20 October 2026 Current Affairs Study Material and Questions

The MoU was signed in Imphal at the BHASHINI Rajyam Workshop, with Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh present. The aim is simple: people should be able to use government services in their own language.

Deva died in Chennai at the age of 75. He made Gaana-style music popular in Tamil films in the 1990s. Over almost 40 years, he composed music for more than 400 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. His first film was Mattukkara Mannaru (1986).

World Osteoporosis Day falls on 20 October. Osteoporosis makes bones weak and easy to break, especially in older women. The day pushes people to get bone tests early, eat enough calcium and stay active. It also marks the end of Bone and Joint Action Week, which runs from 12 to 20 October.

Mona Agarwal won gold with a new Games record. Avani Lekhara, the double Paralympic champion, took silver in the same event.

Sheetal shot 704 out of 720 in the 72-arrow round. That equals the world record set earlier at the same event by Turkey's Oznur Girdi. It also beat her own Asian best of 698. She then teamed up with Payal Nag in the women's team event and went straight to the semi-finals.

Nishad Kumar jumped 7.11 m to win gold on day one in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India won 11 medals on the first day, including 4 golds. Nishad is better known for high jump, where he has won Paralympic medals, so a gold in long jump is a nice extra.

During Canada's biggest trade mission to India in 30 years, firms from both sides signed 34 deals worth almost CAD 300 million. Canada's Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu led about 300 business delegates to Mumbai and Bengaluru. Both sides want to wrap up CEPA talks by the end of December 2026.

India ranked 100th with a score of 24.1, which puts it in the 'serious' category. The report came out on 14 October 2026, just before World Food Day. Child wasting is still India's weakest area.

India rolled over the Rs 3,000 crore swap for the Maldives under the SAARC Currency Swap Framework, on easy terms. The deal is between the RBI and the Maldives Monetary Authority. It helps the Maldives handle its foreign exchange pressure, and it fits India's Neighbourhood First policy.

LFPR rose to 55.5%, up from 55.3% in September 2025. A good sign was the rise in urban women joining the workforce. Their LFPR reached 25.9%, the highest since October 2025.