UPSC Current Affairs 21 October 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

  • Moves by the North of England to unlock India trade
  • How conversion affects reservation
  • On paddy field conservation in Keralam
  • The RSS at 101, between change and continuity
  • Unknown gaps
  • Fall of the centre
  • The impact of U.S.’s crackdown on skilled migrant labour
  • The ECI’s unfinished lessons
  • Can India turn retrofitment into the next mobility revolution?
  • 50 years ago: Electronic device to aid executives
  • 100 years ago: Indian railways

National

  • Terror ecosystem must be dismantled, Rajnath tells SCO
  • Centre’s plan for Ladakh gives L-G final authority over laws
  • Report flags feature to centrally control access on ECINET
  • Aditya-L1 mission offers new insights into the direction of solar eruptions
  • China announces export curbs on critical machinery
  • CPI(M) flags concern over Census Rules in a letter to President

Business

  • India-New Zealand free trade agreement takes effect

Regional

  • T.N. sanctions scheme for additional 25 days of work