UPSC Current Affairs 08 January 2026 — The Hindu
Editorial
- Letter against spirit
- World Bank aid for food godowns
- India’s progress on its climate targets
- The middle path
- STATE OF PLAY
- a hundred years ago January 8, 1926
- Simone de Beauvoir, feminist icon and existential philosopher, was born on January 9, 1908. Here is a quiz on the renowned personality
National
- Govt. pegs real GDP growth at 7.4% amid concerns over tariffs
- SC in ‘disagreement’ with Justice Varma’s claims on LS Speaker
- SC defers hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s detention by a day
- Delhi HC seeks RBI’s stand on PIL plea over data protection
- SC rejects petition seeking probe into CLAT paper leak
- Centre seeks comments on draft Pesticides Bill
- Forward entire audio clip ‘linked’ to Biren Singh to forensic lab: SC to Centre
- SIR hearing notice issued to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
- Union govt. wants to dilute MGNREGA, says Jean Dreze
- Top court says presence of strays in public institutions poses a ‘danger’
- Census first phase to be held from April 1 to Sept. 30 this year
- Congress flags bid to ‘privatise forest management’ after Ministry circular
Business
- U.S. tariff pull on copper drains China warehouses
- SEBI, bourses, clearing corps ‘working on net settlement plan to ease ETF price risk’
- Carbon intensity tied to EVs’ overall environmental benefits
- Goldman Sachs tops global M&A rankings with $1.48 tn in deals in 2025
Foreign
Regional
- U.P. govt. cancels Asst. Professor exam after ‘serious’ irregularities
- Satellite images debunk claims of evicted residents, Karnataka govt. tells HC
- ISRO set to launch earth observation satellite on Jan. 12