Digital Learning Library & Daily Editorial Notes

Jitendra Singh said India's nuclear programme is peaceful, citing a 100 GW nuclear target by 2047 and Net Zero by 2070, with nuclear power for AI demand.

An Environment Ministry-backed Green Diwali campaign runs from 20 Oct to 8 Nov 2026, focusing on schools and the 130 NCAP cities under Mission LiFE.

Maharashtra waived semester exam fees for students from drought-hit talukas (now 305); 2,40,365 students in 26 state universities have used the zero-fee option.

The fifth edition of Swavlamban, the Indian Navy’s innovation and indigenisation (NIIO) seminar, will be held on 26–27 Oct 2026 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

PM-SETU’s 6th steering committee approved ₹1,194.92 crore for five ITI clusters in Maharashtra, Odisha and J&K. Total approved so far: ₹3,687 crore.

KONKAN-26, the India–UK maritime exercise, ran 8–15 Oct 2026 off Plymouth, UK. INS Trishul and HMS Sutherland drilled anti-submarine warfare and weapon firings.

Daily Brief, 19 Oct 2026: UGC NET Dec dates revised, NEET UG stray result, Bihar STET from 25 Oct, INS Samarthak, SCO meet in Dushanbe, PM-SETU ITIs.

Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, the IAF’s second multinational air exercise, at Air Force Station Jodhpur; Rajnath Singh on decision speed, drones, self-reliance.

Telecom Minister Scindia: Starlink, Jio and OneWeb have authorisation but must meet security and spectrum conditions before commercial satcom launch. Facts.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said a consultation paper on AI regulation is due in about a month, prioritising safety, deepfakes and skilling. Facts and MCQs.

Nobel Literature 2026 goes to Canadian author Anne Carson for an inventive body of work in dialogue with the classical tradition. Facts and MCQs.

RBI underwriting auction on 9 Oct 2026 for ₹36,000 crore G-Secs: 7.06% GS 2041 (₹23,000 cr) and 7.43% GS 2076 (₹13,000 cr). MUC/ACU facts for bank exams.