UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS

On 5th September 2025, there was a major political shake-up in the UK. Angela Rayner abruptly resigned from her positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice due to a tax scandal.

The Ministry of Finance recently announced that TCA Kalyani has assumed the position of Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in the Department of Expenditure.

The Government of India has appointed senior diplomat Dinesh K. Patnaik as the new High Commissioner of India to Canada.

Veteran advertising leader Srinivasan K. Swamy has been re-elected as President of the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for the year 2025-26.

Former IAS officer S. Radha Chauhan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), replacing Adil Zainulbhai.

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sonali Mishra took over as the Director General of Railway Protection Force (RPF).

From August 1, 2025, Dr. A. Rajarajan, a seasoned scientist and expert in composite technology, has been appointed as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram.

The central government has appointed former Finance Secretary Ajay Seth as the new chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Keshavan Ramachandran to the post of Executive Director.

President Draupadi Murmu has appointed Supreme Court Judge Surya Kant as the Acting Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).