21 important current affairs of 18 October 2026 for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – full explanation for every item and the day's free quiz below.
தமிழில் படிக்க →Raji Doshi, a 13-year-old Indian-American eighth-grader from Farmington, Connecticut (USA), won the 'Discovery Education – 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2026', earning…
Dr Ramya Manjunath Anche, assistant research professor at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, will lead – as Principal Investigator – the $20 million…
Maharashtra's first 'Annapurti Grain ATM' was inaugurated at Nashik Road (Gorewadi Road, near the Divisional Commissioner's Office) by State Food and Civil Supplies…
The 10th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC), held in New Delhi on 16 Oct 2026 and chaired by Satendra Singh, Secretary, Ministry of…
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published the draft 'Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2026'…
FSSAI published the draft 'Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Amendment Regulations, 2026' in the Gazette of India on 16 Oct 2026. A proviso will be…
On 15 Oct 2026 the Supreme Court held that the right to access and use the internet is a fundamental right of every individual, including children – under Article 21…
On 15 Oct 2026 (Thursday) the Supreme Court upheld the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) judgment of 25 June 2026 (Justices G.R. Swaminathan and P.B. Balaji) that struck…
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announced on 17 Oct 2026 that it had served notices on two major companies. (1) Nestle India – 'Resource Renal…
The 5th Asian Para Games open on 18 Oct 2026 at Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya, in Aichi–Nagoya, Japan (18–24 Oct), with 18 sports across Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures…
According to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) note of 14 Oct 2026 on the Union Health Ministry's National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), 46,118 gram panchayats across…
World Menopause Day is observed every year on 18 October; in 2026 it falls on a Sunday. It is led by the International Menopause Society (IMS). The 2026 theme is…
The purple potato variety 'Kufri Jamunia', developed by ICAR's Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI, Shimla), was highlighted on 18 Oct 2026 (New Delhi) as a…
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), at its 151st meeting on 8 Oct 2026, approved in principle a cap on the trade margin of about 110 non-scheduled…
Speaking at a media roundtable, 'Space, Sovereignty and New Economy', organised by the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Saturday, 17 Oct 2026, Minister of…
North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported on 17 Oct 2026 that the country had tested a new 'high-speed precision-guided torpedo' system underwater on Thursday, 15…
Reflect Orbital, a California-based US start-up, announced on 14 Oct 2026 that it has booked two dedicated rocket launches with Hyderabad's Skyroot Aerospace. The first…
The Centre has directed that sugar diversion for ethanol be 'reduced to zero' in Ethanol Supply Year 2026–27 (ESY: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2027). Accordingly, the tender for…
Under the 'Adarsh Gram' component of the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY), run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, 18,093…
Composer Deva (Devanesan Chokkalingam, 75), hailed as 'Thenisai Thendral' and the 'King of Gaana', died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Chennai on Saturday,…
At an event at the Kadayanallur Government General Hospital, Tenkasi district, on 17 Oct 2026, Medical, Medical Education and Public Welfare Minister K.G. Arunraj…
