UPSC current affairs — 2 September 2026
The 8 exam-relevant stories for 2 September 2026.
- Defence PSUs told to reduce dependence on imports
The Defence Minister has directed Defence Public Sector Undertakings to reduce import dependence, citing lessons from recent global conflicts on the importance of assured supply chains, surge production capacity, and sustaining manufacturing. - CAG recommends uniform and fiscally prudent framework for variable pay to IIM directors
The Comptroller and Auditor General has recommended the establishment of a uniform and fiscally prudent framework to govern the variable pay of Indian Institutes of Management directors. - The broken promise of the right to work
An analysis argues that the replacement of MGNREGA with the VB-GRAM G Act has weakened the rural right-to-work framework, and calls for restoring it through adequate funding, living wages, and stronger local institutions. - SCO must dismantle ecosystem of terror financing, recruitment, radicalisation, safe havens: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to dismantle the ecosystem of terrorism and send a clear message that it cannot be a strategic asset, as Pakistan takes over as chair for 2026-2027. - Rare freshwater swamps in the Western Ghats are on the cusp of extinction
A new study warns that rare freshwater swamps in the Western Ghats are facing extinction as their water-holding capacity vanishes due to draining, resulting in floods and dry streambeds. - Patient carried on makeshift bamboo stretcher to hospital in Keralam’s Edamalakkudy; fourth incident in a month
A 40-year-old woman suffering from high fever was carried on a makeshift bamboo stretcher for over 7 kilometers through dense forests due to a lack of proper roads and bridges, highlighting infrastructure challenges faced by the Muthuvan tribal community in Keralam's first tribal panchayat near Munnar. - TMC rebel MPs seek three weeks to reply to Lok Sabha notice on disqualification plea
Rebel Trinamool Congress MPs have requested three weeks to respond to disqualification notices issued to them by the Lok Sabha Secretariat following petitions filed by TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee. - Sharing water post Indus Waters Treaty: The road ahead for India, Pakistan
The article provides an analysis of the challenges and future path of sharing water resources between India and Pakistan under the framework of the Indus Waters Treaty.
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