UPSC current affairs — 15 September 2026

The 8 exam-relevant stories for 15 September 2026.

  1. Govt. bars bank charges on payments up to ₹2,000 via UPI, RuPay-powered debit cards (Economy)
    The government has notified changes in the Payment And Settlement Act, 2007, to bar bank charges on transactions up to ₹2,000 made via UPI and RuPay-powered debit cards.
  2. India, Vietnam agree to deepen defence ties, co-produce military equipment (IR)
    India and Vietnam have agreed to deepen their bilateral defence relations and co-produce military equipment.
  3. United Nations calls for 'urgent action' to rein in AI in face of 'unprecedented risks' (S&T)
    UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk has urged countries and AI developers to take urgent action to regulate artificial intelligence, warning that the world is on the cusp of irreversible change.
  4. Chandrayaan-1 may have just detected oldest impact basin on moon (S&T)
    Scientists analyzing data from India's Chandrayaan-1 mission have potentially detected the oldest impact basin on the moon.
  5. Backward Classes group raises concern over challenges to caste census (Society)
    The National BC Dal has highlighted that variations in regional nomenclature, sub-caste identities, local usage, pronunciation, and spelling present significant challenges to conducting an accurate caste census.
  6. Why Amit Shah's 2029 UCC push is going through states, not Parliament (Polity)
    The Union government is reportedly planning to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by 2029 through state-level legislations rather than a central act in Parliament.
  7. WPI inflation rises to 9.92% in August on rising prices of food, fuel, manufactured items (Economy)
    India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation rose to 9.92% in August, driven by increasing prices of food, fuel, and a series-high inflation of 8.37% in manufactured items.
  8. Building consensus: On the 18th BRICS Summit, the New Delhi Declaration (IR)
    The 18th BRICS Summit concluded with the New Delhi Declaration, pushing for consensus and changes in traditional global power equations.

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