The PRESS Pad

This Week’s Top Current Affairs: Important national and international developments from 19 – 25 October 2026, explained for UPSC Prelims and Mains with key facts, analysis and practice questions. If you missed the UPSC Weekly Current Affairs of the past week | October 12 to 18, 2026, read it here. Economy • Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses — The first year of the six-year Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses (2025-26 to 2030-31) is already over and no research project ha