The Hindu UPSC Daily — 15Oct

Daily UPSC current affairs deep-dive from The Hindu (Delhi edition) for 2026-10-15, produced by Maarg. Comprehensive Hinglish breakdown with dated chronology, GS Mains perspective, and Prelims exam takeaways.

Key Stories Covered in Today's Episode: 1. Houthis Vow More Strikes on Saudi Airports and Oil Sites After Aramco's Dhahran Headquarters Is Hit [GS2: IR, GS3: Energy Security] 2. Iran Says Container Ship Sank After Hitting a Mine in the Strait of Hormuz [GS2: IR, GS3: Energy Security] 3. UN Reaffirms Commitment to Lebanon as UNIFIL Mandate Nears Its End [GS2: IR, GS2: International Institutions] 4. Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand Highlights 'Enormous Potential' for Closer India-Canada Ties [GS2: IR, Prelims] 5. Rajnath Singh Calls for Deeper India-ASEAN Defence Cooperation at Maiden Think Tank Forum [GS2: IR, GS3: Defence] 6. Why Is Spain Facing a Housing Crisis? [GS2: IR, GS1: Urbanisation] 7. Anti-SIR Protests Rock Delhi for a Fifth Day; CJP Leaders Jailed, 'People Against SIR' Plans October 23 March [GS2: Polity, GS2: Elections] 8. SC to 'Take Care' of Delhi Voters Deleted in SIR; Hearing Advanced to October 28 [GS2: Polity, GS2: Elections] 9. MHA's Demography Panel Launches Portal Seeking Public Input on 'Frequent Demographic Changes' [GS2: Governance, GS1: Population] 10. Illogical Reasons: Delhi's 'Logical Discrepancy' Flags Suggest a Design That Targets Muslims [GS2: Elections, GS2: Polity] 11. A Split Verdict, Faltering Remedies and People's Power: The EC Appointments Case [GS2: Polity, GS2: Judiciary] 12. Satyagraha for Constitution-as-Commons [GS2: Polity, GS2: Rights] 13. How Has the Supreme Court Strengthened Arrest Safeguards? [GS2: Polity, GS2: Judiciary] 14. Plea in SC Says Denotifying Jantar Mantar Pushes Dissent 'Out of Sight'; Police's Unpublished Section 163 Orders Questioned [GS2: Polity, GS2: Rights] 15. SC Mandates Travel Insurance on Offline Railway Tickets Too [GS2: Governance, GS2: Judiciary] 16. Wholesale Inflation Hits 11.4% in September, a 49-Month High [GS3: Economy, GS3: Inflation] 17. India's Exports to China Grow 40%, but the Trade Deficit Crosses $100 Billion [GS2: IR, GS3: Economy] 18. India's China+1 Lessons Lie Within Its Own States [GS3: Economy, GS3: Industry] 19. Nobel for Hall and Woodford: Why the Debate Between Keynesian and Orthodox Economics Matters [GS3: Economy, Prelims] 20. Cabinet Clears ₹53,428 Crore for Social Assistance Till 2030-31; NSAP Renamed PM Samajik Sahayata Yojana [GS2: Welfare Schemes, GS2: Social Justice]

+ Rapid-fire round-up of additional national and international developments.

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