UPSC CURRRENT AFFAIRS 9 May 2026

The current affairs article covers important UPSC topics from GS Paper 2, current affairs, prelims facts, and mapping. Key themes include the exclusion of fathers in reproductive health policies, rising male infertility, and the need for a bi-parental healthcare approach. It also discusses India’s data governance crisis caused by fragmented and non-standardized databases affecting policymaking …

Crisis of Data Governance and Data Standardisation in India

Source: THSubject: Governance Context: A recent analysis highlighted major gaps in India’s data governance ecosystem, emphasizing that fragmented and non-standardised government databases are causing policy inefficiencies, fiscal leakages, and poor interoperability across ministries. Data Governance and Data About Crisis of Data Governance and Data Standardisation in India: What it is? Data governance in India refers …

Giving data its due: National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP)

GS Paper 2   Source: IE  Context: The government of India is drawing up a data ecosystem (through NDAP) thus enabling policy-makers and researchers to exploit the potential of public data   About National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP) (NDAP): The National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP) was launched in 2022 by NITI Aayog in …