Current Affairs 15 October 2026

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Top events

1. 15 Oct — The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved the Bhavantar Yojana for soybean (kharif 2026): farmers register on the e-Uparjan portal by 17 October and receive the gap between MSP and sale price by DBT for sales from 22 October to 15 January 2027.
2. 15 Oct — Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the Rs 140.95 crore Mega Leather, Footwear and Accessories Cluster at Mahwal, Muzaffarpur. An MoU was signed with the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI).
3. 15 Oct — Asiatic lions have returned to Barda Wildlife Sanctuary after about 144 years, with an estimated 17 lions (six adults and 11 cubs). Barda lies in Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, was notified in 1979, and covers 192.31 sq km.
4. 15 Oct — Chief Minister Vijay laid the foundation of the Chennai ring main at Sholinganallur. The Rs 3,108.55 crore project, with Asian Development Bank help, links nine water sources through 91.2 km of pipelines.
5. 15 Oct — The northeast monsoon set in over Tamil Nadu about five days before its normal date of 20 October. The southwest monsoon had ended with a 20% rainfall deficit in the state.

News by topic

Government & States

5 one-liners

International & Agreements

1 one-liners

Economy & Banking

4 one-liners

Science, Defence & Environment

8 one-liners

Sports, Days & Culture

2 one-liners

Government & States

5 one-liners

Policy · laws · schemes · states.

National

• 15 Oct — PM Modi virtually inaugurated projects worth about Rs 3,350 crore in Ladakh, including the new terminal at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh and the 298 km Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road.
• 15 Oct — The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved the Bhavantar Yojana for soybean (kharif 2026): farmers register on the e-Uparjan portal by 17 October and receive the gap between MSP and sale price by DBT for sales from 22 October to 15 January 2027.
• 15 Oct — The MP Cabinet approved ₹241.88 crore for student transport to 94 Sandipani schools, raising the yearly transport rate per student from ₹10,000 to ₹21,000, with a 5% annual increase.
• 15 Oct — On 15 October 2026 the Supreme Court upheld the Madras High Court ruling that set aside the 9 March 2024 Tamil Nadu order giving Backward Class Muslim status to converts.
• 15 Oct — Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma released the October instalment of the Nijut Moina and Nijut Babu student stipend schemes, Rs 58.59 crore for about 5.42 lakh students, to be extended to four more universities.

International & Agreements

1 one-liners

World · summits · MoUs · exercises.

Summits, Agreements & Exercises

• 15 Oct — Under PM-SETU, the Skill Ministry signed an agreement with AM/NS India and the Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh governments to upgrade nine ITIs. The Surat cluster will upgrade five ITIs at Rs 240 crore.

Economy & Banking

4 one-liners

RBI · markets · trade · reports.

Economy & Banking

• 15 Oct — The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet created the state-owned Jabalpur-Indore Economic Corridor Development Company Ltd with ₹100 crore initial capital to plan land and infrastructure for industrial, food-processing, logistics and IT parks.
• 15 Oct — Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the Rs 140.95 crore Mega Leather, Footwear and Accessories Cluster at Mahwal, Muzaffarpur. An MoU was signed with the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI).
• 15 Oct — Chief Minister Vijay laid the foundation of the Chennai ring main at Sholinganallur. The Rs 3,108.55 crore project, with Asian Development Bank help, links nine water sources through 91.2 km of pipelines.
• 15 Oct — Telangana's peak power demand touched a record 20,003 MW on 15 October 2026, against 18,548 MW in the last financial year; Greater Hyderabad peaked at 4,220 MW.

Science, Defence & Environment

8 one-liners

Space · tech · forces · ecology.

Science & Technology

• 15 Oct — The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet cleared ₹1,697.62 crore for the National Ayush Mission and ₹3,535 crore for Ayush colleges and hospitals, as part of about ₹27,050 crore of proposals approved on 15 October.
• 15 Oct — The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune hosted the APARC Early Career Researcher Workshop 2026, a curtain-raiser for the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2026).

Defence & Security

• 15 Oct — The Defence Ministry signed contracts worth Rs 4,106 crore: Rs 2,563 crore with NSIL for the GSAT-7C communication satellite for the IAF and Rs 1,543 crore with BDL for Varunastra heavy torpedoes for the Navy.

Environment & Ecology

• 15 Oct — Asiatic lions have returned to Barda Wildlife Sanctuary after about 144 years, with an estimated 17 lions (six adults and 11 cubs). Barda lies in Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, was notified in 1979, and covers 192.31 sq km.
• 15 Oct — The northeast monsoon set in over Tamil Nadu about five days before its normal date of 20 October. The southwest monsoon had ended with a 20% rainfall deficit in the state.
• 15 Oct — Researchers described a new damselfly species, Dysphaea assamensis, from Karbi Anglong; it was earlier mistaken for the Sapphire Torrent Dart (Dysphaea walli), based on five male specimens.
• 15 Oct — The Assam Forest Department launched the Nameri Wild Classroom at Nameri Tiger Reserve (Sonitpur) for students of Class 8 and above, with birdwatching, forest walks and rafting on the Jia-Bharali river.
• 15 Oct — Among the Ladakh projects opened by the PM on 15 October were India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park at Sindhu Ghat, Leh, the 9 MW Hanu small hydro project and Project Him Sarovar covering 40 water bodies in 40 villages.

Sports, Days & Culture

2 one-liners

Results · important days · heritage.

Important Days

• 15 Oct — World Students' Day is observed on 15 October on the birth anniversary of Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. In 2026 it was his 95th birth anniversary.
• 15 Oct — International Day of Rural Women on 15 October 2026 had the theme "Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature". The UN designated the day in 2007.

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The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved the _____ (kharif 2026): farmers register on the e-Uparjan portal by 17 October and receive the gap between MSP and sale price by DBT for sales from 22 October to 15 January 2027.

Bhavantar Yojana for soybean

Chief Minister _____ inaugurated the Rs 140.95 crore Mega Leather, Footwear and Accessories Cluster at Mahwal, Muzaffarpur. An MoU was signed with the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI).

Samrat Choudhary

Asiatic lions have returned to _____ after about 144 years, with an estimated 17 lions (six adults and 11 cubs). Barda lies in Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, was notified in 1979, and covers 192.31 sq km.

Barda Wildlife Sanctuary

Chief Minister Vijay laid the foundation of the _____ at Sholinganallur. The Rs 3,108.55 crore project, with Asian Development Bank help, links nine water sources through 91.2 km of pipelines.

Chennai ring main

The _____ set in over Tamil Nadu about five days before its normal date of 20 October. The southwest monsoon had ended with a 20% rainfall deficit in the state.

northeast monsoon

PM Modi virtually inaugurated projects worth about _____ in Ladakh, including the new terminal at Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh and the 298 km Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road.

Rs 3,350 crore

The Defence Ministry signed contracts worth _____: Rs 2,563 crore with NSIL for the GSAT-7C communication satellite for the IAF and Rs 1,543 crore with BDL for Varunastra heavy torpedoes for the Navy.

Rs 4,106 crore

_____ is observed on 15 October on the birth anniversary of Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. In 2026 it was his 95th birth anniversary.

World Students' Day

_____ on 15 October 2026 had the theme "Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature". The UN designated the day in 2007.

International Day of Rural Women

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet created the state-owned Jabalpur-Indore Economic Corridor Development Company Ltd_____₹100 crore initial capital to plan land and infrastructure for industrial, food-processing, logistics and IT parks.

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1. Asiatic lions have returned after about 144 years to which sanctuary of Gujarat?

   1. Barda Wildlife Sanctuary
   2. Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary
   3. Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary
   4. Paniya Wildlife Sanctuary
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   Answer: Barda Wildlife Sanctuary — Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, in Porbandar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts, now has an estimated 17 lions.

2. The Mega Leather, Footwear and Accessories Cluster inaugurated by the Bihar Chief Minister in October 2026 is at which place?

   1. Mahwal, Muzaffarpur
   2. Hajipur, Vaishali
   3. Bihta, Patna
   4. Motihari, East Champaran
   Show answer

   Answer: Mahwal, Muzaffarpur — The Rs 140.95 crore cluster is in the Mahwal Industrial Area of Muzaffarpur district.

3. The Chennai ring main project costing Rs 3,108.55 crore is assisted by which institution?

   1. World Bank
   2. Asian Development Bank
   3. JICA
   4. New Development Bank
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   Answer: Asian Development Bank — It links nine water sources through a closed loop of pipelines.

4. The Madhya Pradesh Bhavantar Yojana of October 2026 gives price support to farmers of which crop?

   1. Wheat
   2. Gram
   3. Maize
   4. Soybean
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   Answer: Soybean — Soybean farmers receive the difference between MSP and sale price by DBT for kharif 2026.

5. The Chief Minister Higher Education Skill Enhancement Scheme-2026 of Uttarakhand covers about how many students?

   1. 59,000
   2. 1.19 lakh
   3. 2.5 lakh
   4. 5 lakh
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   Answer: 1.19 lakh — The scheme covers about 1.19 lakh students and will cost about Rs 200 crore over five years.

6. India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park, opened in October 2026, is at which place?

   1. Hanle
   2. Hemis, Leh
   3. Kargil town
   4. Sindhu Ghat, Leh
   Show answer

   Answer: Sindhu Ghat, Leh — It protects prehistoric rock art at Sindhu Ghat, Leh, and was among the projects dedicated on 15 October.

7. What was the initial capital of the Jabalpur-Indore Economic Corridor Development Company approved by the MP Cabinet?

   1. ₹100 crore
   2. ₹500 crore
   3. ₹1,000 crore
   4. ₹50 crore
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   Answer: ₹100 crore — The wholly state-owned company has ₹100 crore of initial paid-up capital.

8. How many crore families does the Bihar MSME Policy 2026 aim to connect with entrepreneurship over five years?

   1. One crore
   2. Two crore
   3. Five lakh
   4. Ten lakh
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   Answer: One crore — Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary launched the policy to link one crore families with entrepreneurship.

9. What was Telangana's record peak power demand on 15 October 2026?

   1. 18,548 MW
   2. 21,724 MW
   3. 17,000 MW
   4. 20,003 MW
   Show answer

   Answer: 20,003 MW — It was 1,455 MW above the last financial year's peak.

10. The Ram Jalsetu Link Project, discussed at the Shekhawati Heritage and Development Summit in October 2026, belongs to which state?

    1. Haryana
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Gujarat
    4. Punjab
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    Answer: Rajasthan — Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma said about Rs 41,000 crore of works under the roughly Rs 1 lakh crore Ram Jalsetu Link Project have already started.