28 important current affairs of 25 October 2026 for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – full explanation for every item and the day's free quiz below.
தமிழில் படிக்க →The 14th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week was observed from 18 to 24 Oct 2026 with the theme 'From Detection to Prevention'. The message: lead poisoning is…
International Artist's Day is observed every year on 25 October; in 2026 it falls on a Sunday. Canadian artist Chris MacClure started the day in 2004 to honour the…
String theorist Ashoke Sen received the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal in Stockholm on 22 Oct 2026 – the first Indian physicist to receive it. It recognises his pioneering…
Eminent Indian painter and former Rajya Sabha member Jogen Chowdhury died on the morning of Sunday, 25 Oct 2026, at Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata; he was 87. He had…
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced at Strasbourg on 22 Oct 2026 that the 2026 'Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought' goes to the International…
The US Department of Energy (DOE) added helium to its 'DOE Critical Material List' under Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020. The notice was signed on 21 Oct 2026 and…
After the suspected malnutrition death of a two-year-old at Karthikappally, Alappuzha district (18 Oct 2026), following a meeting convened by Kerala's Women and Child…
Bengaluru cueist Pankaj Advani (41) beat England's Robert Hall 1906–1206 in the final of the WBL World Billiards Championship (22 Oct 2026) at Landywood Snooker Club,…
At the 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi–Nagoya, Japan (18–24 Oct 2026), India won 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze – 114 medals in all – to finish 4th in the medal table,…
Bodhana Sivanandan (born 7 March 2015) of Harrow, London, England, whose family hails from Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, completed the requirements for the International…
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi received the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports from Princess Leonor at the Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo, Spain, on 23 Oct 2026. A…
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech announced on 23 Oct 2026 an agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and UNICEF to cut the price of RTS,S/AS01 – the world's first…
Built by Incat Tasmania at Hobart, Australia, the world's largest battery-electric ship 'China Zorrilla' (Incat Hull 096) began commercial passenger service for Buquebus…
The 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference, hosted by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 21–23 Oct 2026 (theme 'Powering the…
At the Northern Regional Workshop ('Sadhana Shrinkhla') held in Lucknow on 23–24 Oct 2026 by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) and the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia UP…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced in Guwahati on 23 Oct 2026 that the Assam Government's newly instituted 'Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika National…
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) issued a draft notification on 19 Oct 2026 amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The Advanced Emergency…
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on 14 Oct 2026 that 305 of Maharashtra's 358 talukas are drought-affected (265 at first, 40 more added after review). To…
On 24 Oct 2026, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Madhya Pradesh CM Dr Mohan Yadav, at events held at Churhat and Nagod stations, virtually opened two new sections –…
At the Ministerial Session of the 7th Agrivoltaics World Conference at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (reported 22 Oct 2026), Odisha Deputy CM and Agriculture–Energy…
Through a gazette notification dated 16 Oct 2026, the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, recognised…
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), through the Institute of Urban Transport (India) and with Odisha's support, held the 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI)…
On 24 Oct 2026, Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, opened the 'Integrated Atmospheric Chemistry…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate, on 25 Oct 2026, the Reserve Bank of India's new greenfield Data Centre and its Enterprise Computing &…
On 16 Oct 2026 the Supreme Court held that any private person, including a voter, can file a criminal complaint before a magistrate under Section 125A of the…
On 22 Oct 2026 the Tenkasi Forest Division proposed adding the Madras hedgehog – locally called 'mulleli' – to its 'Golden Jackal Ambassadors' programme launched in…
After the north-east monsoon set in on 15 Oct 2026 (IMD), heavy rain in the Palani Hills has sent flood water gushing down Thalaiyar Falls in Dindigul district – Tamil…
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has restrained the Sub-Registrars of Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli Joint-III, Musiri and Kulithalai from registering any document…
