GS – III Economy | Digital Payments | Cybersecurity and Financial Inclusion Why in News? Scale of Digital Payments: Over 24,000 crore UPI transactions with transaction values crossing ₹314 lakh crore in FY 2025-26. Internet Penetration: Over 70% of its population is connected to the internet. India is one of the most desired global markets…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for October 2026
UPSC Mains Current Affairs for October 2026 covers the day’s developments in the form Mains answers need — context, stakeholders, the arguments on either side, and the way forward. Each note is mapped to the General Studies paper and topic it belongs to, so the material is ready to be used in an answer rather than only read.
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7 October 2026
6 October 2026
Mineral Rights and Fiscal Federalism: Inter-State Conflict
GS II Polity & Governance | Centre-State Relations | Fiscal Federalism Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 Expansion of Centre’s Powers: The amended Act has given wider regulatory powers to the Centre over mining not only of mines and mineral development but also on mineral-bearing lands. State Taxation: It prohibits States from…
5 October 2026
Delhi HC on Foreigners’ Right to Enter India
GS-II – Polity & Governance | Fundamental Rights | Foreigners in India Why in News? Delhi High Court: Possession of a valid visa does not confer upon the foreign national with an indefeasible right or legal right to enter India. Case: The bench, led by Justice Amit Mahajan, was hearing a petition of a Turkmenistan…
3 October 2026
Digital Scams and Cybercrime in India
GS-III – Internal Security As daily life is becoming more centred on digital transactions, concerns around online safety and privacy have grown exponentially, with digital scams proliferating at an unprecedented rate. The data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) highlights this the best. Cybercrime cases rose 17.9 per cent nationally, from 86,420 in 2023…
2 October 2026
SIR: Concerns over Bulk Form 7 Applications
GS-II – Polity | Election Commission of India | Electoral Rolls | Right to Vote | Electoral Reforms Why in News? As Phase 3 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls unfolds, a surge in Form 7 applications, used for seeking deletion of names, has raised concerns. Karnataka: More than 4,000 Form 7…
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