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8 October 2026

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  1. When can a legislator be disqualified and a seat declared vacant?Polity · asked in UPSC 2020
  2. Supreme Court to examine plea on accessibility failures for disabled air travellersPolity · factual, Prelims-type
  3. RBI allows interoperability among Account AggregatorsEconomy · factual, Prelims-type
  4. GST Council meets on 8 OctoberEconomy · factual, Prelims-type
  5. FTA utilisation cell set up to improve use of trade pactsEconomy · factual, Prelims-type
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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Two years, not five: the Section 8(3) threshold and the Lily Thomas ruling Polity answers need

When can a legislator be disqualified and a seat declared vacant?

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Disqualification on conviction under Section 8(3) of the RP Act and the Lily Thomas ruling.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Under Section 8(3) of the RP Act, 1951, conviction with imprisonment of two years or more disqualifies a legislator from the date of conviction.

ମେନ୍ସ GS2 Polity: Representation of People's Act and landmark judgments. The issue is whether convicted legislators should keep their seats; Section 8(3) se…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Stranded at every step of a flight: the 21 disability categories of the RPwD Act 2016 explained

Supreme Court to examine plea on accessibility failures for disabled air travellers

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? A plea on non-implementation of accessibility in air travel puts the 2016 disability rights law in focus.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 recognises 21 specified categories of disability, up from 7 under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.

ମେନ୍ସ GS2 (Polity and Social Justice): Accessibility gaps in air travel show a distance between rights on paper and enforcement. The RPwD Act, 2016 mandates…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Banks can't share your data without consent: the NBFC-Account Aggregator rule GS3 Banking answers need

RBI allows interoperability among Account Aggregators

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Interoperability among NBFC-Account Aggregators widens consent-based data sharing.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Account Aggregators are a category of non-banking financial company regulated by the Reserve Bank of India.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 Economy (Banking, Fintech, Financial inclusion): Fragmented financial data restricts credit access, especially for thin-file borrowers. The RBI's …

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

GST Council decides tax rates, yet which Article creates it? The Article 279A answer Prelims expects

GST Council meets on 8 October

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? The GST Council meets amid calls to simplify processes and compliance.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The GST Council is a constitutional body provided for under Article 279A and is chaired by the Union Finance Minister.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 Economy (Taxation) and GS2 federalism: the GST Council is a cooperative federal forum under Article 279A, but rate changes have dominated its work…

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

Trade pacts exist, yet exporters barely use them: the FTA utilisation gap GS3 external sector asks about

FTA utilisation cell set up to improve use of trade pacts

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? A cell to raise FTA utilisation as India looks to diversify exports.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ A free trade agreement lowers or removes tariffs on a large share of trade between the signatory countries, while each country keeps its own tariffs on non-members.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 Economy (external sector, trade policy). Signing FTAs does not guarantee benefits: low utilisation, owing to rules-of-origin compliance and awaren…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Repo rate up 25 bps to 5.5%, stance now calibrated tightening: the MPC facts GS3 Economy tests

MPC raises repo rate by 25 bps to 5.5% and shifts to calibrated tightening

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? RBI starts a rate-hike cycle and changes its stance to calibrated tightening.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Monetary Policy Committee decides the policy repo rate by majority vote, and the Governor has a casting vote in case of a tie.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 Economy: monetary policy and inflation management. The statutory MPC uses the repo rate and its policy stance to anchor inflation, while liquidity…

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

Kuno, Gandhi Sagar, now a third site: the Project Cheetah locations order GS3 Prelims tests

Two cheetahs released into a tiger reserve, Madhya Pradesh's third cheetah habitat

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Madhya Pradesh adds a third cheetah habitat under Project Cheetah.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Project Cheetah began in September 2022 with cheetahs translocated from Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 Environment: Project Cheetah is an intercontinental reintroduction effort to restore a species declared extinct in India. Adding a third habitat i…

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

Which strait links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara? The Bosporus answer GS2 maritime security needs

India calls for de-escalation after Black Sea ship attacks

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? India urges de-escalation and a secure maritime order after Black Sea attacks.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Bosporus links the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara at Istanbul.

ମେନ୍ସ GS2 International Relations: conflicts and maritime security. Attacks on Black Sea shipping threaten freedom of navigation and global trade, and India…

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

Adopted in May 2025, yet who gets the vaccines? The WHO Pandemic Agreement GS2 must explain

India's stakes in the Global Pandemic Agreement

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? The WHO Pandemic Agreement and India's role in global health governance.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization, which meets annually in Geneva.

ମେନ୍ସ GS2 (International Relations: international institutions; Health). The Pandemic Agreement seeks to improve global preparedness, but divides persist be…

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

Oman to Cyprus want in: the IMEC corridor members and routes every GS2 connectivity answer needs

Five more countries show interest in joining IMEC

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? More Mediterranean and Gulf states want to join IMEC.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ IMEC was announced at the G20 Summit held in New Delhi in 2023.

ମେନ୍ସ GS2 International Relations: IMEC is India's connectivity answer to competing corridors, aiming to cut transit time and cost between India and Europe …

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

Same molecule, opposite effect in the body: the Nobel chemistry behind asymmetric synthesis and chirality, for GS3 Science

Kagan and Soai win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Nobel in Chemistry honours the chemistry of mirror-image molecules.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Asymmetric synthesis is the preferential making of one mirror-image form (enantiomer) of a chiral molecule.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 Science & Technology: Nobel-recognised chemistry links basic research to everyday life. Chirality matters for drug safety and efficacy, so enantio…

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

Not the Fields Medal: which Trieste body gives the Ramanujan Prize that IISc's Kakde just won?

Mahesh Kakde of IISc wins the Ramanujan Prize 2026

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? IISc mathematician honoured for algebraic number theory.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries is awarded by the ICTP, Trieste.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 Science & Technology: India's strength in basic sciences and mathematics depends on research institutions such as IISc. Recognition by internation…

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

20 gateway sites, yet no service: the satcom spectrum and security-clearance link GS3 Space answers need

Starlink sets up 20 gateway sites in India as the satellite broadband pitch continues

ଖବରରେ କାହିଁକି? Starlink readies ground infrastructure while approvals await security clearances.

ପ୍ରିଲିମ୍ସ Satellite communication (satcom) services in India need licences from the Department of Telecommunications, with orbital and technical support from IN-SPACe.

ମେନ୍ସ GS3 (Science & Technology, Space; Communications): satellite broadband can extend connectivity to remote areas, but it requires spectrum assignment, l…

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⚡ Quick facts 26

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  1. DefenceKochi-based EyeROV delivered two TROUT underwater remotely operated vehicles to the Indian Navy on 7 October 2026, the first of five systems.
  2. DefenceFrance test-fired an upgraded M51.3 ballistic missile from the nuclear-powered submarine Le Vigilant on 6 October 2026.
  3. DefencePakistan test-fired an extended-range version of its Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile on 6 October 2026.
  4. DayThe Indian Air Force was founded in 1932 and celebrates Air Force Day every year on 8 October.
  5. WorldThe University Grants Commission issued a Letter of Intent to the University of Colorado Denver to set up a degree-granting campus in Hyderabad.
  6. SchemeThe Union Health Ministry was to launch Joint Squad for Health (JOSH) Teams nationally on 8 October 2026.
  7. AppointedPrime Minister Narendra Modi completed 25 years as head of government on 7 October 2026, counting from his swearing-in as Gujarat Chief Minister in 2001.
  8. SchemeNITI Aayog held a national workshop on SDG budgeting in Kolkata under its State Support Mission, with the West Bengal government.
  9. SchemeNITI Aayog organised a national workshop titled 'Viksit Panchayat: Connecting People, Places, Resources and Opportunities'.
  10. ReportThe RBI excluded Paytm Payments Bank Limited from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
  11. DayWorld Cotton Day is observed every year on 7 October.
  12. DayWorld Post Day is observed on 9 October, the anniversary of the founding of the Universal Postal Union in 1874.
  13. ReportRapunzel syndrome is a rare condition in which swallowed hair forms a mass in the stomach that extends into the small intestine.
  14. ReportThe Bhoodan Movement was started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951 in Telangana, and he received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1958.
  15. SchemeRashtriya Vayoshri Yojana provides physical aids and assistive living devices to senior citizens from Below Poverty Line families.
  16. SchemePM E-DRIVE is the Union Government scheme that promotes the adoption of electric mobility.
  17. ReportThe Himalayan tahr is a wild goat-like mammal native to the Himalayan region.
  18. WorldThe Dnipro River flows through Ukraine and empties into the Black Sea.
  19. WorldThe Gulf of Aden lies between Yemen and the Horn of Africa and links the Red Sea with the Arabian Sea.
  20. ReportThe Collegium system evolved through the First (1981), Second (1993) and Third (1998) Judges cases, and the NJAC Act was struck down in 2015.
  21. SchemeJal Jeevan Mission is administered by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
  22. KarnatakaChief Justice of India Surya Kant will preside over the 34th convocation of NLSIU, Bengaluru, on 17 October.
  23. KarnatakaThe Karnataka Examinations Authority withdrew its schedule for the MSc Nursing examination planned for 11 October.
  24. KarnatakaThe Asha Kirana programme has facilitated over 2.5 lakh cataract surgeries in Karnataka.
  25. KarnatakaBMRCL and BMTC added new bus stops near two metro stations from 6 October to improve last-mile connectivity.
  26. KarnatakaKarnataka Postal Circle will sell 8,000 philately passports on 10 and 11 October.

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