Current Affairs

On 11 October 2026 the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras was dedicated to the nation and a mission to map over 100 human brains at cellular resolution was launched, along with the C-STROKE atlas.

The 15th AITIGA Joint Committee met in Jakarta from 6 to 9 October 2026. What the ASEAN-India trade agreement is, why India wants it reviewed, and all eight sub-committees in plain language.

The 382nd Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, presented on 9 October 2026, on reforming the National Testing Agency: the staffing gap, the blacklisted-vendor registry, computer-based testing on government premises and the Equity Audit.

The 57th GST Council meeting of 8 October 2026 recommended omitting section 69, raising the prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore, cutting penalties and limiting e-way bill interception. What it means and why none of it is law yet.

One year of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement. Who EFTA actually is, the USD 100 billion investment aim in Chapter 7, why the verb matters, and what India kept out.

The Union Cabinet approved the Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority on 6 October 2026. What it is, the Rs 500 crore appraisal threshold, PM Gati Shakti, the National Logistics Policy and the logistics-cost figure everyone gets wrong.

India is Japan’s 31st Joint Crediting Mechanism partner. Who gets to count a carbon saving, and what a corresponding adjustment is, explained in plain language.

Two captive-bred Great Indian Bustards were released at Desert National Park on 4 October 2026. Why the bird cannot see power lines, and what the Supreme Court decided.

PM-SETU completes one year on 4 October 2026. Why the Government kept only 49 per cent of the company running your local ITI, explained in plain language.

Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff completed 25 years on 1 October 2026. Why it was built for a Chief of Defence Staff who arrived eighteen years later, explained simply.

The Union Public Service Commission completes 100 years on 1 October 2026. Why the British set it up in 1926, what the Lee Commission recommended, the three names it has carried, and every fact likely to be asked.

The 20th Asian Games are running in Aichi-Nagoya from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Why the Asian Games has sports the Olympics does not, why that decides India’s medal profile, and every fact likely to be asked.

Make in India turned twelve on 25 September 2026. It has no budget of its own — and understanding why tells you exactly which questions an exam will ask about it.

Ayushman Bharat turned eight on 23 September 2026. It is not one scheme but two, and the 70-plus extension quietly changed the principle it was built on.

The 11th Ayurveda Day is today in Nagpur. The theme and venue matter less than the fact that the date itself moved in 2025 — and why that tells you who it is now being held for.

From 20 October 2026 every Indian export enters New Zealand at zero duty. What India opened, what it kept out, and why dairy was the whole argument.

The 72nd National Film Awards leave Delhi for the first time in over 50 years. Why these are State awards and not industry awards, the Swarna Kamal and Rajat Kamal tiers, the Phalke, and every exam fact.

Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 runs 17 September to 17 October. Why ‘open defecation free’ was the first step and not the last, the ODF to Water+ ladder, the mission’s two halves and every exam fact.

2,550 farmers in Punjab and Haryana were paid ₹2.9 crore for the carbon in their soil. What soil carbon is, how a carbon credit works, the three practices rewarded, and every exam figure.

The Cabinet raised the EPFO wage ceiling to ₹25,000 on 16 September 2026. It is not a pay rise. What a wage ceiling really is, the 8.33/3.67 split, the full 1952–2026 history and every exam figure.

SEMICON India 2026 opens at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi on 17 September. What a semiconductor actually is, why a chip factory is so hard to build, and every India Semiconductor Mission fact exams ask.

A 0.4% fee on UPI merchant payments above Rs 2,000, capped at Rs 300, from 15 October 2026. What MDR actually is, why UPI was never really free, who pays, why person-to-person stays free, and the facts exams ask.

The Cabinet has approved PM-KISAN for 2026-27 to 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 3.15 lakh crore. Why income support beats a subsidy, the Central Sector distinction, who is excluded, how DBT works, and the facts exams ask.

India is counting itself for the first time since 2011. What a census actually decides, the two phases and two reference dates, the first digital and first caste enumeration since 1931, the history from 1872, and the facts exams ask.

India has finished its 2,843 km freight corridor network. What a dedicated freight corridor actually is, why separating goods trains from passenger trains changes everything, the Western and Eastern corridors compared, and the facts exams ask.

India has made Indian Standard Time legally binding. What the Legal Metrology (IST) Rules 2026 actually change, why a country needs a legally traceable clock, who must comply and by when — plus the IST facts, timeline and practice questions exams ask.

India’s economy grew 7.8% in April–June 2026. Here is what that figure actually measures — real versus nominal growth, GDP versus GVA, where the growth came from, why last year’s 7.8% now reads 6.9%, and what the number does not tell you.

Current affairs from 29 August to 6 September 2026 in one place: Q1 FY27 GDP at 7.8%, the 26th SCO Summit at Bishkek, ISRO’s EOS-05 on GSLV-F17, INS Nipun, the new IST rule, Messi’s international retirement and more — with the five biggest stories explained.

MeitY notified the ₹62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) on 21 August 2026. Here is what it is, who gets how much, why India needed it after PLI, and the exam angles — all in easy words.

Beyond the headline: why S. Jaishankar’s Moscow visit for the 27th India-Russia IGC matters, how it connects to last year’s US tariff stand-off over Russian oil, and what it signals about India’s foreign policy — with likely exam angles.