UPSC Current Affairs 17 August 2026 — The Hindu

• The federal dilemma of delimitation
• ‘No private data sought for Census; ID details will be collected only if available’
• Panel flags absence of policy to shut mines in Meghalaya
• Sri Lanka moves to raise retirement age of judges
• Water supplies dry up in U.K.
• Manchester cotton trade
• How AI can be optimised for better healthcare
• Amid ‘dimagi Naxal’ row, Rijiju says PM didn’t mean Opposition leaders
• Congress steps up student outreach campaign on exams and joblessness
• SIR helped Bihar achieve record poll turnout: CEC