UPSC Current Affairs — 17 Aug 2026 Daily Briefing

Monday, 17 August 2026

EDITORIALGOVERNANCE AND STRATEGIC SELF-RELIANCE

When Announcing Self-Reliance Outpaces Delivering It

PM Modi's 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort and President Murmu's address on its eve, set out an expanded Atmanirbhar Bharat framework built around seven sectors, with semiconductor manufacturing and a 100 GWe nuclear target by 2047 as its most concrete strategic-asset claims. The 80th Independence Day addresses by the President and Prime Minister articulated a comprehensive roadmap for 'Viksit Bharat 2047'…

Sub TopicATMANIRBHAR BHARAT, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING, NUCLEAR…SourcePIB

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EDITORIALCASTE CENSUS METHODOLOGY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

The Column That Broke the Last Census

The Centre has notified the question set for the second phase of Census 2027, which is expected to include a caste enumeration column allowing respondents to self-report their caste, reviving the central methodological dispute from the 2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census. The Centre has notified 40 questions for the second phase of Census 2027, reviving the central design question from the 2011 SECC: whether open…

Sub TopicCENSUS 2027, OPEN CASTE COLUMN, SECC 2011 PRECEDENT…SourceTHE HINDU

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When Announcing Self-Reliance Outpaces Delivering It

The Column That Broke the Last Census