UP current affairs: 22 October 2026
Every item from 22 October 2026, mapped to the syllabus with an exam angle and practice MCQs.
UPPCS GS-VThe Indian Air Force’s three-day ‘Indian Air Force Aerial Display 2026’, themed ‘Wings Over Ganges’, begins over the Ganga at Varanasi’s Namo Ghat on 22 October 2026 to mark 94 years of the IAF. About 100 aircraft, including Rafale, Su-30MKI and Tejas fighters, will fly in 25 formations, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected on the final day.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS Prelims: IAF facts, aircraft, Varanasi. · Mains GS-V: civil–military relations, event management in UP.
22 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VUttar Pradesh’s Food Safety and Drug Administration (UPFSDA) has asked the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) to make quality checks compulsory on blood units brought in bulk from other States. It proposes testing at least 1% of every consignment, or one unit, at a government blood centre in a drug inspector’s presence. The move follows inspections of 208 blood centres in March 2026 that led to 55 licences being suspended.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS Prelims: NBTC, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, e-RaktKosh. · Mains GS-V: health regulation in UP.
22 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VThe Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has sent a revised proposal to the State government to bring 662 revenue villages under its jurisdiction, extending planning control beyond its present 1,082 sq km to the rest of Lucknow district, except LIDA and cantonment areas. The aim is to check unplanned growth, extend infrastructure and regularise unauthorised colonies once the government approves.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS Prelims: 1973 Act, 74th Amendment, MPC/DPC. · Mains GS-V: urban governance in UP.
22 Oct 2026UPPCS GS-VIA 110-ft cyclisation reactor from Belgium, carried on a 240-wheel trailer, reached Lakhimpur Kheri on 21 October 2026 after a six-month road journey through Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and UP. It is the core machine of India’s first integrated sugar-to-bioplastic plant, being built by Balrampur Chini Mills at Kumbhi. The plant will turn sugarcane into polylactic acid (PLA), a compostable plastic, and is expected to start next month.
UPPCS angle: UPPCS Prelims: PLA, Kheri, plastic rules. · Mains GS-VI: agro-industry and green manufacturing in UP.
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