UPSC Current Affairs 18 September 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

  • Does the BRICS summit signify a shift for Indian foreign policy?
  • A war room for India in an age of sanctions
  • What is the Uniform Civil Code debate?
  • The crucial Uttar Pradesh test of the BJP’s hegemony
  • New fault lines
  • Complex priorities
  • Chasing the sunset
  • AI makes editors read the writer as well as the text
  • 50 years ago: Bright future for computers in India
  • 100 years ago: A lecture on advertising
  • Why was ex-Kosovo President convicted by The Hague?
  • Who has to pay MDR on UPI and who stands to gain the most?

National

  • U.S. passes Bill targeting Russian energy sector
  • Plea flagging issues in Delhi SIR to get ‘precedence’ in SC
  • Defer Class 6 language policy roll-out to 2027: SC to Centre
  • SC notice to Centre, State over woman’s deportation
  • HC refuses to interfere with order on fund use by CHRI
  • Navodaya case: SC tells T.N. to change ‘anti-Hindi’ mindset
  • Centre must make stance clear on U.S. law: Congress
  • PAC pulls up Railways over gaps in amenities despite promises

Business

  • 51% of India’s July oil imports from Russia
  • India’s August crude imports dropped 3%, spend rose 18%: data
  • India softens EU steel import curbs hit, secures 80% exports
  • SEBI will hear broker, AMC concerns on MDR: Pandey

Foreign

  • China opposes U.S. sanctions Bill; Russia says it could hinder peace

Regional

  • U.S. clears Russia sanctions Bill; India faces tariff threat

Science

  • Why patient safety needs more than hospital checklists