UPSC Current Affairs — 25 Sep 2026 Daily Briefing

Friday, 25 September 2026

Super El Niño and 15,800 Deaths: India Began Forecasting ENSO Because of Famine. Now It Must Forecast Heat

The Climate Impact Lab, co-founded by University of Chicago economist Michael Greenstone, has released country-level projections of excess heat deaths from the 2026 Super El Niño. For India the estimate is 15,800 additional deaths over six months. The report comes as the monsoon withdraws with a 15% national deficit and thermal plants report low coal stocks.

Sub TopicENSO TELECONNECTIONS, THE INDIAN MONSOON AND HEAT…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, INDIA…

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Tulu Gets an Official Tag in Karnataka - But Can Status Revive a Script Almost No One Reads?

The Karnataka Cabinet held a special meeting in Mangaluru and granted Tulu the status of second additional administrative language in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. It also sanctioned ₹82 lakh a year for implementation. The move meets a demand that coastal legislators and Tulu speakers have raised for decades.

Sub TopicLINGUISTIC IDENTITY, SCRIPT SURVIVAL AND THE LEGACY OF…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, CONSTITUTION OF…

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Super El Niño and 15,800 Deaths: India Began Forecasting ENSO Because of Famine. Now It Must Forecast Heat

Tulu Gets an Official Tag in Karnataka - But Can Status Revive a Script Almost No One Reads?