UPSC current affairs — 25 September 2026

The 8 exam-relevant stories for 25 September 2026.

1. SEBI recognises blue bonds as part of sustainable finance instruments (Economy)
   SEBI has recognised blue bonds as sustainable finance instruments to highlight their potential for India's blue economy.
2. FSSAI proposes draft amendment for Paneer representation (Governance)
   FSSAI proposed draft amendment regulations to ensure only milk-derived products are represented as Paneer.
3. Refinery sector must balance energy security with net-zero push (Environment)
   Industry experts at a sustainability summit discussed transforming India's refinery sector, renewable energy, crude supplies, and the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme.
4. India and the plausible multilateralism of BRICS (IR)
   The structure of BRICS offers India space to pursue strategic autonomy amid intensifying great-power rivalries.
5. HEADS to bridge India’s mental healthcare gap with AI (S&T)
   NIMHANS, IIT Kharagpur, and another institute are launching HEADS on September 24 to use AI-assisted depression screening.
6. Quality control and India’s manufacturing growth (Economy)
   India’s Quality Control Order reset requires further evaluation in a changing global trade order.
7. Sri Lanka's Parliament begins debate on controversial bill on judges' retirement age (IR)
   Sri Lanka's Parliament began debating a bill to raise Supreme Court judges' retirement age from 65 to 67 and increase appellate court judges.
8. Trading smart: On the India-New Zealand FTA (IR)
   The India-New Zealand FTA demonstrates how smaller trade deals can complement big-bang trade pacts.

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