Chennai Metro Phase II: Poonamallee–Vadapalani Stretch Opens, 2026
On 11 October 2026 (Sunday), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail project in Chennai. On the…
12 October 2026 – Current Affairs
24 important current affairs of 12 October 2026 for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – full explanation for every item and the day's free quiz below.
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Quiz – 12 October 2026 (Part 1: Q 1–53)Quiz – 12 October 2026 (Part 2: Q 54–105) 
Rupee Slide: RBI Opens Special Dollar Window for Oil Firms, 2026
As the Indian rupee continues to weaken, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 10 October 2026 (Saturday) announced a special dollar window for the public-sector oil…
World's First Nuclear Clocks – Thorium-229 Breakthrough, 2026
Two research teams have independently built the world's first nuclear clocks, which run on the nucleus of the isotope thorium-229. Their papers were published in the…
Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Day 2026 – 9 October (80th year)
9 October is observed every year as 'IFS Day' to mark the Government of India's creation of the Indian Foreign Service on 9 Oct 1946; in 2026 the service completes 80…
International Day of the Girl Child 2026 (11 October)
11 October is the International Day of the Girl Child. The 2026 theme (UN, UNICEF) is 'End child marriage and invest in girls' rights'. UNICEF says about one in five…
Smriti Mandhana named UNICEF India Celebrity Advocate
Indian women's cricket captain Smriti Mandhana was named UNICEF India 'Celebrity Advocate' on 11 Oct 2026, the International Day of the Girl Child. She will champion…
Economics Nobel 2026 – Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford
On 12 Oct 2026 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm that the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (Economics Nobel) goes to Robert…
'Project DRISHTI' – AI system to secure freight wagons, launched by Northeast Frontier Railway
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), a zone of Indian Railways, introduced 'Project DRISHTI', an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed with IIT Guwahati (launched…
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) completes a year; top districts named
The 'PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' (PM-DDKY), which aims to lift 100 low-productivity farm districts, completed one year on 11 Oct 2026. At a review led by Union…
Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses completes one year (11 Oct 2026)
The 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses', launched by PM Modi at Pusa (IARI), New Delhi, on 11 Oct 2025, completed one year on 11 Oct 2026. With an outlay of ₹11,440…
Draft National Steel Policy – Vision 2047: 604 MT capacity target by 2047
The Union Ministry of Steel released the 'Draft National Steel Policy – Vision 2047' for comments (Oct 2026). It will replace the National Steel Policy 2017. By 2047 it…
Forest Rights Act 2006 – second regional review conference, Kolkata
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs held the second regional review conference on implementing the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Kolkata on 9 Oct 2026, opened by Secretary…
India's first synchronised nationwide Sarus Crane survey (BNHS)
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) held India's first synchronised nationwide Sarus Crane survey on 10–11 Oct 2026 (10 Oct was World Migratory Bird Day). Under…
Gujarat's Ambaji temple 'Mohanthal' prasad gets GI tag
'Ambaji Mohanthal', the prasad sweet of the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district, Gujarat, has received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The applicant is Shree…
Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred France's Legion of Honour (Chevalier)
French President Emmanuel Macron conferred on Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises, the rank of 'Chevalier' (Knight) of the Legion of Honour…
INS Trishul reaches Plymouth, UK, for India–UK naval exercise KONKAN-26
INS Trishul, an Indian Navy guided-missile stealth frigate, reached Plymouth, UK, for the India–UK naval exercise KONKAN-26. The exercise runs on 8–15 Oct 2026 off…
AI misuse and nuclear war could threaten humanity by 2100, warns Lancet Commission
The Lancet Commission on 21st-Century Global Threats to Health released its report on 11 Oct 2026 at the World Health Summit in Berlin. It lists 17 threats to human…
Record warmth in the Pacific as El Niño strengthens: WMO
According to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Global Seasonal Climate Update (8 Oct 2026), sea-surface temperatures in the central-eastern equatorial…
Transgender doctor Dr Ruth John Paul completes MD, joins ESI hospital
Dr Koyyala Ruth John Paul, a transgender woman from Khammam district, Telangana, completed her MD in Emergency Medicine at ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad, and joined…
INS Mangrol, third Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare craft, commissioned in Mumbai
INS Mangrol, the third Mahe-class 'Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft' (ASW-SWC) built by Cochin Shipyard (CSL), was commissioned on 12 Oct 2026 at the Naval…
IIT Madras's Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre dedicated to the nation
On 11 Oct 2026 PM Narendra Modi dedicated the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre (SGBC) at IIT Madras to the nation, with CM C. Joseph Vijay present. He launched a global…
CERVAVAC – India's first indigenous HPV vaccine gets WHO prequalification
On 5 Oct 2026 the World Health Organization (WHO) granted 'prequalification' to CERVAVAC, Serum Institute of India's (Pune) vaccine against cervical cancer and India's…
President Droupadi Murmu appoints Governors for six States
On 12 Oct 2026 President Droupadi Murmu appointed Governors for six States: Tamil Nadu – R.V. Arlekar (moved from Keralam); Keralam – Om Prakash Mathur (moved from…
R.V. Arlekar appointed full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu by the President
Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on 12 Oct 2026 that Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Keralam who was holding additional charge of Tamil Nadu, is now the full-time…
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