Current Affairs 4 October 2026: Daily GK for SSC, Railway, Banking, BPSC, BSSC and JSSC

The Asian Games shut down in Nagoya this afternoon and India came home with 21 gold and 85 medals, finishing fourth. That single line will sit in SSC CGL, RRB NTPC and Bihar Police papers for the next two years, so read the sports block twice.

Below are the 20 facts from the last 24 hours that actually carry exam weight, each with the exam it matters for. Every figure was checked against PIB, RBI, IMD, WIPO or the ministry concerned. Where a number is still only on news wires and not yet on an official page, you will see a (verify) tag beside it. Nothing is padded to fill space.

National

1. UPSC turned 100 on 1 October 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin, a postage stamp and a book of landmark judgments at the centenary event, and asked the Commission to shorten its examination cycle without lowering the bar. UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar said a Centre of Excellence will be set up to pool recruitment best practices. Remember the coin, stamp and book as a trio. Exam tag: All exams
2. The Union Cabinet cleared Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III) with a total outlay of ₹1,86,405 crore. Of that, ₹1,36,378 crore goes to transmission and ₹50,000 crore to Battery Energy Storage Systems, with central support of ₹54,082 crore. The scheme is built to evacuate 135 GW of renewable power and add 50 GWh of storage by FY 2032-33. Nodal ministry: New and Renewable Energy. Exam tag: SSC / Railway / Banking / BPSC
3. Captive-bred Great Indian Bustards began rewilding on 3 October. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma started the release process at Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, ten years after the Integrated Great Indian Bustard Conservation Project began in 2016. The Ramdevra rewilding aviary cost ₹9.25 crore and measures 160m x 64m x 14m. The bird is Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, and power-line collisions remain its biggest killer. Exam tag: All exams
4. Two more national items worth a line each. The Status of Policing in India Report (SPIR) 2026 by Lokniti-CSDS and Common Cause found 63% of cybercrime victims dissatisfied with the police response, with only 29% saying police attended within an hour. And veteran Telugu director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao died on 3 October at 94 in Chennai; he made Aditya 369, which brought time travel to Telugu cinema, and the dialogue-free Pushpaka Vimana. Exam tag: BPSC / BSSC / Bihar Police (report), All exams (obituary)

Appointments in the news (Person and Post)

International

5. The Asian Games closed on 4 October at Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, after running from 19 September. Japan hosted, where Sanae Takaichi is Prime Minister. The next edition goes to Doha in 2030 and the one after that to Riyadh in 2034. The Games are run by the Olympic Council of Asia. Exam tag: All exams
6. US long-bond yields touched roughly a 25-year high. The 10-year US Treasury yield was around 5.56%, with federal debt past $40 trillion and annual interest outgo near $1.2 trillion. Three transmission channels into India: FPI outflows, rupee pressure, and costlier External Commercial Borrowings. If you are sitting for a banking GA paper, that chain of cause and effect is the question, not the yield number itself. Exam tag: Banking / SSC CGL

Economy and Banking

7. The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026 came into force on 1 October. It replaces the 1891 Act, a 135-year-old law, and pulls digital and electronic banking records squarely into the evidence framework, including for BNSS investigations. Ministry: Law and Justice. Expect this in every banking general-awareness paper this cycle. Exam tag: Banking (IBPS / SBI / RBI)
8. GST collections for September 2026 came in near ₹2.04 lakh crore, up 14.7% year on year. State-wise, Assam jumped 88% and Uttar Pradesh 18%, while Tamil Nadu slipped 5%. On the other side of the ledger, IMD confirmed on 30 September that the 2026 southwest monsoon ended about 13% below normal, roughly 87% of the Long Period Average, the fourth-lowest since 2001 and weakest since 2015. Strong tax numbers with a weak monsoon is an uncomfortable pairing for rural demand. Exam tag: Banking / SSC CGL / BPSC
9. Anup Bagchi was named MD and CEO of HDFC Bank for three years with effect from 27 October 2026, succeeding Shashidhar Jagdishan. The RBI approved the appointment and he joined the board as additional director on 2 October. He moves across from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. Exam tag: Banking
10. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee meets from 5 to 7 October 2026. The repo rate stands at 5.25% with a neutral stance, held unchanged at the August 2026 review under Governor Sanjay Malhotra. For the static part: the MPC has six members, three from RBI and three nominated by the government, and the Governor holds the casting vote. Exam tag: Banking / RBI Grade B

Index and rankings in the news (Index, India's Rank, Topper)

Sports

11. India finished fourth at the Asian Games 2026 with 21 gold and 85 medals in all. China topped the table with 169 gold, Japan was second and South Korea third. The 85-medal haul is down from the 107 won at Hangzhou 2022, so fourth place came from a late gold rush rather than a broader base. The exact silver and bronze split is being reported differently by different outlets (verify); the 21 gold and 85 total figures match across sources. Exam tag: All exams
12. India won gold in both men's and women's hockey, a first for the country at a single Asian Games. The men beat Malaysia 5-1 on 3 October. The women beat China 1-0 on 2 October, with Lalremsiami scoring in the 10th minute. Both titles also carry Olympic-qualification weight, which is why this is the most quotable sports fact of the week. Exam tag: All exams
13. Men's cricket gold went to India, who beat Pakistan by 19 runs on 3 October, posting 211/6 and holding Pakistan to 192/6. The same day, wrestler Aman Sehrawat took the men's 57 kg gold, beating Han Chong Song 11-7. Trap shooter Neeru Dhanda, herself a gold medallist, carried the Indian flag at the closing ceremony. Exam tag: SSC / Railway / All exams

Asian Games 2026: Event and Winner

Awards

14. India climbed to 38th on the Global Innovation Index 2026, published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on 30 September. India scored 40.1 among 139 economies, up from 40th in 2025, and leads the Central and Southern Asia region. Switzerland held first place for the 16th straight year. WIPO is headquartered at Geneva. One honest caveat: India's share of global scientific publications rose from 4.4% to 6.6%, yet the same report flags thin business spending on research. A better rank is not the same thing as a better research base. Exam tag: All exams
15. Nobel Prize 2026 announcements begin on 5 October. Medicine on 5 October, Physics on 6 October, Chemistry on 7 October, Literature on 8 October, Peace on 9 October and Economic Sciences on 12 October. The Peace Prize is the only one announced from Oslo; the rest come from Stockholm. Keep a page in your notebook ready for the names. Exam tag: All exams

Science and Defence

16. The 114-jet MRFA deal may be signed this financial year, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh said at his press conference on 3 October. The Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft programme is pegged at about $33.8 billion, with Rafale the front-runner. He also said the IAF needs 36 to 40 jets every year to close its squadron shortfall. Indian Air Force Day falls on 8 October, so this pairs well in a single question. Exam tag: SSC / Railway / Defence
17. Exercise Varuna 2026, the 24th edition of the India-France naval exercise, held its harbour phase at Toulon from 22 September. India sent the frigate INS Trishul. France fielded the destroyer FDA Forbin, the frigate FLF La Fayette and the nuclear submarine SNA Suffren. Varuna began in 2001. On the space side, ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan says the first uncrewed Gaganyaan flight (G1) with the humanoid Vyommitra is still being readied, and official statements have moved the window more than once, with the latest pointing to early 2027 (verify on isro.gov.in before you quote any date). Exam tag: SSC / Railway / Defence / All exams

Bihar and Jharkhand Special

This is the block Patna and Ranchi aspirants should memorise. BPSC, BSSC, Bihar Police, JSSC and JPSC papers pull state GK from exactly this kind of cabinet decision, and national coaching notes almost never carry it.

18. The Bihar Cabinet cleared a large energy and welfare package on 30 September. It approved the draft Green Hydrogen Policy 2026, targeting 1 lakh tonnes of annual green hydrogen output by 2031 with investment of about ₹16,000 crore. It also sanctioned ₹2,761.55 crore for farm feeder solarisation covering 2,554 agricultural feeders and 2,585 MW of solar capacity at ₹1.05 crore grant per MW, ₹26.33 crore in year one for the Mukhyamantri Haemophilia Yojana to buy Emicizumab, and ₹477 crore from the Contingency Fund for Anganwadi worker honorariums. Exam tag: BPSC / BSSC / Bihar Police / BTET
19. Bihar also approved ₹62.52 crore for 30 water cannons and 86 Vajra vehicles for law-and-order duty, plus ₹351.85 crore under RDSS to electrify 21,644 households across 177 habitations in Kaimur and Rohtas. Separately, the Valmikinagar barrage on the Gandak released a record 5.43 lakh cusecs in late September, breaching at least three embankments in West Champaran, with NDRF and SDRF deployed. About 73% of Bihar's area is flood-prone, the highest share of any state. Exam tag: Bihar Police / BSSC / BPSC
20. Jharkhand's recruitment clean-up continues. After the JPSC and JSSC paper-leak protests, 22 examinations stand cancelled, 6 are on hold and 17 are under police investigation. A reform committee under IAS officer Amitabh Kaushal is reviewing the system, CID has made arrests in the JSSC-CGL case, and the Jharkhand High Court has stayed some cancellations. On the Bihar side, BPSC 72nd CCE Prelims is set for 25 October 2026; vacancy counts on coaching portals range between 1,186 and 1,230 (verify on bpsc.bihar.gov.in), so trust only the Commission's own notice. If you are a JSSC or JPSC aspirant, keep preparing on the published syllabus instead of waiting for the court outcome. Exam tag: JSSC / JPSC / JTET / BPSC

Important Days

4 October is World Animal Day, and the 2026 theme is "See the World Through Their Eyes". The date is tied to the feast of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. In India, Wildlife Week runs from 2 to 8 October.

World Space Week also starts today and runs to 10 October. The UN General Assembly declared it in 1999. The dates mark the launch of Sputnik-1 on 4 October 1957 and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on 10 October 1967. Those two anchor events are the part examiners actually ask about.

Important Days this week (Day and Theme)

What to do with this before you sleep tonight

Pick five facts from this page and write them on the back page of your notebook. Tomorrow morning, cover the page and say them out loud. That is the only revision method that survives a 120-day preparation stretch.

Reading a digest feels like progress. Attempting questions on it is progress. Today's 15 objective questions built from exactly these 20 facts are live as a separate quiz on the platform, with four options, answers and a one-line reason for each, in both Hindi and English. They sit a notch above the real paper on purpose.

Three items above carry a (verify) tag, and that is deliberate. The Asian Games silver and bronze split and the World Space Week theme are still inconsistent across sources, and the BPSC 72nd vacancy figure differs between coaching portals. Do not quote those three in an interview or a mains answer until you have seen them on the official site. Daily current affairs is only as good as the source behind it.

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