UPSC Current Affairs 08 April 2026 — The Hindu
Editorial
- Delimitation, women’s reservation, political dynamics
- Limits of neutrality in addressing caste
- On India’s updated climate pledges
- Systemic reckoning
- Talking peace: why mediation still matters in a world at war
- data point
National
- Supreme Court begins review of 2018 ruling on Sabarimala shrine
- Centre’s plan for women’s reservation follows UPA blueprint for OBC quota
- ‘Opposition failed to provide proof of charges against CEC’
- War, waivers, trade pact likely to be on U.S. agenda of Foreign Secretary Misri
- Innovation is the buzzword at Deep Tech Summit 2026
- ‘Records on caste census decision can’t be disclosed’
- Leaders weigh in on why Indian healthcare cannot function in silos
Business
- SEBI extends deadline for IPO clearances
- Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square proposes $64-bn merger deal with Universal Music Group
Foreign
- Sri Lanka rolls out ‘relief package’ to help citizens amid West Asian crisis
- Russia, China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz
Regional
- Strict definitions will suppress diversity in Hinduism, Centre tells SC in Sabarimala case
- Women cannot be seen as ‘untouchables’ for three days a month, says SC judge
- HC dismisses plea challenging election of MP Suresh Gopi