📅 Monthly Current Affairs Magazine
September 2026
Current Affairs
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The most comprehensive UPSC & OPSC OAS current affairs magazine for September 2026 — covering the BRICS New Delhi Summit cover story, Polity, Governance and Judiciary, International Relations, Economy and Agriculture, Environment, Science & Technology, Internal Security, Geography, History & Culture, Society, Ethics Case Studies and the Prelims Booster. Free PDF download for all aspirants, compiled by Strive Edge IAS — a leading UPSC and OPSC OAS coaching institute in Bhubaneswar.
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15Polity & Governance Topics
16International Relations Topics
20Economy & Agriculture Topics
12Environment & Ecology Topics
Section 1 · Page 1
Cover Story (GS Paper II)
Full Article
BRICS 2026: The New Delhi Summit and India’s Balancing Act
Section 2 · Pages 2–19
Polity, Governance & Judiciary (GS Paper II)
Full Articles (Mains Relevance)
Electoral Democracy: EC Appointment Law and SIR Deletions
FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026: Regulation vs Executive Overreach
Conscience and Academic Freedom: Vande Mataram and the IIT Delhi Row
Arrest, Grounds of Arrest and Bail
Uniform Civil Code: Constitutional Vision vs Religious Diversity
Article 17 and the Haldwani Case: Untouchability and the Idea of “Purity”
Right to Work Under Strain: From MGNREGA to VB-GRAM G
Article 371K and Ladakh: A New Model of Special Status
Higher Judiciary: Integrity, Distinguished Jurists and the Collegium
Revising India’s Model BIT: Investor Protection vs Regulatory Space
Forest Rights and Gram Sabha Consent: A Weakening Safeguard?
Notes (Prelims Relevance)
Personal Law vs Criminal Law: Marital Rape Exception and POCSO
CBI General Consent
Navodaya Schools in Tamil Nadu and the Language Formula
Water Federalism: River-Linking, the Sone MoU and the Kishau Project
Section 3 · Pages 19–31
International Relations (GS Paper II)
Full Articles (Mains Relevance)
West Asia on the Brink: Iran War, Hormuz and the Red Sea Crisis
Pakistan’s Gulf Pivot: Strategic Depth or Strategic Overstretch?
India-China: Early Harvest Talks, Modi-Xi Meeting and the Pakistan-China Boundary
US Sanctions Act on Russian Oil: India’s Energy Security and Strategic Autonomy
India-Japan Defence Partnership: From Strategic Convergence to Operational Capability
Transboundary Rivers: The Indus Waters Treaty Ruling and China’s Yarlung Zangbo Dam
Notes (Prelims Relevance)
India-Sri Lanka: Defence Minister’s Visit, L70 Guns MoU and SLINEX-26
Greenland and the Arctic: The US-Denmark-Greenland Security Deal
Europe Outreach: Belgium, Germany and UK Carbon-Price Recognition
SCO and Central Asia: Bishkek Summit and the Islamabad Meeting
ASEAN and South-East Asia: AIMMAF, ADMM-Plus and the Philippines
A G2/G3 World: Great-Power Rivalry and the US-China AI Talks
Global Institutions Box
UNSC Veto Reform
UNCLOS: The “Constitution of the Oceans”
“Correct the Map” Resolution
WHO Pandemic Agreement and PABS
Section 4 · Pages 31–45
Economy, Agriculture & Infrastructure (GS Paper III)
Full Articles (Mains Relevance)
Growth and Measurement: Q1 FY27 GDP, the New Series and Double Deflation
Make in India at 12: A Patchy Report Card
The Middle-Income Trap, Skills and the Road to Viksit Bharat @2047
Inflation Targeting at 10: Does the 4% Framework Fit India?
Farm Inputs and Crop Resilience: Sugarcane Red Rot and the Sulphur Shock
Data Centres: Digital Boom vs Climate Reality
Food Systems: Food Loss and Waste, and Decentralised Grain Storage
Notes (Prelims Relevance)
Fiscal Deficit at 26.8% of Target and Tax Devolution
JCR Upgrades India’s Credit Rating to ‘A-‘
Offer for Sale and India’s IPO Boom
FPI Outflows and Rupee Depreciation
Kandla, JNPA, Mundra and Paradip Notified as Mega Ports
Clean Fuels and Transport: e-Methanol at Kandla and India’s First LNG Train
Energy Transition: Small Hydro Power and Geothermal Energy at Puga
Industrial Indicators: IIP at 8% and the Index of Core Industries
Merchant Discount Rate on UPI Payments
Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026
Coal India’s Technology-Led Diversification
Clean Freight: PACT and the Zero Emission Truck Marketplace
Commodity & Sector Quick Facts
Jute, Coir, Bamboo, Onion, Assam Pu’er Tea, Dryland and Regenerative Agriculture
Section 5 · Pages 45–59
Environment, Climate & Ecology (GS Paper III)
Full Articles (Mains Relevance)
Super El Nino 2026: Monsoon, Heat, Coral and Forest Risks
Stubble Burning, “Red Entry” Rules and the CAQM
Waste and the Circular Economy: E-Waste, WCEF and Rural Models
Western Ghats ESA: Gadgil vs Kasturirangan and Kerala’s Reset Demand
Project Cheetah: Four Years of Reintroduction
COP31, the UNEP Overshoot Report and India’s Climate Targets
Boxes
Wild Species in News: Leopardus tilcayo, Himalayan Monal, Pygmy Hog, Striped Hyena, Dragonflies, Spot-billed Pelican, Rare Turtles in Haryana, Great Indian Bustard
Protected Areas in News: MEE-TR 2026, Kedarnath WLS, Muthanga, Manas, Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Community and Conservation Reserves
Wetlands, Mangroves and Ramsar Sites: Pichavaram, Mangrove Initiatives, Other Wetlands in News
International Conventions: UNFCCC and COP, Paris Agreement, Vienna-Montreal-Kigali, CBD-Nagoya-Kunming-Montreal, BBNJ, CITES and Ramsar
Environmental Institutions: NGT, CAQM, CPCB, NTCA, NBA, IBCA
Conservation Quick Facts: PRAMAAN Certificates, World Ozone Day 2026
Section 6 · Pages 59–69
Science, Technology & Digital Sovereignty (GS Paper III)
Full Articles (Mains Relevance)
Semiconductors: Semicon 2.0 and SEMICON India 2026
EOS-05 and GSLV-F17: India’s First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite
Quantum-Safe Communication: C-DOT’s Indigenous Products
Time Sovereignty: IST, NavIC and “One Nation, One Time”
Nuclear Energy: Thorium, the Three-Stage Programme and the SHANTI Act
India’s Homegrown Innovation Ecosystem: From Importing Technology to Inventing It
Boxes
Strategic and Safety Technology: Kavach 4.0, Deep-Sea Mining, Deep Ocean Mission and MATSYA-6000, ORV Sagar Manthan, OptoSAR
S&T Quick Hits (Space & Astronomy): Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Australe Basin, Voyager Missions
S&T Quick Hits (Health & Biotechnology): Brain-Eating Amoeba, PFOS, Incendiamoeba, Badri Cattle OPU-IVF, Zika and Hepatitis C Detection, Nanomedicine, Green Forge and BioE3
S&T Quick Hits (Digital & Institutions): BHASHINI, CSIR’s Regional Science Magazines
Section 7 · Pages 70–73
Internal Security & Defence (GS Paper III)
Full Article (Mains Relevance)
Strategic Deterrence: Nuclear Doctrine Review and Space Weapons
Notes (Prelims Relevance)
NIA Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Hafiz Saeed
Vibrant Villages Programme: Turning “Last Villages” into “First Villages”
Manipur: The New Kuki-Zo-Naga Fault Line
Defence Indigenisation and Diplomacy: RAKSHA, VIMARSH and the NGMV
Maritime Security: The 1991 India-Pakistan Agreement and MAHASAGAR
Section 8 · Pages 73–76
Geography & Disaster Watch (GS Paper I & III)
Full Article (Mains Relevance)
Maps, Projections and Power: Mercator vs Equal Earth
Notes (Prelims Relevance)
Gandak River and the September Flash Flood
India-Netherlands Water Cooperation: The Kalpasar Project
Section 9 · Pages 76–85
History, Art & Culture (GS Paper I)
Full Articles (Mains Relevance)
Poompuhar Underwater Excavation: Evidence of Ancient Maritime Trade
Indian Crafts, GI Tags and Cultural Misappropriation
Tulu Gets Additional Official Language Status in Karnataka
Notes (Prelims Relevance)
National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal
Battle of Haifa: India’s Forgotten Cavalry Triumph
The Baltic Way and Gandhian Influence
The Cardiff Agreement and the Structure of the UK
Sowa Rigpa: The Himalayan System of Medicine
Silk in India: Central Silk Board’s 77th Foundation Day
MoTA-IGNCA MoU on Tribal Cultural Heritage
Bharatanatyam and the Legacy of Indu Mitha
Gondhal: The Folk Ritual behind India’s Oscar 2027 Entry
Section 10 · Pages 85–92
Society, Labour & Health (GS Paper I & II)
Full Articles (Mains Relevance)
Demographic Dividend and Skilled Talent Mobility: From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation
Women in India: Gender Gap Index, Informal Work and the Contraception Gap
Notes (Prelims Relevance)
Census 2027 and Caste Enumeration
Women’s Reservation, the 106th Amendment and the NCW Workshop
Pension Sakhis: SHG Women as Retirement Guides
Social Security for Informal and Gig Workers
Mental Health as the Anchor of Public Health
Health Watch: AMR, Fungal Resistance to a Transplant Drug, CCTV at Medical Stores, Rare-Disease Drugs, HPV Vaccination, Bhutan’s Rabies Elimination, 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah
Urban India: Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026
Section 11 · Page 93
Ethics Case Studies (GS Paper IV)
Case Studies
Case 1: The Booth Level Officer and the Deletion Target
Case 2: The District Collector and Stubble Burning
Case 3: The Vice-Chancellor and the Convocation
Case 4: The NGO Hospital and the FCRA Deadline
Section 12 · Pages 94–103
Prelims Booster (Prelims · GS I, II & III)
GS Paper I
Art, Culture & Personalities: Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award, Sir M. Visvesvaraya and Engineers’ Day
Geography: Mahanadi River, Brahmani River, Niyamgiri Hills and Bauxite, Falkland Islands, Nauru Renamed Naoero
Society: Literacy, Adoption and CARA
GS Paper II
Polity & Constitution: Bail, Special Investigation Team, Lieutenant Governor and Union Territories, DISHA 2.0 and Access to Justice
Governance & Welfare Schemes: PM-AJAY, PMAY-Urban 2.0, PM Vishwakarma, PMMVY and the Poshan Framework, NAMASTE, Skilling and Recruitment Schemes, PM SHRI Schools, PM-ABHIM, Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari and JJM
International Relations: India-UAE CEPA and BRICS, India-China Leaders’ Meeting and the Shaksgam Issue, New Trade Agreements and Tools, BIMSTEC Traditional Medicine Conference, Global Indices and Their Publishers
GS Paper III
Economy: Industrial and Port Indicators, ECLGS 5.0, EPF Scheme 2026 Amnesty and Labour Codes, Critical Minerals Framework, World Tourism Day 2026, Steel Slag Road
Agriculture: MSP and Cropping Seasons, PM-RKVY and Khet Bachao Abhiyan, PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and KVKs, Sugarcane Agronomy, Tea, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Environment & Ecology: Nandankanan and Rescued Orangutans, Access and Benefit-Sharing, NGT Jurisdiction, India-Japan Forest Cooperation, Coastal and Sanitation Campaigns, Natural Gas Transition
Sci & Tech: Snakebite and Antivenom Research, AI Terms and the Navier-Stokes Claim, Green Hydrogen and Biotech Support
Disaster Management: GLOFs and Avalanches, Doppler Weather Radar and Mission Mausam
Internal Security & Defence: Military Exercises, Sarang Helicopter Display Team
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