One Liner Current Affairs

National Affairs

1. President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill 2026; CM Neiphiu Rio announced it on 25 October. Notes ›
2. Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 is observed from 26 October to 1 November 2026. Notes ›
3. Jammu and Kashmir observed its 79th Accession Day on 26 October 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. About 1.35 million apprentices joined NAPS in FY27 so far, including about 3.99 lakh women (29.5%). Notes ›

Banking & Finance

5. RBI sanctioned the amalgamation of Emirates NBD Bank's Indian branches with RBL Bank on 16 October 2026, under Section 44A(4) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. Notes ›
6. Uday Kotak spoke at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026 in Mumbai on 26 October 2026. Notes ›

Economy

7. Component II of RELIEF under the Export Promotion Mission now runs until 31 March 2027. Notes ›
8. India's crude oil basket averaged about $120 per barrel in October 2026 so far, the highest since March 2012 ($123.61). Notes ›
9. CEA data as of 23 October 2026: 98 plants had critically low coal stocks totalling 19.7 million tonnes. Notes ›

International Affairs

10. The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum is being held on 26-27 October 2026 in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi. Notes ›
11. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff on 25 October 2026. Notes ›
12. EAM S Jaishankar spoke on 25 October 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

13. CM D.K. Shivakumar met farmer representatives and sugar mill owners at Suvarna Soudha, Belagavi, on 26 October 2026. Notes ›

Science & Technology

14. Technology Development Board (DST) signed an agreement with Manastu Space Technologies Pvt Ltd, Navi Mumbai. Notes ›
15. ESTIC stands for Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

16. At 5:30 am on 26 October 2026, Cyclone Arnab lay near 15.4°N, 88.9°E, about 650 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam. Notes ›

Defence & Security

17. The 13th ADMM-Plus is being held on 28-29 October 2026 in Cebu, Philippines, the 2026 ASEAN chair. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

18. IWF Executive Board, meeting in Ningbo, China, named Ahmedabad host of the 2029 World Weightlifting Championships on 25 October 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The 139th episode of Mann Ki Baat aired on 25 October 2026; the programme began on Vijayadashami 12 years ago. Notes ›
2. Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav has been appointed Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. The two-day National Urban Conclave 2026 of the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry concluded in Bhubaneswar on 25 October 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the RBI Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute on 25 October 2026. Notes ›
5. IRDAI moved the comment deadline from 25 October to 31 October 2026 to allow wider participation. Notes ›
6. SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey addressed ANMI's 16th International Capital Market Convention on 24 October 2026. Notes ›

Economy

7. Net FPI outflow from Indian equities in October so far stood at ₹48,056 crore (data reported 25 October 2026). Notes ›

International Affairs

8. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin in New Delhi on 25 October 2026. Notes ›
9. India criticised Pakistan at the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, during a dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues. Notes ›
10. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said global nuclear power capacity could more than triple by 2060. Notes ›
11. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal began his Netherlands visit on 25 October 2026. Notes ›

Science & Technology

12. ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan said on 24 October 2026 that ISRO aims to have four operational launch pads by 2029. Notes ›
13. Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the AATAL laboratory of IITM on 24 October 2026. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

14. India had 103 Ramsar Sites as of 15 October 2026, compared with 26 in 2014. Notes ›

Defence & Security

15. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said India has become the third-largest arms exporter to Europe (reported 24 October 2026). Notes ›

Awards & Persons

16. Painter Jogen Chowdhury died at a private hospital in Kolkata on 25 October 2026, aged 87, after a prolonged illness. Notes ›
17. PV Sindhu finished runner-up in women's singles at the French Open in Paris on 25 October 2026. Notes ›
18. India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in the 2nd T20I at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on 24 October 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. MoRTH released a draft amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, open for public comments for 30 days. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. The target of 110 million (11 crore) Farmer IDs was reached on 23 October 2026. Notes ›
3. Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) has reached more than 35 crore people, as of 22 October 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. Deposit growth slowed to 16.7% in the fortnight ended 15 October 2026, from 17.8% in the previous fortnight. Notes ›
5. BSE Ltd and MMTC-PAMP India signed an agreement, reported on 23 October 2026, to develop the Electronic Gold Receipts market. Notes ›

Economy

6. HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index rose to 56.7 in October 2026 from 55.9 in September, a four-month high. Notes ›
7. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal spoke at a press conference in Berlin on 23 October 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

8. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni, spoke at the UN General Assembly on 22 October 2026. Notes ›
9. The 10th India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism met in New Delhi on 22 October 2026. Notes ›
10. UN Day is observed on 24 October, the date the UN Charter entered into force in 1945; 2026 marks 81 years. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

11. Odisha presented its Agri-PV Policy 2026 at the 7th Agrivoltaics World Conference, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Notes ›

Science & Technology

12. The Telecommunications (Regulatory Sandbox) Rules, 2026 were notified as G.S.R. 905(E) on 21 October 2026 and took effect the same day. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

13. International Day of the Snow Leopard is observed on 23 October, proclaimed by UNGA Resolution A/RES/79/143 in 2024. Notes ›

Defence & Security

14. Nagastra-2 is an anti-tank loitering munition built by Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd (SDAL), Nagpur. Notes ›
15. ITBP celebrates its 65th Raising Day on 24 October 2026; the force was raised on 24 October 1962. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

16. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Sunil Kumar as ONGC Chairman through an order dated 21 October 2026. Notes ›
17. Ashoke Sen is the first Indian physicist to receive the Oskar Klein Medal, awarded for 2026. Notes ›
18. India finished the 2026 Asian Para Games with a record 114 medals: 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. DG Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards (MHA) began a pilot with the Indian Army to build a civil defence network. Notes ›
2. On 23 October 2026, the Department of Pharmaceuticals set up a committee to review pharmaceutical marketing practices. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched an upgraded National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app in New Delhi on 23 October 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 30th FSDC meeting in New Delhi on 23 October 2026. Notes ›
5. RBI issued the final Leverage Ratio 2017 Standard directions on 23 October 2026, effective from 1 April 2027. Notes ›
6. RBI issued the Commercial Banks (Forthcoming Instructions) Second Amendment Directions, 2026 on 23 October 2026. Notes ›
7. Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the corporate office of Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL) in New Delhi on 23 October 2026. Notes ›
8. RBI issued A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 28/2026-27 on October 23, 2026 on compounding under FEMA, 1999. Notes ›

Economy

9. Simplified GST registration for small sellers trading only via e-commerce operators goes live on the GST portal from 1 November 2026. Notes ›
10. RBI released its October 2026 Bulletin on 23 October 2026, with four articles alongside speeches and current statistics. Notes ›
11. India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $5 billion to $721 billion in the week ended 16 October 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

12. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India and China agreed to discuss ways to improve understanding of the LAC in appropriate areas. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

13. The Department of Fisheries and BOBP-IGO began developing a National Plan of Action for small-scale inland fisheries under an FAO framework. Notes ›

Science & Technology

14. ARIES, an autonomous institute of DST, studied how black hole spin affects quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs). Notes ›
15. Mosqivac (RTS,S/AS01) price to fall from €9.30 to €5.50 per dose, about 40%, from early 2027. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

16. The FRLD board agreed on 22 October 2026 to set aside $20 million for Nepal, plus $1.6 million in administrative costs. Notes ›
17. A CAQM Chairman-led team reviewed paddy stubble management in Ropar, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar districts of Punjab. Notes ›

Defence & Security

18. INDRA 2026, a bilateral exercise of the Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy, concluded; INS Sahyadri left Vladivostok on 20 October 2026. Notes ›
19. Rajnath Singh released the Land Warfare Doctrine at the Army Commanders' Conference in New Delhi on 23 October 2026. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

20. NSO under MoSPI proposed changes to the PLFS schedule and estimation procedure from January 2027 and invited comments within 15 days. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

21. Ameena Nazreen A S won the Global Youth Institute (GYI) Award, carrying a US$500 cash prize. Notes ›
22. Sandeep Kumar won gold in men's 400m T64 with a world record. It was India's 100th medal at the Asian Para Games. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. ECI announced on 22 October 2026 a bypoll to one Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh. Notes ›
2. Three Indian sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, announced on 21 October 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. Cabinet on 14 October 2026 renamed NSAP the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana; PIB issued details on 22 October 2026. Notes ›
4. On 22 October 2026, Amit Shah inaugurated 10 projects and laid foundation stones for 33 more, together worth ₹8,941 crore. Notes ›
5. DDWS, Ministry of Jal Shakti, held its fourth virtual meeting with States/UTs on JJM 2.0 and 16th Finance Commission grants on 22 October 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

6. RBI released the minutes of the 63rd MPC meeting (5-7 October 2026) on 21 October 2026. Notes ›
7. SBI disclosed a suspected exposure of customer data on the dark web to the stock exchanges on 21 October 2026. Notes ›
8. India Post revenue for Q2 FY27 (July-September 2026) stood at ₹4,202 crore, a 25% rise over ₹3,355 crore a year ago. Notes ›

Economy

9. Core sector output grew 7.9% in September 2026, a 30-month high and the best reading in the new series. Notes ›

International Affairs

10. Polish PM Donald Tusk made a state visit to India from 21 to 23 October 2026 with about 100 CEOs. Notes ›
11. India will host the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum on 26-27 October 2026 in New Delhi. Notes ›
12. MEA said on 22 October 2026 that EAM S. Jaishankar will officially visit Azerbaijan on 23 October. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

13. Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the nationwide Khet Bachao Abhiyan at Taraori in Karnal district, Haryana, on 22 October 2026. Notes ›
14. The 7th Agrivoltaics World Conference ran from 21 to 23 October 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

15. UNEP released the Emissions Gap Report 2026, titled 'The Point of Return', on 21 October 2026. Notes ›

Defence & Security

16. MoD signed a contract worth about ₹770 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited on 21 October 2026. Notes ›
17. The 33rd Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) runs from 21 to 26 October 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

18. As of the evening of 22 October 2026, India had 88 medals (21 gold, 26 silver, 41 bronze), fourth overall. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Indian Railways inaugurated the Tadoki-Rowghat and Abhanpur-Kurud broad gauge lines in Chhattisgarh, reported on 20 October 2026. Notes ›
2. Dr Dhal Singh Bisen took oath as Governor of Uttarakhand on 19 October 2026 at Lok Bhawan, Dehradun. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

3. RBI held SAMVAD 2026, a two-day international seminar for central banks, in New Delhi on 19-20 October 2026. Notes ›
4. The Department of Financial Services (Finance Ministry) is running the campaign from 21 October to 31 December 2026. Notes ›
5. RBI held a 7-day Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on 19 October 2026 with a notified amount of ₹1,00,000 crore. Notes ›

Economy

6. The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement entered into force on 20 October 2026, timed to Vijayadashami. Notes ›

International Affairs

7. EAM S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks in Mumbai on 20 October 2026. Notes ›
8. EAM S. Jaishankar met UAE Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Mumbai on 20 October 2026. Notes ›
9. The 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government met in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 19-20 October 2026. Notes ›
10. Polish PM Donald Tusk makes an official visit to India from 21 to 23 October 2026 at PM Modi's invitation. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

11. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the upgraded Agri Welfare Portal on 19 October 2026. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

12. WWF-India launched a nationwide Green Diwali campaign on 20 October 2026, announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Notes ›

Defence & Security

13. India reiterated at the UNGA First Committee its offer to turn its No-First-Use pledge into a multilateral legal agreement. Notes ›
14. AUSTRAHIND 2026, the 5th India-Australia joint military exercise, runs from 19 October to 1 November 2026. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

15. The World Bank Group launched its first comprehensive digital strategy, announced in Seoul and reported on 20 October 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

16. The fifth Asian Para Games are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from 18 to 24 October 2026. Notes ›
17. Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat conferred the awards in New Delhi on 19 October 2026. Notes ›
18. BCCI appointed former India spinner Ramesh Powar to the senior men's selection committee on 19 October 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. CJI Justice Surya Kant inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh on 18 October 2026. Notes ›
2. The Law Ministry has notified the Union Territories Court Fees (Adjudication of Penalties and Appeal) Rules, 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. NCRTC celebrated Namo Bharat Diwas 2026 in New Delhi on 17 October 2026, marking three years of operations. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. RBI set the premature redemption price of SGB 2020-21 Series VII at ₹14,614 per unit. Notes ›
5. RBI gave a conditional no-objection certificate (NoC) on 15 October 2026 for the REC-PFC merger. Notes ›
6. India's microfinance portfolio fell 7.6% to ₹3.26 trillion at the end of June 2026, according to Sa-Dhan. Notes ›

Economy

7. India spent $90.6 billion on crude imports in April-September 2026, up 46.3% from $61.9 billion a year earlier. Notes ›
8. The Centre is considering replacing the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 with a comprehensive new law (PTI, 18 October 2026). Notes ›
9. State-run OMCs IOCL, BPCL and HPCL are selling diesel blended with up to 5% biodiesel at select retail outlets. Notes ›

International Affairs

10. The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement takes effect on 20 October 2026, a date announced on 22 September 2026. Notes ›
11. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was scheduled to meet UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Mumbai on 19 October 2026. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

12. The Centre told oil marketing companies to set sugar diversion for ethanol at zero for the 2026-27 ethanol supply year, which starts in November. Notes ›
13. Kufri Jamunia is a biofortified potato with dark purple skin and purple flesh, developed by ICAR-CPRI and released in 2024. Notes ›

Science & Technology

14. ISRO completed ground tests of Gaganyaan Crew Module (CM) and Service Module (SM) separation at VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram, reported on 17 October 2026. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

15. Uttar Pradesh is installing lightning detection sensors in five districts with the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

16. Denmark Open 2026, a BWF Super 750 event, was held from 13 to 18 October in Odense, Denmark. Notes ›
17. India women beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the second T20I at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur. Notes ›
18. World Osteoporosis Day is observed on 20 October every year, led by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Notes ›