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Organised by syllabus head — read the brief, then test yourself below
Polity & Governance
Prelims favourite — fix the constitutional provision/Article and the authority involved.
Glitches In Over 10,000 Voter Entries In UP, Two Poll Officials Suspended According to authorities, a detailed inquiry found that a computer assistant at the Voter Registration Centre entered 13,779 Form-8 applications for changes in voter details between May 31 and August 29, 2026. Of these, — NDTV
Intoxicated Youths Topple Police Barricades Near Durga Puja Route, Woman Injured In Bhopal— Free Press Journal
Economy & Finance
Tie this to the indicator and its latest figure; recurs in Prelims & Bank GA.
Bhopal Railway Jan Samwad: Passengers Demand Free Refreshments During Delays, More Coaches And Better Security— Free Press Journal
Mumbai: BEST Plans ₹200-Crore Overhaul To Replace 300 Km Of Ageing Power Cables By 2029— Free Press Journal
Note the country, the grouping/summit and India's stake — GS-II and General Awareness.
Around 3,000 Stranded Umrah Pilgrims Return From Saudi Over Past Week: Ministry In addition to the stranded travellers, over 10,000 regularly scheduled pilgrims have also flown back to India during the same period, with authorities actively working to facilitate the return of the remaining pilgrims — NDTV
In call with Bibi, PM Modi says urgent need to restore West Asia peace PM Modi said he had received acall from Netanyahu during which the leaders reviewed the sustained momentum in bilateral ties and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the partnership. Modi did not mention — Times of India
Will back all meaningful efforts for Ukraine peace, PM Modi assures Poland's Tusk PM Modi and his Polish counterpart Tusk expressed deepest concern in a joint statement over the war in Ukraine, including its tragic humanitarian consequences and the impact on Global South. In his media statement, Modi — Times of India
Social Issues & Welfare
Map the scheme to its ministry, target group and outlay — GS-II / RBI ESI.
Indore Doctors Begin Protest Wearing Black Bands, Routine Hospital Services To Be Suspended October 29-30— Free Press Journal
Indore CA Intermediate Results 2026: See Five Students Secure National Top 50 Ranks, Prachi Bhandari Gets AIR 12— Free Press Journal
Mumbai Western Express Highway Tragedy: Teenager Dies In Jogeshwari Motorcycle Crash, 31-Year-Old Killed In Bandra Collision— Free Press Journal
Environment & Ecology
Prelims staple — link the species/site/treaty and its protection status.
Automakers seek higher fuel vapour emission limit under BS VII citing E20 petrol The central government on 14 October proposed to enforce Bharat Stage VII (BS VII) regulations starting 2029, in three phases for cars, light trucks, and heavy commercial vehicles, to ensure that vehicles made and sold i — Livemint
Mumbai: BMC Sanctions ₹30 Lakh To Revive Open Wells Amid El Niño Water Shortage Fears— Free Press Journal
Mumbai Weather Update: IMD Issues Yellow Alert As Temperatures Cross 37°C, Hot And Humid Conditions To Continue; City's AQI Deteriorates— Free Press Journal
Science & Technology
Remember the agency (ISRO/DRDO), the mission name and its first/largest tag.
DRDO Employee Dies After Neighbour Punches Him In Face Over "Misbehaviour'' The incident took place between 7.30 pm and 8 pm on Wednesday, when the man, who stays on the first floor of the building, went to the woman's house on the second floor and allegedly misbehaved with her. — NDTV
From Jan 1, WhatsApp, Telegram won’t work without SIM cards, govt issues guidelines The move is to curb cross-border cyber frauds, phishing, digital arrest scams using Indian mobile numbers and enhance telecom cyber security. Apple has updated iOS with a software patch to help detect when an iPhone is o — Times of India
Election petitions cannot be filed merely on the basis of videos downloaded from internet: Madras High Court Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan says there must also be independent documentary material to establish returned candidate’s alleged involvement in corrupt practices — The Hindu
Defence & Security
Note the platform/exercise, indigenous content and the forces involved.
14 Indians on boat attacked near Bab el-Mandeb? Houthis blame Saudi Arabia, claim rescue operation The latest developments come after renewed clashes between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis ended a United Nations-brokered truce that had largely halted cross-border attacks since 2022, opening another front amid the wider — Livemint
From Jan 1, WhatsApp, Telegram won’t work without SIM cards, govt issues guidelines The move is to curb cross-border cyber frauds, phishing, digital arrest scams using Indian mobile numbers and enhance telecom cyber security. Apple has updated iOS with a software patch to help detect when an iPhone is o — Times of India
MEA calls out UN report for saying Dawood Ibrahim's D-company India-based First secretary in India’s permanent mission to UN, Raghoo Puri, was responding to a report by Ben Saul, the special rapporteur on the ‘Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering T — Times of India
Geography & Disaster Management
Locate it on the map; recall the physical feature or the agency (NDMA).
Anatomy of a disaster: Gate shut,‘collapse’ warning, narrow passage— TOI · Kolkata
Slow pace of drought panchanamas will delay Central relief: Maharashtra opposition parties— TOI · Pune
Women caught in a Marathwada drought trap have no crops, no work & no way out— TOI · Pune
Reports, Indices & Summits
Near-certain GA question — the publisher, India's rank and the metric.
NITI Aayog team visits 150 mld desalination plant— The Hindu · Chennai
Hyd slips in Oxford global rankings, scores low on liveability & environment— TOI · Hyderabad
Rupee falls 44 paise to close at 94.82 against US dollar The rupee fell 44 paise to close provisionally at 94.82 against the US dollar amid rising crude oil prices and weakness in domestic equities. Meanwhile, the dollar index eased, while Jio Platforms' IPO attracted strong i — Telangana Today
Art, Culture & History
Link the site/art form to its state, period and UNESCO/GI status.
New corridor connecting historical sites should be developed: CM Saini Chandigarh, Oct 22 (PTI) Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Thursday that Haryana is home to numerous historical sites reflecting its glorious past, and to familiarise people with its rich heritage, the state shoul — The Print
One killed, 70 people injured in Banni festival in Andhra Pradesh Nearly 3,000 people clash with each other with sticks as per the rituals at Devaragattu Hills near Sri Malamalleswara Swamy temple — The Hindu · Andhra
Four-year-old girl drowns in Yadagirigutta temple tank A four-year-old girl, Shivalingam Aadhya, died after accidentally falling into the temple tank near Kalyana Katta in Yadadri on Wednesday. Her family rushed her to AIIMS Bibinagar, where doctors declared her dead. Yadagi — Telangana Today
Awards & Sports
Quick recall — the winner, the field/event and the host/venue.
Rajasthan Sub-Junior (U-11 and U-13) State Badminton Championship: Hardika Singh, Gargi Choudhary, Nivedita Rathore and Bhavya Agarwal move up— TOI · Jaipur
Over 300 matches on the first day of National Sub-Junior, Junior Squash Championship; 100 players from Rajasthan to feature in qualifiers— TOI · Jaipur
Odisha sprinter Jayanti Behera wins Silver at Asian Para Games 2026 Odisha para-athlete Jayanti Behera clinched a silver medal in the women’s 400-metre T47 category at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan on Thursday. Also Read: Payal Nag wins silver at Asian Para Games, brings pri — OTV
Persons & Appointments
Classic who's-who — the person, the post, the predecessor and the body.
Will decide on any notice to remove CEC according to rules: LS Speaker Om Birla Both the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman had rejected previous notices from the opposition, saying their allegations “do not prima facie meet the high constitutional bar for removal proceedings”. Birla not — Times of India
Keralam Governor-designate Om Prakash Mathur arrives in Thiruvananthapuram; to be sworn in on October 23 Expressing immense happiness at arriving in the State for the first time, he calls Keralam ‘God’s Own Country’, which is blessed with natural beauty and the glory of its traditions — The Hindu
Cabinet Secretary had copied acknowledgement sent to letters by two ECs to CEC for ‘information’: RTI reply Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi wrote to Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan on July 29 regarding the working of Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Maneesh Garg — The Hindu
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