Current affairs
News for UPSC, SSC and defence exams, with the reason it matters.
Practice Current Affairs sets
Monthly sets of current affairs MCQs. Every answer has an explanation.
October 2026
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Latest Current Affairs MCQs
- Who chairs the High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat, constituted by the Finance Ministry in Oc… 31 Oct 2026 · Indian Economy
- Under the schedule notified on 30 October 2026, what is the reference date for the Census 2027 population c… 31 Oct 2026 · Indian Polity and Constitution
- NVS-03, launched by GSLV-F18 in October 2026, adds which new signal band to India’s NavIC constellation? 31 Oct 2026 · Science and Technology
- In September 2026, India’s IIP recorded positive year-on-year growth, but the growth rate was lower than in… 29 Oct 2026 · Indian Economy
- In October 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a Khelo India scheme for manufacturing sports goods. What is th… 29 Oct 2026 · Indian Economy
- The Cabinet approved a Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme in October 2026. In shipping, the unit TEU … 29 Oct 2026 · Indian Economy
- The Union Cabinet approved the PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana in October 2026. Its scheme period of 2026-27 t… 29 Oct 2026 · Indian Polity and Constitution
- In October 2026, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a presidential run-off to secure his fourth term as Presiden… 28 Oct 2026 · International Relations
- In October 2026, a young cheetah from Kuno National Park died of gunshot pellet injuries, the first such ca… 28 Oct 2026 · Environment and Ecology
- After the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in 2026, eligible voters left out of Karnataka’s fi… 28 Oct 2026 · Indian Polity and Constitution
- Brazil is a member of which grouping with India and South Africa that is known as IBSA? 27 Oct 2026 · International Relations
- Which of these is true about Lula’s win in October 2026? 27 Oct 2026 · International Relations
- Who won Brazil’s presidential runoff held on 25 October 2026? 27 Oct 2026 · International Relations
- Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa won India’s first Asian Para Games mixed doubles medal in which sport? 27 Oct 2026 · General Knowledge
- Which two athletes won the compound mixed team archery gold for India at the 2026 Asian Para Games? 27 Oct 2026 · General Knowledge
- How many medals did India win at the 2026 Asian Para Games? 27 Oct 2026 · General Knowledge
- Which of these was the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal? 27 Oct 2026 · General Knowledge
- India’s record 114 medals at the 2026 Asian Para Games came in which host region? 27 Oct 2026 · General Knowledge
- How many medals did India win at the Paris 2024 Paralympics? 27 Oct 2026 · General Knowledge
- In the code F46 used in para athletics, what does the letter F stand for? 27 Oct 2026 · General Knowledge
June 2026
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World’s first nuclear process heat-based hydrogen facility opens at IGCAR, Kalpakkam
- A hydrogen production facility using nuclear process heat opened at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, on 26 June 2026.
- It is described as the world's first facility of its kind.
- It uses the Copper-Chlorine thermochemical cycle, developed indigenously by BARC.
Why it matters
[First] The plant is a technology demonstrator for making hydrogen with nuclear heat. It links India's nuclear programme with its clean hydrogen goals. DAE Secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty inaugurated it.
IAF gets Final Operational Clearance for indigenous ‘Netra’ AEW&C system
- DRDO handed the Final Operational Clearance certificate for the Netra AEW&C system to the IAF on 25 June 2026.
- Netra's Initial Operational Clearance came in 2017.
- It was developed by DRDO's Centre for Airborne Systems with the IAF and industry.
Why it matters
[Defence] An AEW&C aircraft is a flying radar that spots enemy aircraft and missiles early. Netra is India's own system, built under the self-reliance push. Exams often ask the difference between IOC and FOC.
PM commissions INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray together in Kolkata
- PM Modi commissioned three indigenous naval ships at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, on 21 June 2026.
- INS Dunagiri is an advanced stealth frigate.
- INS Sanshodhak is a large survey vessel. INS Agray is an anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft.
Why it matters
[Security] Three different ship types joined the Navy on one day. Sanshodhak was commissioned on World Hydrography Day, 21 June. Exams often ask which shipyard built a ship.
Health Ministry bans 16 Fixed Dose Combination medicines under Section 26A
- The Health Ministry banned 16 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) for human use on 20 June 2026.
- The ban was issued under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
- An expert committee of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) found them lacking therapeutic justification.
Why it matters
[Policy] An FDC mixes two or more drugs in one pill. Section 26A lets the Centre ban unsafe drugs. FDC bans recur, so the law and the DTAB are worth knowing.
DRDO successfully flight-tests Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM)
- DRDO flight-tested the LRLACM from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha, on 15 June 2026.
- All test objectives were met.
- The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, is the nodal laboratory.
Why it matters
[Security] The LRLACM is an indigenous long-range cruise missile. A cruise missile flies low like an aircraft, unlike a ballistic missile. Nodal labs are asked in defence papers.