Top 20 UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | August 17 to 23, 2026

SRINAGAR: J&K chief secretary Atal Dulloo Wednesday rolled out a three-year scheme to rehabilitate drug addicts under treatment at govt-run or aided de-addiction centres and institutions, prevent relapse, and aid their reintegration into…

SRINAGAR: National Conference fired a political broadside at ally Congress Wednesday, defending full renditions of Vande Mataram at govt functions in J&K as a “constitutional” duty.

Ukraine said its hit two gas condensate processing plants in Russia’s Arctic zone for the first time, underscoring the expanding reach of Kyiv’s attacks on the nation’s key industry.

If ideas are what makes us human, books, then, are a physical manifestation of those ideas, which we choose to preserve and pass on

Five workers rescued after an iron slab collapsed at a Gandhinagar construction site, with several others feared trapped.

SDPGA criticizes lack of transparency in DME selection process, urging the government to revert to established promotion panel practices.