Environment and geographyIndian Express, Page 12GS3GS2Must read
UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026: overshooting 1.5°C is now unavoidable
The world's 1.5°C promise will be broken. Can warming still be pulled back down by 2100?
UPSC current affairs today
Friday, 23 October 2026. The Hindu, The Indian Express and PIB, cut down to what UPSC can ask, mapped to the syllabus and to every previous-year question. Free and open source.
Today's 5 stories
International relationsThe Hindu, Page 1GS2Must read
India and Poland aim to double trade by 2030, set up a defence industry dialogue
A trillion-dollar Poland wants to be India's gateway to Central Europe. What did the first PM visit since 2010 deliver?
EconomyIndian Express, Page 23GS3Must read
MPC minutes show RBI rate-setters split on whether inflation is spreading
All six voted to hike. So why do four see spreading inflation and two see only an oil shock?
Environment and geographyIndian Express, Page 22GS3GS2
Loss and damage fund sets aside $20 million for Nepal, its first ever allocation
$20 million against $4.7 billion of need: is the climate damage fund's first payout a milestone or a token?
Polity and governanceThe Hindu, Page 9GS2
Should children be used in election campaigns? A Madras HC ruling opens the debate
Children cannot vote, but can they be used to win their parents' votes? The court says ask Parliament.
Also in today's papers
- Indian national killed in Houthi attack on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia The Hindu · GS2 · Prelims
- ITBP chief says face-off with Chinese troops continues in Arunachal Pradesh The Hindu · GS3 · GS2 · Prelims
- Biomarkers can detect brain diseases early, but accuracy and access remain challenges The Hindu · GS3 · Prelims
- India-Bangladesh ties: history of tension and a new phase under the BNP The Hindu · GS2
- China's export controls on tunnel boring machines threaten Indian infrastructure projects The Hindu · GS3 · GS2
- Core industries grow 7.9% in September, but the editorial warns the spurt may not last The Hindu · GS3 · Prelims
- Only the government can call a Special Session of Parliament, says Speaker Om Birla Indian Express · GS2 · Prelims
- New Delhi to host the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum on 26 and 27 October The Hindu · GS2 · Prelims
- International Criminal Court wins European Parliament's Sakharov Prize amid U.S. sanctions The Hindu · GS2 · GS4 · Prelims
- Ebola reaches Nigeria as WHO warns of a complex outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain The Hindu · GS2 · GS3 · Prelims
- Indian farming caught between fossil fuel dependence and diversion of food to fuel Indian Express · GS3 · Prelims
- Migrant children need learning support, not just access to school Indian Express · GS2 · GS1
- ECI's corrective steps on electoral rolls welcome, but accountability remains, says article Indian Express · GS2
- US urges India to buy more Venezuelan crude, but freight costs limit the gains Indian Express · GS3 · GS2
- PHP2Shell flaws force precautionary website shutdowns worldwide Indian Express · GS3 · Prelims
- eMudhra exits global website certificate business after weak key flaw Indian Express · GS3 · Prelims
- NSAP continued and renamed Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana; disability pension widened PIB · GS2 · Prelims
- Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 from 28 November to 12 December 2026 on the theme of Thirukkural PIB · GS1 · Prelims
- Nadda inaugurates India Chem 2026 in Mumbai; BHAVYA Rasayan scheme for chemical parks announced PIB · GS3 · Prelims
Today by source: Editorial analysis · The Hindu analysis · Indian Express explained · PIB summary
This week
22 October 2026 Thursday
- Core sector grows 7.9% in September 2026, fastest since the new series began
- Eight eMudhra certificate keys found trivially weak, and browsers pull their trust
- Turkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia sign the 'Badr' defence industry pact in Doha
- How exposed is India to foreign technology, from satellites and cloud to arms?
- SBI finds 3,897 customer records on the dark web; DPDP breach duties start only in 2027
21 October 2026 Wednesday
- Centre's Ladakh framework gives the L-G final authority over laws of a new elected body
- China puts tunnel-boring and high-altitude machinery under export curbs from 18 November
- Rubio in Mumbai: India, US and UAE hold trilateral talks as trade deal nears
- Aditya-L1's VELC produces Doppler images that show which way solar eruptions travel
- Op-ed: As India hosts the Agrivoltaics World Conference, farms can grow crops and power
20 October 2026 Tuesday
- Supreme Court: voters can file private complaints over false election affidavits
- COP17 opens in Yerevan for the first global review of the 2030 biodiversity targets
- Navy gets first nod for ₹2.41 lakh crore of new platforms, readies Swavlamban 2026
- India-New Zealand FTA enters into force, giving all Indian exports duty-free entry
19 October 2026 Monday
18 October 2026 Sunday
- Supreme Court: children have a fundamental right to access and use the internet
- Trump waives Graham Act tariffs on Russian oil buyers, giving India relief for now
- FSSAI proposes a ban on added sucrose and fructose in foods for infants up to six months
- Explained: Why central banks from the Fed to the RBI are raising interest rates again
- Sri Lanka's rights commission says militarisation persists in the Tamil North and East
17 October 2026 Saturday
- China proposes export curbs on 40 AI, solar and biomedicine technologies
- CERT-In issues critical advisory after AI agents accessed Indian firms' systems unnoticed
- Centre tells Supreme Court airfare rules are finalised, to be published within two weeks
- INS Samarthak, an L&T-built multi-purpose vessel, is commissioned into the Navy at Karwar
- India's crude imports rise 7% in September, but the import bill jumps 47% to $15.4 billion
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