ForumIAS 9 PM Current Affairs Monthly Compilation August 2026 – Current Affairs Study Material for UPSC CSE Mains Examination – English

Index

1. Gen Z’s voice must lead to a humane education 
2. A healthy tax: on taxing foods high in fat, sugar and salt 
3. Western Ghats Conservation: Balancing Science and Dialogue 
4. Shutting Down of Government 
5. Next conservation challenge lies beyond protected areas 
6. Strong Health Systems for All with Better Public Spending 
7. Welfare of Sex Workers in Light of Supreme Court Judgment 
8. Critical minerals, the foundation of strategic power 
9. Public Health Financing: The Key to Universal Health Systems 
10. India Struggling to Retain Scientists 
11. AI and Cyber, the Double Helix of Today’s Security Threats 
12. NATO enters a new strategic era of transformation 
13. Top spot: On the new phase of the Khelo India Scheme 
14. Strategic Transformation of NATO and Position of India 
15. Curbing ‘Paper Leaks’ and Ensuring Institutional Accountability 
16. Quantum shift: On private industry and national research 
17. Service charge on UPI transactions makes sense 
18. Fiscal Federalism, Efficiency versus Equity Concerns 
19. The Road Ahead for the Asiatic Lion 
20. Natural farming impetus 
21. Access paradox: On medical education in 
22. Handloom — Weaving India’s Heritage into Global Growth 
23. Mining Around Ramsar Wetland Sites in light of SC Verdict 
24. Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill - August 
25. India’s Care Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Caregiving 
26. The Changing Logic of the India-U.S. Partnership 
27. Small levy on UPI transactions, not a bad 
28. Indian Arctic Narrative - Importance and Way Forward 
29. India’s Digital Governance Revolution: Redefining Ease of Doing Business 
30. A new security triangle emerges with the Makkah Pact 
31. Delimitation Debate in 
32. Handloom Sector - A key part of India’s economy 
33. India’s MSME opportunity lies in clusters 
34. Do not write the obituary of international law yet 
35. More Topics…..