UPSC Current Affairs 7 September 2025

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: PolityPrelimsGS 2: Constitutional BodiesGS 2: Representation of the People's Act

EC to hold meet of all CEOs over SIR on September 10 , Pg1

Election Commission convenes meeting on September 10 to discuss nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, focusing on preparedness.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: PolityPrelimsGS 2: Constitutional BodiesGS 2: Representation of the People's Act

EC to hold meet of all CEOs over SIR on September 10 , Pg1

Election Commission convenes meeting on September 10 to discuss nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, focusing on preparedness.

GS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsPrelimsGS 3: Linkages of Organized Crime with TerrorismGS 3: Money Laundering and its Prevention

Two Khalistani groups funded from inside Canada: report , Pg1

Canadian report reveals Khalistani groups, Babbar Khalsa International and International Sikh Youth Federation, receive terror funding from Canada.

GS 3: Internal SecurityGS 2: International RelationsPrelimsGS 3: Linkages of Organized Crime with TerrorismGS 3: Money Laundering and its Prevention

Two Khalistani groups funded from inside Canada: report , Pg1

Canadian report reveals Khalistani groups, Babbar Khalsa International and International Sikh Youth Federation, receive terror funding from Canada.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS 2: Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi Judicial BodiesGS 2: Education Sector

SC panel on students’ mental health gets State nodal officers , Pg6

Supreme Court panel appoints nodal officers in States/UTs to address student suicides and mental health issues in higher education.

GS 2: GovernanceGS 2: Social JusticePrelimsGS 2: Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi Judicial BodiesGS 2: Education Sector

SC panel on students’ mental health gets State nodal officers , Pg6

Supreme Court panel appoints nodal officers in States/UTs to address student suicides and mental health issues in higher education.

GS 2: PolityGS 4: Public Service Values and Ethics in Public AdministrationGS 2: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability

Process has become the punishment in our criminal justice system: ex-CJI, Pg 6.

At Lexposium 2025, organised by SRM School of Law in association with The Hindu, former CJIs N.V. Ramana and U.U. Lalit, along with senior jurists, highlighted systemic flaws in India’s criminal justice system, calling for urgent reforms in bail, prosecution, and judicial capacity.

GS 2: PolityGS 4: Public Service Values and Ethics in Public AdministrationGS 2: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability

Process has become the punishment in our criminal justice system: ex-CJI, Pg 6.

At Lexposium 2025, organised by SRM School of Law in association with The Hindu, former CJIs N.V. Ramana and U.U. Lalit, along with senior jurists, highlighted systemic flaws in India’s criminal justice system, calling for urgent reforms in bail, prosecution, and judicial capacity.

GS 1: Indian SocietyGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 1: Poverty and Developmental Issues

‘Declining Central allocation for MGNREGS affects rural women’ , Pg8

Reduced MGNREGS funding hits rural women's income, reversing wage equality gains achieved since 2006, activists claim on scheme's 20th anniversary.

GS 1: Indian SocietyGS 2: Social JusticeGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 1: Poverty and Developmental Issues

‘Declining Central allocation for MGNREGS affects rural women’ , Pg8

Reduced MGNREGS funding hits rural women's income, reversing wage equality gains achieved since 2006, activists claim on scheme's 20th anniversary.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

On the move with green hydrogen , Pg10

Indian Railways successfully tests hydrogen-powered train, advancing National Green Hydrogen Mission with Jind-Sonipat route and innovative electrolysis technology.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: Environment & EcologyGS 3: EconomyPrelimsGS 3: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

On the move with green hydrogen , Pg10

Indian Railways successfully tests hydrogen-powered train, advancing National Green Hydrogen Mission with Jind-Sonipat route and innovative electrolysis technology.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelims

Nails played a crucial role in rodent diversity , Pg10

Rodent evolution reveals thumb nails crucial for food manipulation, while claws aid digging, impacting species diversity and adaptation.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelims

Nails played a crucial role in rodent diversity , Pg10

Rodent evolution reveals thumb nails crucial for food manipulation, while claws aid digging, impacting species diversity and adaptation.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS 3: Science and Technology in Everyday Life

How RNA, amino acids may have linked up on early earth , Pg10

New study reveals how amino acids and RNA may have linked on early Earth, potentially unlocking origins of life.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyPrelimsGS 3: Science and Technology in Everyday Life

How RNA, amino acids may have linked up on early earth , Pg10

New study reveals how amino acids and RNA may have linked on early Earth, potentially unlocking origins of life.

GS 1: Indian GeographyGS 1: Physical GeographyGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 1: Changes in Critical Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Ice Caps, Flora and Fauna

North America affects monsoon rain over India , Pg10

North American summer warming intensifies Indian monsoon by altering global air circulation patterns, surpassing even Tibetan influence, says study.

GS 1: Indian GeographyGS 1: Physical GeographyGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 1: Changes in Critical Geographical Features, Water Bodies, Ice Caps, Flora and Fauna

North America affects monsoon rain over India , Pg10

North American summer warming intensifies Indian monsoon by altering global air circulation patterns, surpassing even Tibetan influence, says study.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 3: Environmental Impact Assessment

Rocks’ carbon storage capacity vastly overestimated: study , Pg10

Study reveals Earth's CO2 storage capacity vastly overestimated, limiting geological carbon storage potential to 1,460 billion tonnes.

GS 3: Science & TechnologyGS 3: Environment & EcologyPrelimsGS 3: Conservation, Pollution and DegradationGS 3: Environmental Impact Assessment

Rocks’ carbon storage capacity vastly overestimated: study , Pg10

Study reveals Earth's CO2 storage capacity vastly overestimated, limiting geological carbon storage potential to 1,460 billion tonnes.

GS 3: EconomyGS 3: Government BudgetingGS 3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment

Will the GST rate cuts boost the economy?, Pg 11.

On September 3, 2025, the GST Council approved a major overhaul of the GST rate structure, reducing the number of slabs and cutting taxes on a majority of items. This follows recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) and proposals by the Union Finance Ministry.

GS 3: EconomyGS 3: Government BudgetingGS 3: Indian Economy, Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment

Will the GST rate cuts boost the economy?, Pg 11.

On September 3, 2025, the GST Council approved a major overhaul of the GST rate structure, reducing the number of slabs and cutting taxes on a majority of items. This follows recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) and proposals by the Union Finance Ministry.

GS 2: International RelationsGS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and AgreementsGS 2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's InterestsGS 2: India and its Neighbourhood Relations

Is a shift underway in India’s foreign policy?, Pg 11.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin (Sept 1, 2025) alongside Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin drew global attention. The optics of the “troika” photo triggered strong U.S. reactions amid ongoing trade and strategic tensions.

GS 2: International RelationsGS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and AgreementsGS 2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India's InterestsGS 2: India and its Neighbourhood Relations

Is a shift underway in India’s foreign policy?, Pg 11.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin (Sept 1, 2025) alongside Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin drew global attention. The optics of the “troika” photo triggered strong U.S. reactions amid ongoing trade and strategic tensions.

GS 1: Indian SocietyGS 3: Government BudgetingGS 2: Education Sector

How much is spent on children’s education in India?, Pg 11.

The National Sample Survey’s (NSS) Comprehensive Modular Survey on Education (80th round, April–June 2025) reveals that while enrolment of girls in schools and higher education has improved, families continue to spend significantly less on daughters’ education compared to sons, across rural-urban and State levels.

GS 1: Indian SocietyGS 3: Government BudgetingGS 2: Education Sector

How much is spent on children’s education in India?, Pg 11.

The National Sample Survey’s (NSS) Comprehensive Modular Survey on Education (80th round, April–June 2025) reveals that while enrolment of girls in schools and higher education has improved, families continue to spend significantly less on daughters’ education compared to sons, across rural-urban and State levels.

News Analysis

EC to hold meet of all CEOs over SIR on September 10 , Pg1

EC to hold meet of all CEOs over SIR on September 10 , Pg1

Two Khalistani groups funded from inside Canada: report , Pg1

Two Khalistani groups funded from inside Canada: report , Pg1

SC panel on students’ mental health gets State nodal officers , Pg6

SC panel on students’ mental health gets State nodal officers , Pg6

Process has become the punishment in our criminal justice system: ex-CJI, Pg 6.

Process has become the punishment in our criminal justice system: ex-CJI, Pg 6.

‘Declining Central allocation for MGNREGS affects rural women’ , Pg8

‘Declining Central allocation for MGNREGS affects rural women’ , Pg8

On the move with green hydrogen , Pg10

On the move with green hydrogen , Pg10

Nails played a crucial role in rodent diversity , Pg10

Nails played a crucial role in rodent diversity , Pg10

How RNA, amino acids may have linked up on early earth , Pg10

How RNA, amino acids may have linked up on early earth , Pg10

North America affects monsoon rain over India , Pg10

North America affects monsoon rain over India , Pg10

Rocks’ carbon storage capacity vastly overestimated: study , Pg10

Rocks’ carbon storage capacity vastly overestimated: study , Pg10

Will the GST rate cuts boost the economy?, Pg 11.

Will the GST rate cuts boost the economy?, Pg 11.

Is a shift underway in India’s foreign policy?, Pg 11.

Is a shift underway in India’s foreign policy?, Pg 11.

How much is spent on children’s education in India?, Pg 11.

How much is spent on children’s education in India?, Pg 11.

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