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: The union government has planned to map all drinking water assets including pipelines created under its Jal Jeevan mission on PM Gati Shakti portal. UPSC Relevance: Important government schemes, their features and performance. PYQ: Q. Consider the following statements with respect to Jal Jeevan Mission:1.…
Context: The USA President has acknowledged the Russian president offer to voluntarily maintain limits for a year on deployed strategic nuclear weapons based on the New START Treaty. UPSC Relevance: International organization and important treaties PYQ: Q: The "New START" treaty was in the news.…
Introduction The International Labour Organization (ILO) released its flagship State of Social Justice 2025 report on 7 October 2025, presenting a comprehensive global stocktake of decent work, inequality, social protection coverage, and the progress of the Global Coalition for Social Justice. Published from the ILO…
Context: Known as the “Amazon of the Seas,” the Coral Triangle is the world’s richest marine ecosystem — now under grave threat from climate change, pollution, and destructive fishing practices. To address this, the Philippines is setting up Southeast Asia’s first Coral Larvae Cryobank to…
Context: Government of India is advancing its efforts in clean energy transition by focusing on new technologies such as Small Nuclear Reactors (SMRs). UPSC Relevance: Science and technology PYQ: Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Small modular reactors (SMRs)”:1.SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up…
Context: The Indian defense minister recently warned Pakistan against any misadventure in Sir Creek area. UPSC Relevance: India and its neighborhood- relations. About Sir Creek: Sir Creek is a 96-kilometre strip of water located in the marshlands of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. Geographically,…
Context: In this article writer discuss about India’s evolving strategy for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building, focusing on the integration of technology, finance, and institutional coordination. UPSC Relevance: Disaster and Disaster management UPSC PYQ: Q. Vulnerability is an essential element for defining disaster impacts…
Context: India has signed the free trade agreement with EFTA regarding which recently analysis was done by the Switzerland state secretary for economic affairs. UPSC Relevance: Indian Economy; International Relations UPSC PYQ: Q1. Consider the following countries: (2018) Australia Canada China India Japan USA Which…
Introduction On 5 October 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) unveiled a sweeping package of 17 procedural and technological reforms ahead of the Bihar Legislative Assembly election cycle, marking the most consolidated overhaul of polling logistics since the post-Seshan reform wave of the 1990s.…
Context: The dairy sector in India grown by 70% in the last 11 years and is now the fastest growing sector in the world. In this growth, the dairy cooperatives and white revolution 2.0 have played prominent role. UPSC Relevance: Indian economy; agriculture and allied…