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Highlights of Current Affairs 15 October 2026
- Delhi Police’s detention of people ahead of a protest renewed debate on preventive detention, which Article 22 governs: grounds must be communicated, a representation allowed, and detention beyond three months ordinarily needs Advisory Board approval. Section 163 BNSS is a preventive-order provision, not a preventive detention law.
- Delhi Police reportedly de-notified Jantar Mantar as a protest site, naming Ramlila Maidan, Burari Ground and Central Business District Ground as alternatives, reviving the balance between Article 19(1)(b) assembly rights and public order. Delhi’s Assembly has no power over police and public order under Article 239AA(3)(a).
- President Droupadi Murmu appointed new Governors and reshuffled appointments in six States. The Governor holds office at the President’s pleasure under Article 156, and Article 161 limits clemency powers (no pardon in death sentence cases).
- The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (13 October 2026) was observed under the theme “Resilience Starts at Home,” tied to the Sendai Framework (2015–2030), with its four priorities and seven global targets.
- The 2026 Economics Nobel went to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation, covering the role of expectations and central-bank communication.
- PM GatiShakti completed five years, using a common geospatial platform to coordinate seven infrastructure engines, with oversight through the EGoS, Network Planning Group and Technical Support Unit.
- Supreme Court cases such as Maneka Gandhi (1978), Ameena Begum (2023) and Amit Sahni (2020) were highlighted for requiring fair procedure, proportionality in detention, and limits on indefinite occupation of public roads by protests.
- Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, India’s framework runs through the NDMA (chaired by the PM), SDMAs, DDMAs and the NDRF, with the CDRI launched by India in 2019 to promote resilient infrastructure.
- India’s evolution of preventive detention laws was traced from the Rowlatt Act (1919) through the Preventive Detention Act (1950), MISA (1971) and COFEPOSA (1974) to the NSA (1980), with the UAPA distinguished as an anti-terror law.
- In one-liners, the Indian Embassy in Indonesia launched an AI avatar called ‘Dewi’ for public outreach, while INS Trishul joined KONKAN-26 at Plymouth, UK, and INS Tarkash deployed to South Africa for IBSAMAR IX-2026.
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