UPSC Current Affairs 22 October 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

  • How exposed is India to foreign tech?
  • Why sensitive legal language matters
  • Unlocking agri-potential of FRA lands
  • The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in dire straits
  • The struggle to preserve a fair international law
  • Peace for progress
  • Bitter and sweet
  • Drug prices: overcharging claims of ₹8,447 crore remain unpaid
  • How illness, stigma, and social realities find a place in Tamil literature
  • 50 years ago: Massive march in Peking to back Hua’s leadership
  • 100 years ago: England-Australia sea route

National

  • HC rules in favour of former Speaker in land acquisition case
  • Centre inks ₹770-crore pact with BEL for low-level radars
  • SC extends date to publish final list of candidates in the fray for A.P. civic polls
  • SEC halts election process in 100 civic bodies
  • Supreme Court judgment opens up debate on religion-neutrality of OBC classification

Business

  • RBI MPC highlights widening inflationary pressure in economy

Science

  • The whales never stopped coming to Gujarat’s beaches, the watchers did