UPSC Current Affairs 15 April 2026 — The Hindu

• Centre moots inter-State redistribution of Lok Sabha seats based on 2011 Census
• A promising hate speech Bill, with gaps
• India to host Foreign Minister-level meet of BRICS, Quad
• Opposition support key to pass women’s reservation, delimitation legislation
• Constitution Amendment Bill moots possible change in size of State Assemblies
• Reservation ruse
• Deportation policy seeks district-level task force
• The alarming rise of medicalisation in India
• IMF cuts growth outlook, warns of recession
• GAIL to invest ₹3,800 crore in building solar power projects
• SC Collegium proposes judges for Kerala and Karnataka HCs
• letters to the editor
• Carney gets majority after three special election wins
• Kerala HC to hear dispute between skin specialists and dentists
• Mapping the legislative vacuum in India’s heat crisis
• Consumption growth uneven among largely rural States
• Food worth ₹1.55 lakh cr. wasted annually
• Krishna water for Madras: Accord signed in Delhi
• Food value of rice
• Balancing faith and ecology: are rivers taking the brunt?
• Subhas Chandra Bose: the paradox of a revolutionary’s theory and praxis
• The DAILY QUIZ
• Know your English
• India may pause trade deal push pending U.S. mid-term elections
• Govt. amends pricing norms for lower-grade iron ore
• Italy’s surprise rise in exports to the U.S. masks deep fragility to tariffs
• Seeking shelter from war and stagflation? Take a look at China’s bond market
• U.S. to allow waiver on Iran oil to expire, say administration sources
• Thirty-two rescued Iranian sailors depart Sri Lanka, says report
• U.S. blockade of Iranian ports threatens already crippled global oil supply
• Despite poll, DMK MPs to attend Parliament: Stalin
• New cell therapy shows promise to treat frailty among elderly
• BIG SHOT
• Measuring the universe
• Participation of women is key to development: PM
• Modi, Trump talk on need to keep Hormuz secure
• Rajnath Singh to visit Germany from April 21
• Officials told to visit vulnerable areas in Bengal
• 2,926 people to contest in West Bengal polls
• ‘EC singled out Trinamool leaders’
• Bihar govt. to accelerate growth under ‘7 Nishchay-3’ plan, says Nitish
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• Two students dead after taking drugs at concert in Mumbai, say police
• Decoding the new year
• After Noida protests, U.P. announces hike in wages
• Auto wholesales log 2.83 cr. in FY26 as war casts shadow
• Nvidia enters cloud gaming space in India; sets April 16 for introduction
• For our planet
• ‘Danish firms shifting out of China prefer India’
• POSPs emerging as vital link in expanding insurance access
• ‘Oil shock may cut growth by 0.8% but India can handle’
• Gold ETFs attract ₹31,561 cr. in March quarter amid conflict
• Aluminium presents micro, small and medium-led enterprises’ growth opportunity
• Efforts under way for second set of U.S.-Iran talks as fragile truce holds
• Gone too soon
• West Asia war threatens to push 2.5 mn into poverty: UNDP
• Xi calls for closer economic ties with Spain in face of global ‘chaos’
• Italy pauses defence cooperation deal with Israel, says PM Meloni
• About 250 feared missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN
• Lebanon and Israel hold direct talks in decades
• Orban’s ouster in Hungary elections has possible ripple effects for Trump
• Afghan migrants in Poland fear forced deportations over halt in asylum pleas
• Vantage point
• Women’s reservation Bill rushed by govt. to sidestep caste count, says Akhilesh
• SC to hear Assam’s plea against Khera’s anticipatory bail today
• What are the legal consequences of piracy?
• Nitish resigns; BJP’s Samrat to become Bihar CM
• ‘West Bengal election must be postponed till all legitimate voters are on the rolls’
• CM calls for action; victim of vigilante attack still missing
• Maharashtra’s textile industry has suffered ₹4,000-crore loss: MLA
• Move beyond caste, build inclusive society: President
• Last catch
• Golden jackal pup rescued from Bengaluru outskirts
• A.P. CM launches open-access quantum reference facilities
• Revanth urges Stalin to spearhead protests
• A Kerala exporter’s ordeal highlights depth of West Asian crisis
• China calls U.S. blockade of Iran ports ‘dangerous’
• 14 workers killed in explosion at Chhattisgarh power plant
• Caste card still retains its validity in the electoral scene of Tamil Nadu
• Trinamool paved way for BJP in Bengal, says Rahul
• Modi asks BJP workers to list ‘crimes’ of Trinamool
• Wage rage escalates, house help join stir
• Cong. criticises Deora over Asha Bhosle funeral remark
• ED secures 10-day remand of I-PAC director Vinesh Chandel
• President’s intervention sought to end delay in local body polls in Rajasthan
• TVK’s complete manifesto to be released tomorrow
• PM unveils e-way linking Delhi with Dehradun
• Siddaramaiah’s aide accused of ‘anti-party’ activity sacked
• EPS paving way for BJP-RSS entry into T.N.: Brinda Karat
• Kerala Chief Minister condemns dental college student’s death
• Congress MLAs hold ground in Delhi, demand Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle
• Israel stands still to honour Holocaust victims amid war
• Samson, Brevis and Noor on song as CSK notches up second win in a row
• Praful, Sakib and their MRF Pace Foundation link
• RCB batters pose LSG the toughest test yet
• Sindarov emerges the challenger to Gukesh; Vaishali stays on course
• The ball was not coming on to the bat, says Super Kings’ Noor
• Sunrisers name Madushanka as injury replacement for Carse
• Moody confident misfiring Pooran will get going soon
• Shami has got great wisdom and good leadership qualities: Moody
• SCOREBOARD
• Vishvanath determined to make CWG, Asiad squads
• A Leeds shock for Carrick’s Manchester United
• Bayern custodian Neuer has his task cut out against Real
• A tale of grit and determination — McIlroy joins the pantheon of legends
• Talk of rift with McCullum a ‘massive overstatement’: Stokes
• Starc and Deepti bag Wisden Almanack’s top honours
• Dominant Uttar Pradesh boys clinch sub-junior Natl. crown
• Vishesh takes first day’s honours at Boulders Classic
• Samson and Kerr win ICC Player-of-the-Month awards
• Queiroz appointed Ghana’s coach for World Cup
• Russia blanks Young Tigresses in under-17 women’s friendly
• UEFA rejects Barcelona’s handball complaint
• If we have to become a global superpower, we need a system to produce it