UPSC Current Affairs — 29 Sep 2026 Daily Briefing

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

The Tank and the Ground: What a Purification Ritual Is Really For

The Congress SC/ST Parliamentarians Forum announced a Dalit-Adivasi Self-Respect Meeting in Delhi for Tuesday, 29 September 2026, over the reported shuddhikaran puja at Ramlila Maidan, Haldwani, on 10 August, two days after a rally addressed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Mr. Kharge raised the matter in the Rajya Sabha on 13 August. The Nainital police registered an FIR against unknown persons on 8 September…

Sub TopicPURITY-POLLUTION LOGIC, ARTICLE 17 AND ENFORCEMENT OF…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS, THE…

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GS-1CENSUS 2027 AND DIGITAL ENUMERATION

Who Counts Whom: Census 2027 Puts the Form in the Household's Hands

In the 138th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 27 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Census 2027 a national responsibility. He reported that data of over 32 crore families has been recorded and that over 2.6 crore people have self-enumerated on the census portal through mobile phones without uploading any documents. He also said work is underway in remote, snow-clad regions of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and…

Sub TopicSELF-ENUMERATION, POPULATION DATA AND DIGITAL EXCLUSIONSourcePIB, THE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…

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The Tank and the Ground: What a Purification Ritual Is Really For

Who Counts Whom: Census 2027 Puts the Form in the Household's Hands