Current Affairs — 31 October 2026

📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Must know

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2026: PM Modi Ekta Nagar mein Sardar Patel ki 151st jayanti samaroh mein shamil

31 October 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ki 151st jayanti par Ekta Nagar, Gujarat mein Rashtriya Ekta Diwas samaroh mein hissa liya, jisme police aur security forces ko samarpit National Unity Parade hui.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Must know

Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit ne 29th Chief of the Air Staff ka padbhaar sambhala, AP Singh ki jagah li

31 October 2026 ko Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit ne Indian Air Force ke 29th Chief of the Air Staff ka padbhaar sambhala; unhone 42 saal ki seva ke baad retire hue Air Chief Marshal AP Singh ki jagah li.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Must know

Kendra ne rajyon ko ₹1,09,019 crore ki additional tax devolution kist jaari ki; Uttar Pradesh ko sabse zyada

31 October 2026 ko Kendra sarkar ne festive season se pehle rajyon ko ₹1,09,019 crore ki additional tax devolution kist jaari ki, jo is financial year ki doosri additional kist hai; Uttar Pradesh ko sabse zyada ₹19,208 crore mile.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 India Must know

Pehla BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise 30 October se 3 November 2026 tak

Raksha Mantralaya ne 31 October 2026 ko bataya ki Bay of Bengal mein maritime security badhane ke liye BIMSTEC ke saaton sadasyon ko saath laane wala pehla BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise 30 October se 3 November 2026 tak ho raha hai.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi mein October ka average AQI 166, aath saal mein sabse kam

31 October 2026 ko Environment Ministry ne bataya ki October 2026 mein Delhi ka average AQI 166 raha, jo aath saal mein October ka sabse kam hai; October 2025 mein yeh 223 tha.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak 2026 se 490 police aur security karmi sammanit

31 October 2026 ko Grih Mantralaya ne States, UTs, CAPFs aur CPOs ke 490 karmiyon ko saal 2026 ke Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak ki ghoshna ki.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Cotton import par customs duty chhoot do mahine badhkar 31 December 2026 tak

31 October 2026 ko Ministry of Textiles ne bataya ki 31 October ko khatam hone wali cotton import par customs duty chhoot Notification No. 35/2026-Customs ke zariye do mahine badhakar 31 December 2026 tak kar di gayi hai.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Gujarat Important

Pehli Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship mein India ne men's aur women's dono title jeete

31 October 2026 ko Ahmedabad mein pehli Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship mein India ne dono title jeete; final mein women ne Uganda ko 35-15 aur men ne Sri Lanka ko 54-20 se haraya.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Maharashtra Important

Rashtrapati Droupadi Murmu Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Maha Kumbh ke Dhwajarohan samaroh mein shamil

31 October 2026 ko Rashtrapati Droupadi Murmu Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Maha Kumbh 2027 se pehle Nashik, Maharashtra mein Simhastha Maha Kumbh ke Dhwaj Stambh Pujan, Dhwaja Pujan aur Dhwajarohan samaroh mein shamil hui.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Mizoram Important

Mizoram ko PMGSY-IV ke tahat ₹710.40 crore ki 509.54 km ki 45 nayi road works

31 October 2026 ko Rural Development Ministry ne bataya ki PMGSY-IV Batch-1 (FY 2026-27) ke tahat Mizoram ke liye ₹710.40 crore ki 45 road works (509.54 km) approve ki gayi hain, jisse 48 habitations ko pehli baar all-weather road milegi.

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