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274 stories for “Current Affairs” · October 2026
Clear filtersThe Union Environment Minister presented India's first PRAMAAN certificates under the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). Recipients were the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation, for 33,000 hec...
The Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) has been recorded for the first time in Orang National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam. The Indian Peafowl is the national bird of India and belongs to the pheasant family, Phasianidae...
Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) have identified a new species of Begonia, named Begonia rajvikramanii, at Rosemala in Kollam district, Kerala. The species ho...
India's indigenous Kaveri dry engine recorded a peak dry thrust of 48.5 kilonewtons (kN) during recent high-altitude and flight trials conducted in Russia. The engine has been developed by the Defence Research and Develo...
The Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BLSA) will establish the country's first Victim Rights Centre in Patna as a pilot project. The centre will act as a single point of entry for victims of crime, helping them acces...
The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the Pashudhan Bima (Livestock Insurance) Portal in New Delhi. It offers one digital platform for policy issuance, claim processing, monitoring and...
Five participants from Tamil Nadu won one Silver Medal and four Medals for Excellence at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 in China. Mohammed Salam took silver in Dental Prosthetics. Ragul K.B. earned a Medal for Excellence in I...
The first confidence motion in an Indian legislature traces back to the 1952 Aruppukottai Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu, held after U. Muthuramalinga Thevar resigned the seat. The ruling Congress lost to M. D. Ramasamy...
Mizoram has organised its first-ever 'Pluck & Pay' festival at Tualte and Chawngtlai villages in Khawzawl district. Under the concept, visitors pick fresh produce directly from farms and pay the growers on the spot. The...
Antyodaya Diwas is observed on 25 September, the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (born 25 September 1916, died 11 February 1968). He is associated with Integral Humanism, which treats the growth of body,...
Manipur observed the 75th death anniversary of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot on 26 September 2026. Irabot (1896–1951) was a noted freedom fighter, social activist and communist leader from Manipur who championed the social and p...
UN Women has set up the Digital, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub to put gender equality at the heart of digital transformation. It will bring together governments, tech firms, researchers, AI experts and...
