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UPSC Current Affairs, 31 October 2026

5 stories from the news of the day, each in short with why it matters for Prelims and Mains. Practise their UPSC-style questions and take the daily quiz in CAShorts.

  1. PolityGS2

    Election Commission reopens SIR claims-and-objections window in five States, extends Delhi's

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on 29 October reopened the claims-and-objections window of its special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in five States: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Nagaland and Telangana. Delhi's, due to close on 30 October, now runs to 25 November. Final rolls are due on 30 November in the five States and 22 December in Delhi.

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  2. PolityPrelimsGS2

    Delhi SIR: Form 7 deletion objections above ECI cap in Mustafabad

    Booth-level agents (BLAs) filed most of the 843 Form 7 objections lodged in Delhi's Mustafabad constituency since 31 August, during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Ten BLAs filed 30 or more forms each, above the Election Commission of India's (ECI) cap of 10 per elector. In one booth, all 28 electors named were found at their addresses.

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  3. EconomyGS3Prelims

    Supreme Court refuses to order disclosure of AIF, FPI beneficial owners

    The Supreme Court declined to order the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to make Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) publicly name their ultimate beneficial owners. A three-judge Bench said that order needs an existing legal framework of regulations. It asked the Centre and SEBI to weigh transparency rules.

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  4. EnvironmentPrelimsGS3

    Tigress moved to Buxa crosses the Sankosh into Assam's Raimona National Park

    A three-year-old tigress moved from Bihar to West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve on 2 October has crossed the Sankosh river into Assam's Raimona National Park. Forest teams of both States and the National Tiger Conservation Authority are tracking her by radio collar. West Bengal's Forest Minister said there was no plan yet to tranquillise her and bring her back.

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  5. PolityGS2Prelims

    Supreme Court strikes down Karnataka Act validating cancelled 2011 recruitment

    The Supreme Court on 29 October 2026 declared unconstitutional a 2022 Karnataka law that had validated the State Public Service Commission's 2011 selection of Gazetted Probationers for 362 Group A and B posts. Both the High Court and the Supreme Court had earlier upheld cancelling that recruitment. Appointments made under the law will end.

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