Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 16/10/2026: Topics Covered

16 October Context: World Food Day (Commemorating the establishment of the FAO in Rome, Italy).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Bulandshahr ODOP (Khurja Ceramic Pottery), UP’s first wildlife sanctuary Chandra Prabha (Chandauli), the stunning Glass Skywalk Bridge over Tulsi Waterfalls in Chitrakoot, and the Dev Deepawali festival in Varanasi.

UPSC Polity: The 104th Amendment Act (Abolishing Anglo-Indian nominated seats) and Article 105 (Parliamentary Privileges and immunities).

Economy & Banking: The BEPS global tax framework spearheaded by the OECD, and the establishment of NARCL as India’s national ‘Bad Bank’ to resolve NPAs.

Environment: The highly successful Japanese Miyawaki Method for creating dense urban forests rapidly, and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica.

Science & Tech: The Mpox Clade 1b outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and ESA’s JUICE Mission exploring Jupiter’s icy moons.

Defence & IR: India’s ASAT test Mission Shakti, Exercise DUSTLIK (India-Uzbekistan), the SAARC Headquarters in Kathmandu, and the 49th Parallel forming the massive USA-Canada border.

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: Jannik Sinner winning the 2024 US Open Men’s Singles, the World Food Prize founded by Norman Borlaug, and the massive expansion of Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) to unconditionally cover all senior citizens above 70 years.