Current affairs: 26 October 2026
Every item from 26 October 2026, mapped to the syllabus with an exam angle and practice MCQs.
Monday, 26 October 2026
12 items- U.P. Chief Electoral Officer orders recheck of voter forms fed by computer operators after SIR errorsGS2 · Polity · Elections
- Punjab farm fires: why Tarn Taran and Amritsar account for 72% of stubble burning so farGS3 · Environment · Air Pollution
- PM opens RBI’s data centre and cybersecurity training institute in Bhubaneswar: why banking needs cyber defenceGS3 · Internal Security · Cyber Security
- NCERT releases 20-hour AI and computational thinking module for Classes 9-12GS2 · Social Justice · Education
- Keralam raises wildlife-attack compensation by 25%: death payout now ₹17.5 lakhGS3 · Environment · Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Justice Bhuyan’s remarks on voter deletions: how far can a sitting judge speak, and what is the right to vote?GS2 · Polity · Judiciary
- India’s Ramsar sites reach 103: first in Asia, third in the worldGS3 · Environment · Wetlands
- India at UN Third Committee calls Pakistan’s military the country’s ‘real ruler’GS2 · International Relations · India and Pakistan
- FPIs pull ₹48,056 crore from Indian equities in October: what drives the outflowGS3 · Economy · External Sector
- Ex-Governor seeks removal of Kerala PSC chief: what Article 317 actually requiresGS2 · Polity · Constitutional Bodies
- DPDP Act and hospitals: why clinical staff need training before the data law bitesGS2 · Governance · Health and Data Privacy
- China’s Communist Party opens its Fifth Plenum with Party discipline on the agendaGS2 · International Relations · China