Current Affairs 2026-10-18

Daily digest covering 13 key developments: Martian analogue mineral found in Tamil Nadu; North Korea's AI-guided torpedo; Pakistan to chair World Bank/IMF boards in 2027; rare owl sighted in Kerala; new centipede species discovered; 21 years of RTI Act with critical gaps; Kerala's senior citizens bill; inland waterways expansion; global bond yield surge impacting India; facial recognition tech debates; coir sector growth; Smriti Mandhana as UNICEF advocate; South Korea's Arctic shipping trial.