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30 October 2026

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5 topics you cannot afford to miss — and why

  1. Karnataka cane growers seek ex-field FRP pricingEconomy · asked in UPSC 2015
  2. Centre details PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana rolloutEnvironment · asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type
  3. Dakshin Gangotri: India's first Antarctic baseScience & Tech · asked in UPSC 2015; factual, Prelims-type
  4. Skyroot's Vikram-I orbital rocket in the newsScience & Tech · asked in KPSC 2023
  5. Garuda Shakti 2026 begins in IndonesiaDefence · asked in UPSC 2024; factual, Prelims-type
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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who sets sugarcane's FRP, and who pays for harvest and transport? The CACP pricing question GS3 tests

Karnataka cane growers seek ex-field FRP pricing

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Growers want FRP fixed ex-field, with no harvest/transport deductions.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ The Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane is announced by the Centre on the recommendation of the CACP.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS3 (Agriculture: pricing, MSP and farm subsidies; cooperatives and agro-processing). The issue is whether FRP is paid ex-field or ex-factory, since d…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2015Read · 2 min →Test
EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Which ministry runs Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana? The Panchayati Raj, Article 243G and SDG localisation link GS2 expects

Centre details PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana rollout

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana framework outlined after Cabinet nod.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Panchayati Raj is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule, while the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj supports it through Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector schemes.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS2 Governance: Panchayati Raj. Issue: Panchayats often lack funds, functionaries and digital capacity despite the 73rd Amendment. Policy: a Cabinet-a…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2018Read · 2 min →Test
Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆

India's first Antarctic base is now buried under ice: the Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri, Bharati sequence Prelims tests

Dakshin Gangotri: India's first Antarctic base

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Film revisits India's first Antarctic base, Dakshin Gangotri.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Statement: Dakshin Gangotri was India's first Antarctic research station, followed by Maitri and Bharati. (Correct)

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS3 Science and Technology: India's polar research presence supports climate, glaciology and oceanographic science and strengthens India's standing un…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2015Read · 2 min →Test
Science & Tech
Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

India's first private orbital rocket: how Vikram-I follows Vikram-S, and the IN-SPACe role GS3 Space tests

Skyroot's Vikram-I orbital rocket in the news

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Quick scan: Vikram-I is Skyroot Aerospace's orbital rocket.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Vikram-I is an orbital-class launch vehicle developed by a private Indian start-up, Skyroot Aerospace, unlike the sub-orbital Vikram-S.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS3 (Science and Technology, Space): India's space sector was a state monopoly through ISRO, but the 2020 reforms created IN-SPACe as a single-window …

🔁 PYQ · KPSC 2023Read · 2 min →Test
Defence
DefenceGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Garuda Shakti is not Harimau Shakti: the India-Indonesia special forces exercise Prelims defence questions test

Garuda Shakti 2026 begins in Indonesia

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Garuda Shakti-2026 (11th edition) starts at Banyuwangi.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Garuda Shakti is a bilateral joint exercise between the special forces of India and Indonesia.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS3 Security / GS2 International Relations: Defence exercises with Southeast Asian partners are a tool of the Act East policy and Indo-Pacific strateg…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2024Read · 2 min →Test

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who must prove a voter's eligibility? The Article 324 power behind SIR that GS2 Polity answers must cover

Supreme Court points to design flaws in the SIR exercise

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? SC flags design flaws in SIR of electoral rolls; fairness of roll revision in focus.

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

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS2 Polity: Elections, ECI, Judiciary. The issue is whether a Special Intensive Revision that asks voters to prove eligibility is fairly designed; the…

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Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

54 reviews and counting: what PRAGATI stands for and how it monitors projects, a GS2 e-governance staple

PM chairs 54th PRAGATI meeting

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? 54th PRAGATI review chaired by PM on 28 Oct 2026.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ PRAGATI is an ICT-based, multi-purpose and multi-modal platform chaired by the Prime Minister.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS2 Governance (e-governance, accountability, cooperative federalism). Delays and cost overruns in large infrastructure projects stem from poor Centre…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Which Karnataka programme will audit every guarantee scheme in all constituencies? KAS governance answer: Project K-Monitor

Karnataka to evaluate guarantee schemes under Project K-Monitor

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Project K-Monitor to assess guarantee schemes in every constituency.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Project K-Monitor is a Karnataka government exercise to evaluate the impact of guarantee and other schemes.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS-2 (governance, welfare schemes, accountability). Large welfare guarantees raise questions of fiscal burden and delivery; Project K-Monitor's consti…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

4,900 GPS-tracked garbage vehicles for Bengaluru: the GBA urban governance case KAS aspirants must be able to explain

Greater Bengaluru Authority: garbage vehicles, civic campaign and voter rolls

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? GBA to add 4,900 GPS-fitted garbage vehicles; civic drive from 1 Nov; ward rolls soon.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Statement: Elections to municipal bodies are conducted by the State Election Commission under Article 243K of the Constitution.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS-II (local governance) and GS-III (waste management): Bengaluru's civic issues -> 74th Amendment devolution, Twelfth Schedule functions, and the GBA…

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

48 lakh employees, 68 lakh pensioners: the DA versus DR difference and CPI-IW link Prelims economy tests

Centre raises DA and DR by 3% from 1 July

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? DA/DR up 3% w.e.f. 1 July; 48 lakh employees and 68 lakh pensioners benefit.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Dearness Allowance is paid to serving government employees, while Dearness Relief is paid to pensioners, to offset the rise in the cost of living.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS3 Economy (with GS2 governance): inflation protection for public employees. The DA/DR mechanism, linked to CPI-IW and revised twice a year, shields …

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Lagarde leaves the ECB in February 2027: the eurozone institution every GS2 global-bodies answer needs

Lagarde to resign early as ECB President

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Lagarde to leave ECB on 7 Feb 2027, ahead of term end.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ The European Central Bank is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and conducts monetary policy for the euro area.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS2 (international institutions) and GS3 (economy): the early exit of the ECB President raises questions on central bank leadership continuity and pol…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Growth to last through FY27? The GDP, IIP and credit indicators GS3 Economy answers must cite

Finance Ministry sees expansion sustained through FY27

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Monthly review: growth momentum to last through FY27.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ The Monthly Economic Review is published by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS3 Economy (growth and development): the review attributes sustained expansion to industry, services and bank credit. Link this to supply-side policy…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Nandini just got Rs 8 dearer: who actually owns KMF, and the three-tier dairy cooperative model

Karnataka raises milk price by Rs 8 a litre from 1 November

ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ? Nandini milk up Rs 8/litre from 1 Nov; CM cites costs, farmers' relief.

ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ Nandini is the brand of the Karnataka Milk Federation, the apex of the state's dairy cooperatives, and not of GCMMF.

ਮੇਨਜ਼ GS-III (agriculture and food economy) and GS-II (cooperative federalism). Rising input costs and farmer protests led to a producer price demand, which…

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⚡ Quick facts 23

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  1. DayInternational Day of Care and Support is observed on 29 October to recognise the value of paid and unpaid care work.
  2. DefenceSIMBEX 2026, the 33rd edition of the India-Singapore bilateral exercise, was held in India.
  3. DefenceExercise Keen Sword 27 is hosted by Japan together with the United States.
  4. DefenceThe Defence Acquisition Council cleared capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 2.12 lakh crore.
  5. DefenceHQ Integrated Defence Staff signed a 5-year MoU with Sarvam AI to build sovereign AI capabilities for the armed forces.
  6. DefenceVISV-2026, expanded as Vision, Innovation, Synergy, Values, is organised by DRDO with the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies.
  7. SchemeState Bank of India launched its cyber security centre of excellence, CyRIS, in Mumbai.
  8. AppointedSanmar's Vijay Sankar will lead FICCI in its centenary year, succeeding Anant Goenka in November.
  9. WorldIndian-origin pilot Captain Smit Machchhar received the UAE's First-Class Order of Zayed II on 27 October 2026.
  10. SchemeESIC extended its New Amnesty Scheme 2025 until 31 December 2026.
  11. SchemeThe Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 4.0 was launched on 28 October 2026 as a 60-day nationwide campaign.
  12. SportsThe Union Cabinet approved the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme on 28 October 2026.
  13. ReportThe New India Foundation's 2026 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize shortlist has five non-fiction books.
  14. ReportPallid Harrier and European Roller have begun arriving at Kolhapur's Masai Plateau with the onset of winter.
  15. WorldARISE Cities Forum 2026 ended in New Delhi with the adoption of the Delhi Declaration on local action for global climate goals.
  16. SchemeIndia has taken a global lead in green hydrogen offtake commitments under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
  17. ReportGour Kishore Ghosh received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1981.
  18. ReportQdenga, a tetravalent dengue vaccine, is developed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
  19. ReportAwiqli (insulin icodec) is a once-weekly insulin.
  20. KarnatakaChief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has decided that there will be no more transfers in Karnataka.
  21. KarnatakaThe Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has decided to shut eight factories in Koppal.
  22. KarnatakaKarnataka food safety officials inspected 45 packaged drinking water units statewide and issued notices to 24.
  23. KarnatakaA month-long campaign for Kannadigas' jobs begins in Karnataka on 1 November.

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Karnataka cane growers seek ex-field FRP pricing
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2015

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

Centre details PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana rollout
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With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. …

Dakshin Gangotri: India's first Antarctic base
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2015

The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of

Skyroot's Vikram-I orbital rocket in the news
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · KPSC 2023

Which of the following statements is wrong with reference to Vikram-S?

Garuda Shakti 2026 begins in Indonesia
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Which of the following statements about 'Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023' are correct? 1. This was a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh. 2. It comm…

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