Current Affairs

Current Affairs

One explainer every day: why it is in the news, key facts, implications, way forward and a mains question.

October 2026

31 OctoberSaturday Can India and China coexist peacefully? +3 more 30 OctoberFriday Concerns over the collegium system +4 more 29 OctoberThursday Is GRAP enough to curb pollution? +2 more 28 OctoberWednesday India’s next investment cycle will shape its carbon future +2 more 27 OctoberTuesday Beyond Kudankulam’s fence, a cybersecurity challenge +3 more 26 OctoberMonday Where should judicial restraint begin? +3 more 25 OctoberSunday What do the Centre’s steps mean for Ladakh? +2 more 24 OctoberSaturday In the crossfire: on India and the Saudi- Houthi conflict +2 more 23 OctoberFriday Economics beyond the individual +2 more 22 OctoberThursday How exposed is India to foreign tech? +2 more 21 OctoberWednesday How conversion affects reservation +2 more 19 OctoberMonday Separation of powers and CJI’s refusal +2 more 18 OctoberSunday Why was actor Imran Khan asked to leave India? +2 more 16 OctoberFriday ‘Innovate today, nourish tomorrow’ for food security +3 more 13 OctoberTuesday Warming Himalayas demand a rethink on development +3 more 12 OctoberMonday Why UAPA demands urgent reform +3 more 11 OctoberSunday What made optogenetics research Nobel-worthy? +3 more 10 OctoberSaturday BRICS in a fragmented world order, a test of relevance +2 more 9 OctoberFriday Flawed by design, exclusionary in impact +3 more 8 OctoberThursday From the brink to a comeback, hope for India’s wildlife +3 more 7 OctoberWednesday Twenty-five years of leadership, an India transformed +3 more 6 OctoberTuesday The looming crisis of world unemployment +3 more 5 OctoberMonday The ECI’s constitutional mandate is under strain +3 more 4 OctoberSunday India’s river interlinks may create invasive species ‘highways’ +2 more 3 OctoberSaturday A Court divided by its own architecture +2 more 2 OctoberFriday The Mahatma’s unfinished work on the world stage +3 more 1 OctoberThursday The India-EFTA partnership, one plus one equals three +3 more

September 2026

30 SeptemberWednesday Indian academia’s drift from reason to ritual +3 more 29 SeptemberTuesday Time runs short for Iran and America +3 more 28 SeptemberMonday Kashmir as India’s gateway to Eurasian opportunity +3 more 27 SeptemberSunday Shortening the road to cardiac care in rural Haryana +3 more 26 SeptemberSaturday The case for accountable lottery regulation in India +2 more 25 SeptemberFriday The murky world of political party finance +3 more 24 SeptemberThursday India and the plausible multilateralism of BRICS +3 more 23 SeptemberWednesday Haifa — a century-old battle, the politics of memory +3 more 22 SeptemberTuesday The arithmetic of Tamil Nadu’s growth ambition +3 more 21 SeptemberMonday India’s NGOs at a new funding crossroads +3 more 20 SeptemberSunday Ways to conquer plastic waste and produce useful materials +3 more 19 SeptemberSaturday A homegrown innovation ecosystem is taking root +2 more 18 SeptemberFriday A war room for India in an age of sanctions +3 more 17 SeptemberThursday Nationalism beyond borders, the question of loyalty +3 more 16 SeptemberWednesday Youth discontent and the changing face of protest +3 more 14 SeptemberMonday Terror’s changing face, India’s counter-terror strategy +3 more 13 SeptemberSunday Why has the Census been deferred in Manipur? +2 more 12 SeptemberSaturday The BRICS bank — an alternative that wasn’t +2 more 11 SeptemberFriday A unilateral America in a post-unipolar world +3 more 10 SeptemberThursday A Karnataka powered by many economic engines +3 more 9 SeptemberWednesday Reclaiming universities through trust, student voice +3 more 8 SeptemberTuesday India’s opportunity to put BRICS back together +3 more 7 SeptemberMonday Judicial integrity — a case the Court cannot ignore +3 more 6 SeptemberSunday Striped hyenas help keep India clean, but remain misunderstood +3 more 5 SeptemberSaturday The Gulf is calling and New Delhi must listen +2 more 4 SeptemberFriday Youth power, an electoral force still in the making +3 more 3 SeptemberThursday ‘Early Harvest’ — larger but not necessarily safer +3 more 2 SeptemberWednesday The south’s muted voice as political power shifts north +3 more 1 SeptemberTuesday Political demography, the future of democracy +3 more

August 2026

31 AugustMonday The politics of calling minds ‘Naxal’ +3 more 30 AugustSunday Blaming climate change for extreme weather has limits +3 more 29 AugustSaturday Five years on, Taliban are still at a fork in the road +2 more 28 AugustFriday Why 543 should remain 543 +3 more 24 AugustMonday Not ‘delulu’ — an AI tutor for every child in India +3 more 23 AugustSunday Retractions alone do not protect India’s scientific record +3 more 22 AugustSaturday Ensuring equity amid India’s educational progress +2 more 21 AugustFriday Centre’s fiscal outlook faces geopolitical, revenue risks +3 more 20 AugustThursday A Palestinian state is the foundation for regional peace +3 more 19 AugustWednesday Employment guarantee has slipped into limbo +3 more 18 AugustTuesday Taxing ‘frivolous’ industries will not fund India’s science +3 more 17 AugustMonday India’s democracy needs different electoral rhythms +3 more 16 AugustSunday ‘Despite reputation, India’s per-unit space launch cost highest’ +2 more 15 AugustSaturday India at 80, a democracy in search of renewal +2 more 14 AugustFriday Transparency as the foundation of trust in medicine +3 more 13 AugustThursday A timely reset for the Food Security Act +3 more 12 AugustWednesday The Mecca Pact and the rise of strategic hedging +3 more 11 AugustTuesday English in India, a language that has earned its place +3 more 10 AugustMonday A new security triangle emerges with the Makkah Pact +3 more 9 AugustSunday Traditional diets shape unique gut microbes of Indian tribes +3 more 8 AugustSaturday Kerala can become India’s model AI governance State +2 more 7 AugustFriday Donald Trump in the Persian labyrinth +3 more 6 AugustThursday Fiscal federalism, efficiency versus equity concerns +3 more 5 AugustWednesday Jammu and Kashmir — the elusive quest for Statehood +3 more 4 AugustTuesday AI and cyber, the double helix of today’s security threats +3 more 3 AugustMonday The state against its students, lessons to remember +3 more 2 AugustSunday What does the new Bill to prevent exam fraud say? +3 more 1 AugustSaturday Gen Z’s voice must lead to a humane education system +2 more

July 2026

31 JulyFriday The next DPI — how India can commoditise AI +3 more 30 JulyThursday FCRA Bill 2026, a threat to civil society organisations +2 more 29 JulyWednesday The urban nightmare — a fire with no escape +3 more 28 JulyTuesday Beyond compliance, India’s road to cleaner mobility +3 more 27 JulyMonday Do not surrender to China, do not depend on the U.S +3 more 26 JulySunday India’s rice fields rank among world’s top methane sources +3 more 25 JulySaturday A growth story that needs women at work +2 more 24 JulyFriday An education system’s collapse, young India’s trauma +3 more 23 JulyThursday The cockroach dilemma facing India’s political parties +3 more 22 JulyWednesday Building an Atmanirbhar philanthropy ecosystem +2 more 21 JulyTuesday Reclaiming footpaths, taking cities back from cars +3 more 20 JulyMonday The stark reality of the missing jobs for India’s Gen Z +3 more 19 JulySunday Non-animal testing is key to next phase of pharma growth +3 more 18 JulySaturday India’s Parliament must not stage its Cadaver Synod +2 more 17 JulyFriday Beyond political reshuffles, renew education in India +3 more 16 JulyThursday Echoes of Karbala, Iran beyond the shadows of war +3 more 15 JulyWednesday Steady in turbulence: On India’s Australia, New Zealand ties +3 more 14 JulyTuesday Holding the Court accountable amid democratic strain +3 more 13 JulyMonday Five crore Indians wait when the courts take a break +3 more 12 JulySunday Why did the government get ZEE5 to remove ‘Satluj’? +2 more 11 JulySaturday Terrorism’s data retreat hides emerging global threats +2 more 10 JulyFriday Why is the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Manipur controversial? +3 more 9 JulyThursday Revolution to resurgence — Iran’s strategic moment +3 more 8 JulyWednesday How will the end of the West Asian crisis affect India’s economy? +3 more 7 JulyTuesday In India, voting cannot remain merely a statutory right +3 more 6 JulyMonday How did India respond to the Strait of Hormuz crisis? +3 more 5 JulySunday Why are there concerns over WhatsApp usernames? +1 more 4 JulySaturday The Iran conundrum and the decline of the West +2 more 3 JulyFriday The right to a fair trial at the crossroads +2 more 2 JulyThursday The case for building India’s coal chemistry capability +3 more 1 JulyWednesday India’s ‘Israel habit’ meets West Asian realities +2 more

June 2026

30 JuneTuesday Reforms 3.0 — towards the Bharat rate of growth +3 more 29 JuneMonday The new digital slavery needs constitutional guardrails +3 more 28 JuneSunday Fake patents are poisoning India’s race for academic excellence +3 more 27 JuneSaturday The cracks beneath the peddled story of India’s growth +2 more 26 JuneFriday Keeping humanity at the centre of the AI revolution +2 more 25 JuneThursday PACOM, the deeper meaning behind a dropped prefix +2 more 24 JuneWednesday Reconnect public health with people’s needs +2 more 23 JuneTuesday The challenge of India’s digital sovereignty +3 more 22 JuneMonday End the free rein of junk food advertising in India +3 more 21 JuneSunday What a ‘super’ El Niño might mean for India’s monsoon +2 more 20 JuneSaturday India’s cheapest power is here, the grid must catch up +2 more 19 JuneFriday NFHS-6 reveals progress amid nutrition challenges +3 more 18 JuneThursday Health data must drive action, not just headlines +3 more 17 JuneWednesday Moving from war to deal in a deeply divided region +3 more 16 JuneTuesday Technology drives India-France strategic convergence +2 more 15 JuneMonday The hidden history of the Thai-Bharat connection +3 more 14 JuneSunday Why are there protests in PoK? +2 more 13 JuneSaturday Equality of treatment for Persons with Disabilities +2 more 12 JuneFriday FCRA Bill — expanding state control over civil society +3 more 11 JuneThursday The forgotten copilot of Air India flight 171 +2 more 10 JuneWednesday Securing India against the threat of a ‘Mythocalypse’ +3 more 9 JuneTuesday A troubling judgment and endorsement of the SIR +3 more 8 JuneMonday A targeting in the name of demography +3 more 7 JuneSunday Bursts of rain may deal a double whammy to soil moisture, nitrogen +3 more 6 JuneSaturday India needs innovative strategies to eliminate TB +2 more 5 JuneFriday Funding India’s climate future, a trillion-dollar question +3 more 4 JuneThursday Assembly poll results that recast the political landscape +3 more 3 JuneWednesday The ‘harvest’ China wants is one India cannot afford +3 more 1 JuneMonday The majoritarian shadow over Adivasi identity, faith +3 more