UPSC Current Affairs for 18ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Manipur: New Kuki-Zo–Naga Fault Line
2. A war room for India in an age of sanctions
3. BRICS Summit and Indian Foreign Policy
4. Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. For Al governance, hard laws and strong guardrails
2. My lessons sons in turning ambition into reality
3. How melting glaciers could put 20% of GDP at risk
4. How collagen is powering athletes
5. Orangutans in Odisha: Wildlife Trade and Repatriation
UPSC Current Affairs for 17ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Currency Conundrum
2. Pygmy Hog: Survival Depends on a Thriving Ecosystem
3. Voyager’s Journey: The Purpose of Exploration
4. India’s Research Blindspot: Building a Science System That Learns
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. Misuse of a Legal Relic: Mob over the Individual
2. Dialogue as the Basis of Cooperative Federalism
3. Blue Revolution: Unlocking India’s Marine Economy
4. 1991 India–Pakistan Agreement on Military Activities
5. United Kingdom: The Push for Independence
6. Railway Congestion: Multitracking as a Solution
UPSC Current Affairs for 16ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. AI Cooperation: BRICS as an Alternative Framework
2. Youth Discontent and the Changing Face of Protest
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. After BRICS, it’s time to navigate the realities of great power rivalries
2. Don’t Let Borders Blind Us to Himalayan Risks
3. Saudi Arabia’s Two-Strait Dilemma
4. What About the Father’s Leave? — Parenting, Not Just Mothering
5. US’s Orbital Weapons: Limits of Global Space Governance
UPSC Current Affairs for 15ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Indian Express Gist
1. Why Punjab Still Lacks a Farm Policy?
2. Uniform Civil Code: State-Level Route and Constitutional Issues
3. “Agentic misalignment” and other new Al catch-phrases to know
UPSC Current Affairs for 14ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Building Consensus
2. A rising graph Doping is now a deep-rooted culture in Indian sports
3. Terror’s Changing Face, India’s Counter-Terror Strategy
4. The Evidence Gap in Dole Politics
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. A Blueprint to Create Productive Jobs: Lessons from Tiruppur
2. India, Germany & a Green Partnership for the Future
3. Anganwadis Shape the Future: Our Responsibility
UPSC Current Affairs for 12ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. India’s Economic Bridges amid Rising Global Trade Barriers
2. BRICS Finance Ministers flag “unilateral imposition” of tariffs
3. Goyal calls for local-currency trade among BRICS nations
4. Finance Minister flags AI safety, systemic risks
5. India in talks to secure Australian, Chilean lithium blocks
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. AI Governance Architecture Must Include Its Largest Stakeholders
2. AI can Kill Humanity in a decade? Get in line
3. India’s BRICS Balancing Act
4. China and the Rest: BRICS’ Widening Economic Gap
5. What the Recent Trajectory of India–China Ties Means for the BRICS Summit
UPSC Current Affairs for 11ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Should the use of Gen AI be banned among younger students in schools?
2. How should RUPPs be regulated?
3. Why are Volkswagen and JLR trimming their workforce?
4. Why India must rethink the way it values skills, jobs and productive work
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. Forget BRICS, look West
2. The challenges for BRICS in a changing world order
3. Good governance is when State, society and markets deliver together
UPSC Current Affairs for 10ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Dangerous phase — Iran war and regional escalation
2. Ray of hope — Judicial check on arbitrary arrests
3. Turning economic cooperation into shared prosperity
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. The only solution to grief is to accept it
2. A special relationship with Europe is linked to our strategic autonomy
3. Behind UK ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank
UPSC Current Affairs for 9ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Falling Edifice
2. Perilous retreat — Gram Sabha rights over tribal land
3. Moon’s far side: a window into the early Universe
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. A possible G3 casting a shadow over BRICS
2. Appointment of Judges: India and South Africa
3. Nepal’s compensation demand after devastating floods
4. Disaster preparedness must put communities at the centre
UPSC Current Affairs for 8ᵗʰ September 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. India–Belgium: “Natural Partners”
2. Ground Control — ISRO and space technology as a tool for development
3. India’s opportunity to put BRICS back together
4. India can cut steel emissions before coal plants lock them in
