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Current Affairs — 19 October 2026

Roz ki news — apne exam, rajya aur topic ke hisaab se. Har news me short summary, key facts aur MCQs.

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14 news · 32 MCQs

Mon, 19 Oct 2026

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

India–New Zealand FTA 20 October 2026 se lagu hoga; sabhi Bharatiya goods ko duty-free access, New Zealand USD 20 billion investment facilitate karega

19 October 2026 ko Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal aur New Zealand ke Trade Minister Todd McClay ne announce kiya ki 27 April 2026 ko sign hua India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) 20 October 2026 (Vijay Dashmi) se lagu hoga.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 5 MCQs
🌐 International Organisations 📍 Delhi Important

Bharat pehli baar 26-28 October 2026 ko New Delhi mein International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) ki 61st meeting host karega

19 October 2026 ko Department of Consumer Affairs ne bataya ki Bharat OIML ke saath pehli baar 26 se 28 October 2026 tak New Delhi mein International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) ki 61st meeting host karega.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

DFS 21 October se 31 December 2026 tak 2.70 lakh Gram Panchayats aur ULBs mein Financial Inclusion saturation campaign chalayega

19 October 2026 ko Department of Financial Services ne 2.70 lakh Gram Panchayats aur Urban Local Bodies mein Financial Inclusion schemes (PMJDY, PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY) ke saturation ke liye 21 October se 31 December 2026 tak nationwide campaign ki ghoshna ki.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🏅 Other Sports 📍 Japan Important

Asian Para Games 2026: women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 mein Mona Agarwal ne Games record ke saath gold, Avani Lekhara ne silver jeeta

19 October 2026 ko Aichi-Nagoya mein Asian Para Games 2026 mein Bharat ke opening day par Mona Agarwal ne naye Asian Para Games Record ke saath gold aur Avani Lekhara ne Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event mein silver jeeta.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🏅 Athletics 📍 Japan Important

Asian Para Games 2026: Nishad Kumar (long jump T47), Rinku Hooda (javelin F46, 65.11 m) aur Soumya (1500m T12/13) ne Bharat ke liye gold jeeta

19 October 2026 ko Asian Para Games 2026 mein Nishad Kumar (Men's Long Jump T47), Rinku Hooda (Men's Javelin Throw F46, 65.11 m) aur Soumya (Women's 1500m T12/13) ne Bharat ke liye gold medals jeete.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

Bharat ne Baghdad mein paarit OIC Council of Foreign Ministers ke resolutions mein anti-India references ko khaarij kiya

19 October 2026 ko Ministry of External Affairs ne 17-18 October 2026 ko Baghdad, Iraq mein hui OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting ke resolutions mein Bharat ke references ko 'malicious, biased and false' aur Pakistan dwara orchestrated batakar khaarij kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Kerala Important

AUSTRAHIND 2026: India-Australia ka 5th joint military exercise Thiruvananthapuram mein shuru (19 October-1 November 2026)

India-Australia Joint Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 ka 5th edition 19 October 2026 ko Foreign Training Node, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala mein shuru hua, jo 1 November 2026 tak chalega.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

India aur Saudi Arabia ne bilateral Electrical Interconnection initiative ki progress review ki

19 October 2026 ko Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal aur Saudi Assistant Minister of Energy for Electricity Affairs Nasser Al-Qahtani ne virtual meeting mein India–Saudi Arabia Electrical Interconnection initiative ki progress review ki.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi

Swavlamban 2026: Indian Navy ka 5th Naval Innovation and Indigenisation seminar 26-27 October ko Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi mein

19 October 2026 ko Vice Chief of the Naval Staff VAdm Ajay Kochhar ne Swavlamban 2026 ke curtain raiser ki adhyakshata ki; Indian Navy ke Naval Innovation and Indigenisation seminar ka yeh 5th edition 26-27 October 2026 ko Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi mein hoga.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh coldwater fisheries cluster ka review; Uttarakhand Nepal ko trout export karne aur ITBP ko supply karne wala pehla Himalayan state

19 October 2026 ko Fisheries Secretary Dr Abhilaksh Likhi ne Pithoragarh Coldwater Fisheries Cluster ka review kiya; Department of Fisheries ke anusaar Uttarakhand Nepal ko trout export karne wala pehla Himalayan state aur ITBP ko trout supply karne wala pehla state hai.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne upgraded Agri Welfare Portal launch kiya, PM-KISAN, AgriStack aur PMFBY ke liye single-window

19 October 2026 ko Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne upgraded Agri Welfare Portal launch kiya, jo kisanon ke liye PM-KISAN, AgriStack aur PMFBY jaisi schemes tak pahunch ka mobile-friendly single-window gateway hai.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🏅 Cricket 📍 Mizoram

Mizoram ke Chinmay Sutar ne Nagaland ke khilaaf 400* banaye, first-class quadruple century lagane wale doosre Bharatiya

19 October 2026 ko Mizoram ke batter Chinmay Sutar ne Ranji Trophy Plate Division mein Sovima mein Nagaland ke khilaaf 517 balls par naabad 400 banaye aur BB Nimbalkar (443*, 1948-49) ke baad first-class innings mein 400 banane wale sirf doosre Bharatiya bane.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

CCPA ne explosive substances ki online sale par action liya; 7 platforms se 3,940 sellers delist hue

19 October 2026 ko Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) ne bataya ki uske intervention ke baad Ammonium Nitrate, Picric Acid aur PETN jaise regulated explosives list karne wale 3,940 sellers ko saat online platforms se delist kar diya gaya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs
🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India

Pumped storage hydropower: Bharat mein 10 projects mein 7.43 GW operational; CEA ke anusaar 2031-32 tak 73.93 GW storage ki zaroorat

19 October 2026 ke PIB backgrounder ke anusaar Bharat mein 10 projects mein 7.43 GW pumped storage capacity operational hai (August 2026), jabki CEA ne 2031-32 tak 73.93 GW storage ka anumaan lagaya hai, jismein 26.69 GW pumped storage se hoga.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs