UPSC Current Affairs 02 May 2026 — The Hindu

• GST collections rise to a record of ₹2.43 lakh crore in April
• HC bars RTI disclosure of husband’s income amid matrimonial row
• Allahabad HC junks plea for sedition case against Rahul
• India to tap augmented solar capacity, coal to weather El Nino, summer power demand
• Far from a safe harbour
• UN extends peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, but shrinks it
• Govt. hikes price of commercial LPG, 5-kg cylinders, bulk diesel
• Changes to Citizenship Rules notified by Centre
• Hemant kicks off Census exercise in Jharkhand
• SC to hear Trinamool plea against EC order today
• RBI’s new bad loan norms may have one- time cost impact