UPSC Current Affairs 21 April 2026 — The Hindu

• SC to seek a report on the functioning of tribunals for SIR
• EC will ensure free, fair and transparent election in Bengal: CEC
• ‘Upgrading India-Korea trade pact for balanced partnership’
• SEBI amends alternative investment fund rules
• Musk’s offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millions
• HC dismisses PIL on RSS chief’s Z Plus security
• Allahabad HC judge recuses from Rahul Gandhi case
• From light waves to quantum physics: the science behind smart washbasins
• Draft rules for roll-out of Ethanol 85 fuel to be notified soon
• SC asks petitioner to move HC in BJP MLA contempt case
• Activists allege MCC violation in PM’s address
• RSS is trying to rule T.N. by proxy, says Rahul Gandhi
• Punjab govt. notifies new law to punish sacrilege acts
• SC/ST students face fee burden as Karnataka govt. delays RTE order
• Puzzle of missing urgency around learning
• SBI ‘targets balance-sheet size of 25% of India’s GDP by 2030’