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Each month's current affairs rewritten as one revision document — grouped by subject, with complete definitions, Prelims pointers and a Mains angle on every story.

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205 places in the news, mapped

Every river, port, heritage site and disputed territory that made the news from April to September 2026 — with locations, why each was in the news, and its spot on the interactive map.

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Today's Daily Brief · 6 October 2026

The Daily Brief: Rolls Under the Scanner

15 stories · 10 minutes

Lead story

RBI's forex playbook, decoded: FCNR(B), reserves, and $104 oil

Why RBI opened a special $143.6 billion forex window, what record reserves insure against at $104 oil, and how to read a Bulletin like an examiner.

Current Affairs · 27 September 2026 · 2 min read

The Indus Waters Treaty, held in abeyance: what actually changes

The 1960 treaty's anatomy, what suspension changes on the ground at Kishanganga and Ratle, and the international-law debate: the full picture behind Jaishankar's UNGA line.

Current Affairs · 27 September 2026 · 2 min read

AFSPA, explained: what "disturbed area" actually means

Section 3, the disturbed-area patchwork, the powers under Section 4, the sanction shield, and the reform debate: the machinery behind the 25 September extension.

Current Affairs · 27 September 2026 · 2 min read

How to read the newspaper for UPSC in 10 minutes a day

The newspaper is a filter test, not a textbook. The ten-minute method: what to skip, what to keep, one-line notes, and the syllabus-first scan.

Current Affairs · 27 September 2026 · 2 min read

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