Monthly Compilation
88 current affairs published in October 2025
October 2025 Current Affairs for UPSC — every Why-in-News article AnantamIAS published in October 2025, mapped to the GS syllabus and packaged for revision. This October 2025 monthly current affairs compilation runs to 88 articles spanning Polity, Economy, Environment, Science & Technology, International Relations, Geography, History, Society and Internal Security — every entry written in the Why-in-News + GS-paper-mapping + UPSC-style practice-question format the Compass uses across every monthly digest on the site.
Each October 2025 entry opens with a Why in News? hook so you know exactly why the story matters for the exam, maps to the precise GS paper and sub-topic, summarises the development in scannable sub-headings, and closes with a UPSC-style practice question plus an FAQ accordion. The structure is deliberately repeatable: the same skeleton across every article in this October 2025 compilation, so revision feels familiar by week two and weak topics surface fast.
Use this October 2025 monthly current affairs page three ways. Read sequentially for a single-sitting scan of everything that mattered in October 2025. Download the October 2025 PDF for offline revision, printing or last-mile cycles before Prelims and Mains. Or filter by GS paper from the Monthly Current Affairs hub to focus on Polity, Economy, IR or Environment in isolation. For day-by-day study, jump to Daily Current Affairs; for the full year, see the 2025 Current Affairs archive. Working backwards? The previous month is September 2025 Current Affairs; the next is November 2025 Current Affairs.
Monthly current affairs for UPSC is the spine of revision — daily reading is for awareness, monthly compilations are what you actually re-read. The October 2025 set below is built for exactly that: open the article, skim the Why-in-News, lock the GS mapping, attempt the practice question, move on. Every piece links to its own per-article PDF if you'd rather collect the high-yield few than the full month.
Context: India’s trade deficit (the gap between imports and exports) widened sharply by 93% in September 2025, as imports rose faster than exports. The total trade deficit reached $16.6 billion, compared to $8.6 billion in September 2024. UPSC Relevance: Balance of payment(Economy) UPSC PYQ: Q1.…
Context: For the first time in four months, Delhi’s air quality has deteriorated to the ‘Poor’ category.According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 221, prompting authorities to activate Stage-1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). UPSC…
Context: The All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021–25 report, released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has revealed that India’s elephant population has declined by nearly 18%, dropping from 27,312 in 2017 to 22,446 in 2025. UPSC Relevance: Species in news and…
Context: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has updated its Red List of Threatened Species, highlighting that Arctic seals and several bird species are under rising threat due to climate change and human activity. UPSC Relevance: Environment Organization Q. Which one of the…
Context: India and Canada have agreed on a series of measures to restore bilateral ties and enhance cooperation across trade, energy, technology, and agriculture. UPSC Relevance: International relations; important bilateral relations. Key Agreements and Announcements: Relaunch of Trade Talks Both countries agreed to restart ministerial-level…
Context: The snow leopard, the agile “ghost of the mountains” that inhabits the rugged ranges of 12Asian countries, including India, has the lowest genetic diversity of any big cat species in the world, even lower than that of the dwindling cheetah. UPSC Relevance: Species in…
Context: Farmers in Himachal Pradesh are rapidly shifting away from chemical-based agriculture toward natural, sustainable, and environmentally friendly farming. This transformation has been made possible due to the State Government’s initiatives such as the “Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana (PK3Y)” and the introduction of Minimum…
Context: Government of India intends to operationalize a new research station in East Antarctica near the existing research base Maitri. The research station is expected to be complete by January 2029. UPSC Relevance: Science and Technology PYQ: Q. On 21st June, the Sun (2019) (a) does not set below the horizon at…
Context: Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has stated that the Taliban administration is ready for dialogue with Pakistan to resolve ongoing border clashes, but has also warned that “other means” remain open if diplomacy fails. UPSC Relevance: India and its neighborhood- relations. UPSC…
Introduction On 12 October 2025, days before Diwali, the Supreme Court of India reserved its verdict on a clutch of petitions seeking continuation, modification, or expansion of the firecracker ban across the National Capital Region. A bench led by the Chief Justice heard counsel for…