UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-10-03

Use this daily collection to understand why each development matters, then verify time-sensitive facts through the linked sources before adding them to notes.

• Season’s end: On the India Meteorological Department forecasts, rainfall deficitEnvironment · IMD's monsoon forecast underestimated the rainfall deficit, raising concerns about forecast accuracy and its impact on agriculture and water management.
• Commerce Minister Goyal defends India against U.S. forced labour and excess capacity investigationsEconomy · India's Commerce Minister defended the country against U.S. investigations on forced labour and structural excess capacity at the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting.
• Trade deals that undermine multilateralism may hit growth and exports, govt economists warnEconomy · Finance Ministry's Monthly Economic Review warns that bilateral/regional trade deals replacing multilateralism could cause trade diversion, higher costs, and uncertainty.
• Congress targets PM Modi over ‘insensitivity’ with regard rising prices and its squeeze on household budgetsEconomy · Congress accused PM Modi of insensitivity to rising food prices, citing 20-25% increase in kitchen budgets over three months.
• Protests held across country demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s ouster, hundreds detainedPolity · Nationwide protests on Gandhi Jayanti demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged electoral integrity concerns.
• Rules framed to standardise appointment of heads, members of various tribunalsPolity · Government notified rules for the National Tribunals Commission to standardise appointments, service conditions, and inquiry mechanisms for 16 tribunals.
• Nepal plans to drain four glacial lakes after deadly floodsEnvironment and Disaster Management · Nepal will begin draining four high-risk glacial lakes this fiscal year to reduce Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risks after a deadly August disaster killed over 1,400 people.
• Ground control: On ISRO, policy and its focusScience and Technology · ISRO employee associations demand clarity on long-term plans amid shift towards private sector role.
• Rescue act: On tiger reintroduction in West Bengal’s BuxaEnvironment · First tiger reintroduced in West Bengal's Buxa reserve after local extinction, part of a seven-tiger relocation plan.
• Obstacle race: On Special Intensive Revision exercisePolity · Opposition parties and citizens protested against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, alleging mass disenfranchisement.