UPSC Current Affairs 31 January 2026 — The Hindu

• Great deal of enthusiasm for EU deal; to be implemented this year, says Piyush Goyal
• Green steel can shape India’s climate goals trajectory
• Cracks on campus
• Menstrual health in schools is integral to right to life: SC
• UGC equity rules flow from Article 15’s mandate to remedy historical injustice
• Stem cell therapy cannot be offered as a clinical service for autism: Supreme Court
• Farmers’ body set to campaign against India-EU trade deal
• Unions question SC comment on industrial stagnation
• The 27th amendment, Pakistan’s democratic dilemma
• A job well done
• AI summit is attracting global interest, says Vaishnaw
• Stay the course
• Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas cannot be erased, says Rahul
• NSE receives SEBI’s approval for initial public offering
• Sri Lanka to stick to IMF path despite cyclone blow
• Thailand to vote over whether to replace its military-backed charter
• Norms modified for IPS officers taking up IG posts at Centre
• PM Modi speaks to Venezuela’s acting President Rodriguez
• ‘Labour intensive sectors to benefit from EU-India FTA’
• Modi opposed MGNREGA as it was associated with the Mahatma: Congress
• High tap coverage under Jal Jeevan scheme, but lower usage, reliability
• Trump picks former U.S. Fed official Kevin Warsh as next central bank chief
• Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty for CEO’s killer
• U.S. changes leadership of Gaza mission amid uncertainty over role
• U.S. and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race
• Bank of Baroda Q3 net profit grows 4.5% to ₹5,055 crore
• Coromandel Q3 net dips 4% to ₹488 cr. on 26% income rise
• ‘Regime in a tough spot as every Iranian has been affected by economic collapse’
• Kerala for All: 2-day conclave will focus on inclusive tourism
• Saving forests
• Will ensure justice for all, says BJP on UGC regulations row
• ED restores properties worth ₹2.55 cr. to PNB in fraud case
• A.P. rejects proposal to share Krishna water on 50:50 basis
• 14705
• businessline quiz prelims draw over 6,000 contestants
• God never forgets devotees
• Ministers to clear projects up to ₹50 crore, says Adityanath
• Colleges within schools
• FPI outflows at a five-month high of ₹35,962 crore
• ‘35% geographies to be locked into region-specific AI’
• Chugging in style
• ‘Quality output is established via markets not QCOs’
• Bajaj Auto Q3 net profit rises 19% to ₹2,503 crore
• EV firm Ola Electric to lay off 5% of its workforce
• Brookfield India net operating income rises 14% to ₹540 cr.
• Airtel Africa Q3 PAT jumps
• Hamas should join PLO, subscribe to its ‘mandate’: Palestine Minister
• Russia halts strikes on Kyiv until tomorrow at Trump’s bid
• China coast guard patrolled islands held by Japan almost daily last year
• Iran wants to make a deal to avoid military action, reiterates Trump
• Early warning of ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ in Gaza blocked by U.S. envoys to Israel
• Losing ground
• No one knows who is running BJP govt. in Haryana, it has failed on all fronts: Hooda
• Sunetra Pawar set to be first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Plaint against Karnataka BJP over defamatory post on X
• Kerala CPI(M) says Centre in the dark on rail project
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister unveils statue of Gandhiji
• Uttarakhand-like attacks will force our youth to look inward, says J&K CM
• Rajasthan Assembly witnesses heated exchanges over alleged irregularities in ongoing SIR
• ED attaches fresh assets worth ₹5 crore in case against late IAS officer
• Stray dogs at the centre of a growing social divide
• Life is a stink
• Djokovic dethrones Sinner, sets up historic final with Alcaraz
• SC sets aside Madras HC order asking accused to marry for bail
• Delhi blast: terror module planned to hit coffee chain
• Prominent builder dies amid Income Tax searches at office
• Will eject infiltrators one by one, says Shah in poll-bound Assam
• Is it RTI’s turn to get murdered, asks Kharge as Survey suggests a relook
• His personality and deeds will continue to inspire people: PM
• Govt. hiding information on Nicobar project: Cong.
• 2 Wow Momo managers held in Kolkata warehouse fire case
• News analysis
• Stalin denies charges of dynasty politics, graft, anti-Hindu bias
• Assam court rejects bail petition of 3 accused in Zubeen Garg death case
• Sion east-west connector road to reopen in July, says BMC
• letters to the editor
• Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested over Minneapolis protests
• At least 170 killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN
• Giants break MI jinx, seal spot in Eliminator
• Final tune-up for Team India, Kiwis
• Quick Singles
• scoreboard
• Rybakina is an incredible player, says Sabalenka ahead of the final
• ‘Serve is important since we both are very aggressive players’
• Gadecki-Peers first in 37 years to defend AO mixed doubles crown
• We always knew Suryakumar would score runs, says Kotak
• Kotak throws his weight behind Samson
• Has Man. United found its Mr. Right in Michael Carrick?
• STACKING UP
• It’s not very nice to change the country you represent
• Hello, Earthlings!