UPSC Current Affairs, October 2026
Every daily edition of the month, newest first, with its stories.
22 October 2026
- Tamil Nadu orders State-wide rainwater harvesting drive as a mass movement Environment
- Counter-drone air defence: MoD signs BEL contract for LLLR-I low-level radars Defence
- Bihar relaxes VB-G RAM G farm-season pause for 38 disaster-hit districts National
- PARAKH turns PRS 2024 learning gaps into monthly district action National
- UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026: 1.5°C without overshoot is lost Environment
- Vienna Conventions: India presses mission protection at UN Sixth Committee World & IR
- India tells UN Third Committee its safeguards against enforced disappearance World & IR
- India reiterates call for binding PAROS treaty at UNGA First Committee World & IR
- WHO report maps within-country NCD inequalities: 35 indicators, up to eight dimensions World & IR
- Mecca Joint Defence Agreement goes to Turkey's parliament for ratification World & IR
- TV Programme Code: I&B advisory follows Inter-Departmental Committee's findings Polity
- Ladakh dissolves Kargil hill council, sets panchayat polls for 21 November Polity
- ASI begins fresh excavation at Kashipur (Govisana), Uttarakhand National
21 October 2026
- India, US review ties in Mumbai, hold trilateral with UAE World & IR
- ECI lets EROs decide SIR discrepancy notices; hearings made exceptional Polity
- Tamil Nadu funds 25 extra work days beyond VB-G RAM G's 125 National
- Japan launches MMX probe to bring back a sample from Phobos Sci-Tech
- Chhattisgarh's Sirpur enters India's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List National
- SC directs Northeast panel to recommend law changes against racial harassment Polity
- No tax deducted on interest from NDB's Maharajah rupee bonds Economy
- India at UN renews offer of a multilateral No First Use pact World & IR
- Delhi HC: RTI security exemptions shield PM's IAF flight records Polity
- Supreme Court directs Centre to publicise Section 164A interim relief scheme Polity
- Dissent against a court verdict is not enmity: Karnataka High Court Polity
- SCO Council of Heads of Government adopts 2027 budget in Dushanbe World & IR
- UN dues: India tells Fifth Committee the Charter requires full, timely payment World & IR
- Punjab and Haryana HC: blocked users must get copy of intimation Polity
- Central Industrial Security Force moves to sector-based commands from 1 November Defence
- J&K orders Darbar Move: offices to reopen in Jammu on 2 November Polity
- Citizenship Act: minor keeps Indian citizenship after father turns UK citizen Polity
20 October 2026
- China proposes export curbs on 40 AI, solar and biomedicine technologies World & IR
- Parallel distribution licence: HERC grants one for Gurugram and Nuh Economy
- DGFT notifies tariff-rate quotas for New Zealand apples, kiwifruit, honey Economy
- Remand is judicial work, not a formality: Allahabad High Court Polity
- Karnataka High Court upholds AMASR Act's prohibited and regulated zones Polity
- High Court allows Punjab's plea against MEA's political clearance refusal Polity
- IT Rules due diligence: MeitY advisory tells Meta to review recommendation systems Polity
- China puts tunnel boring machines under dual-use export control World & IR
- Who may practise law: Karnataka HC refuses to quash AIBE case Polity
- CCPA uses Consumer Protection Act to curb online explosives sales Polity
- Section 17A, Prevention of Corruption Act: bribe demand needs no approval Polity
- Orangutan seized in Thane reported repatriated to Indonesia under CITES Environment
- FSSAI directs cold-chain compliance for perishables under 2011 Licensing Regulations National
- Navy commissions INS Samarthak, first major warship from a private shipyard Defence
- Supreme Court: digital safety and sex education must enter school curriculum National
- CBI flags lapses in National Testing Agency's NEET-UG paper-setting process National
- State is custodian, not owner, of temple property: Supreme Court Polity
- CBD COP17 opens in Yerevan with first Kunming-Montreal framework review Environment
- IPCC's 65th session suspended without AR7 timeline or budget deal Environment
19 October 2026
- Pakistan NOTAM extends airspace ban on Indian aircraft to 24 November World & IR
- Supreme Court orders portal and rules protocol on autism stem-cell therapy Sci-Tech
- Kolkata pandal stampede: NDMA's crowd management guide and what failed National
- Police accountability: Supreme Court panel opens portal on Jantar Mantar violence Polity
- Gwalior temple truck crash: CSP removed, eight police suspended, inquiry ordered National
- CAQM orders PTZ cameras with live feeds at polluting NCR industries Environment
- Section 44A: RBI sanctions Emirates NBD branches' merger with RBL Bank Economy
- FSSAI issues notices over misleading labels on coffee-flavoured milk drinks National
- India–New Zealand FTA due in force on 20 October; origin rules notified Economy
- Section 125A: Supreme Court allows private complaints over false nomination affidavits Polity
18 October 2026
- Ethanol blending: 2026-27 tender shuts out sugar-based feedstocks Economy
- NPPA notifies 30% trade-margin cap on 137 anti-cancer drugs National
- Deep magnitude-6.9 quake jolts Kamchatka on the Pacific Ring of Fire World & IR
- First tranche of India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement finalised, in legal drafting World & IR
- PRODES satellite survey puts Brazil's Amazon clearing at a series low Environment
- SEBI recasts Closing Auction Session; expiry settlement moves to VWAP Economy
- DGMA bars Indian seafarers from Sarawak's inland and coastal vessels National
17 October 2026
- FSSAI proposes maximum residue limits for two neonicotinoids in tea National
- Supreme Court: internet access a fundamental right, children included Polity
- FSSAI draft would bar added sucrose and fructose in infant foods National
- US President waives Graham Act tariffs on Russian oil buyers World & IR
- Jaishankar and Rubio to review India-US partnership in Mumbai on 20 October World & IR
- CGPM ends leap seconds in UTC from 20 May 2027 Sci-Tech
- President's Article 240 regulation recasts Ladakh hill councils for seven districts Polity
16 October 2026
- Black Sea and the Turkish Straits: drone strikes hit merchant shipping World & IR
- India approves rollover of ₹30 billion currency swap for the Maldives World & IR
- Census Rules, 1990 amended to spell out who can be enumerators Polity
- Sports Ministry issues norms for revised National Sports Federations assistance scheme National
- Section 163 BNSS order and park closure curb Connaught Place assembly Polity
- India presses terrorism, connectivity norms at CICA's Baku summit World & IR
- ISRO: Aditya-L1 and Proba-3 coronagraphs jointly study coronal mass ejections Sci-Tech
- Centre cancels paraquat herbicide's registration; Madhya Pradesh orders stocks destroyed Environment
- UN DESA's World Social Report 2026 scores 168 countries on inclusive transformation World & IR
- AT-1 bonds: Supreme Court upholds quashing of Yes Bank write-down Economy
- CERT-In issues critical advisory on AI agents reaching Indian systems Sci-Tech
- UN report urges limits on neurotechnology and neural data in justice Sci-Tech
- Kunming-Montreal biodiversity framework off track, finds first global review report Environment
- Women can face gang rape charge under section 70 BNS: Delhi HC Polity
- PM inaugurates India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park at Leh's Sindhu Ghat National
- RBI extends Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve to banks' own hedges, sets scope Economy
- India's Ramsar sites reach 103 with Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel Environment
- Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls ordered in 14 States, three UTs Polity
- MoD contracts indigenous GSAT-7C satellite for IAF, Varunastra torpedoes for Navy Defence
- Supreme Court: conversion to Islam brings no automatic backward-class reservation Polity
15 October 2026
- IMF Fiscal Monitor urges better tax design as sovereign yields rise Economy
- DoT orders Calling Name Presentation on 4G and above from 1 November National
- India asks OHCHR at UN Third Committee for PoK rights report World & IR
- Article 243E: Allahabad HC orders UP panchayat polls within three months Polity
- India leads IBSAMAR IX naval exercise with Brazil, South Africa Defence
- Cholera spreads across 21 DR Congo provinces, WHO warns Sci-Tech
- NITI Aayog paper proposes 9.5% social discount rate for public projects Economy
- Supreme Court: professional course fees fixed before admission, not midstream Polity
- UN Security Council renews Haiti sanctions regime for a year World & IR
- Privacy: Supreme Court quashes police notice to X for journalist's data Polity
- Draft rules propose BS-VII emission norms for new cars from April 2029 Environment
- Keralam Bill proposes registering elder-care centres, recognising living wills National
- NITI Aayog framework ties State data-centre approvals to water, power Economy
- BIS launches Silver Refinery Scheme to hallmark silver bullion and coins Economy
- Chemicals and petrochemicals added to RDI Scheme's funding areas Sci-Tech
- Law Ministry enlists National Law Universities against pendency in 100 districts Polity
- Centre forms Ramesh Chand committee on sugarcane farmers' pricing concerns Economy
- India hosts first ASEAN-India Defence Think Tank Forum in New Delhi Defence
- Bundibugyo Ebola: WHO expects Ervebo trial in DR Congo this month Sci-Tech
14 October 2026
- Cooperation Ministry mandates uniform audit report for Multi-State societies Economy
- CCEA approves strategic buyer for 60.72% of IDBI Bank Economy
- India approved to join Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement Economy
- India–Mauritius tax treaty gets principal purpose test against treaty shopping Economy
- Greater India Society at 100: India's cultural links across Asia National
- Cabinet extends National Social Assistance Programme to 2030-31, renames it National
- Indian Navy to end first command of CMF's Combined Task Force 154 Defence
- Putin signs law ratifying India-Russia temporary labour agreement World & IR
- India rejects UN Indigenous Peoples Rapporteur's reference, cites Forest Rights Act World & IR
- India tells UNGA Third Committee UN rights bodies must shun selectivity World & IR
- 158 refugees get citizenship in Ahmedabad, 126 under the CAA Polity
- India-Canada reset: PMs back early CEPA to double trade by 2030 World & IR
- Union Territory of Ladakh: India rejects China's objection to standard names World & IR
- Monitoring of issue proceeds: SEBI proposes an agency for every issue Economy
- Article 190(3): Madras HC upholds Speaker's acceptance of MLAs' resignations Polity
- Section 30 FSS Act: Uttarakhand bans tobacco gutka for a year Polity
- Maritime State Development Council holds first statutory meeting, sets port deadlines Economy
- India, Czech Republic agree to widen defence industrial cooperation Defence
- BIMSTEC home ministers adopt Delhi Declaration at first security meeting World & IR
- IMF's Global Financial Stability Report flags AI correction, cyber risks Economy
13 October 2026
- India wants terrorist acts in UN crimes against humanity convention World & IR
- NHAI makes independent proof-checking of complex highway designs mandatory Economy
- UNGA adopts pandemic declaration; WHO Pandemic Agreement awaits PABS annex World & IR
- IPC Alert flags rising Famine risk in Sudan's Darfur and Kordofan World & IR
- IMF's World Economic Outlook lifts India's 2026-27 growth forecast to 7% Economy
- Tribal Affairs Ministry launches financial literacy drive for PVTG villages National
- ECI publishes Punjab's final electoral roll after Special Intensive Revision Polity
- RSETIs get uniform training standards under MoRD pact with RUDSETI academy Economy
- Lakshadweep declared fully literate under ULLAS literacy scheme National
- IMD dedicates WebGIS cyclone and marine warning system to the nation Sci-Tech
- Army signs five-year MoU with Food Corporation of India, launches Bharat Rice National
- PM-SETU: AM/NS India pacts to upgrade nine ITIs in Surat, Visakhapatnam Economy
- RDI Fund clears first 19 fund managers, commits ₹7,131 crore Sci-Tech
- India, UK hold 8th Science Council, open genomics centre World & IR
- Indian study ties the Sun's bright radio poles to magnetic fields Sci-Tech
- RTI report card: 3.85 lakh cases pending in 28 information commissions Polity
- GST Council recommends curbs on stopping goods vehicles in transit Economy
- IAF's Tarang Shakti 2026 ends at Jodhpur with seven partner air forces Defence
- Karnataka High Court strikes down SC/ST quota hike breaching 50% ceiling Polity
- Global MPI 2026: multidimensional poverty rises to 1.2 billion Economy
- World Bank sees India's poverty at 12.1% by 2028, slower decline Economy
- Right to protest: Delhi Police de-notifies Jantar Mantar, names three venues Polity
- India, Bangladesh trade talks resume; Dhaka seeks post-LDC tariff preferences World & IR
- India–UK JETCO sets up CETA committees and yearly tariff-use data swap Economy
12 October 2026
- Stabilisation policy's microfoundations win Hall, Woodford the 2026 economics Nobel Economy
- Seafarer safety and freedom of navigation: two Indians missing off Oman World & IR
- Removing a CEC under Article 324(5): what Keralam's Assembly resolution can do Polity
- State Public Service Commissions: Maharashtra sets up a paper-leak inquiry Polity
- Indians in the Gulf: India condemns Houthi-claimed attack on Riyadh airport World & IR
- NDRF drought aid: central team ends Maharashtra survey; memorandum next National
- Habeas corpus: High Court frees Goa protesters, noting no prohibitory order Polity
- Chennai Metro Phase-II, a 118.9 km project, opens its first stretch Economy
- Nino 3.4 sea temperature hits record as El Nino strengthens: Copernicus Environment
- Anti-submarine shallow water craft: Navy commissions third Cochin-built ship, INS Mangrol Defence
- India-Canada CEPA talks: 300-delegate Canadian trade mission begins India visit World & IR
- OHCHR voices concern on Delhi detentions; India calls it interference World & IR
- Census counts residents, not citizens: Mizoram to include refugees Polity
- Kerala HC gives Centre eight weeks to activate Data Protection Board Polity
11 October 2026
- INS Sahyadri reaches Vladivostok for India-Russia naval exercise INDRA 2026 Defence
- Special Notified Zones: DGFT redefines who may trade rough diamonds Economy
- C-STROKE ischaemic stroke atlas released; IIT Madras brain-mapping centre dedicated Sci-Tech
- Draft National Steel Policy: 604 MT capacity, cleaner steel by 2047 Economy
- India, UK navies hold Exercise KONKAN-26 off Plymouth Defence
- Supreme Court: detain peaceful protesters only by procedure established by law Polity
- Delhi internet suspensions: how the Telecommunications Act, 2023 governs shutdowns Polity
- Right to protest: Supreme Court lets authorities regulate, not halt, Delhi transit Polity
- DGTR opens anti-dumping probe into Penicillin G imports from China Economy
- NBA disburses Rs 2.02 crore Access and Benefit-Sharing funds to States Environment
- Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Panama on the Pacific Ring of Fire World & IR
- Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shreyas' launched at GRSE, Kolkata Defence
10 October 2026
- WHO uses International Health Regulations to verify Russian lab worker's death World & IR
- IISc simulation: magnetic fields may push white dwarfs past Chandrasekhar limit Sci-Tech
- PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: all 100 districts have action plans Economy
- Sarus crane: BNHS holds all-India count to set national baseline Environment
- NIA invokes Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016 over attack on Indian pilot abroad Polity
- External Affairs Standing Committee seeks public technology strategy document Polity
- Draft Drugs Rules amendment extends prescription-drug ad curb to chemists National
- Form 7 for voter-roll deletions: Election Commission caps filings at 10 Polity
- MoSPI proposes expenditure-side Gross State Domestic Product estimates for all States Economy
- RBI raises daily CRR maintenance floor to 99%, plans OMO sale Economy
- Inter-Parliamentary Union elects new President as 153rd Assembly closes in Arusha World & IR
- SEBI notifies Settlement Regulations, 2026 with a fast-track route Economy
- Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Yemen's war reaches the Red Sea chokepoint World & IR
- 50% reservation ceiling: MP High Court voids 27% OBC quota Polity
- Tele-MANAS helpline logs 47.75 lakh calls in four years National
- RBI tightens rupee derivative rules, opens dollar window for oil companies Economy
- UNCTAD projects 7.3% India growth; greenfield investment share over twice China's Economy
- Standing Committee seeks computer-based NEET-UG, NTA accountable to Parliament Polity
- Backward Class quota in local bodies: Supreme Court rejects 34% plea Polity
- US sanctions International Criminal Court, the tribunal created by Rome Statute World & IR
- Nobel Peace Prize 2026 honours international law; Navi Pillay named laureate World & IR
9 October 2026
- Article 21 speedy trial: victims may move High Court, Supreme Court rules Polity
- UNESCO GEM report puts rural India's upper-secondary gender parity at 0.59 National
- London Convention and Protocol parties adopt marine geoengineering assessment frameworks Environment
- Ravi Canal carries 400 cusecs; J&K seeks Rs 534 crore National
- Indian Railways electrifies 99.7% of broad gauge; 191 route km remain Economy
- Coral bleaching in 2024 hit Lakshadweep's reefs hardest, study finds Environment
- Gold imports by banks lose GST exemption, attract 3% IGST Economy
- Coal stock at domestic-coal power plants falls 66% in six months Economy
- Mines Ministry launches auction of two Andaman Sea offshore mineral blocks Economy
- Centre launches ₹23,731-crore GOBARdhan scheme for compressed biogas Economy
- Andhra Pradesh declares early Kharif drought in 388 mandals, 21 districts Environment
- BNSS does not define detention; Article 22 safeguards apply on arrest Polity
- MeitY urges social media platforms to curb manipulated, out-of-context content Polity
- West Bengal voters seek Supreme Court inquiry into SIR deletions Polity
- At East Asia Summit meeting, India outlines 2,000 MW Singapore power link World & IR
- NHAI details ₹19,700 crore wildlife safeguards against habitat fragmentation on highways Environment
- Centre rejects Musk's Starlink 'blocked' charge; three satcom licensees under security review Sci-Tech
- Home Ministry brings CAPF Act into force amid Supreme Court challenge Polity
- PM calls for global framework against cyber fraud and deepfakes Sci-Tech
- Centre approves 30% trade-margin cap on non-scheduled cancer medicines National
- US suspends TCS, Infosys, Wipro and others from Green Card labour certification Economy
- Health Ministry launches JOSH youth teams for TB outreach in 55 districts National
- PRASHAST inclusion module reaches over 60,000 schools National
- India, UK agree to back GIFT IFSC, welcome wider rupee use Economy
- Coast Guard's SAREX-2026 rehearses mass air-sea rescue off Paradip, Odisha Defence
- NBA receives ₹9.68 crore under Access and Benefit Sharing; seed sector leads Environment
8 October 2026
- CBAM: US invites comments as EU weighs widening carbon border levy Economy
- Glacial lake outburst flood exposure: Himalayan flood-zone building up 46% Environment
- Nobel Prize in Literature 2026: Swedish Academy honours Canada's Anne Carson World & IR
- World Development Report 2026 on AI gets its India launch Sci-Tech
- Nameri Tiger Reserve in Assam gets CA|TS Approved status Environment
- GST Council recommends scrapping arrest powers, ₹5 crore prosecution threshold Economy
- India joins 14 economies in joint statement on industrial overcapacity Economy
- WMO forecasts December El Niño peak, drier conditions over India Environment
- Chhattisgarh High Court seeks State reply on anti-conversion law challenge Polity
- Centre to release AI regulation consultation paper within a month Sci-Tech
- Supreme Court orders expert panel on statutory curbs for pharma marketing National
- Saudi investment treaty to allow arbitration after two years, officials say Economy
- NMC bars fake reviews, referral fees and AI testimonials for doctors National
- RBI drops Paytm Payments Bank from Second Schedule of RBI Act Economy
- WHO prequalifies Serum Institute's CERVAVAC, first Indian-made HPV vaccine on list Sci-Tech
- Supreme Court to test State DGP appointment rules against Prakash Singh ruling Polity
- NASA, US Energy Department sign space nuclear pact; Moon reactor by 2030 Sci-Tech
- Jaishankar opens Africa tour in Ghana; two MoUs exchanged World & IR
- RBI allows account aggregator interoperability; deposits to join CAS Economy
- Bankers' committees told to report SC beneficiaries' share in credit schemes Economy
- Centre reconstitutes Press Council, nominating 13 journalists as members Polity
- RBI clarifies personal forex transactions are outside new FEMA reporting Economy
- Living Planet Index: monitored wildlife populations shrank 73% on average, 1970–2022 Environment
- National Household Travel Survey: most women commuters walk or use public transport National
- WHO's first child-obesity guidelines advise against drugs, surgery for under-10s World & IR
- Odisha sets up commission to study backward classes' political representation Polity
- RBI Governor warns stalled India-US trade deal may hurt economy Economy
- Madhya Pradesh releases two cheetahs into Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve Environment
- RBI hikes repo rate to 5.5%, shifts stance to calibrated tightening Economy
- Illegal GM hybrids cover up to 30% of cotton area: study Economy
- WHO Pandemic Agreement: India ties pathogen sharing to equitable access World & IR
- Kagan and Soai win 2026 Chemistry Nobel for mirror-molecule work Sci-Tech
- Supreme Court raps MCD, ASI over encroached Delhi heritage monuments National
7 October 2026
- NCAHP notifies autonomous boards, central assessment committee for allied health National
- India, EU formally launch Green Shipping Corridor industry coalition Environment
- First self-stabilising thorium-229 nuclear clock runs in Vienna Sci-Tech
- Defence Ministry eases industry access to DRDO and military test ranges Defence
- MoSPI releases 2026–2030 roadmap for environmental-economic accounting Environment
- Farm workers moving to cities land in low-productivity informal jobs: study Economy
- India readies NSAM 2.0 after 3D-printing push trains 1.54 lakh people Sci-Tech
- Navy's first Fleet Support Ship, FSS-1, launched at Visakhapatnam Defence
- Projectile strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz, injuring 11 Indian crew World & IR
- India, Switzerland sign mobility pacts, widen defence and nuclear cooperation World & IR
- MoSPI plans to widen monthly services index to 78.4% of services GVA Economy
- Seven-judge SC bench closes legislative privilege case, keeps free-speech questions open Polity
- India seeks equal focus on adaptation at Pre-COP31 in Fiji Environment
- Punjab storage crunch deepens as new paddy meets old stocks Economy
- IceCube pioneer Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics Sci-Tech
- World Bank raises India's FY27 growth forecast to 7.1% Economy
- Bangladesh expert calls Ganga Water Treaty flawed ahead of December expiry World & IR
- Optogenetics pioneers win 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine Sci-Tech
- Cabinet approves ₹10,000-crore SME Growth Fund and transport authority Economy
- First captive-bred great Indian bustards released into the wild Environment
- Supreme Court refuses to stay High Court case on Great Nicobar project Environment
- CJI says Supreme Court never approved changes to voter Form 6 Polity
- RBI Governor sees no major impact on UPI volumes from MDR Economy
6 October 2026
- eSanjeevani crosses 50 crore teleconsultations, adds AI support and ERSS-112 link National
- Defence Ministry signs ₹661.5-crore BrahMos fire-control deal under Buy (Indian-IDDM) Defence
- DRDO's Advanced High-Altitude Parachute makes maiden live jump at Nyoma, Ladakh Defence
- ARIES-coordinated decade-long study tracks binary black hole blazar OJ 287 Sci-Tech
- DRDO flies stratospheric High-Altitude Platform to 21 km Sci-Tech
- CAQM orders NCR industries to install PTZ cameras over fuel areas Environment
- Rural Development Ministry notifies 375 permissible works under VB–G RAM G Economy
- GSTN introduces Multistate Registration facility for businesses in several states Economy
- Bengal SIR tribunal judges flag gaps in Election Commission portal Polity
- India's services PMI reaches three-month high of 55.2 Economy
- HAL Koraput delivers 2,000th aero-engine; second Shakti line announced Defence
5 October 2026
- India and Japan launch operational manual for Joint Crediting Mechanism Environment
- National Waterway-2 and Protocol Route: Assam methanol barge sails for Dhaka Economy
- TDB backs indigenous AI vision chip with ₹130 crore Sci-Tech
- World vegetable-oil prices up 18.3% in a year, raising India’s import costs Economy
- India conveying messages between Russia and Ukraine, says Jaishankar World & IR
- BRICS tax heads create India-led groups on transfer pricing, revenue statistics Economy
- Supreme Court extends three-language relief to CBSE Class 6 students National
- Indian team demonstrates 5.56-km free-space quantum key distribution link Sci-Tech
4 October 2026
- PMAY-G 2.0: 3 lakh Andhra houses, 3D concrete-printed pilot in Guntur National
- IAF needs 36-40 fighters a year, says Air Chief A P Singh Defence
- Uttarakhand publishes post-SIR voter roll, about 8 lakh fewer electors Polity
- India logs 3,832 child leprosy cases, far above 2025-26 target National
- Sal borer outbreak prompts tree felling and trapping in Dindori Environment
- India's food market pegged at $550-600 billion, says MoFPI official Economy
- Railways use AI alerts and Plan Bee to protect elephants Environment
- Apple pulls Bitchat from India App Store after MeitY demand National
- Education Ministry approves five Centres of Excellence for classical languages National
3 October 2026
- Centre allows final decisions on pending post-facto environmental clearance cases Environment
- Law Ministry notifies rules for National Tribunals Commission and tribunal selection Polity
- Strategic petroleum reserves: G7 to release 100 million barrels through IEA Economy
- Tigress T138 released into Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve Environment
- Split SC Bench sends Election Commissioners law challenge to CJI Polity
- Jal Arpan: over 1,850 panchayats take charge of rural water schemes National
- MHA orders 48-hour reporting of cases against AGMUT officers Polity
- Forest-loss dispute in Udanti Sitanadi tests conservation and community rights Environment
- Allahabad HC rules hookah service barred in designated smoking areas Polity
- Allahabad HC opens noise-enforcement PIL, seeks accountability Environment
- INS Sahyadri and Kulish conclude AIME 2026 in the Philippines Defence
2 October 2026
1 October 2026
- Maharashtra signs Amended BharatNet pact; Centre approves Rs 10,520 crore Economy
- IN-SPACe issues norms for hosted payloads on Indian and foreign satellites Sci-Tech
- Wheat MSP rises just ₹25 as Cabinet clears 2027-28 rabi prices Economy
- UN General Assembly meeting approves first Declaration on Sea Level Rise Environment