Current Affairs October 2026: Top 45 Events for BPSC TRE & STET

Current Affairs October 2026: your whole month on one page

If you are preparing for BPSC TRE, STET or any Bihar govt exam and your time is short — maybe you study after a job or after family duties, maybe this is a repeat attempt — this Current Affairs October 2026 compilation puts the full month in one place so you stop jumping between scattered notes. The short answer: the four stories you must revise first are the RBI raising the repo rate to 5.50%, ISRO's NVS-03 NavIC launch, India's best-ever Asian Games and Asian Para Games, and the new Cabinet schemes. Start there, then fill in the rest.

Below are about 45 high-value items grouped by section. Read the one-line fact, then the quick note on what to keep in memory. Each date links to the full daily digest. When you finish a section, test yourself on the BPSC TRE 4.0 (Class 1-5) mock test series, which has solutions in Hindi and English.

National news that exam setters love this month

• AFSPA extended for six months in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh from 1 October (1 October digest). Remember the Act is the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, and the Ministry of Home Affairs renews it — a favourite one-liner question.
• Gujarat became the second state to enact a Uniform Civil Code, after the President's assent (4 October digest). For you: link it with Uttarakhand as the first state — that pairing is the likely question.
• Cabinet approved the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III / PM-DHARA scheme worth ₹1,86,405 crore for renewable power transmission and battery storage (3 October digest). Memorise only the scheme name and the big figure.
• NSAP continued for five years and renamed Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana, outlay ₹53,428 crore (15 October digest). Note the old name (National Social Assistance Programme) and the new name together.
• Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority (ITLA) approved as PM GatiShakti completed five years (14 October digest). Keep one line: ITLA = apex body for transport and logistics planning.
• Three Cabinet schemes cleared on 28 October — ₹10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme, ₹1,856.67 crore Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme, and ₹7,395.55 crore PM Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana (30 October digest). Make a small table of scheme and outlay.
• Supreme Court: internet access is a fundamental right for children too, under Articles 21 and 19(1)(a) (18 October digest). The Articles are the exam point.
• India's Ramsar wetland sites rose to 103 with Sukhna Wetland (Chandigarh) and Sauj Jheel (Mainpuri, UP) (27 October digest). Only the new total 103 and the two names are likely asked.
• Dearness Allowance for central employees raised to 63% (up from 60%) (30 October digest). Remember the new rate 63%.
• Other quick notes: CISF moved to a sector-based structure from 1 November (23 October digest); the Varanasi–New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper Express was flagged off on 31 October (31 October digest).

Bihar current affairs you cannot skip

• Patna's Bihar Museum ranked 9th among the World's 100 Best Museums (Worth a Journey, 2026) — the highest-ranked in Asia and the only Indian entry (30 October digest). This is high-value for Bihar exams; remember rank 9 and "highest in Asia".
• NTPC chose Bihar as one of three sites for a commercial nuclear plant (with Madhya Pradesh and Odisha), part of a 30 GW-by-2047 plan (9 October digest). Keep: Bihar + nuclear + NTPC.
• A tigress from Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve was translocated to West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve during Wildlife Week (4 October digest). Remember Valmiki (Bihar's only tiger reserve) as the source.

Economy and banking updates for BPSC and STET

• RBI raised the repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50% on 7 October — its first hike in nearly four years — under Governor Sanjay Malhotra (8 October digest). This is the single most-asked fact of the month: repo rate 5.50%, first hike since 2023.
• Anup Bagchi took charge as HDFC Bank MD and CEO on 27 October, succeeding Sashidhar Jagdishan (27 October digest). HDFC Bank is India's largest private lender — note that.
• World Bank raised India's FY27 growth forecast to 7.1%, and later the Finance Ministry revised its own forecast to 7.3% (11 October digest, 31 October digest). Keep both numbers with their source.
• WPI inflation jumped to a six-month high of 11.39% in September (15 October digest). Remember it is Wholesale Price Index, not retail (CPI).
• Cabinet approved a ₹10,000 crore SME Growth Fund for direct equity in small and medium enterprises (7 October digest). One line: SGF, ₹10,000 crore.
• India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement came into force on 20 October (Vijayadashami) (22 October digest). Keep the date and partner country.
• Merchandise exports rose 23% to USD 44.4 billion in September and the core sector grew 7.9% — a 30-month high (17 October digest, 23 October digest). Remember the two growth figures.
• Jio Platforms IPO opened to raise up to ₹30,213 crore and the rupee touched a six-week high of 94.43 to the dollar (22 October digest). Note the company and the amount.
• Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026 came into force on 1 October, replacing the 135-year-old 1891 law (1 October digest). Keep: new 2026 law, technology-neutral, replaces 1891.
• PM Modi inaugurated RBI's new Data Centre and Cyber Security Training Institute at Jatni, Odisha (26 October digest). Remember the state — Odisha.

Science, space and defence current affairs

• ISRO launched NVS-03 on GSLV-F18 from Sriharikota on 30 October to strengthen the NavIC navigation system (31 October digest). Keep: NVS-03, GSLV, NavIC — a sure question.
• Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit became the 29th Chief of the Air Staff on 31 October (29 October digest). Remember "29th IAF Chief".
• DAC cleared defence procurement worth about ₹2.12 lakh crore on 26 October (27 October digest). DAC = Defence Acquisition Council; keep the figure.
• Rajnath Singh released the Indian Army's Land Warfare Doctrine 2026 at the Army Commanders' Conference (24 October digest). One line is enough.
• Navy commissioned INS Samarthak at Karwar — the first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, over 75% indigenous (16 October digest). Remember the name and the builder L&T.
• India will export the indigenous Akash missile to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan (14 October digest). Akash is a DRDO surface-to-air missile — note the two buyers.
• Defence deals of ₹4,106 crore signed for the GSAT-7C satellite (IAF) and Varunastra torpedoes (Navy) (18 October digest). Pair GSAT-7C with the Air Force.
• Nobel Prizes 2026 (science): Physics to Francis Halzen (IceCube neutrino observatory); Medicine to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel (optogenetics); Chemistry to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai (asymmetric synthesis) (7 October digest, 9 October digest). Learn the field with each name.
• ICAR developed 'Kufri Jamunia', a biofortified purple potato rich in anthocyanins to fight hidden hunger (31 October digest). Remember the variety name.

International relations and summits in October 2026

• India and the US moved close to a Bilateral Trade Agreement after Marco Rubio's talks with S. Jaishankar in Mumbai (21 October digest). Keep: BTA near-final.
• 16th India–UK JETCO met, the first since the India–UK CETA came into force (15 October digest). Link JETCO with CETA.
• Rajnath Singh attended the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and India will host the first SCO Civilisation Dialogue Forum by year-end (22 October digest). Remember the host city and the new forum.
• India hosted the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi (27 October digest). Note the number 12 and the venue.
• India and Poland agreed to double bilateral trade by 2030 during PM Donald Tusk's visit (24 October digest). Keep: Poland, 2030.
• India–EU FTA likely operational by March 2027, said Piyush Goyal (26 October digest). Remember the target quarter.

Important appointments and awards this month

• President Murmu reshuffled Governors across six states (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Sikkim) (13 October digest). You rarely need all names — remember it was six states.
• Sunil Kumar appointed Chairman and MD of ONGC (24 October digest). One line: ONGC CMD.
• Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav named Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, taking charge 1 November (26 October digest).
• Physicist Ashoke Sen became the first Indian to win the Oskar Klein Medal (25 October digest). "First Indian" is the point.
• Nobel Prizes 2026 (others): Literature to Canadian poet Anne Carson; Peace to South African jurist Navi Pillay; Economic Sciences to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford (10 October digest, 14 October digest). Learn one line each.
• Two notable deaths: metallurgist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Palle Rama Rao (6 October digest), and painter and former Rajya Sabha MP Jogen Chowdhury (26 October digest).

Sports current affairs: Asian Games and Para Games

• India finished 4th at the Asian Games 2026 (Aichi-Nagoya) with a best-ever 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze (5 October digest). Memorise the medal breakup and 4th place.
• India's women's hockey team won gold after 44 years, beating China 1-0 (3 October digest). Keep "44-year wait".
• India's men's cricket team beat Pakistan to win T20 gold; the women's team also won gold (4 October digest). Note cricket's debut-style double.
• India won a record 114 medals at the Asian Para Games 2026 — 30 gold, 35 silver, 49 bronze (26 October digest). Remember 114 is the new best.
• Praveen Kumar set a Games record (2.05 m) for high jump gold at the Asian Para Games (22 October digest); earlier, Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma won ICC Player of the Month (14 October digest).

Reports and indices: where does India rank?

• Global Innovation Index 2026: India held 38th (of 139), top among lower-middle-income nations; Switzerland was first (3 October digest). Keep rank 38 and WIPO as the publisher.
• Global Hunger Index 2026: India ranked 100th of 122, score 24.1, in the 'serious' category (20 October digest). Remember rank 100.
• IMF: India is the fastest-growing major economy (7.0%) but slipped to the sixth-largest by nominal GDP (21 October digest). Hold both facts together.
• PLFS 2025: India's literacy rate reached 81.1% (urban 89%, rural 77.4%) (1 October digest). Keep the single figure 81.1%.
• UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026 ('The Point of Return') warned the world will overshoot the 1.5°C target (22 October digest). Note the report's name and publisher UNEP.

Last-week revision plan: 3 evenings to cover October

You do not need weeks. If you give three focused evenings, you can cover this whole page. Here is how to split it.

1. Evening 1 — National, Bihar, Appointments and Awards. Read each item once and write a single line per point in your own notebook. Do not re-read; writing it once fixes it better than reading it five times.
2. Evening 2 — Economy and Banking, plus Reports and Indices. These are mostly numbers and ranks, so make a small table: repo rate 5.50%, WPI 11.39%, GDP 7.1–7.3%, GII 38, GHI 100. Numbers stick when they sit together.
3. Evening 3 — Science and Defence, International, Sports. Finish reading, then take a BPSC TRE mock test and mark every current-affairs question you miss. Those misses are your real revision list for the exam morning.

Three honest struggles, three plain fixes. If you study after a job or family work and feel there is no time, give current affairs just 20 minutes a day on this page — little and daily beats one long tired night. If this is a repeat attempt and you feel stuck, do not reread old notes; take a mock first, then study only the sections you got wrong. If you are confused about what BPSC or STET actually ask from current affairs, remember they want the name, the number and the date, not long paragraphs — so keep your notes to one line each.

Frequently asked questions on October 2026 current affairs

What are the most important current affairs of October 2026 for BPSC TRE?

The highest-value items are the RBI repo rate hike to 5.50%, ISRO's NVS-03 NavIC launch, India finishing fourth at the Asian Games with 85 medals and a record 114 at the Para Games, and the new Cabinet schemes like the Container Manufacturing and Khelo India sports goods schemes. Revise these before the smaller stories.

Did the RBI change the repo rate in October 2026?

Yes. On 7 October 2026 the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, its first hike in nearly four years, under Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

How many medals did India win at the Asian Games 2026?

India won 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze) and finished fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games — its best-ever tally. At the Asian Para Games it won a record 114 medals.

What is NVS-03 and why did ISRO launch it?

NVS-03 is the third second-generation navigation satellite, launched on a GSLV-F18 rocket from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026 to strengthen India's own NavIC positioning system.

How should I revise monthly current affairs for STET and BPSC?

Read a monthly compilation like this one, write one line per item in your own words, and then take a mock test to find your weak points. Focus your last-minute revision on the names, numbers and dates, because that is what these exams ask.

One thing for today: open the Start with the free mock test, attempt the current-affairs questions, and mark the two topics you got wrong — that is your first revision list.