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27 October 2026

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5 topics you cannot afford to miss — and why

  1. Election Commission tells Supreme Court it acted unanimously on electoral roll revision ordersPolity · asked in UPSC 1999
  2. Quick scan: Vigilance Awareness Week and the Central Vigilance CommissionPolity · asked in KPSC 2024
  3. Centre approves E100 fuel for vehicles: what the rule change meansEconomy · asked in UPSC 2009
  4. Shakti scheme: free bus travel and women's mobilityKarnataka · asked in KPSC 2021; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
  5. Supreme Court says 14 states agree to raise retirement age of district judicial officersPolity · factual, Prelims-type
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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Form 6 unamended, EC acted unanimously: the Article 324 powers over electoral rolls Polity tests

Election Commission tells Supreme Court it acted unanimously on electoral roll revision orders

खबर में क्यों? EC says it acted unanimously on roll revision and that Form 6 is unamended.

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 GS2 Polity: constitutional bodies and electoral reforms. The issue is a challenge to the EC's roll revision orders and its internal decision-making; A…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 1999Read · 2 min →Test
Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Set up in 1964, made statutory only in 2003: the CVC story behind Vigilance Week

Quick scan: Vigilance Awareness Week and the Central Vigilance Commission

खबर में क्यों? Vigilance Awareness Week 26 Oct–1 Nov; CVC set up 1964 on Santhanam Committee advice.

प्रीलिम्स The Central Vigilance Commission was set up in 1964 on the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption.

मेन्स GS2 (Governance: transparency and accountability). The issue is institutional checks on corruption in the executive; the CVC began as an executive bod…

🔁 PYQ · KPSC 2024Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

E100 means pure ethanol in the tank: the biofuel policy and flex-fuel terms GS3 expects

Centre approves E100 fuel for vehicles: what the rule change means

खबर में क्यों? Centre approves E100 (100% ethanol) fuel for vehicles.

प्रीलिम्स E100 refers to a fuel made up of 100% ethanol, as against blended petrol such as E20.

मेन्स GS3 (Economy - Energy; Biofuels). Issue: India's heavy dependence on imported crude oil and the emissions from transport. Policy: the ethanol blending…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2009Read · 2 min →Test
KarnatakaKPSCPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆ KPSC ★★★★★

Free rides, but not on every bus: what Karnataka's Shakti guarantee covers and excludes for GS2 welfare schemes

Shakti scheme: free bus travel and women's mobility

खबर में क्यों? Free bus travel under Shakti has widened women's mobility in Karnataka.

प्रीलिम्स Statement: Karnataka's Shakti scheme offers women free travel in state-run non-luxury (ordinary and express) buses.

मेन्स GS2 (welfare schemes, women's empowerment): free bus travel raises women's access to work, education and healthcare, widening their mobility and econo…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Why 62, not 60? The Articles 233–237 scheme that governs district judges, explained

Supreme Court says 14 states agree to raise retirement age of district judicial officers

खबर में क्यों? 14 states agree to raise district judicial officers' retirement age from 60 to 62.

प्रीलिम्स Statement: District judges are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Court of the State (Article 233).

मेन्स GS2 Polity — Judiciary. Issue: uneven retirement ages and service conditions of subordinate judicial officers across states. Provision: Articles 233–2…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who actually accepted J&K's 1947 Instrument of Accession? The Mountbatten detail GS1 integration answers need

Accession Day: Jammu and Kashmir marks the 1947 Instrument of Accession

खबर में क्यों? Accession Day marks Maharaja Hari Singh's 1947 signing of the Instrument of Accession.

प्रीलिम्स Statement: The Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir was signed by Maharaja Hari Singh and accepted on behalf of India by the Governor-General, Lord Mountbatten.

मेन्स GS1 (Modern History) and GS2 (Polity). Issue: the legal basis of Jammu and Kashmir's accession and its recurring political reading. Provision: the Ins…

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Economy
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

RELIEF covers 95% of export risk till March 2027: the ECGC link GS3 tests

Government extends RELIEF scheme for exporters till March 2027

खबर में क्यों? RELIEF export-risk cover scheme extended to March 2027.

प्रीलिम्स The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

मेन्स GS3 (Economy: external sector). Geopolitical shocks such as the West Asia crisis raise payment, shipping and buyer-default risks for exporters; extend…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

A bread labelled 100% whole wheat had only 62%: the CCPA powers every Prelims consumer-law answer needs

CCPA fines Britannia ₹1 lakh over '100% whole wheat bread' claim

खबर में क्यों? CCPA fines Britannia ₹1 lakh for a misleading whole-wheat claim; product had 62% wheat.

प्रीलिम्स The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) was established under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to regulate matters relating to violation of consumer rights, unfair trade practices and false or misleading advertisements.

मेन्स GS2 (Governance, consumer protection). Misleading food-labelling claims erode consumer trust and informed choice; the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 em…

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

Who actually names Cyclone Arnab? The IMD naming rule and red-alert system that GS1 and GS3 test

Cyclone Arnab nears land: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on alert

खबर में क्यों? Cyclone Arnab nears land; red alerts in seven Andhra districts, 60+ trains cancelled.

प्रीलिम्स The India Meteorological Department, as a WMO-designated Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre, names tropical cyclones over the North Indian Ocean.

मेन्स GS3 (Disaster Management) with GS1 (Geography: cyclones). Bay of Bengal cyclones expose the Andhra and Odisha coast, and the response rests on IMD ear…

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

Who declares a drought, and on what trigger? The 2016 Manual behind Gujarat's four districts

Gujarat declares Dwarka, Kutch, Jamnagar and Porbandar drought-affected

खबर में क्यों? Gujarat declares four districts drought-affected for six months under Centre's 2016 guidelines.

प्रीलिम्स Drought is declared by the State government, based on the Centre's Manual for Drought Management, 2016.

मेन्स GS3 (Disaster Management, Agriculture): Recurrent drought in Saurashtra-Kutch shows the limits of rain-dependent farming. The 2016 Manual gives States…

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

Reefs may collapse by 2075: the zooxanthellae link that explains coral bleaching for GS3 Environment

Report warns all coral reef ecosystems may collapse by 2075

खबर में क्यों? Report warns all coral reef ecosystems may collapse by 2075.

प्रीलिम्स Coral bleaching is caused by the expulsion of symbiotic zooxanthellae by corals under stress, mainly from raised sea temperatures.

मेन्स GS3 Environment: warming seas and ocean stress are driving bleaching, threatening reef biodiversity, fisheries and coastal protection. Policy levers i…

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

AQI 201 to 300 triggers it: the GRAP stages and the CAQM body every environment answer needs

Delhi-NCR enters GRAP Stage I as air quality turns poor

खबर में क्यों? GRAP Stage I invoked in Delhi-NCR for AQI of 201-300.

प्रीलिम्स The Graded Response Action Plan links specific emergency measures to AQI bands in Delhi-NCR and escalates in stages as air quality deteriorates.

मेन्स GS3 Environment: Delhi-NCR's recurring pollution is a cross-state problem (dust, waste burning, vehicles, stubble) that a single state cannot solve. G…

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

Why does Neelakurinji flower once in 12 years? The Western Ghats shola plant for GS3 Biodiversity

Quick scan: two new Ophiorrhiza species and Neelakurinji bloom

खबर में क्यों? Two new Ophiorrhiza species found in Arunachal; Neelakurinji blooms at Meeshapulimala.

प्रीलिम्स Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) is a shrub of the Western Ghats shola-grassland ecosystem that flowers gregariously at long intervals of about 12 years.

मेन्स GS3 (Environment and Biodiversity): new species from Arunachal Pradesh and the Neelakurinji bloom show how rich, and how fragile, India's hotspots are…

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⚡ Quick facts 22

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  1. DayInternational Snow Leopard Day is observed every year on 23 October.
  2. SchemeIndia's first bamboo-based bioethanol plant is at Numaligarh in Assam.
  3. SchemeSWAS is a green firework formulation developed by CSIR-NEERI.
  4. ReportThe Sunrise-III solar observatory detected fine thread-like magnetic structures in the Sun's chromosphere above a quiet region.
  5. DefenceThe Indian Navy's First Training Squadron is on a goodwill visit to Sri Lanka from 26 to 28 October 2026.
  6. SchemeKerala has approved a plan for what is billed as India's first cooperative airline, under the Kerala Civil Aviation Development Cooperative Society.
  7. AppointedFormer Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who held office from September 2007 to September 2008, died at 90 on 22 October 2026.
  8. SportsIndian photographer Sitaram Raul won the 'Behaviour: Invertebrates' category at the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
  9. SchemeShabari Naturals, a Maharashtra government initiative, won the G-Mark Global Design Award on 25 October 2026 for packaging inspired by tribal art.
  10. DefenceThe Indian Navy will host the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi from 3 to 5 November.
  11. ReportThe Kushiyara is a river that flows between India and Bangladesh.
  12. ReportEla Bhatt, founder of SEWA, received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1977.
  13. WorldIndia hosted the 61st meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology in New Delhi.
  14. ReportThe Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air is an independent research organisation focused on energy and air pollution.
  15. SchemeThe Kamla Hydroelectric Project is located in Arunachal Pradesh.
  16. AppointedPadma Shri awardee K. Damodharan, known as Chef Damu, died in Chennai on 25 October 2026 aged 72.
  17. AppointedA. S. Rajeev has been authorised to discharge the functions of the Central Vigilance Commissioner from 3 August 2026.
  18. KarnatakaFour people received awards at the event marking the 94th birth anniversary of former Karnataka Chief Minister S. Bangarappa.
  19. KarnatakaThe Hasanamba temple in Hassan will open for darshan on 29 October 2026.
  20. KarnatakaThe Supreme Court is to hear the future of bike-taxi services in Karnataka in November.
  21. SportsShikhar Shetty took five wickets for Karnataka in a Ranji Trophy match, putting the team back on track.
  22. KarnatakaKarnataka recorded India's largest elephant population in the 2017 census.

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Election Commission tells Supreme Court it acted unanimously on electoral roll revision orders
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Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the elections law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 1996: 1. Any conviction f…

Quick scan: Vigilance Awareness Week and the Central Vigilance Commission
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On the recommendations of which of the following committees was the Central Vigilance Commission set up?

Centre approves E100 fuel for vehicles: what the rule change means
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