Daily Current Affairs 27 October 2026

The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the restructuring of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), effective November 1, 2026.

The move aims to shift from territorial supervision to sector-specific functional commands to strengthen security at critical infrastructure and strategic establishments of India by reorganizing 8 of its 11 territorial sectors.

The central government has released a ₹100 commemorative coin and a ₹5 postage stamp to honour Ghanshyam Dass Jain, a renowned musician, composer, philanthropist, and cultural personality.

The unveiling was held during the National Annual Cultural Conclave at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.

The Ministry of Cooperation has mandated the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2026 (MSCARO, 2026) to introduce a standardised and risk-based audit reporting framework.

The framework is designed to strengthen transparency, financial discipline, accountability, and regulatory oversight in Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS). Under this order, auditors are required to report on key financial, administrative, governance, and statutory compliance parameters in a standardized format. The reporting format includes clear Yes/No responses supported by relevant remarks.

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has launched a unified digital platform named ‘NPS Central’ to streamline enrollment, investments, and account management for National Pension System (NPS) subscribers.

The platform is jointly developed and managed by three Central Recordkeeping Agencies (CRAs): Protean eGov Technologies, KFin Technologies Ltd, and Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS).

The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) has signed a 5-year MoU with the Association of Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) in India to strengthen industry linkages for the Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP).

According to the 18th Monthly Bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistical Office for September 2026, India’s overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) increased by 0.2 percentage points year-on-year to 55.5%, compared to 55.3% in September 2025.

The overall Unemployment Rate (UR) declined by 0.2 percentage points year-on-year to 5.0%. The overall Female LFPR reached 34.6% in September 2026, which is lower than the 34.8% recorded in the previous month.

UNESCO has released its 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Gender Report titled “Gender equity in access to education” to mark the International Day of the Girl Child (11 October 2026).

The report states that between 2000 and 2024, the share of countries with fewer than nine girls per ten boys enrolled declined from 15% to 2% in primary education, and from 18% to 5% in upper-secondary education.

The central government has approved the rollover of a ₹3,000 crore currency swap facility to Maldives under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Currency Swap Framework.

The financial arrangement aims to support the financial stability of Maldives and address its short-term liquidity requirements.

The Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a laboratory of the DRDO, has shortlisted SSS Defence and Kalyani Group as Development-cum-Production Partners (DcPPs).

The partnership aims to develop and manufacture the first indigenous 20 mm aviation gun and turret system for the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-IV (Rudra) and Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched an uncrewed spacecraft for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission onboard an H3 rocket from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.

The primary objective of the MMX mission is to collect and return samples from Phobos, a moon of Mars, to Earth. If successful, it will be the world’s first mission to return samples from a Martian moon. The spacecraft is projected to reach Mars in August 2027 and return to Earth in 2031.

The mission is carried out in collaboration with 4 international space agencies: NASA, European Space Agency, National Center for Space Studies (CNES) of France, and German Aerospace Center (DLR). It also carries a small rover named ‘IDEFIX’, developed by CNES and DLR, which will be deployed in early 2029 to orbit Phobos.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved the first Government Medical College (GMC) in Ladakh at Stipuk Pharka in Leh. The institution is scheduled to begin operations from the academic year 2027-28.

Ladakh has been declared India’s first 100% organic Union Territory by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, following a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of chemical and synthetic fertilizers.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Sunil Kumar, Executive Director (ED) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), as the Chairman of ONGC for a 3-year term. He succeeds Arun Kumar Singh.

Reema Nanavaty, the Director of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), has received the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for her contributions to women’s economic empowerment, livelihoods, peace, and security. She was previously honoured with the Padma Shri in 2013 in the field of social work.

Other recipients of the award include Tory Burch (fashion designer and founder of the Tory Burch Foundation) and Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2006 and founder of Grameen Bank).

Chef Dhamu (Dr K Damodharan), a legendary Tamil culinary maestro and television personality, passed away at the age of 72. He was a recipient of Padma Shri in 2025.

In 2004, he became the first Indian chef to earn a PhD in Hotel Management and Catering Technology from the University of Madras. He also set a Guinness World Record in 2010 for the longest solo cooking marathon by preparing over 617 dishes in 24 hours.

Jogendranath Chowdhury, a renowned contemporary Indian painter and former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, passed away at the age of 87. He represented the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in Parliament.

Tom Skerritt, a veteran American actor, passed away at the age of 93.