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📰 Today's Current Affairs
Organised by syllabus head — read the brief, then test yourself below
Polity & Governance
Prelims favourite — fix the constitutional provision/Article and the authority involved.
Bombay High Court Allows Godwoman Radhe Maa To File Personality Rights Suit Against Google— Free Press Journal
Mumbai: Special POCSO Court Sentences Three Men To 3 Years In Jail For Harassing 4 Minor Girls— Free Press Journal
Tiger Shroff Firing Case: Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests 11th Accused In Indore; Zigana Pistol, Country-Made Firearm And 10 Live Cartridges Seized In Surat— Free Press Journal
Economy & Finance
Tie this to the indicator and its latest figure; recurs in Prelims & Bank GA.
Indore MP Semiconductor Summit 2026 Concludes With Roadmap For Chip Manufacturing, Local Supply Chains And Skilled Workforce Development— Free Press Journal
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Govt Expands Tourism Facilities As Ram Ki Paidi Undergoes A Makeover At A Cost Of ₹2,367.60 Lakh— Free Press Journal
Indore West Discom's All 15 Districts Secure A Grade In CM Helpline Rankings, City's Power Consumption Rises 15%— Free Press Journal
International Relations
Note the country, the grouping/summit and India's stake — GS-II and General Awareness.
Indore MP Semiconductor Summit 2026 Concludes With Roadmap For Chip Manufacturing, Local Supply Chains And Skilled Workforce Development— Free Press Journal
8 ممالک کے وزرائے خارجہ کی ایران کیخلاف کارروائی کی مخالفت استنبول ۔ 24 اکتوبر (ایجنسیز) استنبول میں 8 علاقائی اور یورپی ممالک کے وزرائے خارجہ کا بند کمرہ اجلاس ہوا ہے جس میں ایران کے خلاف فوجی کارروائی کی مخالفت — سیاست
اردن میں چرچ کے اندر فائرنگ، 8 افراد ہلاک عمان ۔ 24 اکتوبر (ایجنسیز) اردن میں چرچ کے اندر میت کی آخری رسومات کے دوران فائرنگ سے 8 افراد ہلاک اور 40 زخمی ہو گئے۔ اردنی حکام کے مطابق — سیاست
Social Issues & Welfare
Map the scheme to its ministry, target group and outlay — GS-II / RBI ESI.
TN political buzz: Is Dhanush AIADMK’s answer to Vijay? The AIADMK says it will welcome Dhanush, TVK says he is no threat to Vijay, and analysts see a Rajinikanth factor in the new scheme of things — The Federal
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Government Targets Marriages Of 72,540 Couples, With 28,833 Weddings Completed So Far— Free Press Journal
Mumbai Air Pollution: BJP Corporator Swapna Mhatre Seeks Smoking Restrictions As Doctor Flags Respiratory Complaints— Free Press Journal
Environment & Ecology
Prelims staple — link the species/site/treaty and its protection status.
Bhopal Master Plan 2047 Draws Nearly 10,000 Objections, 60% From Upper Lake Catchment Zones As Farmers And Traders Demand Changes— Free Press Journal
Mumbai Air Pollution: BJP Corporator Swapna Mhatre Seeks Smoking Restrictions As Doctor Flags Respiratory Complaints— Free Press Journal
Andhra Pradesh braces for very severe cyclonic storm; landfall likely between Bapatla and Vizag on October 28 Wind speed may go up to 130 kmph, say weather experts; IMD issues red alert for 13 districts on Otober 27 and 28 — The Hindu
Science & Technology
Remember the agency (ISRO/DRDO), the mission name and its first/largest tag.
Indore MP Semiconductor Summit 2026 Concludes With Roadmap For Chip Manufacturing, Local Supply Chains And Skilled Workforce Development— Free Press Journal
Bombay High Court Allows Godwoman Radhe Maa To File Personality Rights Suit Against Google— Free Press Journal
Air India and AI Express cancel Riyadh, Dammam flights till Nov 7 Air India and Air India Express have extended the suspension of flights to Riyadh and Dammam until November 7, and to Jeddah until October 31, citing the prevailing situation in the region. IndiGo and Akasa Air have also — Telangana Today
Defence & Security
Note the platform/exercise, indigenous content and the forces involved.
Suspicious pigeon with coded ring, Pak currency causes a flutter in Jammu An official pointed out that such episodes are not uncommon in border areas of J&K and Punjab, where pigeons have been used for smuggling or for sending messages across the frontier. On Saturday, the pigeon was found nea — Times of India
Make police nakas more dynamic, intelligence-driven: IGP Kashmir Reviews crime disposal, winter preparedness; stresses time-bound investigation Srinagar, Oct 24: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone Sujit Kumar chaired a meeting in hybrid mode to review crime disposal, secur — Kashmir Reader
Amit Shah chairs high-level security meeting ahead of INDIA Bloc protest on November 1 Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed Delhi's security preparedness ahead of the INDIA Bloc's November 1 protest and directed agencies to deal firmly with any attempts to disrupt law and order. — Telangana Today
Geography & Disaster Management
Locate it on the map; recall the physical feature or the agency (NDMA).
City stares at deeper water cuts as dam reserves shrink, crucial quota meeting soon— TOI · Pune
Amid drought, Maharashtra launches silage scheme to protect dairy farmers in Marathwada and Vidarbha— TOI · Pune
Heavy rain to hit Chennai, northern, delta and western districts on Sunday Isolated places in Theni, Dindigul and Madurai districts are likely to get extremely heavy rainfall and have been issued red alert; Till 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, rainfall occurred at around 80% places over Tamil Nadu — The Hindu
Reports, Indices & Summits
Near-certain GA question — the publisher, India's rank and the metric.
Indore West Discom's All 15 Districts Secure A Grade In CM Helpline Rankings, City's Power Consumption Rises 15%— Free Press Journal
Eight KLE tech varsity researchers feature in global top 2% list of scientists Eight researchers from KLE Technological University, Hubballi, have been featured in the 2026 single-year rankings of the world’s top 2% scientists, while five have been recognised for their career-long scientific impact — The Hindu
Air pollution alert: 3 Punjab cities among world's top 10 most polluted; Check AQI These rankings are time-sensitive and can change as pollution levels and weather conditions fluctuate. — Livemint
Art, Culture & History
Link the site/art form to its state, period and UNESCO/GI status.
Suspicious pigeon with coded ring, Pak currency causes a flutter in Jammu An official pointed out that such episodes are not uncommon in border areas of J&K and Punjab, where pigeons have been used for smuggling or for sending messages across the frontier. On Saturday, the pigeon was found nea — Times of India
A development dream linked to Ravana’s birthplace In Greater Noida’s Bisrakh, where Dasara passes without the burning of Ravana’s effigy, the priests of two temples that are barely 300 metres apart claim that their temple stands at the exact spot where the Ramayana’s de — The Hindu
Citizens challenge PMC’s tree-felling docket for Kasba Peth over incorrect age of heritage trees, transplantation concerns— TOI · Pune
Awards & Sports
Quick recall — the winner, the field/event and the host/venue.
Rajasthan Sub-Junior State Badminton Championship: Easy wins for Lokesh Gurjar, Burhanuddin Hasan, Khush Agarwal— TOI · Jaipur
Sub-Junior and Junior National Squash Championship; Ten players from Rajasthan are one step away from qualifying for the main draw— TOI · Jaipur
31st Rajasthan State Equipped Bench Press Championship begins; Jodhpur, Bikaner dominate on Day 1 securing five titles— TOI · Jaipur
Persons & Appointments
Classic who's-who — the person, the post, the predecessor and the body.
Telangana's Revenue Receipts Rise By 19.6% In H1 FY-2026-27: CAG The state's revenue receipts stood at ₹92,013.18 crore against ₹76,940.94 crore in the corresponding period of FY2025-26: Reports — Deccan Chronicle
Protesters demand SIR rollback, CEC’s resignation— TOI · Hyderabad
IAS Officer Sajjan Singh Yadav Named New Jammu And Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, the 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is due to retire on October 31. — NDTV · Latest
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