UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Union Government is considering significant reforms to strengthen the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 

The Lok Sabha recently passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, tightening the anti-paper leak law, amid repeated disruptions over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was responsible for the use of force against students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. 

The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to consider increasing the retirement age of judicial officers from 60 to 61 years as an interim measure. The Court is also examining whether the retirement age should be uniformly enhanced to 62 years across the country.

The Supreme Court recently clarified the circumstances under which a judicial decision can be declared per incuriam.

The Supreme Court set aside a judgment of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) after finding that it relied on fake, non-existent, and AI-generated hallucinated judgments/precedents.

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) have released an analysis of the affidavits of sitting Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs), revealing that 31% of Rajya Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 16% have declared serious criminal cases.

Recently, the Supreme Court stressed the need to develop a uniform and effective trauma care system across states to reduce road accident deaths.

Recently, the Supreme Court reiterated that the doctrine of Constructive Res Judicata aims to prevent parties from engaging in repetitive or piecemeal litigation on issues arising from the same dispute and to ensure finality in judicial proceedings.

Recently, the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment, held that the right to walk on safe and demarcated footpaths is a Fundamental Right under the Constitution.

The recent appointment of Justice V. Mohana to the Supreme Court of India marks a significant milestone in Indian judicial history.