🗞️ Monthly Compilation
Every exam-relevant update from October 2026 in one place — 17 facts across 5 days. Perfect for last-mile revision before SSC, Banking, Railways & UPSC.
The Meghalaya Identification, Registration (Safety & Security) of Migrant Workers Act & Rules 2020 requires every migrant worker in the state to register and obtain a registration card; contractors and employers must ensure compliance.
📌 Static GK: It complements the central Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979 which regulates migrant workers moving across states.
The Nifty 50 closed at 22,620.45 on 30 September 2026, down 6.1% for the month. For the year 2026, the index is nearly 13% lower, while the Sensex is down around 15% YTD.
📌 Static GK: Nifty 50 is the benchmark index of the National Stock Exchange, comprising 50 stocks with a base year of 1995 and base value of 1000.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay marked the expansion of Vettri Payanam, a free bus travel scheme for women, at Koyambedu Bus Terminus in Chennai.
📌 Static GK: Vettri Payanam is a Tamil Nadu government scheme; Koyambedu is a major bus terminus in Chennai.
Saffron cultivation has begun in Leh, Ladakh, as part of an agricultural diversification effort supported by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.
📌 Static GK: Ladakh is a Union Territory; saffron is a high-value cash crop.
HSBC appointed Paras Jain, who joined from Cantor Fitzgerald, as global head of its technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) banking sector, effective November.
📌 Static GK: TMT stands for technology, media and telecommunications; HSBC is a global bank.
Shashi Tharoor and Charanjit Singh Channi retained key committee posts in the 2026 parliamentary panel reshuffle. Sudhanshu Trivedi, Tiruchi Siva and Radha Mohan Singh were given new roles.
📌 Static GK: Parliamentary committees are formed by the Houses of Parliament to examine bills, policies and government accounts.
The RBI is expected to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% at its next policy review as inflation stays above the 4% target. It has kept rates unchanged so far in 2026 after raising them by 125 basis points in 2025.
📌 Static GK: The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee sets the repo rate, and the medium-term inflation target is 4%.
The National Supercomputing Mission, launched in 2015, now has 40 supercomputers delivering 68 petaflops as of September 2026. It supports high-performance computing for weather, climate, health and disaster applications.
📌 Static GK: NSM is a national HPC mission; PARAM 8000 was an early Indian supercomputer.
Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will flag off the first international cargo voyage from Dibrugarh to Pangaon Port, Dhaka, on 5 October 2026. The cargo will carry methanol produced by Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited via National Waterway-2 and the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route.
📌 Static GK: National Waterway-2 is the Brahmaputra river route; Dibrugarh is in Assam.
Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over the first instalment of 3 lakh houses worth ₹3,600 crore to Andhra Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin 2.0. He also laid the foundation for a 177-house pilot project using 3D concrete printing at a cost of ₹14 crore.
📌 Static GK: PMAY-Gramin is a central rural housing scheme; Andhra Pradesh is a southern state.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will hold Chintan Shivir 2026 on 5-6 October 2026 at Ekta Nagar in Narmada district, Gujarat. It will bring together Centre, State and implementing-agency officials to discuss highway infrastructure.
📌 Static GK: MoRTH handles national highways; state PWDs manage state roads.
The 17th Pension Adalat will be held at IIPA, New Delhi, on 5 October 2026 and chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh. It is a grievance-redressal mechanism for Central Government pensioners run by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare.
📌 Static GK: Pension Adalat was started by DoPPW in 2017 to resolve long-pending pension grievances.
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released two male Great Indian Bustards into the wild at Sam in Desert National Park, Jaisalmer. The species is critically endangered.
📌 Static GK: Desert National Park is in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan; Great Indian Bustard is a critically endangered bird.
Antim Panghal won the silver medal in the Women's 53 kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the Asian Games. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated her.
📌 Static GK: Wrestling is governed in India by the Wrestling Federation of India; Asian Games are held every four years.
Aditi Ashok, Pranavi Sharath Urs and Diksha Dagar won the silver medal in the Women's Team Golf event at Asian Games 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the trio.
📌 Static GK: Golf is governed in India by the Golf Federation of India; team golf uses a combined score.
The 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention will be held in Kolkata from 7 to 9 January 2027, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs with the West Bengal government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate it and President Droupadi Murmu will confer diaspora awards.
📌 Static GK: MEA is the central ministry for external affairs; West Bengal government is co-organising the event.
HDFC Bank has appointed Anup Bagchi as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. The appointment is being tracked ahead of the 5 October trading session.
📌 Static GK: HDFC Bank is a private sector bank; the MD and CEO is its chief executive.