The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news?A Reuters report carried by DD News on 12 October described fear of bear attacks around Podtesovo in Siberia. The settlement lies on the Y...
Why in news?A Coast Guard mountaineering team was welcomed back in Dehradun on 12 October after a reported summit ascent on 7 October. The Defence Min...
Why in news? A new monitoring campaign has raised concern about unstable slopes inside Uttarakhand's Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. The New Indian Expr...
Why in news? A powerful earthquake struck Panama on 9 October, damaging buildings and prompting checks on affected communities. Reuters' early account...
Why in news? Fishing boats and nets reportedly entering Pong Dam's restricted zone have prompted fresh directions to a local fisheries cooperative. Th...
Why in news? Farmers served by the Kalingarayan irrigation system sought water from Bhavanisagar Dam to protect crops in Tamil Nadu's Erode district. ...
Why in news? Floodwater disrupted parts of Lucknow around the Gomti River after heavy rain, according to an 8 October 2026 report. Press Trust of Indi...
Why in news? A planned 5 October visit to Tuvalu by climate-meeting participants has focused attention on the country's overlapping environmental pres...
Why in news? Four Central Industrial Security Force personnel were killed in a shooting at the Sewa-II hydroelectric project's security unit on 29 Sep...
Why in news? Russian attacks on 1–2 October 2026 disrupted bridges across the Dnipro River in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Reuters reported a further st...
Why in news? A study published on 24 September 2026 found that metal-rich drainage can affect Arctic rivers far beyond its point of entry. A Universit...
Why in news? A scientific expedition left on 29 September 2026 to install an early-warning system at Vasundhara Lake in Uttarakhand. The Indian Expres...
