8th September

[8th September 2026] The Hindu OpED: India can cut steel emissions before coal plants lock them in

Op-ed | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.

In a first, alternative fuel vehicles outsell petrol cars in India

ExplainedFirst/Record | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.

Defence Acquisition Council clears capital acquisition proposals worth about ₹1.10 lakh crore

Indigenous/Made in IndiaPIBPrelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-24.Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate.

Animal Husbandry, Dairy & Fisheries Sector – Pashudhan Sanjivani, E- Pashudhan Haat, etc

Next generation aquaculture: Recirculatory Aquaculture System and Biofloc technology in the Blue Economy

PIBPrelims OnlySchemes | Agriculture | Mains GS3: GS3-09.Economics of Animal Rearing

Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.

Jute: India’s Golden Fibre

Bills/Act/LawsPIBPrelims Only | Agriculture | Mains GS3: GS3-06.Storage, transport and marketing of Agricultural produce and issues and related constraints

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils

Bills/Act/LawsPIBPrelims Only | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Wildlife Conservation Efforts

International Vulture Awareness Day 2026

PIBSpecies | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Air Pollution

5th Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards conferred on Swachh Vayu Diwas

PIBSchemes | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Rural Infrastructure Schemes

Vibrant Villages Programme

PIBSchemes | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-23.Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism.

Digital India Initiatives

DGFT opens an Application Programming Interface facility for the Certificate of Origin on the Trade Connect ePlatform

PIBPrelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-12.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News

Fading alphabet to fresh paint: Dogri scripts a comeback on Jammu signboards

ExplainedRevived/Restored | Art and Culture | Mains GS1: GS1-01.Indian Culture- Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

ISRO: EOS-05 to be placed in elliptical geosynchronous orbit

First/RecordIndigenous/Made in India | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Antibiotics Resistance

Antibiotic-resistant infections: Risks, costs

Explained | Science and Technology | Mains GS2: GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Ground control

DOMROp-ed | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

SC refuses extension for Aravalli panel to submit final report

SC Judgements | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

Lucknow air cleanest, Indore’s second best among cities with million-plus people

| Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

India’s carbon credit scheme receives U.K. official recognition

Schemes | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Global watchdog says rise of ‘digital hawala’ is aiding money laundering, terror financing

IOCR | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-23.Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism.

US share in India’s LPG imports surged to over 50% from under 10%

First/Record | International Relations | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Arunachal and Aksai Chin between ‘unspecified’ claim lines on UN-endorsed map

IOCRWorld Mapping | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-20.Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.

India’s opportunity to put BRICS back together

IOCROp-ed | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Civil Service candidates await Centre’s word on foundation course amid case in top court

| Indian Society | Mains GS1: GS1-10.Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

What flu surge can teach us about next pandemic

Op-ed | Social Justice | Mains GS2: GS2-13.Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Are nicotine pouches beyond the law?

Bills/Act/Laws | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

Day after Cabinet move, Mann skips Chief Justice’s oath event

| Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Draft SIR list shows anomalies, absurdities. Independent audit is needed

Op-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-08.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

C. Rangarajan flags fewer regional rural banks as ‘a step in the wrong direction’

| Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

There are large inconsistencies between GDP and other economic indicators: says Garg

| Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

7th September

ISRO Missions and Discoveries

ISRO’s role is by no means diminishing: space officials

DOMRExplained | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-17.Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

Forest Conservation Efforts – NFP, Western Ghats, etc.

No provision in Forest Rights Act to obtain gram sabha consent for projects: Ministry

Bills/Act/LawsExplained | Environment | Mains GS3: GS3-18.Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Pharma Sector – Drug Pricing, NPPA, FDC, Generics, etc.

Aiming for drug-free India by 2029, Shah outlines roadmap based on four pillars

| Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-23.Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Canada

‘Working together, combining resources, talent, scale, we think India and Canada can be world beaters’

Explained | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

As yoga and Ayurveda become part of India’s global health diplomacy

ExplainedFirst/Record | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-China

India, China hold military talks in Arunachal

ExplainedFirst/Record | Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-23.Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas – Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-China

Two countries and a shared river: Mistrust is not inevitable

Op-ed | Geography | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

The Crisis In The Middle East

Bogged down

Explained | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-19.Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Russia

Moscow-Kyiv to Delhi, connect the dots

Explained | International Relations | Mains GS2: GS2-18.Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.

Bhutan leads Southeast Asia region in eliminating rabies

First/RecordPrelims Only | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-15.Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

Health Sector – UHC, National Health Policy, Family Planning, Health Insurance, etc.

Failing at ABC

SC JudgementsStates | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

Electoral Reforms In India

1.85 lakh names out of Manipur, Sikkim poll rolls after SIR

States | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-08.Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.

Why does India’s food safety system need a Clint Eastwood?

Explained | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Direct Benefits Transfers

The political cost of UCT schemes

ExplainedSchemes | Governance | Mains GS2: GS2-10.Government Policies & Interventions for development of various sectors (issues in their design, implementation)

State consent not taken, put HC Chief Justice appointment on hold: Punjab Govt

States | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

Judicial integrity – a case the Court cannot ignore

Bills/Act/LawsOp-edSC Judgements | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-09.Appointment to various Constitutional posts; Constitutional Bodies(powers, functions and responsibilities); Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-judicial bodies

RBI faces liquidity deluge as surplus climbs to 4-yr high of Rs 10.3 lakh crore

First/Record | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Does inflation targeting work in India?

| Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.

[7th September 2026] The Hindu OpED: India’s unemployment data dilemma

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Japan

Lost and found: An ‘A’ for India’s long game

ExplainedFirst/Record | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-01.Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.