Current affairs: 18 October 2026
Every item from 18 October 2026, mapped to the syllabus with an exam angle and practice MCQs.
Sunday, 18 October 2026
8 items- Supreme Court: children have a right to the internet, and platforms must block child abuse materialGS2 · Polity · Fundamental rights
- Oil companies bar sugar-based ethanol for 2026-27; maize incentive cut to ₹2.79 a litreGS3 · Economy · Energy and agriculture
- Kufri Jamunia: ICAR-CPRI’s purple potato to fight hidden hungerGS3 · Agriculture · Biofortification
- India’s space economy to grow from about $9 billion to $40-45 billion in 7-8 yearsGS3 · Science and Technology · Space
- CJI Surya Kant inaugurates the first permanent High Court bench in LehGS2 · Polity · Judiciary
- SCO Heads of Government meet in Dushanbe on 19–20 October: Rajnath Singh to represent IndiaGS2 · International Relations · Regional groupings
- NPPA caps trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs: prices to fall up to 70% from 9 NovemberGS2 · Health · Drug pricing
- NBA shares Rs 1.19 crore with 29 State Biodiversity Boards from use of crop genetic resourcesGS3 · Environment · Biodiversity