Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A): Ladakh was declared India's first fully organic Union Territory in October 2026. Reason (R): Sikkim was declared India's first fully organic State in 2016.

Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A

Both A and R are true, and R explains A

The Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Act, 2026, implements a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Centre and the Nagaland Government with which organisation?

Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO)

Nagaland Public Service Commission

Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A): Silage, promoted under Maharashtra's 'Mission Murghas', keeps green fodder nutritious for use in the dry season. Reason (R): Silage is made by fermenting green fodder in airtight conditions, without oxygen.

Both A and R are true, and R explains A

Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A

Daily Current Affairs — 26 October 2026

26 October 2026 · 13 min read · TS Police Hub (Anvil Edtech)

NCB's 'Operation Trident' across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur — ₹100 crore hawala, 1,424 accounts frozen; President's assent to the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority Bill, 2026; Ladakh declared India's first fully organic Union Territory; India's best-ever 114 medals at the Asian Para Games 2026; RBI's Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute opened at Jatni, Odisha; Maharashtra's 'Mission Murghas' for fodder; in brief — World Development Report 2026 on AI, plus Emissions Gap and AEBS recaps. Followed by 10 practice questions.

1. Internal Security

NCB's 'Operation Trident' — Coordinated Strike on a Narco-Finance Network in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur

Why in news: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) launched 'Operation Trident' on 23 October 2026, with 38 multi-agency teams searching 38 locations at the same time across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur. Results were made public on 25 October 2026.

⭐ Exam importance: High — drug trafficking, the NDPS framework and the north-east border are core internal-security topics for police recruitment exams.

Key facts

Lead agency: Led by the NCB, working with Mizoram Police and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Focus: A money-trail operation: it targeted the finances of a syndicate moving methamphetamine and heroin from Myanmar into India — not just a drug-seizure drive.
Places searched: Aizawl, Champhai and Zokhawthar (Mizoram); Churachandpur (Manipur); and the Cachar transit route (Assam).
Money trail: About ₹100 crore of hawala transactions uncovered; 1,424 bank accounts frozen.
Other outcomes: 18 arrests; properties worth about ₹17.82 crore attached; about 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh cash recovered.
Policy link: Part of the Centre's 'zero tolerance against drugs' approach; officials linked it to the Vision Document on Narcotics Control (2026–2029).

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NCB: Set up in March 1986 under the NDPS Act, 1985; works under the Ministry of Home Affairs; headquarters New Delhi.
Two key laws: NDPS Act, 1985 (offences and punishments) and the PITNDPS Act, 1988 (preventive detention of traffickers).
Golden Triangle vs Golden Crescent: Golden Triangle = Myanmar, Laos, Thailand (threat to the north-east); Golden Crescent = Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan (threat to the north-west).
MANAS helpline: National narcotics helpline 1933 (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asoochna Kendra) for citizens to report drug activity.

2. Polity & Governance

President Gives Assent to the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill, 2026

Why in news: The President has given assent to the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill, 2026, passed by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Nagaland's Chief Minister announced the assent on 25 October 2026.

⭐ Exam importance: High — special provisions for states (Article 371A), autonomous bodies and the Sixth Schedule are frequent polity questions.

Key facts

Area covered: Six eastern districts — Tuensang, Mon, Longleng, Kiphire, Noklak and Shamator.
Origin: Implements the Memorandum of Agreement of 5 February 2026 signed by the Centre, the Nagaland Government and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO).
Assembly: The revised Bill was passed unanimously by the Nagaland Assembly on 3 September 2026.
Powers: Reported powers over 46 subjects such as school education, public health, agriculture and tourism.
Structure: 62 members — 40 directly elected (one-third reserved for women), 20 MLAs of the six districts as non-voting ex-officio members, and 2 nominated by the Governor.
Commencement: The Act takes effect from a date the State Government notifies in the Official Gazette; the notification was awaited.

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Article 371A: Special provisions for Nagaland, added by the 13th Constitutional Amendment (1962): no Act of Parliament on Naga religious or social practices, customary law or ownership of land applies unless the State Assembly agrees. The FNTA law keeps these safeguards.
Nagaland: Became India's 16th State on 1 December 1963; capital Kohima.
Sixth Schedule: Autonomous District Councils under the Sixth Schedule exist only in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram — Nagaland is not covered.
Inner Line Permit: Comes from the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873; it continues in Nagaland.

3. Agriculture & Environment

Ladakh Declared India's First Fully Organic Union Territory

Why in news: Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor, Vinai Kumar Saxena, declared Ladakh India's first 100% organic Union Territory on 25 October 2026, after a phased drive to end chemical fertilisers and pesticides in Leh and Kargil districts.

⭐ Exam importance: High — 'first organic State / UT' is a classic one-liner; pair it with Sikkim (2016) and the certification bodies.

Key facts

Declared by: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, on Sunday, 25 October 2026.
Fertiliser ban: In July 2026 the administration banned the procurement, sale and use of chemical and synthetic fertilisers for farming across the UT.
Village certification: On 27 July 2026, 102 more villages in Kargil, Dras, Zanskar and Sham got organic certification, taking the total to 207 certified villages.
Certification partner: A 2021 MoU tied Ladakh to the Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency (SSOCA); the original target of full certification by 2025 slipped.
Programme: Driven by Ladakh's Mission Organic Development Initiative, begun in 2020.

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Sikkim: India's first fully organic State, declared in January 2016 (Sikkim Organic Mission launched in 2010).
Two certification systems: NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production, 2001) — third-party certification run by APEDA under the Commerce Ministry, mainly for exports; PGS-India — group, farmer-led certification under the Agriculture Ministry for the domestic market.
Ladakh UT: Formed on 31 October 2019 under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019; a UT without a legislature; two districts originally — Leh and Kargil.

4. Sports

Asian Para Games 2026 Close — India's Best-Ever Haul of 114 Medals

Why in news: The 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi–Nagoya, Japan (18–24 October 2026), ended with India winning 114 medals — 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze — its best ever, and finishing fourth on the medal table. The Prime Minister congratulated the team on 25 October 2026.

⭐ Exam importance: High — medal tallies, rank, host city and record comparisons are standard sports questions.

Key facts

Tally: 114 medals (30 gold, 35 silver, 49 bronze); 4th place overall.
Record: Beats India's previous best of 111 medals at Hangzhou (2022 edition, held in October 2023); the second straight Games above 100 medals.
Top of the table: China first, hosts Japan second, Uzbekistan third.
Squad: 167 athletes (111 men, 56 women) in 11 sports; para-athletics gave the most medals.
Flag-bearers at closing: Nishad Kumar (high jump) and Mona Agarwal (shooting).

Asian Para Games — editions and hosts
Edition	Year	Host
1st	2010	Guangzhou, China
2nd	2014	Incheon, South Korea
3rd	2018	Jakarta, Indonesia
4th	2022 (held 2023)	Hangzhou, China
5th	2026	Aichi–Nagoya, Japan

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Organiser: Asian Paralympic Committee, headquartered in Dubai, UAE.
India's body: Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) selects and sends India's para-athletes.

5. Banking & Economy

RBI's Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute Inaugurated at Jatni, Odisha

Why in news: The Prime Minister inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India's new Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute at Info Valley-II, Jatni (Khordha district), near Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 25 October 2026.

⭐ Exam importance: Medium — RBI institutions, payment systems and cyber resilience appear in economy and cyber-crime sections.

Key facts

Cost and size: Built at about ₹170 crore (reported as ₹169–170 crore) on an 18.55-acre campus.
Role: RBI's second data centre after Navi Mumbai; it supports critical payment and settlement systems such as RTGS and NEFT and adds a geographically separate back-up.
Training institute: Training, research and capacity-building in cybersecurity, enterprise computing and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
Foundation stone: Laid on 22 March 2023 by the then RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
Present: Union Finance Minister, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and the Odisha Chief Minister.

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RBI: Set up on 1 April 1935 under the RBI Act, 1934 (Hilton Young Commission); nationalised on 1 January 1949; headquarters Mumbai.
RTGS vs NEFT: RTGS settles each transfer individually in real time (minimum ₹2 lakh); NEFT settles in half-hourly batches with no minimum. Both are run by RBI and work 24×7.
CERT-In: India's national nodal agency for cyber-security incidents, under the Ministry of Electronics and IT.

6. States

Maharashtra Launches 'Mission Murghas' to Tackle Drought-Time Fodder Shortage

Why in news: Maharashtra's Animal Husbandry Department launched 'Mission Murghas' (murghas is Marathi for silage) on 24 October 2026 to protect dairy cattle as the state faces drought in 305 talukas.

⭐ Exam importance: Medium — drought management and livestock schemes matter for Telangana too, which is also facing an El Niño drought this year.

Key facts

Coverage: 19 drought-hit districts of Marathwada and Vidarbha.
Subsidy: ₹3 per kg on commercially bought silage, worked out at 5 kg per animal per day for 90 days, paid by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Funds: An extra ₹76.41 crore for fodder cultivation and silage-making infrastructure.
Wider plan: Follows the state's Fodder Development Policy (29 September 2026), which aims to add about 3.31 lakh hectares under fodder in five years.

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Silage: Green fodder (maize, fodder sorghum, Napier grass) stored airtight so that it ferments without oxygen (anaerobic fermentation); it keeps more nutrients than dry hay.
Fodder research: ICAR–Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI) is at Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
Central scheme: The National Livestock Mission (2014–15) has a sub-mission for feed and fodder development.

7. Reports — In Brief

In Brief: World Development Report 2026 on AI; Emissions Gap Report and AEBS Draft — Recap

Why in news: Quick recaps — the World Bank's World Development Report 2026 (published August 2026) and UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2026 (21 October 2026; covered in detail on 23 October) — plus the AEBS draft rules covered on 25 October.

⭐ Exam importance: Low — 'which organisation publishes which report' one-liners.

Key facts

WDR 2026: Title: 'The Promise of Artificial Intelligence' — the World Bank's first broad look at what AI means for low- and middle-income countries.
WDR framework: Suggests countries 'adopt, adapt and advance' AI without depending on a single supplier.
Emissions Gap Report 2026: UNEP's 17th edition, 'The Point of Return': emissions must fall 45% by 2035 (vs 2025) on the lowest-overshoot pathway; current policies point to about 2.8°C.
AEBS draft (recap of 25 October): MoRTH's draft amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 proposes the Advanced Emergency Braking System for new M1 car models from 1 October 2030 and all M1 models from 1 October 2032; standard AIS-185.

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World Development Report: World Bank's annual flagship report, published since 1978; each edition takes one theme.
World Bank: Born at the Bretton Woods Conference, 1944; headquarters Washington, D.C.

Practice questions with answers

With reference to the NCB's 'Operation Trident' (October 2026), consider the following statements:
1. It was carried out simultaneously in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur.
2. It was conducted by the Enforcement Directorate alone, without the NCB.
3. 1,424 bank accounts were frozen.
1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (C) 1 and 3 only
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the NCB led the operation, with Mizoram Police and the ED as partners. 38 teams hit 38 locations, uncovering about ₹100 crore of hawala and freezing 1,424 accounts.
With reference to the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Act, 2026, consider the following statements:
1. It covers six eastern districts of Nagaland, including Tuensang and Mon.
2. The authority is created under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
3. The Act comes into force on a date notified by the State Government.
1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (A) 1 and 3 only
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the Sixth Schedule applies only to Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. FNTA is a state law passed by the Nagaland Assembly, and Nagaland's Article 371A safeguards continue.
Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Ladakh was declared India's first fully organic Union Territory in October 2026.
Reason (R): Sikkim was declared India's first fully organic State in 2016.
1. Both A and R are true, and R explains A
2. Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
3. A is true, R is false
4. A is false, R is true
Answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
Explanation: Both are true, but R does not explain A. Ladakh's status came from its own July 2026 fertiliser ban and village certification drive (207 villages by 27 July 2026); Sikkim's 2016 milestone is a separate fact, though Sikkim's certification agency (SSOCA) partnered with Ladakh.

Match the institution with its location:

List I	List II
A. RBI Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute (2026)	1. Jhansi
B. UNEP headquarters	2. Jatni, Odisha
C. Asian Paralympic Committee headquarters	3. Dubai
D. ICAR–IGFRI (fodder research)	4. Nairobi

A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

Answer: (D) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

Explanation: RBI's new data centre and institute — Jatni, near Bhubaneswar (2); UNEP — Nairobi (4); Asian Paralympic Committee — Dubai (3); IGFRI — Jhansi (1). Hence A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1.

The Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Act, 2026, implements a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Centre and the Nagaland Government with which organisation?
1. Naga Hoho
2. Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO)
3. Naga Students' Federation
4. Nagaland Public Service Commission
Answer: (B) Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO)
Explanation: The tripartite MoA of 5 February 2026 was signed by the Centre, the Nagaland Government and ENPO, which had long sought a separate arrangement for the six eastern districts. The Assembly passed the Bill on 3 September 2026 and the President's assent was announced on 25 October 2026.
How many medals did India win at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi–Nagoya, its best-ever haul?
1. 111
2. 108
3. 185
4. 114
Answer: (D) 114
Explanation: India won 114 medals (30 gold, 35 silver, 49 bronze) and finished 4th. The previous best was 111 at Hangzhou; 185 is hosts Japan's total.
Match the edition of the Asian Para Games with its host:
List I List II
A. 1st edition (2010) 1. Incheon
B. 2nd edition (2014) 2. Aichi–Nagoya
C. 3rd edition (2018) 3. Guangzhou
D. 5th edition (2026) 4. Jakarta
1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
2. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
3. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
4. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
Answer: (C) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
Explanation: 2010 — Guangzhou (3); 2014 — Incheon (1); 2018 — Jakarta (4); 2026 — Aichi–Nagoya (2). Hence A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2. The 4th edition (2022) was held at Hangzhou in 2023.
Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Silage, promoted under Maharashtra's 'Mission Murghas', keeps green fodder nutritious for use in the dry season.
Reason (R): Silage is made by fermenting green fodder in airtight conditions, without oxygen.
1. Both A and R are true, and R explains A
2. Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
3. A is true, R is false
4. A is false, R is true
Answer: (A) Both A and R are true, and R explains A
Explanation: Both are true and R explains A: anaerobic fermentation preserves the fodder's carbohydrates and protein, which drying into hay partly loses. Mission Murghas (24 October 2026) gives ₹3 per kg on purchased silage in 19 drought-hit districts.
Which of the following was declared India's first fully organic Union Territory in October 2026?
1. Lakshadweep
2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Ladakh
Answer: (D) Ladakh
Explanation: Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor declared it 100% organic on 25 October 2026, after a July 2026 ban on chemical fertilisers. Sikkim (2016) remains the first fully organic State.
With reference to the RBI facility inaugurated in Odisha on 25 October 2026, consider the following statements:
1. It is located at Info Valley-II, Jatni, near Bhubaneswar.
2. It is the RBI's first-ever data centre.
3. Its training institute focuses on cybersecurity and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
1. 1 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong: it is the RBI's second data centre, after Navi Mumbai, adding a geographically separate site for critical systems such as RTGS and NEFT.

తెలుగులో సారాంశం (Telugu summary)

డైలీ కరెంట్ అఫైర్స్ — 26 అక్టోబర్ 2026

అస్సాం, మిజోరం, మణిపూర్‌లలో NCB ‘ఆపరేషన్ ట్రైడెంట్’ — ₹100 కోట్ల హవాలా, 1,424 ఖాతాల స్తంభన; ఫ్రాంటియర్ నాగాలాండ్ టెరిటోరియల్ అథారిటీ బిల్లు, 2026కు రాష్ట్రపతి ఆమోదం; భారత్‌లో తొలి సంపూర్ణ సేంద్రియ కేంద్రపాలిత ప్రాంతంగా లద్దాఖ్; ఆసియా పారా క్రీడలు 2026లో భారత్‌కు రికార్డు 114 పతకాలు; ఒడిశాలోని జట్నీలో RBI డేటా సెంటర్, సైబర్ భద్రత శిక్షణ సంస్థ ప్రారంభం; పశుగ్రాసం కోసం మహారాష్ట్ర ‘మిషన్ ముర్‌ఘాస్’; సంక్షిప్తంగా — AIపై ప్రపంచ అభివృద్ధి నివేదిక 2026, ఉద్గారాల అంతర నివేదిక, AEBS పునశ్చరణ. తర్వాత 10 ప్రాక్టీస్ ప్రశ్నలు.

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