UPSC Current Affairs 01 April 2026 — The Hindu

• Earth’s orbits are filling up because governance hasn’t kept pace
• On global tensions and India’s economy
• HC quashes petition against EC transfer of West Bengal officials
• ‘Security agencies use open source intelligence’
• SC wants practical SOP to combat human trafficking
• War can cut 1% point off India’s FY27 GDP growth projection: EY
• The West Asia cauldron of conflict and its fallout
• Counting people is not counting disaster risk
• Unexpected surge
• A bully blinks
• How women voters are shaping State politics in 2026
• An impeachment move with no winners
• The TVK makes a go for it alone
• Prosperity brigade and youth service corps to go
• Royal geographical society
• Looking into the continuing costs of India's COVID-19 policy
• From medieval calendar quirks to famous media hoaxes, April 1 has inspired centuries of elaborate pranks and cultural curiosities
• 42,000-sq. km Bastar largely free from Maoist violence, but IEDs remain a challenge: police
• ‘Regional imbalance’ bothers Cong. as govt. plans delimitation to roll out women’s quota
• Parties rework strategy amid increasing acrimony as Kerala race enters final leg
• The Hindu, SRMIST to host sessions on careers in public policy, international relations
• Bill on A.P. capital likely to be tabled in Lok Sabha
• HC upholds amendments to Kerala Lok Ayukta Act
• SEBI fines EliteCon ₹51.2 cr. for alleged insider trading
• Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar junta chief, elected as Vice-President