UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-09-10

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• Congress alleges ₹10,000 crore tax evasion through unregistered political parties, seeks JPCPolity and Governance · Congress alleges ₹10,000 crore tax evasion via 3,260 registered unrecognised political parties and demands a JPC probe.
• Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the UN’s top courtInternational Relations · Germany challenges jurisdiction at ICJ in Nicaragua's genocide complicity case over arms exports to Israel.
• Forest rights group asks Tribal Affairs Ministry to withdraw stand on Gram Sabha consentEnvironment and Tribal Rights · Campaign for Survival and Dignity demands withdrawal of Tribal Affairs Ministry's August 31 memorandum denying Gram Sabha consent requirement under FRA for forest land diversion.
• MHA proposes new Chapter K under Article 371 for LadakhPolity · MHA proposed a new Chapter K under Article 371 to create an elected body for Ladakh UT.
• Pollution from winter waste burning in cities three times higher than summer, study findsEnvironment · WRI India study finds winter open waste burning up to three times higher than summer across Indian cities.
• Iranian tanker hit by U.S. attack near Iran’s Kharg Island: reportInternational Relations · U.S. forces reportedly struck an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island, escalating tensions in the Gulf.
• Public Accounts Committee flags failure to transfer ₹9,222 crore in cess collections to designated reserve fundsEconomy · PAC flagged non-transfer of ₹9,222 crore cess collections to designated reserve funds in 2024-25, based on CAG Report No. 6 of 2026.