UPSC Current Affairs for 2026-10-05

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, with actual rainfall at 87% of LPA against a 'below normal' prediction.
• Former security camp in Bastar now serves as hostel for tribal schoolboysSociety and Governance · A former security camp in Bastar's Narayanpur district has been converted into a hostel for tribal schoolboys, marking a shift from security to development infrastructure.
• U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine involve multi-billion dollar oil deal: reportPolity · U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine now include a multibillion-dollar Lukoil oil deal involving figures close to U.S. negotiators.
• Russia says it hit Kyiv bridge, two vessels in Black SeaInternational Relations · Russia intensified strikes on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv's Northern bridge and two vessels in the Black Sea, after Ukraine announced plans to attack Russian oil refineries.
• China says 'divergent opinions' contributed to lack of G20 consensusInternational Relations · G20 trade ministers failed to reach consensus on overcapacity and forced labour due to divergent opinions, with China blaming U.S. tariffs.
• Samyukt Kisan Morcha rejects rabi MSP, demands revisionEconomy · Samyukt Kisan Morcha rejected the government's rabi MSP hike, calling it inadequate and demanding legally guaranteed MSP at C2+50%.
• Process disenfranchising millions, turning them to second class citizens is arbitrary, says Justice BhuyanPolity · Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan criticized mass voter deletions, calling them arbitrary and violative of universal adult suffrage.
• 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.