UPSC Current Affairs 04 January 2026 — The Hindu

• SEC orders probe into ‘unopposed victories’ in Maharashtra civic polls
• Shah-led panel meet focuses on issues of national security
• Centre pushes States to speed up farm scheme fund release
• A winter getaway in Assam’s wetlands
• T.N. announces assured pension scheme for State govt. staff
• Challenges aplenty for rural, tribal, migrant groups in fighting TB: report
• What went wrong with a rabies vaccine batch?