Current affairs for UPSC
Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
GS2 · Health, international institutionsAt the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York on 25 September 2026, India's Health Secretary said the WHO Pandemic Agreement will be credible only with a fair Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. India also asked that digital public infrastructure be treated as a global public good.
UPSC angle: Mains: Is the WHO Pandemic Agreement equitable for developing countries?
26 Sep 2026GS2 · Elections, constitutional bodiesOn 26 September 2026 the Election Commission eased verification in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. For electors served notice as unmapped or for logical discrepancies, BLOs will now collect documents at home and upload them on ECINet. Hearings will be held only in exceptional cases, preferably online.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BLO, ERO, DEO roles; Registration of Electors Rules 1960. · Mains: Balancing roll purity with inclusion of the poor and migrants.
26 Sep 2026GS3 · Infrastructure (telecom)On 25 September 2026 TRAI launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform and a mobile app. Property managers apply for a rating, registered rating agencies test the building, and anyone can search rated properties and verify the certificate by QR code before buying or renting.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TRAI's 2024 property-rating regulations; DCRA.
25 Sep 2026GS2 · Quad, Indo-PacificOn 25 September 2026 the Indian Coast Guard ship Shaunak sailed from Chennai to Perth, Australia, under the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission. Six Sea Riders from India, Japan, Australia and the United States are on board to build interoperability and trust among Quad coast guards.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Quad members; MAHASAGAR expansion. · Mains: Quad beyond military: maritime domain awareness and coast-guard cooperation.
25 Sep 2026GS3 · Fiscal policy, public debtOn 25 September 2026 the Government, in consultation with the RBI, said it will borrow ₹7,86,000 crore through dated securities in the second half of 2026-27, using 23 weekly auctions. This includes ₹15,000 crore of Sovereign Green Bonds. Full-year dated borrowing is now put at ₹15,99,506 crore, below the Budget Estimate.
UPSC angle: Prelims: who manages government borrowing; what Sovereign Green Bonds fund. · Mains: Borrowing below BE: what it implies for fiscal deficit and bond yields.
25 Sep 2026GS3 · MSMEs, creditOn 25 September 2026 the MSME Ministry said CGTMSE guarantee cover is now live on TReDS, the RBI-regulated platforms where small firms sell their unpaid invoices. Available on M1xchange, RXIL and DTX (KredX), it covers 75% of the defaulted amount when both buyer and seller are Micro or Small Enterprises.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TReDS platforms; CGTMSE.
25 Sep 2026GS3 · Space technologyOn 25 September 2026 the Technology Development Board under DST signed an agreement to give Agnikul Cosmos, Chennai, ₹200 crore from the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund. The money, through optionally convertible debentures, will help take its reusable Agnibaan launch vehicle from TRL-4 to TRL-8.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TRL scale; RDI Fund instrument. · Mains: Role of private players after space-sector reforms.
25 Sep 2026GS2 · Health regulationFSSAI has proposed a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, so that only products made from milk can be sold as "Paneer". Analogue products licensed under the "Analogue in Dairy Context" category would have to stop using the word. Comments are open for 60 days.
UPSC angle: Prelims: FSSAI's parent Act and ministry.
24 Sep 2026GS3 · Biotechnology, plastic pollutionOn 24 September 2026 the Department of Biotechnology launched the commercial use of bio-based biodegradable plastic made of Polylactic Acid (PLA) under the BioE3 framework. A ₹75 crore BIRAC grant supports a 100 TPA pilot R&D facility for PLA and co-polymers by Balrampur Chini Mills at Kumbhi, Uttar Pradesh.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PLA feedstock; BioE3 expansion.
24 Sep 2026GS2 · India–FranceINS Trishul reached Toulon, France, on 22 September 2026 for the 24th edition of VARUNA, the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the French Navy. It includes harbour and sea phases with cross-deck visits, operational interactions and sports, to build interoperability.
UPSC angle: Prelims: VARUNA = India–France navy.
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