UPSC Current Affairs 2026

Explanation: The article mentions that a report is being sent to UIDAI, New Delhi. UIDAI is the statutory authority established under the Aadhaar Act, 2016, responsible for issuing Aadhaar numbers and regulating the Aadhaar ecosystem.

Explanation: The article explicitly states that the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) laboratories ensure the supply of 'breeder seeds'. While NSC distributes seeds, ICAR is the premier research body. The Ministry is the administrative parent, not the direct research executor.

Explanation: As per Article 324 of the Constitution, the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, elections to Parliament and State Legislatures is vested in the Election Commission of India. The State Election Commission handles local body elections.

Explanation: The article clearly states that IIT Kharagpur is establishing the country's first AI school, named the 'Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI'. IITs are autonomous public technical universities established under the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.

Explanation: Statement 1 is correct as the article states NPPA revised prices for 543 drug brands/packs. Statement 2 is incorrect; the article specifically mentions that prices of patented drugs like Keytruda remained unchanged. Statement 3 is correct as the revision followed a government order capping trade margins at 30% of MRP.

Explanation: The article does not say which institution releases IIP data (question not covered). It does state 'economists at the RBI have noted...' so if rewritten to ask which institution's economists noted high-frequency indicators, the correct answer would be A: RBI.

Explanation: The article explicitly mentions CERT-In as India's nodal cybersecurity agency that issued alerts regarding the AI cyberattacks. CERT-In operates under MeitY and is the primary agency for cybersecurity incident response.

Explanation: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is the permanent constitutional body established under Article 324. It is vested with the superintendence, direction, and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to Parliament and State Legislatures, including revision processes like SIR.

Explanation: The article explicitly states that the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is consulting States and Union Territories and that its May 2026 national workshop discussed a National Care Economy Mission.

Explanation: The article explicitly states that 'Łukasiewicz – ITECH, a research network under the Polish government, held its inaugural conference... on its ‘Asian Programme’.' OSW and ZPP authored a study, and WB Group is a defence company.