UPSC Current Affairs 06 January 2026 — The Hindu

• Trump asserts India cut import of Russian crude to please him
• SC allows petitioner to approach Centre on timely revision of EPFO wage ceiling
• The parallel track that keeps U.S.-India ties going
• A brewing storm over ‘defections’
• What does the SHANTI Bill change?
• Delhi HC refuses to stay trial against Lalu Prasad
• A ‘terrorist act’ is not just finale, but culmination of conspiratorial activities: SC
• SC refuses to hear plea against PM offering ‘chadar’
• What remote-sensing reveals about plants, forests, and minerals from space
• SC grants relief to Adani, sets aside levy on SEZ electricity
• Refrain from non-essential travel to Iran, says Ministry
• Old alliances, new markets: Two-path formula for export growth
• Closely monitor asset quality, RBI tells NBFCs
• AI-driven inflation is 2026’s most overlooked risk, investors say