UPSC Current Affairs 02 January 2026 — The Hindu
- Tobacco tax rejig to take effect from Feb. 1
- India, Pak. exchange lists of prisoners and nuclear installations
- CITU conference condemns Labour Codes and new rural jobs, nuclear energy Acts
- Financial dominance over wife cannot qualify as ‘cruelty’: SC
- Why does India need climate- resilient agriculture?
- Automobile sales traction continues in December
- Mandating student presence, erasing learning
- The Aravalli question faces the brunt of India’s fondness for ‘strategic exemptions’
- Export of technical textiles witness 1.2% dip in April-October
- RBI says 98.4% of withdrawn ₹2,000 notes returned
- DRDO will play key role in India’s air defence: Rajnath
- Don’t need treaty with Dhaka to push back illegal immigrants to Bangladesh, says Assam CM
- Nana Patole says Rahul is doing same work as Lord Ram, sparks row
- GST Dec. mop up grows at a three-month high rate of 6.1%
- ICICI Bank unveils CGAS
- Pop goes Pappanji
- Lokpal scraps plan to buy 7 BMW cars for ₹5 crore
- 26 Indore water samples found contaminated
- Benefits of AI must reach all sections of society: President
- What transgender men face when they access healthcare
- Paying Musk, irrational exuberance and inequality
- Mob rule
- Has housing become prohibitively expensive in Indian cities?
- Frozen hands, fresh carrots
- Getting teens to read the news
- Jewellery forms bulk of Madras disclosures
- New rugby wireless station
- From encroachment to legal ownership
- The DAILY QUIZ
- Know your English
- Ukraine condemns Russian drone attack on its power infrastructure
- China’s Xi hails nation’s progress, renews pledge to take back Taiwan
- Combat deaths in Pak. surge 74% in 2025, says report
- MP flags crisis in Bengal jute industry, seeks Centre’s help
- A.P. govt. removes five categories of land from the prohibited 22-A list
- ‘Anti-cholesterol drugs may reduce risk of death in diabetes patients’
- U.S. FDA approves motion sickness drug from Vanda Pharmaceuticals
- Flu rising rapidly in the U.S., driven by a new variant of virus
- Hair loss drug use by mothers may pose risks to infants, finds analysis
- After months of silence, tourists flock to Kashmir to ring in the New Year
- Facing criticism, Lokpal scraps tender to buy 7 BMW cars
- Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor takes charge as Vice Chief of Air Staff
- Rajnath Singh expresses condolences over Zia death
- ED freezes ₹192 cr. linked to online gaming firm
- Both of Nitish Kumar’s deputies are wealthier than Bihar Chief Minister
- President, V-P and PM extend New Year wishes
- Officers to visit vulnerable groups for SIR hearings: CEO
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- Beautiful Thiruvellarai
- Commercial cylinder price up by ₹111, ATF cut by 7%
- ‘Will form panel to identify kin of victims of Kharsawan firing’
- T.N. revises rules on use of mining operation funds
- Pinarayi denies interference in Sabarimala investigation
- The water divide
- Currency twist
- India allows banks to sponsor pension funds under NPS
- Global reinsurers from Spain, U.K. , Singapore queue up at Gift City
- When pubs and bars turn into classrooms
- NMDC’s iron ore output rose 15% in Dec. 2025,
- Auro buys non-oncology portfolio of Khandelwal Labs
- Garg takes charge as MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India
- Nvidia said to sound out TSMC on new H200 chip order on China demand
- Dire year for dollar has little light at end of tunnel in 2026
- AI spending, strong corporate profits, Fed rate cuts seen as key to 2026 U.S. stock market
- U.S. jobless claims slide to cap bumpy year for jobs
- Hit squad
- Bulgaria adopts the euro, nearly 20 years after joining European Union
- Zohran Mamdani, Democrat, sworn in as New York City Mayor
- Iran executed at least 1,500 people, a 35-year record, says rights group
- Hindu businessman attacked, set on fire in Bangladesh, say police
- ‘President Trump should be held accountable for 2021 Capitol riot’
- A Kenyan barber wielding a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa’s social media craze
- Grand greetings
- Trump to drop push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Oregon
- National Sports Governance Act comes into effect partially
- First Vande Bharat sleeper train to ply between Guwahati and Kolkata
- Ukrainian drone strike in Kherson kills 24, wounds at least 50: Russia
- Car crash: chargesheet blames delayed medical assistance for government official’s death
- Talks on for alliance with Eknath’s Sena for polls: Ajit
- Kharge calls for movement in New Year to safeguard rights of vulnerable people
- Mamata marks Trinamool’s foundation day, says she will not bow to malevolent forces
- ‘T.N. govt. handled finances well despite Centre’s indifference’
- Dilip Ghosh likely to return to active role in Bengal BJP
- Ancient Marathi literature reveals savannas are not degraded forests
- Tezpur University V-C sent on leave amid long protest
- Arunachal welcomes first sunrise with ‘Dance of Dawn’
- 236 liquor-related cases on New Year’s eve in Ahmedabad
- R.K. Shriramkumar receives Sangita Kalanidhi award
- Mixed reactions as reshuffle gives Annamayya district in A.P. new headquarters
- Kerala CM defends car trip with SNDP Yogam leader, warns against communalism
- Karnataka Minister’s comments fuel talk of CM aspirations
- letters to the editor
- Kim praises troops in ‘alien land’ and hails ‘invincible alliance’ with Russia
- Israel says one dead as forces open fire on ‘stone-throwers’
- Fire at bar in Swiss Alpine resort leaves 40 New Year revellers dead
- Maoist killed in Bihar encounter, 2 associates arrested, say police
- Eight arrested for kidney transplant racket: police
- Ahead of Assembly polls, Amit Shah to join T.N. BJP chief’s yatra on January 4
- In a mix-up, BJP mouthpiece carries IUML organ’s edit page on New Year’s day in Kerala
- Opposition parties demand rehabilitation of violence-hit families in Assam district
- Haryana govt. to give job to ASI’s widow: CM
- 1 killed as row over erecting banner triggers clash, firing in Karnataka
- Hindupur bank heist: A.P. Police arrest key accused, seize gold
- Fresh clashes kill six in Iran cost-of-living protests
- U.S. military strikes five more ‘drug boats’ over two days, killing eight
- 128 journalists killed around the world in 2025, says press group
- Bengal Tigers edge Pipers in shootout
- Compound archers in core group; Reetika dropped
- ‘Sincaraz’ set to dominate as new season commences
- Cummins, Hazlewood in Australia squad for T20 World Cup
- Thipsay rates GCL triumph as his greatest moment
- No participation fee, demand 13 clubs for restarting the ISL
- Khawaja picked for Sydney Test
- Sabalenka game for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ rematch with Kyrgios
- ‘ODI format will struggle for relevance after 2027 World Cup’
- I’m not a fan of him: Hayden on Australia batting coach Di Venuto
- Naroditsky controversy: Kramnik sues FIDE in Swiss civil court
- Multitasking has become a norm and it’s not a big deal, reckons Kushagra
- Vadodara WTT Youth Contender from today
- Winning games for Maharashtra keeps Ankit Bawne going
- Tsitsipas reveals he nearly quit tennis
- Neymar may extend Santos deal: reports
- Carlos recovering well after undergoing heart procedure
- Chelsea parts ways with manager Maresca
- Real Madrid star Mbappe sidelined with knee injury
- New year, new challenges for the Men in Blue