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UPSC daily news summary — 28 September 2026

Key national developments focus on banking liquidity metrics, bio-energy expansion under GOBARdhan, state drought protocols, and geopolitical tariff risks under foreign sanction laws.

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1 environment GOBARdhan Scheme and Bioenergy Sector Expansion Industry bodies highlighted investment potential in the bioenergy sector under the national GOBARdhan initiative. GS2 GS3

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2 economy Credit Deposit Ratio and Bank Liquidity Dynamics An RBI report stated that a elevated Credit-Deposit (CD) ratio does not automatically indicate systemic funding vulnerability. GS3

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3 disaster-management State Drought Declaration Framework and SDRF… Maharashtra declared drought conditions across 265 talukas following severe monsoon rainfall deficits. GS3

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4 polity Electoral Roll Revisions and ECI Constitutional… Public scrutiny intensified over the Election Commission of India's execution of Special Intensive Revision procedures. GS2

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5 polity Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and Proposed… A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) has commenced detailed scrutiny of proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. GS2 GS3

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6 polity Section 8 1 j of RTI Act and Digital Personal Data… Concerns raised over the amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act via the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. GS2

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