Exam-relevant PIB news of 17 October 2026: anti-cancer drug trade margins, NBA benefit sharing, space economy, CAQM enforcement, FSSAI drafts, Connecting Kashmir.
17 Oct 2026 Prelims: FSSAI tea/infant food norms, India’s space economy target, Navy-Seychelles ties, HPEC portal.
Project Seabird’s Phase IIA at Karwar naval base: infrastructure, Aatmanirbhar sourcing and strategic significance for UPSC.
MAHASAGAR: India’s 2025 maritime vision, its pillars, and how it differs from the 2015 SAGAR doctrine, for UPSC Prelims.
The Hindu editorials of 17 Oct 2026 on the ECI’s electoral roll revision and the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economics, for UPSC.
Exam-relevant PIB news of 16 October 2026: INS Samarthak, TDB-QNu Labs quantum deal, PAIMANA dashboard, PM-SETU, sports federations scheme, CAQM PTZ cameras.
PM-AJAY – 100% centrally funded SC welfare scheme: Adarsh Gram, Grants-in-Aid and hostels. Facts, MCQs, FAQs for UPSC.
INS Samarthak – Navy’s first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, built by L&T, commissioned at Karwar. Facts, MCQs, FAQs.
UPSC editorial analysis, 16 October 2026: the US-Russia diesel deal and sanctions (GS2), and Jantar Mantar denotified as a protest site (GS2).
INS Samarthak, CAQM’s PTZ camera order, PM-AJAY, BHASHINI Sourashtra TTS and Mars analogue sites – today’s Prelims facts.
QNu Labs and TDB sign a ₹150 crore deal to build India’s Quantum Secure and Sensing Networks (IQSN). GS3 explainer with MCQs.
Exam-relevant PIB news of 15 October 2026: Ramsar sites reach 103, GSAT-7C and Varunastra contracts, PLFS September data, NITI data-centre framework, Ladakh projects, NSTCC, tribal languages.