UPSC Current Affairs for 13ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Indian Express Gist
1. Tata chief exit frames a challenge and opportunity
2. What AI doesn’t tell you: Your stories matter
3. Mecca Defence Pact: Implications for India
4. Higher Education: Three Core Challenges
UPSC Current Affairs for 12ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. No path to peace
2. Tribunals: Need for Institutional Independence
3. Hyperpolitics: CJP protests and its aftermath
4. Tamil Nadu’s Delimitation Conundrum
5. Are regional parties losing relevance in India?
6. India’s Rising Dependence on U.S. LPG
7. The work that won Deepak Dhar the Dirac Medal
8. The missing ‘reuse’ principle in India’s EV transition journey
9. SC/ST Victims: Need for Stronger Relief & Rehabilitation
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. What Can Be Learnt from Gen Z Mobilisation?
2. Caste Census
3. Tribunal Reforms: Ease of Doing Business Needs Ease of Justice
4. Stronger India at Home, More Useful to the World
UPSC Current Affairs for 11ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Case for Consensus
2. UPI and the Cost of Policy Reversal
3. Why does Handloom remain a key part of India’s economy?
4. How personality cults derail democracy?
5. Agasthyamalai eviction orders still silence Forest Rights Act
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. Mecca Agreement: What India Must Watch Out For
2. Punjab Outsourced Workers Bill
3. MSME Opportunity Lies in Clustering
4. Government e-Marketplace (GeM): A Decade of Public Procurement Reform
5. Creamy Layer for SCs/STs: Government’s Position
6. Can Banks Lock Phones for Loan Default? — RBI Rules
UPSC Current Affairs for 10ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Ladakh to lead independent India’s first caste census
2. Shifting Sand- Saudi Arabia–Pakistan–Turkiye Defence Pact
3. India’s Delimitation Debate: Representation vs Federal Balance
4. The cost of unconditional cash transfers
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. VB-G RAM G: Rural Employment Guarantee Faces a Sharp Initial Decline
2. EC’s real test: Winning the confidence of the Opposition
3. India–Israel Defence Partnership: Strategic Depth vs Ethical Concerns
4. Dovish RBI’s core inflation views leaves economists unconvinced
UPSC Current Affairs for 8ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Is data protection law crippling RTI, asks SC
2. AI-enabled Response to Human–Wildlife Conflict
3. Kerala as a Model for AI-driven Governance
4. UPI Charges: Balancing Payment Ecosystem Sustainability with Digital Inclusion
5. Meta and Censorship of Protest Content
6. PM’s Outreach to Gen Z
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. Forest Fires in the Himalayan Region: Gaps in Monitoring and Management
2. AI Agents: Emerging Cybersecurity Risks
3. Solar Manufacturing Push: Domestic Polysilicon Production
4. Saudi Arabia–Turkey–Pakistan Defence Pact: Emerging West Asian Security Architecture
UPSC Current Affairs for 7ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Kerala’s ‘My Police Station’ Initiative
2. Stop the scam
3. Karnataka holds talk with Anthropic on AI
4. Supreme Court on Mining Around Ramsar Wetlands
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. School Consolidation: Balancing Access with Quality Education
2. India–Bangladesh Relations: Towards a ‘Hasina-proof’ Partnership
3. AI may augment judicial intelligence, not replace its conscience: CJI Kant
UPSC Current Affairs for 6ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Highs and Lows
2. Fiscal federalism, efficiency versus equity concerns
3. Quantum Shift
4. The road ahead for the Asiatic Lion
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. RBI Monetary Policy: Holding Rates Amid Uncertainty
2. SC Safeguards for Live-in Partners
3. FCRA (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Transparency or Executive Control?
4. FCRA & Foreign Funding: Source and Purpose Matter
5. RBI’s Playbook for a Stronger Rupee
6. Supreme Court Guidelines on Gender-sensitive Adjudication
UPSC Current Affairs for 5ᵗʰ August 2026
I) The Hindu Gist
1. Digital Arrest Scams: Strengthening India’s Cyber Fraud Architecture
2. Uniform Civil Code: Balancing Equality with Diversity
3. Examination Integrity: Strengthening Institutional Accountability
II) The Indian Express Gist
1. Gen Z and Democratic Representation: Bridging the Representation Gap
2. MP: Despite red flags, panel nod for power project in tiger corridor
3. Love me like AI does
4. To become next UN Chief, getting ‘P5; onboard is the key
5. Cut, hike, hold: How RBI decides monetary policy
6. Domestic Violence Law & Live-in Relationships
UPSC Current Affairs for 4ᵗʰ August 2026
1. The Hindu Gist
a. Proof of life: Bureaucratic paperwork must not result in exclusion
b. Critical minerals, the foundation of strategic power
c. The problem with India’s Free trade Strategy
UPSC Current Affairs for 3ʳᵈ August 2026
1. The Hindu Gist
a. Catalogue of Lepidoptera of India
b. Why does Kerela report high leptospirosis burden?
c. Gen Z is a constituency defined by mindset, not identity.
d. Drugs free youth crucial for the development of India.
e. Why are government schools shutting down?
f. Distress and Dispute
2. The Indian Express Gist
a. Special NDPS Courts: Strengthening India’s Anti-Narcotics Architecture
b. Social media monitoring centre to counter adverse narratives
c. Between growth haves, have nots, mind the lag
d. What makes Kerela particularly vulnerable to landslides?
