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2 October 2026

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  1. RTI Section 8(1)(j) Narrowed by the Data Protection ActPolity · asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type
  2. People's Plan Campaign 2026-27 Begins on 2 OctoberPolity · asked in KPSC 2021; factual, Prelims-type
  3. PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana Completes Seven YearsEconomy · asked in UPSC 2024
  4. India in Talks with Australia and Chile for Lithium BlocksScience & Tech · asked in UPSC 2025; factual, Prelims-type
  5. Karnataka and the Kasturirangan Report on the Western GhatsKarnataka · asked in KPSC 2024; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
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Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

One clause now shields personal information: RTI Section 8(1)(j) after the DPDP Act, a GS-II Polity staple

RTI Section 8(1)(j) Narrowed by the Data Protection Act

खबर में क्यों? The Data Protection Act's change to RTI's personal-information exemption faces challenge.

प्रीलिम्स Statement: Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, 2005 is the clause exempting personal information from disclosure.

मेन्स GS-II Polity (transparency and accountability): the issue is the tension between the right to information and the right to privacy. The DPDP Act, 2023…

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

Which plans does Gram Sabha write? Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas and the GPDP link for GS-II

People's Plan Campaign 2026-27 Begins on 2 October

खबर में क्यों? The 2026-27 People's Plan Campaign starts on 2 October to prepare village development plans.

प्रीलिम्स The People's Plan Campaign is an annual drive that begins on 2 October across India.

मेन्स GS-II Governance: participatory local planning is central to decentralisation under the 73rd Amendment. The campaign mobilises gram sabhas to prepare …

🔁 PYQ · KPSC 2021Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Age 18 to 40, Rs 3,000 after 60: the PM-KMY farmer pension scheme details GS-II welfare questions test

PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana Completes Seven Years

खबर में क्यों? PM-KMY, the farmers' pension scheme, completes seven years.

प्रीलिम्स PM-KMY is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for small and marginal farmers.

मेन्स GS-II Welfare schemes and GS-III Agriculture: small and marginal farmers lack old-age income security, so PM-KMY offers a contributory pension with Ce…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2024Read · 2 min →Test
Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆

India eyes lithium in Australia and Chile: the KABIL overseas-minerals vehicle GS-III aspirants must know

India in Talks with Australia and Chile for Lithium Blocks

खबर में क्यों? India seeks lithium blocks in Australia and Chile via its overseas minerals vehicle.

प्रीलिम्स Lithium is an alkali metal belonging to Group 1 of the periodic table.

मेन्स GS-III (Economy, Science & Technology): India depends on imports of critical minerals like lithium for batteries and clean energy. Policy response inc…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2025Read · 2 min →Test
KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Which earlier panel did Kasturirangan review? The Western Ghats ESA question GS-III Environment keeps returning to

Karnataka and the Kasturirangan Report on the Western Ghats

खबर में क्यों? Karnataka's stand on Western Ghats ESAs is debated, with a call not to reject the framework outright.

प्रीलिम्स The Kasturirangan High Level Working Group was constituted to examine the report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel headed by Madhav Gadgil.

मेन्स GS-III Environment (with Karnataka geography): the issue is balancing conservation of the Western Ghats with development and local livelihoods. The pr…

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

Bedti flows west, Varada joins the Tungabhadra: the river-linking contrast Karnataka geography questions test

Bommai Presses for a DPR on Bedti-Varada River Linking

खबर में क्यों? A DPR is sought for the Bedti-Varada river link in north Karnataka.

प्रीलिम्स The Bedti is a west-flowing river of Karnataka that drains into the Arabian Sea.

मेन्स GS-I (Indian geography, rivers) and GS-III (water resources, infrastructure). Issue: north Karnataka faces water scarcity while west-flowing rivers li…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2016Read · 2 min →Test
Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

UPSC turns 100, but which Article makes it constitutional? The Polity answer Prelims expects

UPSC Completes 100 Years; PM Urges Shorter Exam Cycles

खबर में क्यों? UPSC marks a century; the PM asks for shorter exam cycles and youth-centric reforms.

प्रीलिम्स The Union Public Service Commission is a constitutional body provided for under Article 315.

मेन्स GS-II Polity and Governance: the UPSC is a constitutional body under Article 315 that recruits for the civil services, and its centenary has revived t…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Sugar dealers capped at 1,000 quintals: the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 power behind every stock-limit question in GS-III

Centre Caps Sugar Stock Limit for Dealers Before the Festive Season

खबर में क्यों? Dealers' sugar stock is capped at 1,000 quintals to prevent hoarding before festivals.

प्रीलिम्स Stock limits on traders and dealers of sugar are imposed through orders under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

मेन्स GS-III (Economy: food management, price control). Festive demand and hoarding can push up sugar prices; the Centre uses stock limits under the Essenti…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Form 6 adds a voter, so which form deletes one? Article 324 and the SIR rules for Prelims

Form-7 Complaints Prompt Probe in Karnataka's Voter-Roll Revision

खबर में क्यों? ECI orders a probe into Form-7 misuse as Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision draws scrutiny.

प्रीलिम्स Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections in the Election Commission.

मेन्स GS-II Polity: free and fair elections depend on an accurate electoral roll. Article 324 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950 give the ECI th…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

GST Council meets 7 October: which Article creates it, and who chairs it? GS-III Prelims essentials

GST Council to Meet on 7 October; ITC Relief on the Agenda

खबर में क्यों? The GST Council meets on 7 October with ITC relief proposals backed by its Law Committee.

प्रीलिम्स The GST Council is provided for under Article 279A of the Constitution, not Article 246A.

मेन्स GS-III Economy (Taxation) and GS-II federalism. Issue: ITC restrictions on items like insurance and catering raise business costs and disputes; the GS…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

50 lakh PNG connections by March 2027: the PNGRB Act 2006 regulator Prelims and GS-III Energy keep testing

National PNG Drive 3.0 Targets 50 Lakh Connections by March 2027

खबर में क्यों? PNG Drive 3.0 aims for 50 lakh new piped gas connections by 31 March 2027.

प्रीलिम्स The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board was set up under the PNGRB Act, 2006.

मेन्स GS-III (Economy, Energy): India relies heavily on imported LPG, and the PNG Drive 3.0 uses the PNGRB's city gas distribution framework to push househo…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who replaced the Planning Commission in 2015? The NITI Aayog facts behind its new EV Mobility Index

NITI Aayog Launches Second Edition of India Electric Mobility Index

खबर में क्यों? NITI Aayog's second India Electric Mobility Index calls EVs a strategic imperative for Viksit Bharat.

प्रीलिम्स NITI Aayog was constituted in 2015 as the successor to the Planning Commission.

मेन्स GS-III Economy (infrastructure, energy transition). The issue is uneven EV adoption across States; the policy response is index-based benchmarking by …

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

Elephants in temple events: the 1992 scheme and Schedule I status that Prelims environment questions test

Madras HC Orders SOP for Elephants in Temple Events

खबर में क्यों? The Madras High Court wants a State SOP on temple elephants, due before it on 30 October.

प्रीलिम्स Project Elephant was launched in 1992 as a Centrally sponsored scheme to protect elephants, their habitats and corridors.

मेन्स GS-III Environment: the issue is the use of captive elephants in temple festivals and the welfare and safety concerns it raises. The legal frame is th…

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⚡ Quick facts 19

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  1. DayGandhi Jayanti, 2 October, is also observed as the International Day of Non-Violence.
  2. SchemeNITI Aayog launched Special Campaign 6.0 to institutionalise cleanliness (Swachhata) and reduce pendency.
  3. SchemeNITI Aayog held a national workshop on 'Viksit Panchayat' under its State Support Mission.
  4. DefenceThe Indian Air Force's No. 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' completed 75 years on 1 October 2026.
  5. WorldCalifornia became the first US state to ban child marriage, through Assembly Bill 1267.
  6. ReportSEBI gave the National Stock Exchange a no-objection certificate for corporate bond index futures.
  7. SchemeThe Indian Institute of Creative Technologies signed five MoUs to boost the AVGC-XR ecosystem.
  8. ReportBathymyrus perplexus has been identified as a new fish species in the Bay of Bengal.
  9. SportsThe schedule for the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2027 was announced on 1 October; South Africa is the host.
  10. SchemeA Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat train is to be introduced on 2 October.
  11. ReportThe interest rate on the Government of India Floating Rate Bond 2028 is 6.45 per cent for 4 October 2026 to 3 April 2027.
  12. ReportSwitzerland's glaciers lost more than 5 per cent of their total ice volume in 2026.
  13. ReportDGTR recommended anti-dumping duty on imports of a tuberculosis drug ingredient from China and Thailand.
  14. WorldUN experts urged the United States to pay reparations for the Marshall Islands nuclear tests.
  15. AppointedEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is due to be sworn in for a new term after winning the June elections.
  16. KarnatakaBengaluru's city station recorded 313 mm of rain from 1 June to 30 September, its driest monsoon in decades per IMD data.
  17. KarnatakaThe Commissioner of Railway Safety is likely to inspect the 7.5-km elevated section of Bengaluru's Pink Line from 6 to 8 October.
  18. KarnatakaA Rs 41.5-crore housing complex for 128 Bengaluru police constables was inaugurated.
  19. KarnatakaKarnataka's Greater Bengaluru Development Minister ordered KRDCL to fix State Highway 35 within three months.

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RTI Section 8(1)(j) Narrowed by the Data Protection Act
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People's Plan Campaign 2026-27 Begins on 2 October
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PM Kisan Maandhan Yojana Completes Seven Years
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India in Talks with Australia and Chile for Lithium Blocks
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Karnataka and the Kasturirangan Report on the Western Ghats
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Bommai Presses for a DPR on Bedti-Varada River Linking
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