UPSC current affairs — 14 August 2026

The 8 exam-relevant stories for 14 August 2026.

  1. Rajasthan Cabinet clears draft Uniform Civil Code Bill with regulations on live-in relations (Polity)
    The Rajasthan Cabinet approved a draft Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill incorporating mandatory registration and regulations governing live-in relationships.
  2. NASA formally invites ISRO to join its Lunar Moon Base programme (S&T)
    NASA extended an official invitation to ISRO to collaborate on its ambitious South Pole Moon Base programme during the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting.
  3. Supreme Court pulls up FSSAI over delay in front-of-pack warning labels (Governance)
    The Supreme Court reprimanded the food safety regulator FSSAI for failing to mandate front-of-pack warning labels (FOPL) on ultra-processed and packaged food products.
  4. Rape survivors do not need court sanction to terminate pregnancy up to 24 weeks: Madhya Pradesh HC (Polity)
    The Madhya Pradesh High Court clarified that under the amended MTP Act, sexual assault survivors are legally entitled to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks without seeking prior court permission.
  5. Parliamentary panel urges review of FDI in private hospitals citing runaway healthcare costs (Economy)
    A Parliamentary Standing Committee report recommended scrutinising 100% FDI in hospital acquisitions, warning against aggressive corporatisation and escalating out-of-pocket patient expenditures.
  6. Supreme Court intervenes in Odisha DGP selection over compliance with Prakash Singh guidelines (Governance)
    The Supreme Court agreed to defer the UPSC selection meeting for Odisha's Director General of Police over petitions alleging violation of the landmark Prakash Singh police reform directives.
  7. India engages U.S. over proposed secondary sanctions on Russian crude oil imports (IR)
    New Delhi held diplomatic discussions with Washington following a U.S. Senate bill proposing up to 100% tariffs on countries purchasing significant volumes of Russian crude oil.
  8. Tribal Council raises concerns over Great Nicobar project's impact on PVTG Shompen community (Environment)
    The Andaman & Nicobar Tribal Council raised alarm over infrastructure developments near Galathea under the Great Nicobar Island project, warning of irreversible impacts on the particularly vulnerable Shompen tribe.

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