9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 19 October 2026

Dear Friends, We are posting the 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 19 October 2026 based on today’s current affairs. What is the aim of 9 PM? Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than… Continue reading 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 19 October 2026

Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Mission

News: Japan is set to launch the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to study Mars’s moons and bring back samples from Phobos. About Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Mission MMX is a Japanese space mission to study the moons of Mars i.e. Phobos and Deimos and return a sample from Phobos to Earth. Led by: Japan Aerospace… Continue reading Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) Mission

Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 19 – October – 2026

THINKER OF THE DAY | Camilla Stivers Work – Gender and Governance Views 1. Feminist Critique of Public Administration Stivers challenges the assumption that administration is entirely gender-neutral. Administrative structures and supposedly universal principles may reproduce patriarchal values and exclude women’s experiences. 2. Gender and Bureaucracy She highlights how bureaucratic norms, organizational hierarchies and professional… Continue reading Pub Ad Optional Daily Brief – 19 – October – 2026

Developing Minds in a Digital World, a Changing India

UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 2- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Introduction India’s children are growing up in a digital environment where smartphones, social media, online education and Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly shape learning and social interaction. For a country with approximately 65 crore people under… Continue reading Developing Minds in a Digital World, a Changing India

A case for joining the global carbon coalition

Source: The post “A case for joining the global carbon coalition” has been created based on “A case for joining the global carbon coalition” published in “The Hindu” on 19 October 2026. A case for joining the global carbon coalition. UPSC Syllabus: GS 2– International Relations Context: In July 2023, nearly 500 Indian companies across… Continue reading A case for joining the global carbon coalition

India’s Nutrient-Rich Purple Potato

News: The development of nutrient-rich purple potato varieties in India highlights efforts to improve nutritional quality and address hidden hunger. About India’s Nutrient-Rich Purple Potato The Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI) has developed three coloured potato varieties through biofortification. Kufri Neelkanth (2018) Kufri Manik (2021) Kufri Jamunia (2024) Aim: This type… Continue reading India’s Nutrient-Rich Purple Potato

Melanterite and Gypsum

News: Researchers identified two hydrous sulphate minerals, melanterite and gypsum, at sites in Tamil Nadu and Chile that resemble Martian environments. About Melanterite Melanterite is a hydrated iron sulphate. It is formed through the oxidative weathering and decomposition of primary iron sulfide minerals, most commonly pyrite (FeS₂) or its unstable polymorph marcasite. It is often… Continue reading Melanterite and Gypsum

Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST) Programme

News: Researchers used a Raman spectrometer supported by the DST-Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST) Programme to identify Mars-analogue minerals in Tamil Nadu and Chile. About Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST) Programme The Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST) programme is a flagship research and development programme to upgrade research and… Continue reading Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST) Programme

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