UPSC Current Affairs 15 January 2026 — The Hindu
- SC to decide today on plea for passive euthanasia
- Insurgent groups warned against violating rules
- Following the failure of the PSLV-C62 mission, here’s a quiz remembering the storied history of ISRO’s PSLV rocket
- Government appoints new chiefs for BSF, ITBP and NIA
- SC to hear ED petition for CBI probe into alleged obstruction of searches
- What is the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025?
- World Bank raises India GDP growth projection to 7.2% for FY26
- Vulture Safe Zones will be created in Tamil Nadu, State govt. tells Madras HC
- Govt. warns Meitei, Kuki-Zo groups against flouting pact
- Bombay HC upholds unopposed civic wins
- Moving on
- Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme falters as funds largely remain unused
- Enhanced tax sops for R&D on pharma budget wish list
- UGC brings out new rules against caste discrimination
- Karnataka will hold joint legislature session; MGNREGA repeal on agenda
- An exploration of India’s minerals diplomacy
- Why India needs a mentoring movement
- Who pays starting salaries of over ₹2 crore per year to fresh graduates?
- ‘Global unemployment rate to remain at a historically low level’
- Japan’s PM Takaichi to dissolve Parliament for snap election
- Swift executions of protesters likely: Iran
- Kuki-Zo Council reiterates its demand for a separate Union Territory for tribes
- Festival trick
- 3 journalists detained over controversial programme
- Jaishankar speaks to Iranian Foreign Minister
- IPKF soldiers finally receiving their due recognition: Rajnath
- Calcutta HC disposes of Trinamool Congress plea
- Delhi HC slams NGO for PIL misuse on encroachments
- The great reckoning
- Over 77% of Rajasthan’s illegal mining FIRs filed in Aravalli districts
- The politics of fear in a melting pot
- Discipline necessary for progress
- Food crisis in Ceylon
- What is futuristic marine and space biotechnology?
- Know your English
- Wholesale price inflation rises to an 8-month high of 0.83%
- Cotton imports soar in Dec. quarter
- Trump runs into limits of presidential power on lowering cost of living
- BOJ puts self defence ahead of solidarity with Powell
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, the force behind the state crackdown
- Cong. credits Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra with spotlighting democracy and Constitution
- NGT issues notice to 3 States over contamination of water
- Scientists urged to rethink ‘smoking gun’ signals in topological physics
- ‘Losses due to disasters drop in 2025, picture still alarming’
- Indian Overseas Bank Q3 net surges 56% to ₹1,365 crore
- Powell probe highlights Trump DOJ role as White House enforcer
- Fuel gamble crowns China the clean-energy king
- West Bank Bedouin community driven out by increasing Israeli settler violence
- U.S. prosecutors quit after death of Renee Good
- Jaishankar speaks to Iranian Foreign Minister amid unrest
- No demand for sharing source code of phones: industry body
- 29 Maoists give up arms in second mass surrender event in a week in Sukma
- Discussions on influential personalities, issues of contemporary relevance, translations and more to animate The Hindu Lit for Life
- 29 Maharashtra civic bodies go to the polls; Mumbai is big prize
- Congress targets BJP over China trade surplus
- CPC delegation meets Left leaders in Delhi
- 18,000 seats remain vacant, NEET-PG cut-off lowered after second round of counselling
- Two Bengal nurses with Nipah critical; 2 contacts hospitalised
- Harvesting eternal joy
- Centre took several steps to popularise Tamil culture: PM
- Retail investor pullback hits discount brokers
- Infosys Q3 net profit dips 2% to ₹6,654 cr.
- Winner wheel
- IOCL, BPCL’s exploration arm discover oil in Abu Dhabi
- XEV 9S, XUV 7XO record 93,689 bookings
- Trump revives Greenland threat, says U.S. needs it for ‘vital security’
- Mobilising reinforcements
- Sexual violence against Tamils during Sri Lanka conflict unaddressed: UN
- Some personnel at U.S. base in Qatar advised to evacuate
- Kyiv orders children to be evacuated from five frontline villages
- ‘Gaza Phase Two beginning with goal of disarming Hamas’
- Election campaign in Bangladesh to start from Jan. 22 amid security
- Darkness to light
- Venezuela’s furious street forces are ready to ‘fight’ following U.S. attack
- RLP-led farmers’ march called off after high-voltage drama
- Paper leak: PU board warns of action against students and principal of nodal centre
- Lokpal scraps plaint against BJP MP Dubey as ‘frivolous’
- Editors Guild urges India, Pak. to restore access to news sites
- Mohd. Akhlaq lynching case: Transfer plea to be heard on Jan. 22
- Ayyappa’s abode
- Political parties make pitch for 2027 Punjab election at Maghi Mela
- 3 journalists detained over controversial programme
- Man who poisoned 250 dogs in Telangana traced to A.P.
- letters to the editor
- Kohli reclaims No. 1 ranking among ODI batters; Rohit slips to third
- Top court to hear producers of Jana Nayagan film today
- The continued custody in Delhi Riots cases, an injustice
- Meghalaya group seeks PM’s help in the Garo Hills
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- Did Congress impact DMK’s success in 16 seats in 2021 Assembly polls?
- Residents protest demolition drive at Manikarnika ghat
- Dhami promised strict action against Anjel’s attackers: Saha
- Sukhu says BJP govt. failed to tap into H.P.’s water resources
- Jose K. Mani rejects reports of shift to Congress-led UDF
- Former TDB member held in Sabarimala gold missing case
- Kochi Biennale co-founder resigns
- Rajkumar, the driving force behind ‘Save Kurinji’, dies
- Court stays probe against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- U.P. man dies after kite string slashes his neck in Telangana
- Construction crane falls onto moving train in Thailand, killing at least 32
- Ukraine drones kill two in Russian border regions: local authorities
- Israel army says it shot dead six Gaza militants despite ceasefire
- Mitchell magic on display as New Zealand levels the series
- Capitals pull off a last-ball victory over Warriorz
- Lancers go top of the table; Boon scores five as Royals rout Pipers
- scoreboard
- Formidable Team India eyes sixth crown
- scoreboard
- Sharing the partnership with Mitchell was great fun, says Young
- Kohli becomes India’s highest run-scorer against NZ in ODIs
- First-timer Canada announces 15-member squad for T20 WC
- In-form Karnataka faces Vidarbha for spot in final
- Srikanth rallies to stay alive; Sindhu out
- Sindhu seeks to be consistent after first-round exit; Srikanth hopes to continue winning run
- Djokovic faces ‘Sincaraz’ roadblock
- Alcaraz, Sabalenka given top billing
- World No. 3 Antonsen blames pollution for pull-out
- Amateur Jordan Smith wins ‘One Point Slam’, A$1 million
- Marijne joins Indian women’s hockey team
- Manchester United appoints Carrick as interim manager
- Yuki-Goransson pair in ASB Classic semifinals
- Indian hockey has thrived again and risen