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Daily Current Affairs: 18 October 2026

DailyOctober 18, 2026

The 2 current affairs posts of 18 October 2026 in one place.

Posts dated 18 October 2026. Open any post for the full explainer, source and exam angle.

  • National Affairs | PM Announces Rs 2 Lakh Ex-Gratia for Victims of the Gwalior Mishap on 18 October 2026: On 18 October 2026 the Prime Minister expressed grief over lives lost in a mishap in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, announcing Rs 2 lakh from the PMNRF for the kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
  • International Affairs | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Represent India at the 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe on 19-20 October 2026: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 19 and 20 October 2026 for the 25th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of Government; the previous meeting was in Moscow on 18 November 2025.

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