Current affairs relevant to GS3.
EPFO is reminding establishments that the Amnesty Scheme, 2026 for retrospective regularisation of Provident Fund Trust exemption status closes on 28 December 2026. It covers trusts recognised under the Income Tax Act but without a formal exemption order under the EPF Act or the Code on Social Security.
13 Oct 2026
On 13 October 2026 the National Land Monetization Corporation held Day 1 of its first end-to-end e-auction of surplus RINL land in Visakhapatnam. Buyers took 150 plots for ₹366.33 crore against a ₹312.48 crore reserve. Phase 2, covering 216 plots, is set for 30 October 2026.
13 Oct 2026
The Indian Navy is exercising with two partners this week. INS Sahyadri reached Vladivostok on 10 October 2026 for INDRA 2026 with the Russian Navy (13 to 18 October). INS Trishul is at Plymouth for KONKAN-26 with the Royal Navy, the annual India-UK exercise held in two phases.
12 Oct 2026
On 11 October 2026 the Prime Minister launched projects worth over ₹13,000 crore in Chennai, including a new Chennai Metro stretch and a lubricant base oil project. He said metro rail ran in 5 cities in 2014 and runs in 25 now, with the network up from about 250 km to over 1,100 km.
11 Oct 2026
The Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, launched on 11 October 2025 with ₹11,440 crore till 2030-31, completed one year. Output rose to 274.09 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 and imports fell 31.52% in value. The aim is 350 lakh tonnes by 2030-31, backed by assured purchase of tur, urad and masoor.
11 Oct 2026
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, launched on 11 October 2025, completed one year. It targets 100 aspirational agricultural districts chosen for low productivity, low cropping intensity and low farm credit, and joins 36 Central schemes of 11 ministries. The districts' average score rose from 18.85 in April 2026 to 46.89 in August 2026.
10 Oct 2026
On 10 October 2026 RBI issued two circulars to curb speculation in the rupee: cancelled INR forex derivatives cannot be rebooked, the no-proof hedging limit falls from USD 100 million to USD 5 million, and banks must keep a 20% cash reserve on large dollar-buying hedges. RBI also opened a dollar window for three public sector oil companies.
10 Oct 2026
A CAQM team visited Amritsar and Tarn Taran, two Punjab hotspots of paddy stubble burning, on 9-10 October 2026 and reviewed crop residue machinery, baler supply chains and control rooms. CAQM flying squads are deployed in 18 Punjab districts from 1 October to 30 November 2026 to check burning during harvest.
10 Oct 2026
The National Biodiversity Authority distributed ₹2.02 crore of Access and Benefit-Sharing money, paid by seed companies using crops such as rice, tomato and okra, among 27 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 UT councils by cultivation area. Its total ABS disbursement has now reached ₹202 crore, ahead of CBD COP 17 in Yerevan from 19 October 2026.
10 Oct 2026
The Indian Navy launched Shreyas (Yard 3040), a Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel, at GRSE Kolkata on 10 October 2026. NGOPVs are being built at two shipyards, GSL Goa and GRSE Kolkata, for surveillance, search and rescue, offshore asset protection, disaster relief and anti-piracy. Shreyas means best or most excellent in Sanskrit.
10 Oct 2026