UPSC current affairs — 21 September 2026

The 8 exam-relevant stories for 21 September 2026.

  1. Eye on second baby boom, Botswana Cheetah released in MP’s Gandhi Sagar sanctuary (Environment)
    A Botswana cheetah has been released in Madhya Pradesh's Gandhi Sagar sanctuary as part of India's ongoing cheetah reintroduction efforts.
  2. BRICS condemns EU carbon tax (IR)
    BRICS nations have condemned the European Union's carbon tax and called for a significant increase in international funding to help developing countries adapt to climate change.
  3. An Indian woman phytochemist without parallel (Society)
    Asima Chatterjee pioneered research on medicinal plants and plant-derived drugs, breaking barriers for women in Indian science.
  4. Supreme Court refuses extension for Aravalli panel, sets November 30 deadline for final report (Environment)
    The Supreme Court has refused to extend the deadline for a high-powered committee tasked with evolving a uniform definition for the ecologically fragile Aravalli hills and recommending measures to regulate mining.
  5. Why has the U.S. deployed ‘weapons’ in space? | Explained (S&T)
    The deployment of space control weapons by the U.S. has raised questions regarding international treaties that limit weapons deployments in outer space.
  6. Domestic LPG cylinder booking: Biometric Aadhaar Authentication mandatory for subsidy from October 1 (Governance)
    The government has made Biometric Aadhaar Authentication mandatory starting October 1 for households to continue receiving domestic LPG cylinder subsidies.
  7. CWC chief flags ‘malpractices’ in phytosanitary certification, pitches integrated logistics to boost agri-exports (Economy)
    The Central Warehousing Corporation chief has highlighted malpractices in phytosanitary certification and suggested integrated logistics to reduce agricultural export rejections.
  8. Missing measure in India’s magnet mission (Economy)
    The primary policy challenge for India's magnet mission is managing the intermediate processing stages of rare-earth resources rather than just reducing imports from China.

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