UPSC Civil Services Current Affairs Quiz: 30 October 2026

When the Ministry of Labour and Employment notified the constitution of the National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and Gig and Platform Workers, it stated that the Board stands established under the statutory framework of the Code on Social Security, which is one of the Labour Codes.

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying stated that public investment in the sector has been stepped up sharply since 2015, and that this sum has been committed through five instruments taken together: the Blue Revolution Scheme, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund, the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada…

The Ministry of Culture is holding the exposition of the Holy Relics of Shakyamuni Buddha in that state from 31 October to 21 November 2026, at three centres of Buddhist faith: Tawang Monastery, the TGL Monastery Lower Gompa in Bomdila and the Golden Pagoda at Namsai.

These three ships form the First Training Squadron, shortened to 1TS, which carries sea trainees of the Indian Navy and sailed from Colombo on 29 October 2026 at the end of its port call.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence found the secret laboratory in a remote village of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh and raided it in the early hours of 29 October 2026, with the state Anti-Terrorist Squad giving operational help.

The notification says plainly that the Board will be presided over by the Union Minister holding the Labour and Employment portfolio, which places political responsibility for the welfare of unorganised, gig and platform workers at the top of the body itself.

These producer organisations let small fishers and fish farmers get past the handicaps of scale, capital and market access by pooling their output and their resources, and by taking part together in processing, branding and marketing.

Piprahwa lies in Siddharthnagar district and is associated with ancient Kapilavastu and the Shakya clan of Lord Buddha.

The visit of the First Training Squadron to Colombo and its exchanges with the Sri Lanka Navy were placed within this Indian vision for the neighbourhood, which covers regional maritime cooperation and capacity building.

Searches at the residential premises of one of the accused produced around 15.4 kg of finished methaqualone along with about 153 kg of chemicals and a machine used in the manufacturing process.

The notification fixes a floor rather than a ceiling: the National Social Security Boards shall meet at least three times in any year, and the way business is transacted at those sittings is to follow the rules of procedure that the Central Government prescribes.

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana has, over the last five years, cleared projects worth more than Rs 4,155 crore for women in fisheries, of which the central share comes to Rs 1,572 crore, and these have reached more than 1.28 lakh women beneficiaries.

The International Buddhist Confederation and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh are holding the conference there on 2 November 2026, bringing together monks, scholars and delegates from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and Germany around three themes: carrying the legacy of the Buddha forward after the Mahaparinirvana, the historical…

Sea trainees of the squadron went to this academy and met their Sri Lankan counterparts, and cadets of the academy later came aboard the Indian ships to see the training facilities the squadron carries.

The two persons associated with the secret manufacturing facility in Jalaun were arrested under its provisions, which cover the production, possession, sale and transport of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.