Current Affairs News

Top 20 UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | September 14 to 20, 2026

What were the most important current affairs for UPSC this week? From the BRICS New Delhi Declaration and Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 to Swaminarayan Sampraday and Perim Island, Women’s Asia Cup 2026, Sagar Manthan, Petroline, Orangutans, Thirukkural, US Open, and other key developments for your Prelims and Mains preparation.

From studio portraits to selfies, glass plate negatives to generative artificial intelligence, one of Delhi s oldest surviving photo studios has witnessed a revolution in photography and retained its penchant for freezing memories for more than seven decades

Telangana Forest Minister Konda Surekha has fought many a battle during her political career but the latest one, now playing out in the All India Congress Committee (AICC) corridors in Delhi, could be among her toughest. From being a protege of former Andhra P

At 10 years, he learnt the art himself and now, 22-year-old Om Chitara a ninth-generation artist is among those keeping the dwindling art of Mata ni Pachhedi alive. Literally translating to Behind the Mother Goddess , Mata ni Pachhedi is a ritual textile paint

School assembly news headlines for September 3 cover major developments from India, international affairs, sports and business. Key updates include ISRO s upcoming EOS-05 launch, Nepal s flood crisis, rising West Asia tensions, diplomatic visits, cricket and t

In a big blow to the opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), senior Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator and former Mayor Vishakha Raut is likely to lose her seat after the caste verification committee in Palghar invalidated her Other Backward Caste

This week, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who has long championed vyavastha parivartan (systemic change), turned on the system itself, calling it too bulky and costly. His government plans a 15 30% cut in the sanctioned strength of IAS

A day after I submitted an article pitch on the rise of caesarean sections and premature births in India, I found myself lying in a hospital bed 28 weeks pregnant, tethered to monitors as doctors rushed in and out. I had come in for a routine prenatal check-up

With the Opposition sensing an opportunity following the youth-led protests in Delhi and Ranchi and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) launching the School Thik Karo (Fix Rural Government Schools) campaign, the BJP-led Maharashtra government is working on a stra

India and the UK on Friday reviewed the ongoing defence industrial cooperation with emphasis on Research & Development through the India-UK vision 2035 and the 10-year Defence Industrial Roadmap. The 25th India-UK Defence Consultative Group meeting was held be

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Friday said India has political stability and continuity in its policies, and the world sees it as a bright spot of growth and hope . Speaking at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026, the PM said India has always moved fo