2 Nov – 8 Nov 202626 Oct – 1 Nov 202619 Oct – 25 Oct 202612 Oct – 18 Oct 20265 Oct – 11 Oct 202628 Sep – 4 Oct 202621 Sep – 27 Sep 202614 Sep – 20 Sep 20267 Sep – 13 Sep 202631 Aug – 6 Sep 2026
Weekly at a glance
- Mon 5 Oct — 50th India Carpet Expo at Bhadohi as UP exports cross ₹2 lakh crore; ₹1,340-crore projects for Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi; Allahabad HC bars hookah service even in smoking areas
- Tue 6 Oct — CM Yogi charts UP's 'Assembly to AI' shift; Gomti embankment from Faizullaganj to Naimish; Ayodhya readies 33 lakh diyas for 10th Deepotsav
- Wed 7 Oct — UP Rajya Sabha nominations under scrutiny today; Shiksha Mitras get ₹460 crore at the new ₹18,000 honorarium; CM charts UP's 'mobile phones to microchips' tech leap
- Thu 8 Oct — 470 sportspersons join UP Police; all 10 UP Rajya Sabha seats set to go unopposed; MLC polls for 11 graduates'/teachers' seats on Oct 23
- Fri 9 Oct — UP Cabinet meets with 30+ proposals incl. UP AI Mission & Bhadohi renaming; MLC polls on 23 Oct; RBI lifts repo to 5.50%
All topics — key facts for revision
5 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →UP-ECONOMY 50th India Carpet Expo opens at Bhadohi; UP now India's 5th-largest exporter
- 50th India Carpet Expo (4 days) is organised by the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC); expected business about ₹500 crore.
- About 430 foreign buyers from 65 countries and 223 Indian exporters; the USA sends the most buyers (~40) and 106 buyers come from BRICS nations.
- CM: UP's exports have grown 2.27 times in a decade to over ₹2 lakh crore, making UP the 5th-largest exporting state.
- Bhadohi's handmade carpets — a GI-tagged craft and the district's ODOP — are a leading contributor; Bhadohi–Mirzapur form India's 'Carpet City' belt.
UP-INFRA 112 projects worth ₹1,340 crore for Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi
- 65 projects (₹440.84 crore) inaugurated; foundation stones for 47 projects (₹899.27 crore).
- Largest work: a Ganga bridge at Gyanpur (₹320.51 crore); also a new 574-capacity district jail and 35 PWD works.
- The district is being renamed 'Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi' — announced on Guru Purnima (29 Jul 2026) in the 650th birth-anniversary year of Sant Ravidas.
- Bhadohi was carved out of Varanasi on 30 June 1994; named 'Sant Ravidas Nagar' under the Mayawati government, it reverted to Bhadohi in Dec 2014.
UP-AGRICULTURE Paddy procurement 2026-27: new MSP ₹2,441/quintal, 48-hour payment promise
- MSP: ₹2,441/quintal (Common) and ₹2,461 (Grade-A) — ₹72 more than 2025-26.
- Windows: western UP 1 Oct–31 Jan; eastern UP 1 Nov–28 Feb.
- Online registration is mandatory; sale is verified by e-POP biometric at the centre; moisture limit 17%.
- Payment via PFMS directly to Aadhaar-linked accounts within 48 hours; reports say rain-delayed harvests pushed some farmers to sell below MSP.
UP-JUDICIARY Allahabad HC: no hookah service even in designated smoking areas; electricity part of Article 21
- Lucknow Bench (29 Sep): restaurants in UP cannot serve hookah even in Designated Smoking Areas — under COTPA, 2003 rules, the 2017 amendment to Rule 4(3) bars 'any service' there.
- Court held the right to clean air (Art. 21) prevails over the right to trade (Art. 19(1)(g)); also cited the State's duty under Art. 47.
- Separate ruling: electricity is an indispensable need and part of the right to life under Article 21.
- Another bench: reserved-category candidates scoring above the general cut-off must be adjusted at the screening stage itself.
UP-SCHEME 25% discount on Khadi in UP from Gandhi Jayanti till 30 January 2027
- 25% rebate on khadi valid 2 Oct 2026 – 30 Jan 2027 (Gandhi Jayanti to Martyrs' Day).
- Marked Gandhi's 157th and Lal Bahadur Shastri's 122nd birth anniversaries.
- CM called the charkha the base of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' and urged people to adopt swadeshi.
UP-SPORTS Aligarh's Gulveer Singh wins three medals at Asian Games 2026
- Silver – 10,000 m (28:29.38), Silver – 1,500 m (3:36.72, personal best), Bronze – 5,000 m (13:32.75, on 29 Sep).
- First Indian in 40 years to win 3 medals at one Asian Games — since P.T. Usha (Seoul 1986).
- Earlier won India's first-ever men's 10,000 m silver at the Commonwealth Games 2026.
NATIONAL · ECONOMY Rabi MSP 2027-28: wheat ₹2,610/quintal; safflower gets the biggest hike
- Wheat ₹2,610 (+₹25) — smallest hike; barley ₹2,286 (+₹136); gram ₹5,958 (+₹83).
- Masur ₹7,390 (+₹390); rapeseed-mustard ₹6,613 (+₹413); safflower ₹7,215 (+₹675, highest).
- Estimated procurement 324 lakh tonnes; MSP outgo about ₹90,962 crore.
NATIONAL · ENERGY Cabinet clears ₹1.86 lakh crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III
- Total outlay ₹1,86,405 crore; central support ₹54,082 crore; completion by FY 2032-33.
- ₹1,36,378 crore for intra-state lines + ₹50,000 crore for 50 GWh BESS.
- Will evacuate up to 135 GW of renewable energy; greenfield via tariff-based competitive bidding.
NATIONAL · SPORTS Asian Games 2026 close: India 4th with 85 medals (21 gold)
- India: 21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze = 85 medals, rank 4th — India's second-best haul after Hangzhou (107).
- Firsts: Kumkum Mohod — first Indian individual recurve archery gold; golf gold by Pranavi Urs.
6 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →UP-ECONOMY CM Yogi: UP moving 'from Assembly to AI' — chips, data centres and AI skilling
- UP makes about 60% of India's mobile phones and 55% of its electronics components.
- HCL-Foxconn OSAT (chip assembly & testing) unit near Jewar — ₹3,706 crore; foundation stone Feb 2026; to make display-driver chips.
- Planned capacity: 20,000 wafers per month; data-centre proposals of 644 MW received under the earlier policy.
- 24,000+ startups and 8 unicorns; AI Pragya aims to skill 10 lakh youth in emerging technologies.
UP-GOVERNANCE Gomti flood in Lucknow: CM orders embankment from Faizullaganj to Naimish
- Heavy rain in 50+ districts over 10 days; upstream inflow from Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur and Nepal raised the Gomti after 5–6 days.
- Irrigation Department to survey the Gomti bank from Faizullaganj to Naimish and prepare an embankment proposal; pumping sets to drain water.
- Relief kit per family: 10 kg rice, flour and potato, 2 kg arhar dal, oil, raincoat, bucket.
- ₹4 lakh ex gratia to families of those killed by drowning or lightning.
UP-CULTURE Ayodhya gears up for the 10th Deepotsav: 33 lakh diyas on 5–7 November
- 33 lakh clay diyas across about 2 km of ghats including Ram ki Paidi on the Saryu.
- 55,000 litres of oil and about 65 lakh wicks being arranged.
- 34,000 volunteers, largely students, to manage lighting and logistics.
- Deepotsav began in 2017 and has repeatedly set world records for the most diyas lit.
UP-ECONOMY UP's hotel investment pipeline tops ₹44,250 crore as tourism booms
- Hotel approvals: 205 (FY24) → 299 (FY25) → 421 (FY26) — nearly 1,000 in three years.
- Tourist inflow rose from 64 crore (2024) to 156 crore (2025), the Maha Kumbh year.
- UP ranks 1st in domestic and 4th in foreign tourist arrivals.
- Goal: raise tourism's share of state GVA from 9.2% to 16% by 2047; 14 tourism circuits; AI cameras at hotspots.
UP-INFRA Record power demand met: 24,779 MW on 3 October
- Peak demand met: 23,445 MW (1 Oct) → 23,939 MW (2 Oct) → 24,779 MW (3 Oct).
- Late-September storms hit 100+ substations and 500+ feeders in eastern and central UP; supply restored round the clock.
- Service steps: instant fault reporting to call centres, restoration alerts to consumers, tree-trimming near lines.
UP-GOVERNANCE UPESSC drive for 12,405 primary assistant teachers — fee deadline 15 October
- Conducted by the UP Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC).
- 11,508 Assistant Teacher (Urban, Basic Education) + 897 attached-primary posts in aided schools.
- Applications opened 16 Sep; fee deadline 15 Oct; corrections till 19 Oct; written exam 3–4 Dec 2026.
- Eligibility: graduate + BTC/D.El.Ed + TET; age 21–40 years; One-Time Registration (OTR) mandatory.
UP-SCHEME Background: UP Data Centre Policy 2026 — the engine behind 'AI-ready UP'
- Targets ₹2 lakh crore investment and 2 GW of additional data-centre capacity.
- Incentives for Tier-3/4 data centres, an AI Compute Booster for GPU infrastructure, and green operations.
- Extra incentives for Bundelkhand and Purvanchal for regional balance.
- Jobs: 7,500 direct + 50,000 construction-phase; replaces the 2021 policy (7 projects, ₹21,343 crore operational).
ECONOMY RBI's MPC meets 5–7 Oct; decision due 7 Oct amid rate-hike talk
- Repo rate currently 5.25%; decision due 7 Oct 2026, 10 AM.
- CPI inflation at 4.82% (Aug 2026), up from 4.45% in July; target 4% ± 2%.
- Several economists expect a 25 bps hike; West Asia tensions are lifting energy prices.
SCI-TECH Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 honours pioneers of optogenetics
- Laureates: Karl Deisseroth (USA), Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel (Germany).
- Cited for discoveries on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
- Technique switches chosen neurons on/off with light at millisecond precision; prize: 12 million Swedish kronor.
7 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →UP-POLITY Rajya Sabha polls: scrutiny of nominations for UP's 10 seats today
- 10 seats from UP: 9 fall vacant as terms end on 25 November 2026; 1 vacancy arose after a sitting member became Lt Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Ruling party fielded 8 candidates (filed on 6 Oct with the CM present); main opposition named 2 - polling and counting both on 16 October.
- Members are elected by elected MLAs through proportional representation by single transferable vote (Art. 80(4)), using an open ballot.
- Biennial polls to UP Legislative Council graduates' and teachers' constituencies follow on 23 October (counting 27 October).
UP-EDUCATION ₹460.23 crore released for 1.28 lakh Shiksha Mitras at the new ₹18,000 honorarium
- Honorarium raised from ₹10,000 to ₹18,000 per month - a rise of ₹8,000 (80%).
- 1,27,841 Shiksha Mitras in council (basic) schools benefit; total release ₹460.23 crore.
- ₹230.11 crore each for September and October, routed through Samagra Shiksha.
- Shiksha Mitras are contractual para-teachers in UP's basic schools, first engaged in 1999-2000.
UP-ECONOMY 'Mobile phones to microchips': CM maps UP's electronics and AI leap
- UP makes about 60% of India's mobile phones and 55% of electronic components.
- ₹3,706 crore semiconductor unit at Jewar (Gautam Buddh Nagar) - approved under the India Semiconductor Mission.
- 644 MW of data-centre proposals; 24,000+ start-ups and 8 unicorns in the state.
- AI Pragya aims to skill 10 lakh youth, farmers and officials in AI and new-age tech.
UP-ECONOMY 50th India Carpet Expo opens at Bhadohi; 112 projects worth ₹1,340 crore
- Organised by the Carpet Export Promotion Council; 223 exporters and about 430 foreign buyers from 65 countries.
- 112 projects worth ₹1,340+ crore inaugurated / foundation laid across Bhadohi, Aurai and Gyanpur.
- UP's exports rose about 2.27 times in a decade to over ₹2 lakh crore - 5th largest exporting state.
- Investment pipeline cited: ₹50 lakh crore proposals, ₹15 lakh crore grounded; new idea of 'One District, One Cuisine'.
UP-GOVERNANCE Bhadohi is Sant Ravidas Nagar again: a district renamed for the fourth time
- District carved out in 1994 as Bhadohi (from Varanasi); renamed Sant Ravidas Nagar in 1997.
- Became Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) in 1999, reverted to Bhadohi in 2014, restored in 2026.
- Renaming a district is a state government power: proposal -> Revenue Department notification -> records updated; station/university names do not change automatically.
- Sant Ravidas - 15th-century Bhakti poet-saint born near Varanasi; about 40 of his verses are in the Guru Granth Sahib.
UP-INFRA Jhansi's 140-year-old Parichha Dam named a World Heritage Irrigation Structure
- Built 1881-1886 on the Betwa river, Jhansi; about 1,174 m long with 318 steel gates.
- Storage raised from 1,700 to about 2,400 million cubic feet.
- Feeds the Betwa Canal System irrigating drought-prone Bundelkhand in UP and MP.
- Supplies water to the 920 MW Parichha Thermal Power Station.
NATIONAL India-EFTA TEPA turns one; Swiss President on first state visit
- TEPA came into force in October 2025 - India's first FTA with a European bloc.
- EFTA = Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein; Switzerland is the largest partner among them.
- Commitment of USD 100 billion investment and 1 million direct jobs in India over 15 years.
ECONOMY ASI 2024-25: factory-sector GVA grows 9.59%, jobs cross 2.10 crore
- GVA +9.59% to ₹26.94 lakh crore; output +7.81% to ₹165.24 lakh crore.
- Employment 2.10 crore (+14.08 lakh); factories 2.67 lakh (+2.64%).
- Five states incl. UP produce about 55% of manufacturing GVA; UP is among the top-5 employers too.
ECONOMY India's first WASH-focused social bond listed: ₹180 crore at 8.10%
- Size ₹180 crore, coupon 8.10%, tenure 5 years, rated AAA.
- Proceeds for WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) lending via rural institutions.
- Social bonds fund projects with social outcomes, unlike green bonds (environmental).
8 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →UP-GOVERNANCE 470 sportspersons get UP Police appointment letters under sports quota
- Total 470 recruits: 43 Sub-Inspectors (Civil Police), 295 Constables (Civil Police) and 132 Constables (PAC).
- More than 534 sportspersons have already been recruited directly in various departments; 866 more are in the pipeline.
- State links sporting merit with secure jobs — the CM called it a merit-first 'new sporting culture' since 2017.
- PAC = Provincial Armed Constabulary, UP's armed reserve police force.
UP-POLITY Rajya Sabha polls: all 10 UP seats set to be filled unopposed
- BJP fielded 8 candidates (incl. state minister Dharampal Singh); SP fielded 2 incl. veteran Ram Gopal Yadav.
- SP dropped plans for a third candidate, ending talk of cross-voting; withdrawal deadline is 9 October.
- UP has 31 Rajya Sabha seats — the highest of any state; members are elected by MLAs (403-member Assembly).
- Voting uses proportional representation by single transferable vote (STV) — Art. 80(4).
UP-POLITY MLC biennial polls: 11 graduates' & teachers' seats vote on 23 October
- Graduates' seats: Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut and Allahabad-Jhansi divisions.
- Teachers' seats: Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, Bareilly-Moradabad and Gorakhpur-Faizabad divisions.
- 188 nominations filed, 29 rejected; withdrawal by 9 Oct, polling 23 Oct, counting 27 Oct.
- Sitting members' terms end on 6 December 2026.
UP-ECONOMY Budget push: 70% sanctions in two months; cabinet meets 9 Oct, supplementary budget likely
- Sanctions issued so far: 51.6% of provisions; target 70% within two months and at least 60% expenditure.
- Development-scheme provision: about ₹5.02 lakh crore.
- Cabinet meets on 9 October with 24+ proposals (youth, women, food, industry & investment).
- A supplementary budget of about ₹50,000 crore is being prepared (monsoon-session supplementary: ₹59,019 crore).
UP-ENERGY FPPCA relief: power bills may fall over 5% in October for 3.73 crore consumers
- About 3.73 crore consumers of all categories stand to gain in October bills (September consumption).
- June bills carried a 10% surcharge to recover about ₹1,610 crore; July +4.43%, August +2.92%.
- September bills saw a record cut of 7.93%; October cut expected to exceed 5%.
- The state regulator wants surcharges tied to actual power-purchase cost, not old dues.
UP-EDUCATION UP Special TET on 3 November for in-service teachers
- Exam date: 3 November 2026 (Advt. No. 03/2026).
- For serving teachers of government, local-body and aided primary/upper-primary schools.
- A separate Special TET covers about 2,500 CWSN special educators with RCI registration.
- Uttarakhand is studying UP's model for its own 20,000 affected teachers.
UP-CULTURE Ayodhya readies a Ramayana-themed 10th Deepotsav
- The city will be decorated on a Ramayana theme with a Ram Rath and Pushpak Viman.
- About 20 selfie points are planned for visitors.
- 2025 (9th edition) set Guinness records: 26.17 lakh diyas and 2,128 people performing aarti together.
- Diyas are lit on the ghats of the Saryu river.
UP-JUDICIARY Two former Allahabad HC judges elevated to the Supreme Court
- Justice Sunita Agarwal (ex-CJ, Gujarat HC) and Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (ex-CJ, Delhi HC) were Allahabad HC judges earlier.
- Third judge: Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh (ex-CJ, Telangana HC).
- SC working strength rises to 37 against a sanctioned 38 (incl. CJI); women judges now 3.
- Allahabad HC (est. 1866) has its principal seat at Prayagraj and a bench at Lucknow.
NATIONAL Cabinet approves Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA)
- Will prepare a long-term National Transport Master Plan (10+ years) across road, rail, ports, aviation, waterways and urban mobility.
- Technical appraisal and monitoring of projects of ₹500 crore and above; financial appraisal stays with existing bodies.
- Unified data repository from GSTN e-way bills, FASTag, Vahan and GPS systems.
- Advises on updating the National Logistics Policy (2022).
ECONOMY UPI: 0.4% merchant discount rate on payments above ₹2,000 from 15 October
- 0.4% MDR on person-to-merchant payments above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300.
- P2P transfers and P2M payments up to ₹2,000 stay free; small merchants (≤ ₹1 lakh/month) exempt.
- Essential sectors (railways, fuel, utilities, agri-inputs) pay a flat ₹5 per transaction above ₹2,000.
POLITY Gujarat becomes second state to get UCC law assented
- Common framework for marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships.
- Uttarakhand was first to implement UCC (Feb 2024); Goa retains its Portuguese-era civil code.
- UCC is a Directive Principle under Article 44.
9 October 2026
Full notes with diagrams →UP-GOVERNANCE UP Cabinet meets today: 30+ proposals on welfare, AI, aviation fuel and farm procurement
- Welfare: 2 free LPG refills for PM Ujjwala beneficiaries on Diwali; an extra saree for about 3 lakh Anganwadi workers & helpers.
- Economy: state-tax interest waiver scheme for traders, a Startup procurement scheme, UP Industrial Relations Rules and flexibility for industrial land allottees.
- Tech & green: setting up the UP AI Mission; UP Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Manufacturing Promotion Policy (bio-jet fuel from bagasse & rice husk).
- Farm & water: paddy and coarse-grain procurement policy for Kharif Marketing Season 2026-27; O&M policy for rural piped drinking-water schemes.
- Administration: renaming Bhadohi as 'Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi', Revenue Code Rules amendments, model building bye-laws for industrial authorities.
UP-CULTURE Bhadohi to be 'Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi' — the district's fourth renaming
- Carved out of Varanasi district on 30 June 1994 as UP's 65th district.
- Name trail: Sant Ravidas Nagar (1997) → Sant Ravidas Nagar-Bhadohi (1999) → Bhadohi (2014) → Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi (2026).
- Legal route: Section 6(2), UP Revenue Code, 2006 — the state renames revenue areas by notification; railway stations, universities follow separate procedures.
- Same visit: 112 projects worth over ₹1,340 crore inaugurated/foundation laid; link to the Ganga Expressway network promised.
- Bhadohi is India's 'Carpet City' — the Bhadohi hand-made carpet carries a GI tag.
UP-SCHEME UP AI Mission: ~₹2,000 crore plan to make the state an AI test-bed
- Proposed outlay of about ₹2,000 crore; a state-led AI ecosystem aligned with the national IndiaAI Mission.
- Healthcare is the core use-case: early diagnosis, critical-care decision support, public-health data management.
- 62 AI & Data Labs planned across UP under an IndiaAI–state MoU for research and skilling.
- Lucknow is being developed as an AI City; the CM called 2026 a decisive year for UP's tech transformation.
UP-SCHEME Diwali relief: free LPG refills for Ujjwala homes, sarees for Anganwadi workers
- Earlier festival rounds (Holi & Diwali) covered about 1.86 crore Ujjwala families in UP; refill money is credited via DBT.
- PMUY was launched on 1 May 2016 from Ballia (UP); Ujjwala 2.0 was launched in Aug 2021 from Mahoba (UP).
- Extra saree proposed for about 3 lakh Anganwadi workers & helpers.
- Clean cooking fuel cuts indoor air pollution — linked to SDG-7 (affordable, clean energy).
UP-POLITY UP Legislative Council: 11 graduate & teacher seats go to polls on 23 Oct
- Polling on 23 Oct, counting on 27 Oct 2026; of 188 nominations, 29 were rejected, leaving 159 candidates.
- Seats include Varanasi, Meerut, Allahabad-Jhansi (graduates) and Varanasi, Agra, Gorakhpur-Faizabad (teachers).
- UP Vidhan Parishad has 100 members: 38 elected by MLAs, 36 by local bodies, 8 by graduates, 8 by teachers, 10 nominated by the Governor.
- Members serve 6-year terms; one-third retire every two years (Art. 172(2)). Only 6 states have a Council.
UP-GOVERNANCE Post-SIR special drive to re-enrol left-out voters ahead of 2027 polls
- UP's final roll after SIR (10 Apr 2026): 13.40 crore voters vs 15.44 crore before — about 2.04 crore names (~13%) deleted.
- ECI drive covers 20 states/UTs where SIR is complete; new names via the plain statutory Form 6.
- Officers will compare pre- and post-SIR rolls and visit homes of deleted voters, prioritising first-time electors.
- CEO Navdeep Rinwa directed that sector officers and sector police officers be appointed within a week.
UP-ECONOMY UP-TEX 2026 roadmap: textile parks in 10 districts, PM MITRA hub and export push
- MoUs worth ₹5,196 crore signed; Letters of Comfort worth ₹163 crore issued.
- Land reserved for parks in Varanasi, Amroha, Bareilly, Sant Kabir Nagar, Bijnor; being identified in Sitapur, Mau, Kanpur, Jhansi, Rae Bareli; Apparel City in Noida.
- PM MITRA Park coming up at Lucknow–Hardoi.
- UP ranks 3rd in fabric output (13-14% share), has 17 GI-tagged textile products; Gautam Buddh Nagar exported over ₹21,000 crore in 2025-26.
ECONOMY RBI raises repo rate by 25 bps to 5.50% — first hike since Feb 2023
- Repo: 5.25% → 5.50%; SDF 5.25%; MSF & Bank Rate 5.75%.
- Stance shifted from neutral to 'calibrated tightening' (4-2 vote).
- Inflation target: CPI 4% ± 2% under flexible inflation targeting (RBI Act, Sec. 45ZA).
NATIONAL Nobel Prize in Literature 2026: Canadian poet Anne Carson
- Canadian poet, essayist and classicist, aged 76; second Canadian literature laureate after Alice Munro (2013).
- Cited for a "bold and inventive oeuvre" that has created new forms for contemporary literature.
- Known works: Autobiography of Red, The Beauty of the Husband, Eros the Bittersweet.
Prelims rapid-fire — 30 facts
| Renaming: Bhadohi district → 'Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi' (650th birth-anniversary year of Sant Ravidas). |
| Literature: Acharya Ramchandra Shukla birth anniversary (4 Oct; b. 1884, Agona, Basti) — wrote 'Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas' (1929). |
| Personality: Lal Bahadur Shastri 122nd birth anniversary (2 Oct) — born at Mughalsarai (now Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, Chandauli). |
| Urban floods: Lucknow's Gomti Riverfront closed 'until further notice' by LDA after rain-induced waterlogging (3 Oct). |
| Agriculture: Kufri Ruby — CPRI baby-potato variety (90 days, ~60% baby tubers) notified for UP and 13 other States; showcased by Meerut (Modipuram) scientists. |
| Scheme: One District One Cuisine (ODOC) — launched on UP Diwas (24 Jan 2026); highlighted again at Bhadohi. |
| Deepotsav 2026: 10th edition, 5–7 Nov, Ram ki Paidi, Ayodhya — 33 lakh diyas |
| HCL-Foxconn OSAT unit: Near Jewar (Gautam Buddh Nagar) — ₹3,706 crore, display-driver chips |
| AI Pragya: UP initiative to skill 10 lakh youth in AI & emerging tech |
| UP tourism rank: 1st in domestic and 4th in foreign tourist arrivals |
| Naimisharanya: Pilgrim site on the Gomti, Sitapur district; Gomti rises near Madhotanda (Pilibhit) |
| UPESSC exam: 3–4 Dec 2026 for 12,405 primary assistant teacher posts |
| Sports: 70th State School Gatka Competition held at Dr. Ambedkar International Stadium, Ayodhya (3-6 Oct). |
| Education: Kashi Naresh University set up in Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) district. |
| Culture: 'One District, One Cuisine' - new concept to preserve UP's regional food heritage, on ODOP lines. |
| Heritage: Parichha Dam award at 26th ICID Congress, Marseille on 14 October. |
| Elections: UP Legislative Council graduates' and teachers' seats: poll 23 Oct, counting 27 Oct. |
| Schools: Dream Labs for robotics and drone training to come up in 3 government schools of Basti. |
| UP Cabinet meeting: 9 Oct 2026 — 24+ proposals expected (youth, women, food, investment) |
| UP Scholarship 2026-27: Online applications open; last date 31 October |
| PM Modi – 25 years in public office: 7 Oct 2001 oath as Gujarat CM; Varanasi MP; UP CM marked the day |
| Asian Games 2026 (Aichi-Nagoya): India 4th — 85 medals (21 G, 27 S, 37 B); Doha hosts 2030 |
| Fleet Support Ship 'Surya': First indigenous FSS launched at Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam |
| COP31: 9–20 Nov 2026 at Antalya, Türkiye |
| Divyang rehabilitation: District Divyang Punarvas Kendras to be set up in all 18 divisions of UP; first one running in Gorakhpur. |
| Recruitment: UP Home Guard: medical & character verification of selected candidates from 12 Oct 2026. |
| Expressway: Jewar–Ganga Expressway link: 74.467 km, 6-lane greenfield (expandable to 8) from Noida International Airport via Bulandshahr. |
| New board: UP Ghumantu Vikas Board set up for denotified, nomadic & semi-nomadic communities. |
| Regional planning: Prayagraj–Chitrakoot Regional Development Authority approved for coordinated development. |
| Festival: Ayodhya Deepotsav 2025 (9th edition) set a record with 26.17 lakh diyas; 2026 edition due before Diwali. |
Data points of the period
Over ₹2 lakh crore
UP's merchandise exports
Grew about 2.27 times in a decade; UP ranks 5th among states (CM, 4 Oct 2026).
Grew about 2.27 times in a decade; UP ranks 5th among states (CM, 4 Oct 2026).
24,779 MW
UP peak power demand met
On 3 Oct 2026 — up from 23,445 MW on 1 Oct
On 3 Oct 2026 — up from 23,445 MW on 1 Oct
₹18,000 per month
Shiksha Mitra honorarium
Up from ₹10,000 - an 80% rise for 1,27,841 Shiksha Mitras
Up from ₹10,000 - an 80% rise for 1,27,841 Shiksha Mitras
470
Sportspersons appointed to UP Police
43 SI + 295 Civil Police constables + 132 PAC constables (8 Oct 2026)
43 SI + 295 Civil Police constables + 132 PAC constables (8 Oct 2026)
13.40 crore voters
UP electorate after SIR
Final roll of 10 Apr 2026; about 2.04 crore names deleted from 15.44 crore
Final roll of 10 Apr 2026; about 2.04 crore names deleted from 15.44 crore
11 practice MCQs — UPPSC Prelims pattern
Q1. With reference to the India Carpet Expo held recently at Bhadohi, consider the following statements: 1. It is organised by the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC). 2. The 2026 edition was the 50th (golden jubilee) edition. 3. Bhadohi handmade carpet has a Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D
All three are correct: CEPC organises the Expo, 2026 marked its 50th edition, and Bhadohi handmade carpet is GI-tagged (2010).
All three are correct: CEPC organises the Expo, 2026 marked its 50th edition, and Bhadohi handmade carpet is GI-tagged (2010).
Q2. For the rabi marketing season 2027-28, which crop received the highest absolute increase in MSP?
- Wheat
- Rapeseed & mustard
- Masur (lentil)
- Safflower
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Answer: D
Safflower MSP rose by ₹675 to ₹7,215/quintal — the highest; wheat got the smallest hike (₹25, to ₹2,610).
Safflower MSP rose by ₹675 to ₹7,215/quintal — the highest; wheat got the smallest hike (₹25, to ₹2,610).
Q3. With reference to the Gomti river, consider the following statements: 1. It originates in Pilibhit district. 2. Naimisharanya lies on its bank in Sitapur district. 3. It joins the Ghaghara near Ayodhya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B
The Gomti rises near Madhotanda (Pilibhit) and flows past Naimisharanya (Sitapur) and Lucknow; it joins the Ganga near Kaithi (Varanasi–Ghazipur border), not the Ghaghara. Hence 1 and 2 are correct.
The Gomti rises near Madhotanda (Pilibhit) and flows past Naimisharanya (Sitapur) and Lucknow; it joins the Ganga near Kaithi (Varanasi–Ghazipur border), not the Ghaghara. Hence 1 and 2 are correct.
Q4. The HCL-Foxconn unit coming up near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh is an 'OSAT' facility. OSAT refers to:
- Assembly, packaging and testing of semiconductor chips
- Fabrication of silicon wafers from raw silicon
- Satellite-based optical communication terminals
- Manufacture of solar photovoltaic modules
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Answer: A
OSAT = Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly & Test, the back-end of chipmaking. The Jewar unit (₹3,706 crore) will make display-driver chips.
OSAT = Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly & Test, the back-end of chipmaking. The Jewar unit (₹3,706 crore) will make display-driver chips.
Q5. Parichha Dam, recently named a World Heritage Irrigation Structure, is built on which river?
- Ken
- Betwa
- Dhasan
- Chambal
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Answer: B
Parichha Dam (1881-86) is on the Betwa in Jhansi and feeds the Betwa Canal System and the 920 MW Parichha thermal plant.
Parichha Dam (1881-86) is on the Betwa in Jhansi and feeds the Betwa Canal System and the 920 MW Parichha thermal plant.
Q6. Consider the following about Rajya Sabha elections: 1. Members are elected by elected MLAs by proportional representation through single transferable vote. 2. Voting is by open ballot. 3. Nominated MLAs also vote. Which are correct?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B
Art. 80(4) provides election by elected MLAs via STV; open ballot was introduced in 2003. Nominated members do not vote.
Art. 80(4) provides election by elected MLAs via STV; open ballot was introduced in 2003. Nominated members do not vote.
Q7. With reference to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, consider: 1. It has 100 members. 2. About one-twelfth of members are elected by graduates. 3. About one-third are elected by members of local authorities. Which are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: D
UP Council has 100 members; under Art. 171, ~1/3 by local bodies, 1/3 by MLAs, 1/12 graduates, 1/12 teachers and the rest nominated.
UP Council has 100 members; under Art. 171, ~1/3 by local bodies, 1/3 by MLAs, 1/12 graduates, 1/12 teachers and the rest nominated.
Q8. UP Police recently appointed 470 sportspersons. PAC, in which 132 of them were inducted as constables, stands for:
- Police Action Corps
- Provincial Armed Constabulary
- Public Assistance Cell
- Prayagraj Armed Cadre
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Answer: B
PAC is the Provincial Armed Constabulary, UP's armed reserve police force.
PAC is the Provincial Armed Constabulary, UP's armed reserve police force.
Q9. Consider the following statements about Bhadohi district: 1. It was carved out of Varanasi district in 1994. 2. Renaming a district in UP requires a law passed by Parliament. 3. Bhadohi hand-made carpet is a GI-tagged product. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B
Bhadohi was carved out of Varanasi on 30 June 1994 and its carpet is GI-tagged. A district is renamed by state notification under Sec. 6(2) of the UP Revenue Code, 2006 — Parliament's role (Art. 3) is for renaming States.
Bhadohi was carved out of Varanasi on 30 June 1994 and its carpet is GI-tagged. A district is renamed by state notification under Sec. 6(2) of the UP Revenue Code, 2006 — Parliament's role (Art. 3) is for renaming States.
Q10. In the 100-member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, how many members are elected by graduates?
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 12
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Answer: B
Art. 171 provides about 1/12 each for graduates and teachers: UP has 8 graduates' and 8 teachers' seats, 38 elected by MLAs, 36 by local bodies and 10 nominated by the Governor.
Art. 171 provides about 1/12 each for graduates and teachers: UP has 8 graduates' and 8 teachers' seats, 38 elected by MLAs, 36 by local bodies and 10 nominated by the Governor.
Q11. After the RBI's monetary policy of 7 October 2026, the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate stands at:
- 5.25%
- 5.50%
- 5.75%
- 6.00%
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Answer: C
Repo was raised to 5.50%; SDF is 25 bps below (5.25%) and MSF/Bank Rate 25 bps above (5.75%).
Repo was raised to 5.50%; SDF is 25 bps below (5.25%) and MSF/Bank Rate 25 bps above (5.75%).
Mains practice questions
- "Handicraft clusters can be Uttar Pradesh's ticket to a trillion-dollar economy." Examine with reference to Bhadohi carpets, ODOP and GI tags. (200 words)
- Uttar Pradesh is moving from being a consumer market to a manufacturing hub for electronics, semiconductors and data centres. Examine the drivers of this shift and the challenges it faces. (UPPSC GS-VI, 125 words)
- UP's industrial journey is described as moving 'from mobile phones to modules to microchips'. Examine the state's electronics and semiconductor strategy and the challenges in building a deep-tech ecosystem. (GS-VI, 200 words)
- The Legislative Council is often called a 'costly ornament'. In the context of Uttar Pradesh, evaluate the relevance of graduates' and teachers' constituencies. (125 words)
- "Textiles can be Uttar Pradesh's largest job engine after agriculture." Examine this statement in light of the state's recent textile-park and PM MITRA initiatives. (125 words, GS-VI)
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