CivilsIASPrep.comUPSC Current Affairs for 2026-10-08
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- Tragic unpreparedness: on the Maharashtra heatwave incidentEnvironment and Disaster Management · 13 deaths and over 120 heat stress cases at a Maharashtra government award event in Navi Mumbai on April 16 highlight the lack of preparedness for extreme heat.
- Loanees do not mortgage their constitutional rights with banks: Madras High CourtPolity · Madras High Court ruled that loan defaulters/guarantors cannot be barred from foreign travel via Look Out Circulars unless criminal charges exist.
- Unable to distinguish between victim and perpetrator: India slams OIC remarks at UNInternational Relations · India rejected OIC remarks on Jammu and Kashmir and its actions against terror infrastructure in Pakistan at the UN General Assembly Sixth Committee.
- Property taxation needs structural reformEconomy · Recent studies on Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, and Ghaziabad reveal that structural issues, not just technology, hinder property tax performance in Indian cities.
- World Bank ups India's GDP growth projection to 7.1% for FY27Economy · World Bank raised India's FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7.1% from 6.6% in April, citing better-than-expected Q1 performance and exports.
- RBI raises repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50%, shifts stance to ‘calibrated tightening’Economy · RBI's Monetary Policy Committee raised repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50% and shifted stance to 'calibrated tightening'.
- Centre to propose five-pronged reform plan at GST Council meeting on October 8Economy · Centre to propose five-pronged GST reform plan at GST Council meeting on October 8.