30th September

Judicial Reforms

What an infrastructure of innovation depends on: a responsive legal system

Bills/Act/LawsOp-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.

Foreign Policy Watch: United Nations

[30th September 2026] The Hindu OpED: The United Nations’ long road to restoring trust

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

Primary and Secondary Education – RTE, Education Policy, SEQI, RMSA, Committee Reports, etc.

Literacy for All: India’s Journey Towards Viksit Bharat

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

Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.

Release of Sub-Sectoral Trial Index of Services Production (ISP) for July 2026

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

Amazon v. Perplexity: who’s in control when an AI agent acts for you?

Bills/Act/Laws | 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.

Resisting invaders to swords of goddesses: NCERT revises book on medieval history for Class 9

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

We need to manage public spaces, not women

Op-ed | Indian Society | Mains GS1: GS1-07.Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.

Indian academia’s drift from reason to ritual

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

To save tigers, follow crime beyond the reserve

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

What does it take to obtain justice for cybercrime?

| Internal Security | Mains GS3: GS3-21.Role of External State and Non-state Actors in creating challenges to Internal Security.

Ghosts of 1945 are being recruited in US-China contest over Asia

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

Form 7 objections in Karnataka SIR mostly against Muslim voters

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

BLAs bypassed 10-form daily limit using EC portal, data show

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

Towards a gender-just Uniform Civil Code

Bills/Act/LawsOp-edStates | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-01.Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution

Problem is weak drug regulation, CCTV is no cure

Op-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-01.Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution

Surveillance is not the only privacy issue

Op-ed | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-01.Indian Constitution-Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure of Constitution

Funds awaited, Govt showpiece deep-tech initiative hits pause

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

29th September

Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.

FASTag Annual Pass

PIBPrelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Roads, Highways, Cargo, Air-Cargo and Logistics infrastructure – Bharatmala, LEEP, SetuBharatam, etc.

Green Highways: Sustainable Road Infrastructure

PIBPrelims Only | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-13.Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc:

Food Safety Standards – FSSAI, food fortification, etc.

[29th September 2026] The Hindu OpED: Tackling food loss and waste: India’s opportunity

Op-ed | Economics | Mains GS3: GS3-10.Food processing and related industries in India-scope’ and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management

Industrial Sector Updates – Industrial Policy, Ease of Doing Business, etc.

Steel Industry Safety Council (SISC)

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

AI apocalypse is all about the money

Op-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.

The 80s nostalgia holds caste bias

Op-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.

Atmanirbharta in defence: It’s not as simple as it seems

Indigenous/Made in IndiaOp-ed | Science and Technology | Mains GS3: GS3-16.Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology

Gender disparities in contraceptive use and sterilisation

IOCR | Indian Society | Mains GS1: GS1-07.Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.

Rare-disease drugs can be India’s next pharma frontier

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

State govts. stumped by demography committee’s ‘religion-wise’ inquiries

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

Women’s safety falls through gap between intent and policy

Op-edSchemes | Indian Society | Mains GS1: GS1-07.Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues.

Waves of rain: Odisha must prepare for repeated bouts of intense downpour

Op-edStates | Disaster Management | Mains GS3: GS3-19.Disaster and Disaster Management.

Delhi announces vehicle curbs, construction bans, 50% WFH to tackle winter pollution

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

In US-China AI race, India’s place will depend on capabilities built at home

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

Few judicial officers make it to High Courts despite training and decades of experience

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

As J&K House passes resolution on statehood, CM Omar asks, ‘what does uchit samay mean?’

Bills/Act/LawsStates | Polity | Mains GS2: GS2-02.Functions & responsibilities of the Union and the States; issues and challenges of federal structure;

Maharashtra top poll officer wants ECINet discretion for local staff, a demand the two ECs had flagged

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

Market plunges, more bad weather may lie ahead

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