Current Affairs — 21 October 2026

🏅 Athletics 📍 Japan Important

Asian Para Games 2026: 21 October ko Simran (100m T12), Dilip Gavit (100m T47), Sachin Khilari, Praveen Kumar aur Ayush Verma ne gold jeeta

21 October 2026 ko Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games mein Bharat ne Simran (women's 100m T12, Games record), Dilip Gavit (men's 100m T47), Sachin Khilari (shot put F46), Praveen Kumar (high jump T64, Games record) aur Ayush Verma (shot put F53) ke zariye athletics gold jeete.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

Police Commemoration Day (21 October): Amit Shah ne National Police Memorial par shraddhanjali di, 'Fight against Drugs' motorcycle rally ko hari jhandi dikhayi

21 October 2026 ko Police Commemoration Day par Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne New Delhi ke National Police Memorial par shraddhanjali di, deshvyapi 'Fight against Drugs' motorcycle rally ko hari jhandi dikhayi aur 31 December 2029 tak drug-free India ka lakshya rakha.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 World Important

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026 'The Point of Return': 1.5°C paar hona ab tay; wapas aane ke liye 2030 tak 18% katauti zaroori

UN Environment Programme ki Emissions Gap Report 2026 'The Point of Return', jo 21 October 2026 ko Nairobi mein jaari hui, kehti hai ki global warming 1.5°C se upar jayegi aur peak warming 1.7-1.8°C tak rokkar 2100 tak 1.5°C par lautne ke liye emissions mein (2025 ke muqable) 2030 tak 18%, 2035 tak 45% aur 2040 tak 69% kami zaroori hai.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Ladakh Important

Ladakh mein 21 November 2026 ko panchayat chunav, UT banne ke baad pehli baar; LAHDC Kargil bhang, aath hill councils ke liye 100 seats notify

21 October 2026 ko Ladakh ke State Election Commission ne 21 November 2026 ko panchayat chunav ki ghoshna ki, jo Ladakh ke UT banne ke baad pehle hain; saath hi administration ne LAHDC Kargil ko bhang karke aath hill councils ke liye 100 constituencies notify kiye.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

RBI ne MPC meeting ke minutes jaari kiye: sabhi chhah members ne repo rate 25 bps badhakar 5.50% karne ka samarthan kiya; do ne neutral stance rakhne ka paksh liya

RBI dwara 21 October 2026 ko jaari 63rd Monetary Policy Committee meeting (5-7 October 2026) ke minutes ke anusaar sabhi chhah members ne repo rate 25 bps badhakar 5.50% karne ke paksh mein vote diya, jabki Dr Nagesh Kumar aur Prof. Ram Singh stance neutral rakhna chahte the.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

Raksha Mantralaya ne Army ke liye Improved Low Level Light Weight Radar (LLLR-I) ke liye BEL ke saath ₹770 crore ka contract kiya

21 October 2026 ko Ministry of Defence ne Indian Army ke liye Improved Low Level Light Weight Radar (LLLR-I) kharidne ke liye Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) ke saath lagbhag ₹770 crore ka contract sign kiya.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

SIMBEX-2026: Visakhapatnam mein 33rd Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise shuru

Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-2026) ka 33rd edition 21 October 2026 ko Visakhapatnam mein shuru hua aur 26 October tak chalega; ismein Republic of Singapore Navy ka ship RSS Supreme hissa le raha hai.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Delhi Important

Bharat ne Bharat Mandapam mein 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference host kiya, Global South mein pehli baar

21 October 2026 ko Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan aur Pralhad Joshi ne New Delhi ke Bharat Mandapam mein teen din ki 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference ka joint udghatan kiya; yeh conference pehli baar Global South mein ho rahi hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

Eight Core Industries ka index September 2026 mein 7.9% badha; iron ore 18.4% ke saath sabse aage

21 October 2026 ko jaari data ke anusaar Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23) September 2026 mein year-on-year 7.9% (provisional) badha, jo August 2026 ke 5.9% se zyada hai; sabse zyada growth iron ore (18.4%) mein rahi.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Delhi Important

Rashtrapati Murmu ne 65th National Exhibition of Art aur 3rd Print Biennale India 2026 ke Lalit Kala Akademi awards diye

21 October 2026 ko Rashtrapati Droupadi Murmu ne New Delhi mein 65th National Exhibition of Art ke 20 kalakaron ko Lalit Kala Akademi awards diye aur 3rd Print Biennale India 2026 ke winners ko sammanit kiya.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ka AQI 'Poor' hone par CAQM ne poore Delhi-NCR mein GRAP ka Stage-I laagu kiya

21 October 2026 ko Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) ne Delhi ka average AQI 244-245 ('Poor') hone ke baad poore NCR mein Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) ke Stage-I ke sabhi 25 action points laagu kiye.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Chhattisgarh

Pehli Chhattisgarh Hockey League Raipur mein chhah franchises aur 132 players ke saath shuru

Pehli Chhattisgarh Hockey League 21 October 2026 ko Raipur ke Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium mein chhah franchise teams aur 132 players ke saath shuru hui; season 1 November 2026 tak chalega.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Tamil Nadu

Aitihasik Sengol banane mein yogdaan dene wale Chennai ke jeweller Vummidi Ethiraj ka 99 saal ki umr mein nidhan

1947 mein Jawaharlal Nehru ko bhent kiye gaye aur 2023 mein naye Parliament building mein sthapit Sengol ko banane mein yogdaan dene wale Chennai ke jeweller Vummidi Ethiraj ka 21 October 2026 ko Chennai mein 99 saal ki umr mein nidhan ho gaya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

New Delhi mein Army Commanders' Conference shuru (21-23 October 2026); Land Warfare Doctrine jaari hoga

Indian Army ka apex-level biannual forum Army Commanders' Conference 21 October 2026 ko New Delhi mein shuru hua aur 23 October tak chalega; ismein Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh Land Warfare Doctrine jaari karenge.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

Raman Research Institute ki study: X-ray pulsar Centaurus X-3 accretion disk se matter kheenchta hai, jo high-mass binaries mein durlabh hai

21 October 2026 ki DST release ke anusaar Kinjal Roy ke netritva mein Raman Research Institute (RRI) ke vaigyanikon ne paya ki chamkeela X-ray pulsar Centaurus X-3 accretion disk ke zariye matter kheenchta hai, jo high-mass X-ray binaries mein durlabh hai.

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