Daily Current Affairs
This section provides comprehensive, updated, and exam-oriented Current Affairs covering Current News, News Crux, One-Liner Current Affairs, Daily Current Affairs Quizzes, Sports in News, and State in News, specifically curated for upcoming competitive examinations.
| Starting October 17, which verification system has been made mandatory by the Central Government to receive special scholarship benefits under the PM CARES for Children scheme? -- Aadhaar Authentication |
| Scientists from which university studied Mars-like mineral sites on Earth in October 2026? -- University of Kerala |
| Which company signed an agreement with TDB in October 2026 to develop quantum security technology? -- QNu Labs |
| When and where was the 14th India–Mongolia Joint Working Group meeting on defense held? -- October 16, 2026, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| On October 16, 2026, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated 101 new food distribution centers across 28 districts under which scheme? -- Shramik Annapurna Yojana |
| On October 15, 2026, the Ministry of Defense signed contracts with which institutions for procuring the GSAT-7C satellite for the IAF and Varunastra torpedoes for the Navy? -- NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) / Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) respectively |
| In October 2026, what amount worth of five development projects did the Prime Minister inaugurate in Ladakh? -- Rs. 3,350 crore |
| In October 2026, in which district did MCL sign an agreement for five CSR projects? -- Sundargarh |
| On October 14, 2026, which commission approved the stake acquisition in FarMart? -- Competition Commission of India (CCI) |
| On October 15, 2026, which two wetlands were added to the list of Ramsar sites? -- Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel |
| On October 14, 2026, the first ASEAN–India Defense Think Tanks Forum was held at which institute in New Delhi? -- Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) |
| On October 14, 2026, which new audit reporting order was made mandatory by the Ministry of Cooperation for Multi-State Co-operative Societies? -- Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2026 (MSCARO-2026) |
| On October 14, 2026, the Union Cabinet approved Productivity Linked Bonus for how many railway employees? -- 11,40,770 employees |
| On October 14, 2026, for how many years did the Union Cabinet approve the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana? -- Five years (2026–27 to 2030–31) |
| Who inaugurated the new visitor kiosk at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya on October 14, 2026, to provide refreshment facilities for museum visitors? -- Nripendra Misra |
| Until when has the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) deferred the proposed 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI merchant payments on October 13, 2026? -- Until Diwali |
| Which scheme completed five years on October 13, 2026? -- PM GatiShakti National Master Plan |
| Which Union Territory was declared 100% literate under ULLAS in October 2026? -- Lakshadweep |
| Which cricketer broke the record of India's Abhishek Sharma (229 runs) on October 13, 2026, by scoring 238 runs in a 3-match bilateral men's T20I series against Sri Lanka? -- Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) |
