UPSC Current Affairs 08 April 2026 — The Hindu

• Supreme Court begins review of 2018 ruling on Sabarimala shrine
• Delimitation, women’s reservation, political dynamics
• Limits of neutrality in addressing caste
• On India’s updated climate pledges
• 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
• Energy from space
• Systemic reckoning
• Talking peace: why mediation still matters in a world at war
• ‘Records on caste census decision can’t be disclosed’
• Leaders weigh in on why Indian healthcare cannot function in silos
• 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
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• SEBI extends deadline for IPO clearances
• Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square proposes $64-bn merger deal with Universal Music Group
• Sri Lanka rolls out ‘relief package’ to help citizens amid West Asian crisis
• Russia, China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz