🔥Daily Newspaper Analysis | GS • IR • Environment | 28 Jan 2026

In today’s Daily Newspaper Analysis, we decode the most important national and international developments relevant for UPSC Prelims & Mains. Each topic is covered with conceptual clarity, current relevance, and answer-writing orientation. 🔹 Health & Science Nipah Virus: Transmission, mortality, and India’s preparedness Nipah vs Ebola: Comparative analysis for Prelims & GS-III (Health Security) Monkey Intelligence: Cognitive abilities, evolution, and ethical dimensions (GS-IV) 🔹 International Relations & Geopolitics China’s Power Reset: Strategic recalibration, economy–military linkage, and global impact Matsu & Kinmen Islands: Strategic significance in Cross-Strait relations Senkaku Islands: East China Sea disputes and regional security dynamics India–EU FTA: Opportunities, challenges, and strategic implications for India’s trade diplomacy 🔹 Environment & Geography Lake Chad: Shrinking lake, climate change, and regional instability Aral Sea: Ecological disaster, lessons for sustainable development and water governance 📌 Why watch this video? ✔ Direct linkage to GS-II, GS-III, GS-IV & Essay ✔ Useful for Prelims facts + Mains dimensions ✔ Helps in current affairs integration with static syllabus 📚 Ideal for UPSC | State PSC | SSC | Defence Exams -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 – Intro 01:10 – Nipah Virus 05:10 – Monkey Intelligence 10:05 – China’s Dramatic Power Reset 15:10 – Global Island Disputes (Matsu, Kinmen, Senkaku) 17:20 – Drying WATER BODIES (Lake Chad & Aral Sea) 22:00 – India–EU FTA 30:39 – MAINS Vocabulary 36:20 – MAINS Question Discussion 40:23 – End ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #UPSC #DailyNewspaperAnalysis #NipahVirus #EbolaVirus #HealthSecurity #ChinaGeopolitics #IndiaEUFTA #InternationalRelations #WorldGeography #WorldGeography #EnvironmentalIssues