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.
• FCNR(B) deposits: Who bears the currency risk? | ExplainedEconomy · RBI's special swap facility for FCNR(B) deposits raised $127 billion, but banks remain exposed to currency risk on interest payments.
• Ground control: On ISRO, policy and and its focusScience and Technology · ISRO employee associations demand clarity on long-term plans amid shift towards private sector role.
• 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.
• West Asia conflict highlights: Oil rises past $100 a barrel after the latest wave of West Asia attacksInternational Relations · Brent crude crossed $100 per barrel after attacks on oil facilities and ships in West Asia.
• 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.
• Double deflation debate over GDP methodology no ‘great battle’: Niti Ayog Vice ChairmanEconomy · Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri defended the use of double deflation in India's new GDP series, calling it feasible and not a 'great battle'.
• 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.
• PM-KUSUM 2.0 announcement likely soon; agrivoltaics to get dedicated componentEconomy · Union Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that PM-KUSUM 2.0 will be launched soon with a dedicated agrivoltaics component.
• Perilous retreat: On gram sabhas, tribal land issuesPolity · Committee on Public Undertakings suggests consent of only 70-75% of affected gram sabhas may suffice for projects, diluting FRA spirit.
• Dangerous phase: On the crisis in West AsiaInternational Relations · Escalating US-Iran conflict with strikes on oil tankers, missile attacks, and threats to key maritime chokepoints.