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22 October 2026

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5 topics you cannot afford to miss — and why

  1. FSSAI draft rules seek to restrict added sugars in infant foodsEconomy · asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type
  2. UNEP: drastic emission cuts can bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100Environment · asked in UPSC 2016; factual, Prelims-type
  3. Karnataka sugarcane growers suspend agitation; CM seeks Centre's helpKarnataka · asked in UPSC 2015; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
  4. Kuki-Zo groups demand President's Rule again in ManipurPolity · factual, Prelims-type
  5. Amit Shah asks police forces to make India drug-free by December 2029Polity · factual, Prelims-type
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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who regulates the sugar in baby food? The 2006 Act behind FSSAI, explained for GS-II

FSSAI draft rules seek to restrict added sugars in infant foods

Why in News? FSSAI has drafted limits on added sugar in infant foods.

Prelims The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is a statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

Mains GS-II (Health; statutory and regulatory bodies). Issue: added sugars in infant foods and the child-nutrition risk; provision: FSSAI's draft limits und…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2018Read · 2 min →Test
EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Cuts of 18%, 45%, 69%: the UNEP path back to 1.5°C that GS-III climate answers need

UNEP: drastic emission cuts can bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100

Why in News? UNEP lays out steep emission cuts needed to bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100.

Prelims The Paris Agreement (2015) aims to hold the rise in global average temperature well below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Mains GS-III (Environment) and GS-II (International Relations). The issue is that the world is likely to overshoot 1.5°C, so the Paris goal now depends on s…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2016Read · 2 min →Test
KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Who really fixes what cane farmers get paid? The FRP versus State Advised Price split GS-III tests

Karnataka sugarcane growers suspend agitation; CM seeks Centre's help

Why in News? The CM wants the Centre to revise the sugar MSP and restore the FRP base recovery to 9.5%.

Prelims The Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane is fixed by the Central Government on the recommendation of the CACP.

Mains GS-III (Agriculture pricing, food processing) and Karnataka economy. Sugarcane growers' payment is set by the Centre's FRP, while mills' revenue depen…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Manipur's President's Rule demand is back: the Article 356 approval deadline GS-II must get right

Kuki-Zo groups demand President's Rule again in Manipur

Why in News? Kuki-Zo groups want President's Rule reimposed in Manipur, where it last ran from February 2025 to February 2026.

Prelims Article 356 empowers the President to impose President's Rule in a State on the Governor's report or otherwise, if the constitutional machinery has failed.

Mains GS-II (Centre-State relations; emergency provisions): The demand for fresh President's Rule in Manipur raises the question of when failure of constitu…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

A drug-free India by December 2029: the NDPS Act and NCB facts every internal security answer needs

Amit Shah asks police forces to make India drug-free by December 2029

Why in News? Amit Shah has set December 2029 as the target for a drug-free India.

Prelims The NDPS Act, 1985 prohibits the production, possession, sale and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances except for medical or scientific purposes.

Mains GS-III (Internal Security): Drug trafficking is an organised-crime and narco-terror concern, tackled mainly through the NDPS Act, 1985 and coordinated…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Only one GM crop is legal in India, yet 30% of cotton area defies it: the GEAC question

Study finds unauthorised HTBt cotton on about 30 per cent of cotton area

Why in News? About 30% of cotton area reportedly carries unapproved HTBt cotton; only Bt cotton is approved in India.

Prelims Bt cotton is the only genetically modified crop approved for commercial cultivation in India.

Mains GS-III (Agriculture; Science and Technology): the spread of unapproved HTBt seed shows a gap between regulation and farm realities such as labour shor…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Detention without trial, yet constitutional: the Article 22 Advisory Board rule behind the J&K PSA case

J&K High Court summons Srinagar Deputy Commissioner over a preventive detention order

Why in News? The J&K and Ladakh High Court has questioned a PSA detention order passed without application of mind.

Prelims Article 22 provides safeguards to persons arrested or detained, including those held under preventive detention laws.

Mains GS-II (Polity, fundamental rights, judiciary): preventive detention sits in tension with personal liberty under Article 21. Article 22 permits it with…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Six members, a 4% target, a 2% band: the MPC rate-hike facts GS-III Prelims tests

RBI's Monetary Policy Committee raises the repo rate as inflation risks build

Why in News? The MPC raised the repo rate with a split vote, warning of inflation spreading beyond food and fuel.

Prelims The Monetary Policy Committee is a statutory body constituted under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Mains GS-III (Indian Economy): The MPC raised the repo rate as inflationary pressures widen beyond food and fuel, with a split vote showing a growth-versus-…

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EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

WMO fears a record 3.8°C Pacific warming: the El Niño-monsoon link GS-I Climatology tests

WMO warns El Niño may reach unprecedented strength

Why in News? WMO says a very strong El Niño could develop, raising weather risks worldwide.

Prelims El Niño is associated with abnormal warming of sea-surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Mains GS-I (Climatology) and GS-III (Disaster Management, Agriculture). A very strong El Niño can weaken the southwest monsoon, hurting kharif output, food …

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EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Genocide, war crimes, aggression, but not ecocide: the Rome Statute gap every ICC question hinges on

Ecocide: the push to make large-scale environmental destruction an international crime

Why in News? Ecocide is not yet a Rome Statute crime; there is a movement to add it.

Prelims The Rome Statute of the ICC currently covers genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.

Mains GS-III (Environment) and GS-II (International law): large-scale environmental destruction currently falls outside the Rome Statute's four core crimes,…

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International RelationsGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Poland borders Ukraine and sits in both EU and NATO: the India-Poland ties GS-II must link

Modi-Tusk talks to focus on trade, defence and the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Why in News? Poland's PM Donald Tusk meets PM Modi on 22 October; trade, defence and Ukraine on the agenda.

Prelims Poland is a member of both the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Mains GS-II (International Relations): India's engagement with Central and Eastern Europe is growing, with trade and defence cooperation as the main drivers…

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Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Eight leaked eMudhra keys: who licenses India's Certifying Authorities? The IT Act 2000 answer for Prelims

Eight eMudhra intermediate certificate keys leaked, browsers block them

Why in News? Weak eMudhra CA keys were revoked and blocked by browsers, exposing government sites.

Prelims Certifying Authorities in India are licensed and supervised by the Controller of Certifying Authorities under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

Mains GS-III (Cyber security): The leak of weak intermediate keys of a licensed Certifying Authority shows how a single point of failure in the trust chain …

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Karnataka
KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Where does the Jamboo Savari actually end? The Mysuru Dasara Nada Habba fact Karnataka Prelims answers hinge on

Jamboo Savari brings curtains down on Mysuru Dasara

Why in News? The Jamboo Savari with 53 tableaux marked the close of the Mysuru Dasara.

Prelims The Jamboo Savari of the Mysuru Dasara begins at the Mysuru Palace and culminates at Bannimantap.

Mains GS Paper 1 (Indian culture) and Karnataka-specific papers: state festivals like Mysuru Dasara preserve folk art forms and living heritage. The state p…

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⚡ Quick facts 19

One line each · the facts exams ask

  1. ReportThe Index of Core Industries grew 7.9 per cent in September 2026, the highest rate since the new data series began.
  2. ReportVummidi Ethiraj, the jeweller who made the historic Sengol, has died at the age of 99.
  3. WorldThe US share of India's LPG imports has risen to 67 per cent from 10 per cent over the past year.
  4. SchemeEk Ped Maa Ke Naam is a nationwide tree-plantation campaign.
  5. ReportBiomimicry means designing materials, structures and systems inspired by nature.
  6. SportsIndia's Kasthuri Rajamani won a silver medal at the 5th Asian Para Games.
  7. SportsThe final list for the WPL 2027 auction carries 146 women players.
  8. SchemeEssar Ports has won the Rs 2,276-crore Tuna Tekra terminal project at Kandla in Gujarat, to handle 18.33 million tonnes of cargo a year.
  9. SchemeNHPC has sought forest clearance to fell over 23 lakh trees for the Kamala hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh.
  10. SchemeHaryana has approved its first private power distributor.
  11. ReportIndian engineering student Lingampalli Himaja's RUDHRA, a voice-enabled Braille project, has reached the global top 20 of the James Dyson Award 2026.
  12. WorldThe US Federal Aviation Administration certified the Boeing 737-10, the largest model in the 737 MAX family, on 20 October 2026.
  13. WorldFrench President Emmanuel Macron made a surprise 'solidarity' visit to Riyadh.
  14. WorldUS President Donald Trump has said a trade deal with India is 'pretty close'.
  15. SchemeThe VB-GRAM G Act has replaced MGNREGA as the framework for the rural right to work.
  16. KarnatakaBengaluru-SMILE has re-tendered six flyover projects worth Rs 1,500 crore.
  17. KarnatakaThe Hebbal tunnel project has drawn about 1,600 objections to felling 1,128 trees.
  18. KarnatakaFolk artist Devadas Chimakode has been selected for the Janapada award.
  19. KarnatakaThe centuries-old Vajra Mushti Kalaga was cancelled at the Mysuru Dasara, with wrestlers blaming police restrictions.

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FSSAI draft rules seek to restrict added sugars in infant foods
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2018

Consider the following statements 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The Food Safety and Stan…

UNEP: drastic emission cuts can bring warming back to 1.5°C by 2100
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2016

With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Agreement was signed by all the…

Karnataka sugarcane growers suspend agitation; CM seeks Centre's help
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2015

The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the

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