Headlines of the Day 12-October-2026

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Prime Minister extends greetings on the occasion of MahalayaPIBGS1/Culture
LAUNCH OF NEXT GENERATION OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL (YARD 3040, SHREYAS) AT M/s GRSE, KOLKATAPIBGS3/Defence
Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026PIB; AIRGS3/Defence
Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)PIBGS2/ Government Initiatives
Prime Minister pays tribute to Maharaja Agrasen jiPIBGS1/History and Culture
Prime Minister remembers Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary, highlights his ideals of good governancePIBGS1/History
Prime Minister pays homage to Nanaji Deshmukh on his birth anniversary, highlights his contribution to rural developmentPIBGS1/History
INDIAN NAVAL SHIP SAHYADRI ARRIVES AT VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA, FOR BILATERAL EXERCISE INDRA-2026PIBGS3/Defence
Supreme Court bars illegal detention as lawyers cite EmergencyTH (Page 1); IE (Page 1)GS2/ Polity and Governance
Musk can’t push India on Starlink:House panel chiefTH (Page 1)GS2/ Governance
Central drought assessmentteam meets Maharashtra CMTH (Page 2)GS2/ Governance
Mizoram to count refugeesseparately during CensusTH (Page 6)
GS2/ Governance
Manipur groups callshutdown over 1949merger with IndiaTH (Page 6)GS2/ Polity and Governance
TRISHNA satellite is in advanced stage of realisation, says ISRO officialTH (Page 6)GS3/Space
Changing the guard, confronting the democratic crisisTH (Page 8)GS2/ Polity and Governance
The gaps in the implementation of the RTI ActTH (Page 9)
GS2/ Polity and Governance
Why UAPA demands urgent reformTH (Page 10)GS2/ Polity and Governance
Why is Norway considering a temporary smart glasses ban?TH (Page 11)
GS2/ Governance; GS3/Science
Russia and Ukraine agreeto ‘energy ceasefire’: TrumpTH (Page 14)GS2/IR
India has acknowledged Katchatheevubelongs to Sri Lanka, says DissanayakeTH (Page 14)
GS2/IR
Pak. declares emergency in KhyberPakhtunkhwa, suspending its govt.TH (Page 14); IE (Page 12)GS2/IR
Seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Kerala Assembly to move resolution todayIE (Page 5)GS2/ Polity and Governance
The AI challenge: How to maximise economic impact, spread gains evenlyIE (Page 8)
GS2/ Governance; GS3/Science
America, Israel and an unsettled question: Can war win elections?IE (Page 8)GS2/IR
The next farm revolution must aim at significantly raising farmers’ incomesIE (Page 9)
GS3/Economy
Regional imbalance, different yardsticks: Controversy over J&K’s EWS certificatesIE (Page 11)GS2/ Governance
Trump’s shock Russian diesel deal: One rule for India, another for the USIE (Page 11)GS2/IR
OrangutansIE (Page 12)
GS3/Environment
How RBI is borrowing from China playbook to defend rupeeIE (Page 13)GS3/Economy
 

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