despite pending constitutional challenge. Syllabus Connection: Polity: Fundamental Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice System Exam Relevance: Highlights tension between right to speedy trial and pending constitu
• Assam Rifles apprehend key accused in 2023 abduction-murder of two Meitei studentsSecurity · UPSC CSE Context Why in News: Assam Rifles apprehended key UKNA member accused in 2023 abduction murder of two Meitei students. Syllabus Connection: Security: internal security, insurgency in Northeast India, role of central armed police forces, and ethnic violence. Exam Relevance: Highlights challenges of ethnic viole
• Andhra Pradesh govt. steps up Ebola preparedness, plans passenger screening at airportsHealth · UPSC CSE Context Why in News: Andhra Pradesh announces Ebola screening at airports amid global outbreak in three African countries. Syllabus Connection: Health: communicable diseases, surveillance, and public health preparedness. Exam Relevance: Illustrates state level response to global health emergencies, relevant fo
• WB government directs districts to set up holding centres for detained illegal foreignersPolity · UPSC CSE Context Why in News: West Bengal government directs districts to set up holding centres for detained illegal foreigners. Syllabus Connection: Polity: Centre State relations, citizenship, border management. Exam Relevance: Relevant for questions on illegal immigration, deportation procedures, and federal coordi
• Conservationists push for national framework to protect India’s rivers and mountainsEnvironment · UPSC CSE Context Why in News: Conservationists and former SC judge push for a National Mountain and River Protection Act. Syllabus Connection: Environment and Ecology: Conservation, legal frameworks; Governance: environmental legislation. Exam Relevance: Highlights the need for comprehensive environmental legislation b
• ‘Janivara’ and hijab row: KEA turns down demand by 3 students for re-exam in all subjectsSociety · UPSC CSE Context Why in News: KEA rejected demand for full re exam by students forced to remove sacred thread during CET 2026. Syllabus Connection: Society: Secularism, religious freedom, and state regulation of religious symbols in public examinations. Exam Relevance: Tests understanding of reasonable restrictions on
• JMM, Cong. bid to divide society, undermine tribal rights won’t succeed: BJPPolity · UPSC CSE Context Why in News: BJP leader Babulal Marandi accused JMM Congress of divisive politics over tribal rights and PESA Act rules. Syllabus Connection: Polity: Tribal rights, PESA Act, and political dynamics in Scheduled Areas. Exam Relevance: Relevant for questions on tribal governance, PESA implementation, and