10 Current Affairs and GK Topics You Must Read for CLAT 2026

CLAT GK and Current Affairs Topics

Here are the top 10 topics on Current Affairs and General Knowledge that students should read before going to appear in the CLAT exam.

1. Operations Sindoor

One of the hottest topics of 2025, Operation Sindoor, was launched by the Indian Army in response to the Pahalgam attack in May.

2. G20 in South Africa

South Africa hosted the G20 summit in Johannesburg in November this year. The G20 summit focused on sustainable development, climate change, and other environmental issues. On the sidelines of the Summit, India signed a tech-trilateral involving Canada and Australia.

3. ASEAN Summit

The 47th ASEAN Summit was hosted by Malaysia in October 2025. India, which is not part of the regional group, participated as a dialogue partner. The External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, represented India.

4. US-India trade and tariffs

India and the US are working on trade deal negotiations. The bilateral trade between the two countries roughly amounts to $190 billion, with India enjoying a trade surplus.

5. GST reforms

The government of India announced the GST reforms in October 2025. The reforms, named as GST 2.0, have further simplified the tax slabs to just two slabs - 5% and 18%. This move aims to increase private consumption in the country, which remains below the pre-COVID level.

6. Supreme Court on Governor’s Powers on State Bills and Legislative Assent

The centre-state relations in India’s federal system consistently featured in the newspapers. One of the key issues was the extent of the Governor’s powers in matters of giving assent to the bills passed by the state legislatures. Some states want a time limit within which the Governor must take an action on the bill passed by the legislature.

7. Nobel Peace Prize

María Corina Machado was given the Nobel Peace Prize this year. She is a Venezuelan politician and activist. She is also one of the most prominent leaders of the opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, whose election to the presidency was controversial. In this context, it is crucial to know that two prominent Indian personalities — Mother Teresa and Kailash Satyarthi have received the Nobel Peace Prize.

8. FIDE Chess Championship

The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, also known as FIDE (French acronym), organised the World Chess Championship in Goa, India, this year. Around 22 Indian players participated this year, the highest from India so far in Chess history.

Javokhir Sindarov, the Uzbek Chess player, secured the title this year by defeating Wei Yi of China. At 19, Javokhir Sindarov is the youngest chess player to win the World Cup title.

Before this, an Indian chess player, Gukesh, won the Chess World Cup in 2024. Another Indian chess player, Divya Deshmukh, won the Women's Chess World Cup in 2025.

9. Japan’s first female prime minister - Sanae Takachi

Sanae Takaichi became the first woman Prime Minister of Japan in 2025. She is also the President of the Liberal Democratic Party. Japan’s Parliament is called the ‘National Diet’. The Diet nominates the Prime Minister from the House of Representatives. The PM is then formally appointed by the emperor.

10. Ukraine-Russia peace plan

The Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations are ongoing, with the US announcing a 28-point peace deal. In this context, it is important to know when the war started, the NATO alliance, and India’s position in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Additionally, here are some more topics that students can read for CLAT 2026 GK and current affairs.

1. SCO

2. Women Blind Cricket WC

3. National Critical Minerals Mission

4. BIMSTEC

5. Impeachment of Judges

6. Vikshit Bharat 2047

7. Women's Kabaddi WC

8. National Deepwater Exploration Mission

9. ASEAN & APEC

10. Vice-President; Election & Resignation

11. Mission Sudarshan Chakra

12. G7

13. Census & Delimitation

14. 7th Khelo India Youth Games Men's T20 WC

15. IndiaAI mission

16. UNGA Session

17. Waqf Amendment Act

18. Gyan Bharatam Mission PMDDKY-Pulse Mission

19. National Sports Policy

20. Nano Drone Didi Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat

21. 3rd Voice of Global South

22. 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill