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October 2026 Current Affairs — Monthly Compilation

All important current affairs of October 2026 in one place, category-wise. Click any story for the full article, PDF and MCQs.

📊 14 articles · 70 practice questions

National

  1. 48 hours: Onion buffer push, tigress at Buxa TR, PM mementos e-auction extended 📅 03-10-2026
    • Centre expanded targeted onion buffer releases on 1 Oct 2026.
    • Onions are being moved by rail (Kanda Express) and road to markets.
    • A tigress was released in Buxa Tiger Reserve on 2 Oct 2026.
  2. Top 48-hr National Updates: Sugar stock norms, PPC 2026-27, new MoEFCC Secretary 📅 02-10-2026
    • Govt revised sugar stock norms on 01 Oct 2026.
    • Aim: deter hoarding and stabilise supply during festivals.
    • Special Gram Sabhas on 02 Oct 2026 launched PPC 2026-27.

International

  1. Oct 3 Update: India–Fiji JWG, BRICS-focused outreach, India–Japan 2+2 prep 📅 03-10-2026
    • The 2nd India–Fiji JWG met in New Delhi on 28 Sep 2026.
    • Focus areas: capacity building, DRR, health and education.
    • On 11 Sep 2026, PM met Russian and Iranian Presidents in New Delhi.
  2. G20 backs anti-food weaponisation; India–US interim deal talks; India–EU FTA review 📅 02-10-2026
    • G20 trade ministers, on Sep 30–Oct 1, opposed ‘weaponisation of food’.
    • India stressed distinguishing legitimate food-security steps from coercive trade curbs.
    • Goyal–USTR talks pushed for an India–US ‘interim’ trade deal.

Economy

  1. RBI MPC on Oct 5–7; sharp forex reserve fall; PSB youth drive kicks off 📅 03-10-2026
    • RBI MPC meets Oct 5–7, 2026; decision due Oct 7.
    • Multiple houses/polls flag a possible 25 bps hike; final call on Oct 7.
    • India’s forex reserves fell $18.34 bn in the week ended Sept 25, 2026.
  2. GST soars to ₹2.04 lakh cr in Sept 2026; third straight month above ₹2 lakh cr 📅 02-10-2026
    • Gross GST in Sept 2026: ₹2,03,521 crore; 14.7% YoY growth.
    • Net GST revenue ~₹1.76–1.77 lakh cr; up 18.1% YoY.
    • H1 FY27 gross GST ~₹12.46 lakh cr; ~11.6% YoY growth.

Science & Tech

  1. Oct 3, 2026: Limited fresh releases; ISRO reform clarity, ESTIC-2026, DRDO openings 📅 03-10-2026
    • On 06-09-2026 ISRO reaffirmed its core/strategic role despite ongoing reforms.
    • Understand the ISRO–IN-SPACe–NSIL split; this is frequently tested.
    • ESTIC-2026 will be held on 27–29 Oct 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
  2. ISRO’s WSW-2026 outreach, Coastal Mission 2.0 norms and revised GRAP: Top Sci-Tech 📅 02-10-2026
    • WSW-2026 (4–10 Oct) carries the theme “Rocket Revolution”.
    • VSSC announced school lectures, “Your SPACE” student event and a 10 Oct public outreach.
    • MoEFCC issued National Coastal Mission 2.0 guidelines on 30 Sept 2026.

Sports

  1. India’s golden surge: women’s hockey title, historic recurve gold, boxing triple 📅 03-10-2026
    • On Oct 2, 2026, India won six Asian Games golds and moved into the top five.
    • Women’s hockey beat China 1–0 for gold and secured an LA 2028 Olympic berth.
    • Women’s recurve team beat Korea 5–3 for India’s first gold in this event.
  2. Asian Games 2026: India reach hockey, cricket finals; historic GR wrestling & sailing silvers 📅 02-10-2026
    • On Oct 1, 2026, India clinched hockey and cricket finals.
    • India won a historic silver in Greco-Roman wrestling.
    • India added a sailing silver to its tally.

Bihar Special

  1. Bihar Special (Oct 3): Sep 30 Cabinet decisions posted; budget-linked cues 📅 03-10-2026
    • IPRD posted the Sep 30, 2026 Cabinet decisions on Oct 1, 2026.
    • The list spans schemes/financial/administrative approvals; item-wise PDFs follow.
    • CMO/Dashboard reflects recent status as of Oct 2, 2026.
  2. Bihar Special (Oct 2): BSDMA Vice-Chair named; roads fast-tracked, flood alert 📅 02-10-2026
    • On 30.09.2026, Bihar e‑Gazette notified Shri Deepak Kumar as BSDMA Vice‑Chair.
    • BSDMA functions under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
    • On 01.10.2026, CMO flagged progress in road/highway works and thanked the Union leadership.

Awards & Appointments

  1. Top updates (last 48 hrs): Sant Eshwar Samman, Blood Donation Day & CSIR‑NEERI Foundation Day 📅 03-10-2026
    • Vice‑President attended the 11th Sant Eshwar Samman on 2 Oct 2026.
    • The award platform recognises socio‑spiritual contributions.
    • India observed National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on 1 Oct 2026.
  2. New MoEFCC Secretary, HDFC Bank’s new MD-CEO; Oct 2: Int’l Day of Non‑Violence 📅 02-10-2026
    • Narendra Bhooshan assumed charge as Secretary, MoEFCC on 01 Oct 2026.
    • He previously served as Secretary, Department of Land Resources.
    • HDFC Bank announced RBI-approved appointment of Anup Bagchi as MD–CEO on 01 Oct 2026.