UPSC Current Affairs for 12ᵗʰ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Rights and Wrongs: The Government Must Not Clamp Down on Dissent and Protest
2. Message of Peace: The Nobel Committee Has Redeemed Itself by Awarding the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay
3. The Gaps in the Implementation of the RTI Act
4. Why UAPA Demands Urgent Reform
UPSC Current Affairs for 10ᵗʰ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Beyond Forms: The Nobel for Anne Carson
2. Delivery Completed: GST Reforms and Taxpayer Compliance
3. BRICS in a Fragmented World Order: A Test of Relevance
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. Why Navi Pillay’s Work Matters for a World Facing ‘Existential Challenges’?
2. How India’s Growth Rate Keeps Beating Forecasts
3. The Rights and Restrictions Around Holding Protests
4. Survival, Habitat: Challenges in Rewilding Great Indian Bustard
UPSC Current Affairs for 9ᵗʰ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Adequate Response
2. Understanding Gandhi’s Re-emergence in India’s Oppositional Politics
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. As Yemen Flares Up, a Test for Mecca Pact
2. GST Reforms for Growth, to Face Global Headwinds
UPSC Current Affairs for 8ᵗʰ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Eyes on Ice
2. From the Brink to a Comeback: Hope for India’s Wildlife
3. PM Moots ‘Can-Do Attitude’ to Reach Development Goals
4. India’s Trade Caught in the Middle
5. GPS Study Aims to Reduce Human–Animal Conflicts in Assam
6. India’s Cement Footprint Stands in Its Way to Net-Zero Emissions
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. RBI’s Focus on Inflation Is Timely
2. Behind the Central Bank’s Pivot, Need to Safeguard Price Stability
3. Where Light Stops, Neutrinos Begin
4. To Fight in the Arena, However Imperfect, Is the Only Way to Strengthen Democracy
5. Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Mirror-Image Molecules and the Chemistry of Life
6. ‘Greatest Headache’: Constituent Assembly on Appointing Election Commission
UPSC Current Affairs for 7ᵗʰ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Break the Chain: India Must Focus on Cutting Transmission of Leprosy
2. Let There Be Light: The Nobel Laureates for Medicine Illuminated How the Brain Works
3. Indian Research Can Shape the World
4. Why Growing Trust in Digital Payments May Be Leaving Indians More Exposed to Cybercrime
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. G7 to Release 100 mn Barrels of Crude Oil, Oil Products: Will This Curb Diesel Prices?
2. Through ‘Ghost Particles’ in Ice, Window to Universe
3. A War in Iran, an Election in America, and the Blurred Lines Between Politics and Conflict
4. Higher Yields in US Test India’s Macro Resilience
UPSC Current Affairs for 6ᵗʰ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Good, Not Good Enough: India’s Sports Standards Need a Raise
2. Bird Islands: India’s Conservation Efforts Must Go Beyond Symbolism
3. The Looming Crisis of World Unemployment
4. Why Is Buxa Bringing Tigers Back?
5. Why Are States Divided Over the Mining Amendment?
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. ECI Must Not Force Voters to Lie: Solution May Lie in a Form 6X
2. How Scientists Used Light to Control Brain Cells
3. House Privileges vs Free Speech: The Question before Supreme Court
UPSC Current Affairs for 5ᵗʰ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Two or Three? Students Must Be Free to Choose a Third Language Not Tested in a Board Exam
2. Outbound Force: The United States Is Leaving Iraq in a Weakened, If Not Defeated, Position
3. Does a Visa Guarantee Entry into India?
4. What Does Trump’s AI Accord Mean for Tech Companies?
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. Green Energy Corridor III: Tackling India’s Renewable Power Bottleneck
2. Domestic Capacity, Reforms Key amid Global Uncertainty, Says Das
3. High Decibel: These Birds Are Louder Than Elephants, Jackhammers and Chainsaws
UPSC Current Affairs for 3ʳᵈ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Rescue Act: Preventing Ecological Degradation Is the Way to Protect Wildlife
2. Obstacle Race: The Special Intensive Revision Exercise Is Threatening Universal Adult Franchise
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. From Varanasi to Tashkent: Gandhi’s Influence on Shastri
2. India’s Twin Mechanism for Governing Drug Prices
3. SCO Meet: Signals from 1st Official Indian Visit to Pakistan since Op Sindoor
4. Behind Trade Deal Delay: US Leverage, India’s Limited Options
UPSC Current Affairs for 2ⁿᵈ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Other than Outrage: Restrictions on Women Cannot Be the Answer to Unsafe Public Spaces
2. Season’s End: The IMD Is Conservative When It Comes to Projecting Rainfall Deficit
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. For New Energy, Remove Old Bottlenecks
2. Industry Is Growing, but Isn’t Creating Jobs
3. We Have a Model Investment Treaty. And Are Losing Billions Because of It
UPSC Current Affairs for 1ˢᵗ October 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Bitter Pills: Drug Pricing and Hospital Margins
2. Satisfaction with Police Remains Low Among Cybercrime Victims
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. ECI and Court Make It Harder, Not Easier, to Trust Independent Institutions
2. Pause SIR and Conduct an Audit of Voter Deletions
3. Rising Sea Level Threat to India’s Eroding Coastline
4. ‘Public View’: Why SC/ST Act Covers Online Slurs
