UPSC Current Affairs 31 August 2026 — The Hindu

• 100 years ago: The right of pathway bill
• 50 years ago: China supports India for Security Council seat
• All workers shifted to VB-G RAM G; e-KYC is not mandatory, says Centre
• Govt. plans to wrap up trade agreement with Chile this year
• Delay in prorogation of Parliament leading to suspicion: Ramesh
• OBC creamy layer and the income test
• HC name to stay, despite Kerala becoming Keralam
• Preparing ‘massive strikes’ on Ukraine’s energy sector: Russia
• Residents seek heritage status for sacred grove in Agaramthen
• The politics of calling minds ‘Naxal’
• Nepal’s agony, the Himalayan warning to India
• State of exception
• Drawn to defeat
• Nepal disaster a grim reminder to rethink preparedness
• Should the CJP be a political party?
• Adopt policies for reuse of treated water
• Justice Bhuyan calls for appointing ‘brilliant minds’ from legal academia as judges in SC
• OBC groups seek unique code for castes in Census
• Can Meta’s safety controls make Facebook and Instagram less addictive for teens?
• No amount of rest could ease her fatigue