16 important current affairs of 14 October 2026 for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – full explanation for every item and the day's free quiz below.
தமிழில் படிக்க →Three days fall on 15 Oct. The International Day of Rural Women 2026 theme (UN) is 'Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature' – women produce half the world's food…
Results of the 62nd Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, run by the Natural History Museum (NHM), London, were announced on 13 Oct 2026. Oscar Whitfield, a…
The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) launched India's first sub-national ecosystem risk assessment under the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) framework at Kollam…
INS Samarthak, the first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) built at Larsen & Toubro's (L&T) Kattupalli shipyard in Tamil Nadu, is to be commissioned at Naval Base Karwar,…
An Indian Army team from the Assam Regiment won a gold medal at Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2026, one of the world's toughest military patrolling exercises, held by the…
Tamil Nadu observes 15 Oct, the birthday of former President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, as 'Youth Awakening Day', as announced by CM J. Jayalalithaa on 31 July 2015, four…
In its World Economic Outlook released on 13 Oct 2026 (titled 'Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices'), the International Monetary Fund raised India's growth forecast…
The 21st Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) meeting, chaired by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, concluded in Mumbai on 13 Oct…
At a 'Soybean Harvest Day' held on 9 Oct 2026 by ICAR–National Soybean Research Institute (NSRI), Indore, its improved varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 gave a preliminary…
ICGS Ajit, an 'Adamya'-class fast patrol vessel built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), was commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard at Goa on 9 Oct 2026, with Dr…
The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi on 14 Oct 2026 approved continuing the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) from 2026–27 to 2030–31 at a cost of ₹53,428…
At the roughly 1,000-year-old Meenakshi Sundareswarar – Balathandayuthapani temple at Thogaimalai near Kulithalai, Karur district (under the HR&CE Department), the main…
Four professors of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, are in the 'World's Top 2% Scientists' list by Stanford University (USA) and Elsevier (2026…
The Tamil Nadu State Wetlands Authority told the Madras High Court in a status report (Oct 2026; decided at a 30 Sept 2026 meeting) that the interim 'Zone of Influence'…
Tamil Nadu's School Education Department introduced the 'Palli Paarvai 3.0' app (Oct 2026) to digitise inspections and classroom monitoring in government schools and…
CM C. Joseph Vijay laid the foundation stone at Sholinganallur on 14 Oct 2026 for a ₹3,108.55 crore 'ring main' that will link all of Chennai's drinking-water sources in…
