CivilsIASPrep.comUPSC Current Affairs for 2026-10-20
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- More veggies from Telangana on plate: El Nino changes crop choices, farmers receive returns from harvestAgriculture and Environment · El Nino-induced rainfall deficit has led Telangana farmers to shift from paddy to horticulture crops, increasing area by 1.28 lakh acres.
- West Bank on verge of 'explosion': senior Palestinian officialInternational Relations · Senior Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub warns of an 'explosion' in the West Bank due to Israeli settler attacks, while urging peaceful confrontation.
- Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford | Putting people in economicsEconomy · Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford awarded the 2026 Economics Nobel for transforming macroeconomics through microfoundations.
- Naveen Patnaik questions Odisha government’s 'silence' on Andhra's poll notification for disputed Kotia villagesPolity · Andhra Pradesh issued a panchayat election notification for three villages in the disputed Kotia cluster, prompting Odisha's opposition to question the state government's silence.
- SC upholds cancellation of patta over Tamil Nadu water body, orders alternative site for 20 flat ownersPolity · Supreme Court upheld cancellation of a ryotwari patta over a government water body in Tamil Nadu, directing alternative site allotment to affected flat owners.
- Kuki group announces shutdown of key Manipur highway after attacks on villagesInternal Security · Kuki civil society groups announced a four-day shutdown of NH-202 in Manipur following attacks on villages near the India-Myanmar border.
- The 'Spiral Campaign': Denmark’s forced contraception case of Inuit women | ExplainedInternational Relations · UN human rights experts urged Denmark and Greenland to ensure accountability for forced contraception of Inuit women.
- Privacy and transparency: On the RTI Act amendment, petitionsPolity · Supreme Court referred petitions challenging RTI Act amendment by DPDP Act to a Constitution Bench.