Delhi Current Affairs Today — Full notes
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Delhi Current Affairs Today — 19 Oct – 25 October 2026
At a glance
the top events
The most important events of this page, and how many news items each topic holds.
Latest: Nothing new for today yet. The newest news is from 25 Oct; this page fills up through the day.
Top events
Latest · 25 Oct
- 25 Oct — Average daily ridership on the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat (RRTS) corridor rose 98.8% in one year, from 47,745 in July 2025 to 94,936 in July 2026, and crossed 1 lakh in September; total journeys passed 45 million.
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 19 Oct – 24 Oct
- 24 Oct — The Delhi High Court rejected a review petition against the government's decision to give students cash instead of school uniforms, saying courts do not interfere with a policy unless it is extremely arbitrary.
- 24 Oct — Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced a 'No PUC, No Fuel' policy to curb winter pollution. Delhi's Winter Action Plan may also bar certain vehicles from 1 November 2026.
- 24 Oct — Delhi's Excise Department now requires a P-10 temporary permit, costing Rs 15,000 per event, to serve liquor at weddings and parties in banquet halls and farmhouses. Registration camps run from 27 October to 16 November.
- 24 Oct — Delhi began a door-to-door survey of old-age pension beneficiaries by a third-party agency, due in three months; the pension is ₹2,000 a month at 60-69 years and ₹2,500 at 70+, for about 4.36 lakh people, and nearly 20% may be excluded.
- 24 Oct — At the 11th stakeholder meeting on Master Plan for Delhi 2047, the DDA proposed expanding the Delhi Metro from 416 km to 695 km, adding about 200 km of cycle tracks and growing Namo Bharat from 82 km to 383 km.
- 21 Oct — The Commission for Air Quality Management enforced GRAP Stage 1 in Delhi-NCR on 21 October 2026 after Delhi's AQI rose to 244 from 179 a day earlier. Stage 1 applies when the AQI is between 201 and 300.
- 19 Oct — Delhi set up the Delhi Institute for Transformation and Innovation (DITI), modelled on NITI Aayog, to replace the Dialogue and Development Commission. The Chief Minister chairs its Governing Board and the Chief Secretary its Executive Committee.
News by topic
- Government & States
- 12 one-liners
- Economy & Banking
- 1 one-liners
- Science, Defence & Environment
- 2 one-liners
- Sports, Days & Culture
- 1 one-liners
Government & States
12 one-liners
Policy · laws · schemes · states.
National
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 19 Oct – 24 Oct
- 19 Oct — Delhi set up the Delhi Institute for Transformation and Innovation (DITI), modelled on NITI Aayog, to replace the Dialogue and Development Commission. The Chief Minister chairs its Governing Board and the Chief Secretary its Executive Committee.
- 22 Oct — Home Minister Amit Shah launched Yamuna rejuvenation projects worth Rs 8,941 crore for Delhi on 22 October (10 inaugurated, 33 new). The target is a clean Yamuna by May 2029, under a joint plan of Delhi, Haryana and UP.
- 23 Oct — The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against an SSC aspirant booked after a protest at Ramlila Maidan in August 2025, holding that taking part in a demonstration alone does not show common intention.
- 23 Oct — Delhi's 40th Flood Control Board meeting, chaired by minister Parvesh Verma, cleared works of Rs 622 crore, including a 4.7 km RCC wall along the Yamuna (Rs 99 crore) and three silt biomining projects (Rs 260 crore).
- 23 Oct — Delhi notified urban status for its last 48 villages under Section 507(a) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. Of Delhi's 357 villages, 309 were already urbanised.
- 23 Oct — Chief Minister Rekha Gupta released higher pay to about 4,000 MCD public health multi-tasking staff, based on Level 1 of the pay matrix (Rs 18,000) plus DA, under the principle of equal pay for equal work. The yearly cost is about Rs 52 crore.
- 23 Oct — Delhi's draft e-rickshaw rules propose a maximum of four passengers and a speed limit of 25 kmph, along with tighter norms for drivers, registration and safety.
- 24 Oct — At the 11th stakeholder meeting on Master Plan for Delhi 2047, the DDA proposed expanding the Delhi Metro from 416 km to 695 km, adding about 200 km of cycle tracks and growing Namo Bharat from 82 km to 383 km.
- 24 Oct — Delhi Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh distributed bicycles to girl students at Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Prahladpur, under the Delhi government's Vidya Vahini Yojana to ease the school commute.
- 24 Oct — Delhi began a door-to-door survey of old-age pension beneficiaries by a third-party agency, due in three months; the pension is ₹2,000 a month at 60-69 years and ₹2,500 at 70+, for about 4.36 lakh people, and nearly 20% may be excluded.
- 24 Oct — The Delhi High Court rejected a review petition against the government's decision to give students cash instead of school uniforms, saying courts do not interfere with a policy unless it is extremely arbitrary.
States & UTs
Latest · 25 Oct
- 25 Oct — Average daily ridership on the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat (RRTS) corridor rose 98.8% in one year, from 47,745 in July 2025 to 94,936 in July 2026, and crossed 1 lakh in September; total journeys passed 45 million.
Economy & Banking
1 one-liners
RBI · markets · trade · reports.
Economy & Banking
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 24 Oct
- 24 Oct — Delhi's Excise Department now requires a P-10 temporary permit, costing Rs 15,000 per event, to serve liquor at weddings and parties in banquet halls and farmhouses. Registration camps run from 27 October to 16 November.
Science, Defence & Environment
2 one-liners
Space · tech · forces · ecology.
Environment & Ecology
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 21 Oct – 24 Oct
- 21 Oct — The Commission for Air Quality Management enforced GRAP Stage 1 in Delhi-NCR on 21 October 2026 after Delhi's AQI rose to 244 from 179 a day earlier. Stage 1 applies when the AQI is between 201 and 300.
- 24 Oct — Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced a 'No PUC, No Fuel' policy to curb winter pollution. Delhi's Winter Action Plan may also bar certain vehicles from 1 November 2026.
Sports, Days & Culture
1 one-liners
Results · important days · heritage.
Sports
Earlier: Everything below is from earlier dates (before 25 Oct). The newest news is above this note.
Earlier · 23 Oct
- 23 Oct — Delhi Education and Sports Minister Ashish Sood inaugurated the 70th National School Games at Thyagraj Stadium. The games cover 14 sports, expect over 14,000 players and officials, and are organised by the School Games Federation of India.