UPSC Prelims Current Affairs 17 October 2026: FSSAI’s Tea Pesticide Norms and India’s Space Economy Target
17 Oct 2026 Prelims: FSSAI tea/infant food norms, India’s space economy target, Navy-Seychelles ties, HPEC portal.
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MAHASAGAR Vision: Meaning, Pillars and Difference from SAGAR Doctrine
MAHASAGAR: India’s 2025 maritime vision, its pillars, and how it differs from the 2015 SAGAR doctrine, for UPSC Prelims.
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PM-AJAY: Components, Funding Pattern and Adarsh Gram Scheme
PM-AJAY – 100% centrally funded SC welfare scheme: Adarsh Gram, Grants-in-Aid and hostels. Facts, MCQs, FAQs for UPSC.
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INS Samarthak: Features, Builder and Significance for UPSC
INS Samarthak – Navy’s first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, built by L&T, commissioned at Karwar. Facts, MCQs, FAQs.
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UPSC Prelims Current Affairs 16 October 2026: INS Samarthak and CAQM’s NCR Order
INS Samarthak, CAQM’s PTZ camera order, PM-AJAY, BHASHINI Sourashtra TTS and Mars analogue sites – today’s Prelims facts.
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INS Mangrol: Third Mahe-Class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
The Navy commissioned INS Mangrol, the third of eight Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft built by Cochin Shipyard with over 80% indigenous content.
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Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana (NSAP Renamed): Sub-Schemes, Pension Rates and Eligibility
The Cabinet has continued the National Social Assistance Programme till 2030-31 as the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana, renamed its sub-schemes and eased disability pension rules.
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UPSC Prelims Current Affairs: October 15, 2026
Today’s digest: SC notice on SIR, ISRO’s NVS-03 launch window, September trade data, US envoy on trade, and PM Modi’s Ladakh projects.
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UPSC Prelims Current Affairs: October 14, 2026
Five exam-relevant items: railway bonus, INS Mangrol, NHRC Foundation Day, Rajya Sabha polls, and the Riyadh airport strikes.
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UPSC Prelims Current Affairs: October 13, 2026
Oct 13, 2026: Nobel Economics Prize, BIMSTEC’s first Home Ministers’ Meet, SC contempt deferral, DRR Day & Delhi Police cyber action.
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UPSC Prelims Current Affairs: October 12, 2026
Punjab’s final SIR rolls, EC dissent notes, a fresh SC plea, RBI’s repo rate hike, forex reserves, and Pre-COP31 Fiji talks.
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UPSC Prelims Current Affairs: October 11, 2026
Oct 11, 2026 digest: Nobel Prizes in Science & Literature, SC’s SIR-protest order, 25 Delhi FIRs, and the RBI’s new rate corridor.