Current Affairs 10 October 2026

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1. 10 Oct — Haryana raised the income limit for the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Rs 1.80 lakh a year (Rs 3 lakh for three special categories), with eligibility rechecked every three months from 1 November 2026.
2. 10 Oct — The Himachal Cabinet (10 October, Shimla) doubled the Milk Incentive Scheme assistance from Rs 3 to Rs 6 per litre and told departments to buy milk products from Milkfed.
3. 10 Oct — A joint drought survey by the Karnataka Horticulture Department found heavy losses in the state's spice belt, where chilli, turmeric, garlic and ginger crops were hit by worsening drought.
4. 10 Oct — Mahalaya was observed across West Bengal on 10 October. It ends Pitru Paksha, begins Devi Paksha and starts the countdown to Durga Puja; the radio programme Mahishasuramardini is broadcast at dawn.
5. 10 Oct — Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari opened the state's Durga Puja festivities at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Mahalaya with a show named Uma Agamani that included a drone display of about 3,000 drones.
6. 10 Oct — The Navy's next-generation offshore patrol vessel Shreyas (Yard 3040) was launched at GRSE, Kolkata. It is the third of four such ships GRSE is building, while Goa Shipyard builds seven.
7. 10 Oct — A new grainage building and cold storage was opened at the Central Silk Board's silkworm seed centre at Rowriah, Jorhat. Assam produces about 84% of India's Muga silk and 74% of its Eri silk.
8. 10 Oct — A group of 53 animal welfare bodies asked for an independent probe into the transfer of five young elephants from Assam to temples in Tamil Nadu, citing the Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024.

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Government & States

9 one-liners

Economy & Banking

4 one-liners

Science, Defence & Environment

2 one-liners

Sports, Days & Culture

4 one-liners

Government & States

9 one-liners

Policy · laws · schemes · states.

National

• 10 Oct — The Haryana Cabinet (Chandigarh, 10 October) decided that local bodies keep getting 7% of the state's own tax revenue, split 55% for Panchayati Raj institutions and 45% for urban local bodies.
• 10 Oct — Haryana raised the income limit for the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Rs 1.80 lakh a year (Rs 3 lakh for three special categories), with eligibility rechecked every three months from 1 November 2026.
• 10 Oct — The Haryana Cabinet gave the Citizen Resource Information Department (CRID) independent department status and raised the maximum aid under the Media Workers Welfare Fund to Rs 5 lakh.
• 10 Oct — Haryana exempted former Agniveers from the written exam and the physical tests for direct Group-C recruitment under its Agniveer policy, a decision of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 October.
• 10 Oct — Haryana released Rs 77.06 crore for repairing chaupals of Scheduled Castes and backward classes; of 5,185 chaupals identified, work at 1,723 across 21 districts is funded.
• 10 Oct — Punjab released over Rs 3,243 crore to 36.39 lakh beneficiaries under social security schemes this financial year; the state has set aside Rs 6,131.91 crore for these schemes in 2026-27.
• 10 Oct — Under the Mera Ghar Mere Naam scheme, Punjab handed property cards to 227 households of Kotra Amru village; the scheme gives proof of ownership to residents of the Lal Lakir (abadi deh) areas of villages.
• 10 Oct — The Himachal Cabinet approved engaging 4,090 para-workers in the Jal Shakti Department, recruitment of 500 Assistant Staff Nurses, and a government nursing college at Chamba with 60 B.Sc Nursing seats.
• 10 Oct — The Cabinet also approved posts for 100 additional CBSE-affiliated government schools and the Mukhyamantri Machhuara Sahayata Yojana, a new support scheme for fishermen in Himachal Pradesh.

Economy & Banking

4 one-liners

RBI · markets · trade · reports.

Economy & Banking

• 10 Oct — Under the Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana, Rs 2,500 per woman for September was sent by DBT to about 7.40 lakh women in Ranchi and Dhanbad, a total of roughly Rs 185 crore.
• 10 Oct — The Himachal Cabinet (10 October, Shimla) doubled the Milk Incentive Scheme assistance from Rs 3 to Rs 6 per litre and told departments to buy milk products from Milkfed.
• 10 Oct — A joint drought survey by the Karnataka Horticulture Department found heavy losses in the state's spice belt, where chilli, turmeric, garlic and ginger crops were hit by worsening drought.
• 10 Oct — A new grainage building and cold storage was opened at the Central Silk Board's silkworm seed centre at Rowriah, Jorhat. Assam produces about 84% of India's Muga silk and 74% of its Eri silk.

Science, Defence & Environment

2 one-liners

Space · tech · forces · ecology.

Defence & Security

• 10 Oct — The Navy's next-generation offshore patrol vessel Shreyas (Yard 3040) was launched at GRSE, Kolkata. It is the third of four such ships GRSE is building, while Goa Shipyard builds seven.

Environment & Ecology

• 10 Oct — A group of 53 animal welfare bodies asked for an independent probe into the transfer of five young elephants from Assam to temples in Tamil Nadu, citing the Captive Elephant (Transfer or Transport) Rules, 2024.

Sports, Days & Culture

4 one-liners

Results · important days · heritage.

Important Days

• 10 Oct — World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2026 had the theme "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change".
• 10 Oct — About 200 NCC cadets from 22 states began drill training in Ahmedabad on 10 October 2026 for the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas parade at the Statue of Unity, Kevadia, on 31 October, the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel.

Art, Culture & Tourism

• 10 Oct — Mahalaya was observed across West Bengal on 10 October. It ends Pitru Paksha, begins Devi Paksha and starts the countdown to Durga Puja; the radio programme Mahishasuramardini is broadcast at dawn.
• 10 Oct — Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari opened the state's Durga Puja festivities at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Mahalaya with a show named Uma Agamani that included a drone display of about 3,000 drones.

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_____ raised the income limit for the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to Rs 1.80 lakh a year (Rs 3 lakh for three special categories), with eligibility rechecked every three months from 1 November 2026.

Haryana

The _____ (10 October, Shimla) doubled the Milk Incentive Scheme assistance from Rs 3 to Rs 6 per litre and told departments to buy milk products from Milkfed.

Himachal Cabinet

_____ on 10 October 2026 had the theme "Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change".

World Mental Health Day

Under the Mukhyamantri _____, Rs 2,500 per woman for September was sent by DBT to about 7.40 lakh women in Ranchi and Dhanbad, a total of roughly Rs 185 crore.

Maiyan Samman Yojana

The _____ (Chandigarh, 10 October) decided that local bodies keep getting 7% of the state's own tax revenue, split 55% for Panchayati Raj institutions and 45% for urban local bodies.

Haryana Cabinet

The Haryana Cabinet gave the Citizen Resource Information Department (CRID) independent department status and raised the maximum aid under the _____ to Rs 5 lakh.

Media Workers Welfare Fund

_____ exempted former Agniveers from the written exam and the physical tests for direct Group-C recruitment under its Agniveer policy, a decision of the Cabinet meeting held on 10 October.

Haryana

_____ released Rs 77.06 crore for repairing chaupals of Scheduled Castes and backward classes; of 5,185 chaupals identified, work at 1,723 across 21 districts is funded.

Haryana

_____ released over Rs 3,243 crore to 36.39 lakh beneficiaries under social security schemes this financial year; the state has set aside Rs 6,131.91 crore for these schemes in 2026-27.

Punjab

Under the _____ scheme, Punjab handed property cards to 227 households of Kotra Amru village; the scheme gives proof of ownership to residents of the Lal Lakir (abadi deh) areas of villages.

Mera Ghar Mere Naam

MCQs

1. The Haryana Cabinet raised the income limit for the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana to:

   1. Rs 1.20 lakh
   2. Rs 1.50 lakh
   3. Rs 2.50 lakh
   4. Rs 1.80 lakh
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   Answer: Rs 1.80 lakh — The limit is now Rs 1.80 lakh a year (Rs 3 lakh for three special categories), with new rules from 1 November 2026.

2. On which day did West Bengal's state-level Durga Puja festivities open at Eden Gardens with a drone show in October 2026?

   1. Mahalaya
   2. Mahashashthi
   3. Mahasaptami
   4. Vijayadashami
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   Answer: Mahalaya — The Uma Agamani show on Mahalaya, 10 October 2026, included a display of about 3,000 drones.

3. How much money per woman is paid monthly under Jharkhand's Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana, as reported in October 2026?

   1. Rs 1,000
   2. Rs 2,100
   3. Rs 1,500
   4. Rs 2,500
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   Answer: Rs 2,500 — The September instalment of Rs 2,500 per woman was sent to about 7.40 lakh women in Ranchi and Dhanbad.

4. The Himachal Cabinet doubled the Milk Incentive Scheme assistance from Rs 3 per litre to:

   1. Rs 4
   2. Rs 5
   3. Rs 8
   4. Rs 6
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   Answer: Rs 6 — The assistance rose to Rs 6 per litre at the Cabinet meeting held in Shimla on 10 October 2026.

5. The Navy's offshore patrol vessel Shreyas (Yard 3040) was launched at which shipyard?

   1. Cochin Shipyard
   2. Mazagon Dock
   3. Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
   4. GRSE, Kolkata
   Show answer

   Answer: GRSE, Kolkata — Shreyas is the third of four next-generation offshore patrol vessels being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata.

6. Punjab released over Rs 3,243 crore under social security schemes to how many beneficiaries?

   1. 36.39 lakh
   2. 26.39 lakh
   3. 46.39 lakh
   4. 6.39 lakh
   Show answer

   Answer: 36.39 lakh — The funds, released in 2026-27, reached 36.39 lakh beneficiaries, announced by Minister Dr Baljit Kaur.

7. On which date is the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas parade planned at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat?

   1. 2 October
   2. 15 October
   3. 31 October
   4. 14 November
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   Answer: 31 October — The parade marks Sardar Patel's birth anniversary on 31 October.

8. How much central grant is expected for the 320 new PG medical seats approved for six Himachal Pradesh colleges?

   1. Rs 150 crore
   2. Rs 215 crore
   3. Rs 315 crore
   4. Rs 415 crore
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   Answer: Rs 415 crore — Union Health Minister Nadda said about Rs 415 crore will be provided under the Rs 15,000 crore scheme for 10,000 seats.

9. What share of Haryana's own tax revenue will local bodies continue to receive, as decided by the Cabinet on 10 October 2026?

   1. 5%
   2. 7%
   3. 10%
   4. 12%
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   Answer: 7% — The 7% share is divided 55% to Panchayati Raj institutions and 45% to urban local bodies.

10. Under which scheme did the West Bengal Cabinet in October 2026 approve Rs 50,000 over three years for unmarried women in higher education?

    1. Lakshmir Bhandar
    2. Bhagini Nivedita Scheme
    3. Kanyashree
    4. Swasthya Sathi
    Show answer

    Answer: Bhagini Nivedita Scheme — The Bhagini Nivedita Scheme, approved on 5 October 2026, pays Rs 17,000, Rs 17,000 and Rs 16,000 over three years.