UPSC Current Affairs, October 2026
The news that matters for UPSC from PIB, one brief a day: what happened, the facts for Prelims, the angles for Mains, and practice.
Every day
- 31 October 2026: Saturday · 1 issueEPFO wage ceiling
- 30 October 2026: Friday · 6 issues · 2 MCQsNational Social Security Board · PM-KISAN · Fisheries Value Addition and Blue Economy · TRAI Draft Guidelines on Responsible AI in Telecom · Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) · High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat
- 29 October 2026: Thursday · 6 issues · 2 MCQsAyushman Bharat PM-JAY · PM-KISAN · Ganga Flood Control Board · Cloud Computing and MeghRaj · National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) · Narmada Control Authority and Review Committee
- 28 October 2026: Wednesday · 12 issues · 7 MCQsIndia-Mexico Preferential Trade Agreement · Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (CMPS) · Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana (PM VGSY) · Green Hydrogen and National Green Hydrogen Mission · India's Space Programme and New-Age Space Technologies · Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme · Index of Industrial Production (IIP) base revision · Project Cheetah · National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) · ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus) · Convention on Biological Diversity and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework · PLI Scheme for Textiles
- 27 October 2026: Tuesday · 7 issues · 1 MCQBRICS and India's 2026 Chairship · Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) · Convention on Biological Diversity and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework · UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport · Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) · National Highways Fee Rules and Concessional Local Pass · Index of Industrial Production (IIP) base revision
- 26 October 2026: Monday · 10 issues · 4 MCQsADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus) · National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) · Defence Acquisition Council and Acceptance of Necessity · Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and Flex Fuel (E85/E100) Vehicles · Immersive Technologies and AVGC-XR · National Overseas Scholarship Scheme · BRICS and India's 2026 Chairship · TRAI Recommendations on ALTD and FAST Services · PARIVARTAN Scheme (Delhi-NCR vehicle replacement) · International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) and CIML
- 25 October 2026: Sunday · 2 issues · 1 MCQRamsar Sites in India and Glaw Lake · Urban Governance Reforms and Urbanisation in India
- 24 October 2026: Saturday · 2 issuesIntegrated Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Toxicity Analysis Laboratory (AATAL) · Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System
- 23 October 2026: Friday · 7 issuesCivil Defence Network and Master Trainers · National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Inland Fisheries (FAO framework) · Black hole spin and quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) · Welfare schemes for Senior Citizens (Senior Citizen Homes, RVY) · Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) · Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 · Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)
- 22 October 2026: Thursday · 6 issuesPM-DAKSH · National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) · India-Poland Strategic Partnership · Social Stock Exchange and Zero Coupon Zero Principal instruments · Extended Producer Responsibility and Waste Management Rules · Khet Bachao Abhiyan (Balanced Fertiliser Use)
- 21 October 2026: Wednesday · 3 issuesCentaurus X-3 X-ray pulsar · Index of Core Industries (ICI) · Agrivoltaics
- 20 October 2026: Tuesday · 1 issue · 1 MCQUDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)
- 19 October 2026: Monday · 4 issues · 2 MCQsPumped Storage Hydropower · India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement · Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) · Financial Inclusion Saturation Campaign
- 18 October 2026: Sunday · 1 issueBiofortified Crops and Kufri Jamunia Purple Potato
- 17 October 2026: Saturday · 4 issues · 2 MCQsNational Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) and Trade Margin Rationalisation · National Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing · IDBI Bank strategic restructuring · Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link
- 16 October 2026: Friday · 5 issuesNational Waterway-2 and Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route · Martian Analogue Sites · PAIMANA Infrastructure Performance Dashboard · Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations · Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)
- 15 October 2026: Thursday · 4 issuesWomen's Labour Force Participation (PLFS) · Data Centres in India · NHAI Independent Design Checking of Major Bridges · National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC)
- 14 October 2026: Wednesday · 10 issues · 5 MCQsBHAVYA (Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna) · National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) · Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2026 · IDBI Bank strategic restructuring · Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) · Coir Board and India's Coir Sector · BHARAT TULIP (Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme) · High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) · Ramesh Chand Committee on sugarcane farmers and sugar sector · Judicial pendency
- 13 October 2026: Tuesday · 8 issuesKhadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) · Namami Gange Programme and Empowered Task Force · National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) · JOSH Teams under TB Mukt Bharat · PM GatiShakti National Master Plan · Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) · BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting and Delhi Declaration · Offshore Areas Mineral auction (Andaman Sea polymetallic nodules)
- 12 October 2026: Monday · 7 issues · 2 MCQsResearch Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme · International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) · Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 · PM GatiShakti National Master Plan · National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) · EU CBAM and India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme · IMD Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services DSS
- 11 October 2026: Sunday · 1 issue · 1 MCQMission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses
- 10 October 2026: Saturday · 4 issues · 1 MCQPM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana · Indian Lighthouses and Lighthouse Tourism (DGLL) · Corporate Social Responsibility (Section 135, Companies Act, 2013) · Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems (GI-AI4FS)
- 9 October 2026: Friday · 8 issues · 5 MCQsGST Council · Drugs Rules, 1945 (Schedule H, H1, X advertising curbs) · ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Review · GSDP Estimates by Expenditure Approach (Base Year 2022-23) · Tele-MANAS (National Tele Mental Health Programme) · Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) · National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) · Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Campaign)
- 8 October 2026: Thursday · 11 issues · 6 MCQsWTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies · GST Council · National Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing · National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) · World Development Report (World Bank) · Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI) · Satellite Communication (GMPCS) Licensing · Ayush Service Sector Report (RIS) · Namami Gange Programme and Empowered Task Force · PRASHAST Disability Screening Tool · NHAI Wildlife Mitigation Structures
- 7 October 2026: Wednesday · 10 issues · 2 MCQsIndia-Switzerland Migration and Mobility Partnership and EFTA TEPA · National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) · UNFCCC COP31 and Paris Agreement · JOSH Teams under TB Mukt Bharat · National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM) · Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) · Zinc-air batteries and metal-free ORR catalyst · SOP for MoD Proof Ranges and Test Facilities · Satellite-aided Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) and SAREX · Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
- 6 October 2026: Tuesday · 10 issues · 5 MCQsViksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 · Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA) · SME Growth Fund · eSanjeevani National Telemedicine Service · Index of Services Production · OJ 287 binary black hole blazar · Development Council for Textile Industry · DRDO High-Altitude Platform (HAPS) · NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Women and Adolescent Girls) · Telecom Manufacturing Zone, Gwalior
- 5 October 2026: Monday · 7 issues · 3 MCQsIndia-Switzerland Migration and Mobility Partnership and EFTA TEPA · India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism · Project Cheetah · Sanchar Saathi Portal · National Household Travel Survey · National Waterway-2 and Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route · Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)
- 4 October 2026: Sunday · 3 issues · 3 MCQsGreat Indian Bustard Recovery Programme · Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin · National Supercomputing Mission
- 3 October 2026: Saturday · 5 issues · 4 MCQsPM-SETU (Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs) · Great Indian Bustard Recovery Programme · Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Communication · Jal Jeevan Mission and Jal Arpan · Centres of Excellence for Classical Languages
- 2 October 2026: Friday · 10 issues · 3 MCQsRoDTEP Scheme · Buxa Tiger Reserve and Tiger Reintroduction Programme · Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) · Standard place names in Ladakh on Survey of India map · RELIEF intervention under Export Promotion Mission · NITI Aayog State Support Mission and SDG budgeting · G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting · Mineral block auctions in Jammu & Kashmir · Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana · People's Plan Campaign and Gram Panchayat Development Plans
- 1 October 2026: Thursday · 12 issues · 4 MCQsPM-JANMAN and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan · Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme · People's Plan Campaign and Gram Panchayat Development Plans · Sugar stock holding limits · SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 · Union Public Service Commission · Four Labour Codes · Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 and CAPEX Survey · Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling · National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme · Offshore Areas Mineral auction (Andaman Sea polymetallic nodules) · PC&PNDT Act, 1994