15 October 2026
Yemen's economy remains under strain, having contracted again in 2025 and now facing additional pressures linked to the conflict in the Middle East, the World Bank said on 21 May 2026.
The Spring 2026 edition of the Yemen Economic Monitor, titled Pushing Against the Tide, finds that national real GDP declined by 1.5 per cent in 2025 and is projected to contract by a further 0.5 per cent in 2026.
Oil exports are still blocked, and funding for the UN Response Plan covered only 28 per cent of needs, down from 56.5 per cent in 2024.
Revenues fell to 5.6 per cent of GDP, driven by reduced external grants.
The Yemeni rial in Aden appreciated sharply in August 2025 and has since stabilized, supported by Central Bank measures and external inflows including Saudi financial support.
Nearly three-quarters of the population is estimated to live below the poverty line.
Dina Abu-Ghaida, World Bank Group Country Manager for Yemen, said the economy has limited buffers to absorb new shocks.
Real GDP in 2025:
Declined by 1.5 per cent
Projection for 2026:
A further contraction of 0.5 per cent
UN Response Plan funding:
28 per cent of needs, down from 56.5 per cent in 2024
Revenues:
5.6 per cent of GDP
Report title:
Pushing Against the Tide, Spring 2026 edition
Why it matters for exams: The Yemeni rial, the role of the Central Bank in Aden and the World Bank's growth numbers are the economy questions most likely to be set on Yemen.
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In plain words
Yemen Economic Monitor World Bank Yemen Economic Monitor — The World Bank's periodic review of Yemen's economy, published twice a year.
Rial Yemeni rial — Yemen's currency, which trades at different rates in Aden and in Houthi-held areas.
15 October 2026
The World Health Organization said on 7 October 2026 that significantly more resources are required to scale up its response in Yemen amid escalating conflict.
WHO's immediate funding requirements have increased from $9 million to $31 million, with an additional $700,000 needed to support refugees in Djibouti.
Fighting has mainly occurred on the coast in Lahj governorate near the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, in neighbouring Taiz governorate and in Marib governorate in northern Yemen.
As of 2 October there were 959 reported deaths and 4,207 injuries across 10 governorates, according to the Yemeni health authorities.
Trauma stabilization points on the Lahj coast and in Al-Dhale have no partners to operate them, and emergency maternity services have been suspended in Marib and Ras Al-Arah.
Of the nearly 198,000 people uprooted, less than one per cent had received health services as of the previous week.
Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative in Yemen, said the situation is evolving into a complex emergency.
WHO immediate requirement:
Up from $9 million to $31 million
Extra for refugees in Djibouti:
$700,000
Deaths as of 2 October:
959
Injuries as of 2 October:
4,207 across 10 governorates
Why it matters for exams: The casualty count by governorate, the Bab al-Mandeb location of the fighting and the scale of the WHO appeal are all directly quotable facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Governorate Muhafazah — The first-level administrative division of Yemen, comparable to a province.
Complex emergency Complex humanitarian emergency — A crisis in which conflict, displacement and disease outbreaks overlap and strain the response.
15 October 2026
UNESCO has released its 2026 Global Education Monitoring Gender Report, ahead of the International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October.
The share of girls married before 18 fell globally from 25 per cent in 2000 to 18 per cent in 2025, but it remains 25 per cent in Central and Southern Asia and 31 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2024 an estimated 6 million pregnant girls and young mothers aged 10 to 19 were out of school in sub-Saharan Africa, and fewer than 5 per cent of pregnant and parenting girls in the region return to school.
In India, 59 girls complete upper secondary education per 100 boys in rural areas, while urban areas have achieved parity.
The report finds 58 per cent of countries guarantee the right to education without sex or gender based discrimination and 35 per cent explicitly protect the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls.
Girls married before 18, 2000:
25%
Girls married before 18, 2025:
18%
India, rural upper secondary completion:
59 girls per 100 boys
Countries guaranteeing non-discrimination:
58%
Why it matters for exams: The GEM Gender Report gives India-specific figures inside a global report, which examiners like to pair.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
GEM Report Global Education Monitoring Report — UNESCO's annual report tracking progress on education targets worldwide.
Gender parity Gender parity — Equal participation of girls and boys in a stage of education.
15 October 2026
The Kerala State Biodiversity Board has released a policy document titled 'Red List Assessment of Ecosystems and Global Ecosystem Typology of Kerala's Unique Ecosystems'.
Environment Minister Sunny Joseph released the compilation at a function in his chamber in the Secretariat.
The study was taken up as part of the State government's 100-day action plan.
It applies the standards of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Version 2.0 at the State level.
The assessment covers ecosystems from the Western Ghats highlands down to river basins, coastal stretches and wetlands.
The analysis used Google Earth Engine, Sentinel satellite imagery, statistical analysis in R and mapping in QGIS.
Released by:
Kerala State Biodiversity Board
Standard applied:
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Version 2.0
Minister:
Sunny Joseph, Environment
Why it matters for exams: The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is distinct from the better-known Red List of species, and a State-level application of it is a likely question.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature — The global body that maintains the Red Lists of threatened species and of ecosystems.
QGIS Quantum Geographic Information System — A free mapping and spatial analysis software used widely in environmental studies.
15 October 2026
The Federal Reserve Board released the results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances on 9 October 2026. The survey provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families. Measured from 2022 to 2025 and adjusted for inflation, median family income rose 7 per cent to $82,200 while mean family income fell 6 per cent to $145,200. Median net worth rose 2 per cent to $215,900 and mean net worth rose 7 per cent to $1.24 million. The gap between the median and the mean, and the fact that the two income measures moved in opposite directions, point to gains concentrated at the upper end of the distribution.
Median family income:
Up 7% to $82,200
Mean family income:
Down 6% to $145,200
Median net worth:
Up 2% to $215,900
Mean net worth:
Up 7% to $1.24 million
Why it matters for exams: The difference between median and mean is a standard statistics concept, and this survey gives a live example with exact figures.
UPSCBank
In plain words
SCF Survey of Consumer Finances — A triennial Federal Reserve survey of United States household balance sheets.
Median Median — The middle value, which is unaffected by extreme values at either end.
14 October 2026
A Nature news feature published on 14 October 2026 traces China's rise in science. In 1978 China published fewer than 120 papers in international journals, 0.02 per cent of the global total, according to Elsevier's Scopus. China's overall research and development spending rose roughly 100-fold over three decades and grew by more than 10 per cent a year on average over the past ten years. OECD data show that in 2024 China overtook the United States as the largest gross domestic expenditure on research and development measured at purchasing power parity; at market exchange rates China's spending was about half the United States level in 2024, up from 8 per cent in 2004. China plans to raise research and development expenditure by at least 7 per cent a year through 2030. Basic research took just under 7 per cent of China's research budget in 2024, against 14.4 per cent in the United States, 11.6 per cent in Japan and 14.7 per cent in South Korea; the share reached a record 7.08 per cent in 2025 but missed the previous five-year plan's 8 per cent target. China surpassed the United States in 2023 as the top-ranked country for papers in influential journals, according to the Nature Index, which tracks 178 journals. The feature cautions against reading the purchasing power parity figure as settling the question, because comparing the research and development spending of two countries is complex.
China's papers in 1978:
Fewer than 120, or 0.02 per cent of the global total
R&D growth, last ten years:
More than 10 per cent a year on average
Basic research share 2024:
Just under 7 per cent (US 14.4, Japan 11.6, South Korea 14.7)
Target to 2030:
At least 7 per cent growth a year
Nature Index journals:
178
Why it matters for exams: Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, purchasing power parity and the Nature Index are three technical ideas an examiner can test through one comparison of countries.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
GERD Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development — The total a country spends on research and development within its borders in a year.
PPP Purchasing Power Parity — A way of comparing spending across countries by adjusting for what money actually buys locally.
Nature Index Nature Index — A database that ranks countries and institutions by their share of papers in a selected set of journals.
Basic research Basic research — Research aimed at understanding, without an immediate application in view.
14 October 2026
Based on advance estimates, Singapore's economy grew 5.4 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2026, moderating from 6.2 per cent in the previous quarter.
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, the economy expanded 1.1 per cent, easing from 1.5 per cent in the second quarter.
The manufacturing sector grew 7.5 per cent year on year, slower than the 12.9 per cent of the previous quarter.
Growth was supported by electronics, precision engineering, transport engineering and general manufacturing clusters, offsetting declines in chemicals and biomedical manufacturing.
The advance estimates were released by Singapore's trade ministry on 14 October 2026.
GDP growth, Q3 2026 (year on year):
5.4 per cent
GDP growth, Q2 2026:
6.2 per cent
Quarter on quarter, seasonally adjusted:
1.1 per cent
Manufacturing growth:
7.5 per cent
Why it matters for exams: Quarterly GDP readings of Asian economies, and the year-on-year versus quarter-on-quarter distinction, are standard economy-paper material.
UPSCBank
In plain words
Advance estimates First estimates published soon after a quarter ends — Early figures that are later revised when fuller data arrive.
14 October 2026
All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for September 2026 is 11.39 per cent year on year (provisional), compared with 9.92 per cent in August 2026 (provisional).
The All Commodities index stands at 112.5, up from 110.8 in August 2026.
Year-on-year inflation is 8.67 per cent for Primary Articles, 25.85 per cent for Fuel and Power and 9.76 per cent for Manufactured Products.
The WPI Food Index shows inflation of 8.66 per cent, compared with 7.05 per cent in August 2026.
The series uses the base year 2022-23, and the figures for October 2026 will be released on 16 November 2026.
WPI inflation, September 2026:
11.39 per cent
WPI inflation, August 2026:
9.92 per cent
Fuel and Power:
25.85 per cent
Primary Articles:
8.67 per cent
Manufactured Products:
9.76 per cent
Why it matters for exams: WPI figures and their groups are asked in economy and banking papers, often alongside retail inflation.
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In plain words
WPI Wholesale Price Index — A measure of price changes of goods at the wholesale stage.
Base year 2022-23 for the current WPI series — The year against which later prices are compared.
14 October 2026
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkiye's inflation data page records the consumer price index change for September 2026.
The annual change in the consumer price index was 29.73 per cent.
The monthly change was 1.84 per cent.
The figures are compiled and released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), which published them on 5 October 2026.
Annual inflation had been 31.51 per cent in August 2026, so the September reading was the first below 30 per cent since November 2021.
The Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee states that it aims at a 5 per cent inflation target in the medium term.
Annual CPI change, September 2026:
29.73 per cent
Monthly CPI change:
1.84 per cent
Medium-term target:
5 per cent
Why it matters for exams: Inflation readings of major economies are standard comparison material in economy papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
TurkStat Turkish Statistical Institute — Turkiye's national statistical office, which compiles the consumer price index.
14 October 2026
The World Meteorological Organization said sea-surface temperatures show that El Nino is strengthening and is forecast to peak around December 2026.
Its Global Seasonal Climate Update for October to December 2026 draws on a consensus of 13 national and international centres.
Forecasts give a near-100 per cent likelihood that El Nino will persist through February 2027, and it could be one of the strongest events since at least 1950.
The Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly was about +1.6 degrees Celsius in June 2026 and +2.5 degrees Celsius in August 2026.
For October to December 2026 the seasonal average is forecast at about +3.7 degrees Celsius, the highest since observations began. The previous record was +2.6 degrees Celsius from November 2015 to January 2016.
WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said El Nino is firmly established and strengthening rapidly.
The Indian Ocean Dipole is positive and is expected to peak in October, with an October to December anomaly of about +0.5 degrees Celsius.
Forecast Nino 3.4 anomaly (Oct-Dec 2026):
about +3.7 degrees Celsius
Previous record:
+2.6 degrees Celsius (November 2015 to January 2016)
Forecasting centres:
13
Expected peak:
around December 2026
Why it matters for exams: El Nino drives monsoon, drought and flood risk worldwide and is a recurring question in geography and environment papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
WMO World Meteorological Organization — The UN specialised agency for weather, climate and water, based in Geneva.
Nino 3.4 Nino 3.4 region — A box in the central equatorial Pacific whose sea-surface temperature anomaly is the standard measure of El Nino strength.
IOD Indian Ocean Dipole — The difference in sea-surface temperature between the western and eastern tropical Indian Ocean.
13 October 2026
UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo said about 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies will not find jobs unless countries act.
Over the next 15 years, 1.2 billion young people will leave school for the labour market, and jobs are projected for only 400 million of them.
He spoke from Bangkok, where he was attending the World Bank Group-IMF Annual Meetings.
UNDP launched an Investment Accelerator to improve investment policies and build pipelines of investment-ready projects.
It also launched a Jobs for Prosperity Facility to identify job-rich sectors and align skills with employers' needs.
Both are backed by partnerships with the World Bank Group, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Young people entering labour market (15 years):
1.2 billion
Projected jobs:
400 million
Without jobs:
800 million
Why it matters for exams: Demographic dividend, youth unemployment and UN development agencies are recurring economy questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCBank
In plain words
UNDP United Nations Development Programme — The UN's main development agency; it also publishes the Human Development Report.
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development — A multilateral development bank founded in 1991, based in London.
13 October 2026
Marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN said communities face $228 billion every year to rebuild housing after disasters.
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) said damage to housing accounts for 43 per cent of the direct cost of cyclones, floods, tsunamis and earthquakes.
Citing the Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll 2026, UNDRR said only 27 per cent of warned people with no household plan or confidence could act on a warning, against 83 per cent of those with both.
Secretary-General António Guterres called safer dwellings the shared responsibility of governments, developers, engineers and communities.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it helped 1.4 million people in 2025 across 39 countries with disaster risk reduction programmes.
Annual housing losses from disasters:
$228 billion
Housing share of direct disaster cost:
43 per cent
People helped by IOM in 2025:
1.4 million in 39 countries
Why it matters for exams: International days, UNDRR and disaster-loss figures feed both disaster-management and environment papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
UNDRR United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction — The UN office that coordinates global work to reduce disaster risk.
IOM International Organization for Migration — The UN migration agency, which also runs disaster preparedness and recovery work.
13 October 2026
The US Treasury announced enforcement actions imposing more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the United States.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $1.2 billion penalty, which includes credit for the OCC fine, for failing to mitigate and report risks including Chinese Money Laundering Networks and illicit finance along the southwest border.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) assessed a $750 million penalty, the largest in its history.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced an $11.6 million settlement over apparent violations of sanctions programmes including those on Iran and Russia.
Treasury called the package the third-largest penalty in its history.
Total penalties:
More than $1.21 billion
FinCEN penalty:
$1.2 billion
OCC penalty:
$750 million
OFAC settlement:
$11.6 million
Why it matters for exams: Anti-money laundering rules, sanctions compliance and regulators such as FinCEN are common in banking and economy papers.
UPSCBank
In plain words
FinCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — The US Treasury bureau that fights money laundering and other financial crime.
OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control — The Treasury office that administers and enforces US sanctions.
OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — The regulator of national banks in the United States.
13 October 2026
The International Monetary Fund projects that the UAE economy will contract by 3.9 per cent in 2026 and rebound by 7.7 per cent in 2027. The projection is in the Fund's October 2026 World Economic Outlook, titled Resilience Under Strain, Urgent Choices, presented at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok. Gulf News reports that the rebound is conditional on shipping routes normalising and the Strait of Hormuz reopening. The UAE grew 6.2 per cent in 2025, the fastest pace among the six Gulf Cooperation Council economies. The Fund expects Saudi Arabia to contract 3.3 per cent in 2026 and grow 7.9 per cent in 2027. For the wider Middle East and Central Asia region it forecasts a contraction of 0.3 per cent in 2026 followed by growth of 6.3 per cent in 2027. Global growth is put at 3.1 per cent in 2026 and 3.4 per cent in 2027.
UAE growth projected for 2026:
-3.9 per cent
UAE growth projected for 2027:
7.7 per cent
UAE growth in 2025:
6.2 per cent
Middle East and Central Asia in 2027:
6.3 per cent
Why it matters for exams: IMF growth projections for Gulf economies are standard material for economy and current affairs sections.
Kerala PSCUPSCBank
In plain words
IMF International Monetary Fund — A United Nations family institution of 191 member countries that lends to members in balance of payments difficulty.
World Economic Outlook — The IMF's twice-yearly report of growth and inflation forecasts for the world and for individual countries.
GCC Gulf Cooperation Council — The six-member grouping of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
Strait of Hormuz — The narrow sea passage between Oman and Iran through which much of the Gulf's oil is shipped.
13 October 2026
BBC Verify, using figures from the shipping data company Kpler, says global diesel exports fell from around 6.8 million barrels per day in 2025 to around 5.8 million barrels per day in September 2026.
Exports from the Gulf states - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman - fell from around 1.4 million barrels per day in 2025 to around 670,000 barrels per day in September 2026.
BBC Verify says this decline has been driven by the impact of the United States-Iran war on flows of refined diesel from the Gulf states through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has been disrupted by Iranian strikes on tankers and the United States blockade of Iran's ports.
Average United States retail diesel prices were $6.20 per gallon on 5 October 2026, against a record $6.50 per gallon on 21 September and around $3.50 before the war, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
UK diesel cost 199p a litre on 5 October 2026, according to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Al Jazeera notes that before the war about 27 percent of global seaborne oil trade and almost 20 percent of liquefied natural gas trade transited through the Strait of Hormuz.
Gulf diesel exports, 2025:
around 1.4 million barrels per day
Gulf diesel exports, September 2026:
around 670,000 barrels per day
Global diesel exports, September 2026:
5.8 million barrels per day
Share of global seaborne oil trade through Hormuz before the war:
about 27 percent
Why it matters for exams: The share of world oil and LNG trade passing through the Strait of Hormuz is a standard fact, and these export figures show why it matters.
UPSCBank
In plain words
EIA US Energy Information Administration — The United States government agency that collects and publishes official energy statistics.
13 October 2026
The World Bank's country page for the Islamic Republic of Iran says GDP is estimated to have contracted by 2.7 per cent in 2025/26, the Iranian year ending March 20, 2026.
The Bank attributes the contraction to military escalation in June 2025, widespread protests and strikes, a country-wide internet and telecommunications blackout, and trade disruptions in March 2026 amid growing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
It says oil sector performance is expected to be constrained by disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, at least in the near term, while non-oil growth is projected to be limited by damaged infrastructure, persistent water and energy shortages, and weakened investment sentiment.
The Bank says high inflation and declining real incomes are projected to suppress domestic demand, and that poverty is expected to increase, driven by high food inflation and import shortages.
It adds that international trade is likely to remain constrained by financial sanctions and by challenges in securing international transport and insurance services.
The World Bank has produced the Iran Economic Monitor, its economic report on the country, since April 2016.
GDP change, 2025/26:
contracted by 2.7 percent
Iranian year end:
March 20, 2026
Iran Economic Monitor produced since:
April 2016
Why it matters for exams: Growth and contraction figures from the World Bank's country assessments are asked directly, and the Iranian year's end date is a useful detail.
UPSCBank
In plain words
Iran Economic Monitor Iran Economic Monitor — The World Bank's periodic report on key economic developments and policies in Iran.
13 October 2026
The International Monetary Fund published its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook on Tuesday in Bangkok, where the IMF and the World Bank are holding their annual meetings.
The Fund said global growth had withstood the Middle East conflict better than feared over the past six months, and that the rerouting of oil supplies away from the Strait of Hormuz and the release of strategic energy stocks had helped to contain the impact on oil prices from the United States-Iran war.
It warned that emergency stocks are now depleted, and that high debt levels and deficits in many countries could leave governments with little capacity to protect consumers from any future jump in prices.
"Without shoring up supply capacity and replenishing policy buffers, the global economy could soon test the limits of resilience," the report said.
The IMF revised its forecast for global growth this year up to 3.1 per cent, against 3 per cent in its July update, and left next year's forecast unchanged at 3.4 per cent.
Launching the report, the IMF's economic counsellor Silvana Tenreyro said "the global economy has been resilient, but that resilience is reaching its limits".
The IMF also said the economic fallout from the conflict remained "highly uncertain".
Global growth forecast, this year:
3.1 per cent
Global growth forecast, next year:
3.4 per cent
Place of release:
Bangkok, Thailand
Why it matters for exams: The World Economic Outlook's growth numbers and its reading of the Hormuz disruption are standard economy questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCBank
In plain words
WEO World Economic Outlook — The IMF's twice-yearly survey of the world economy with growth forecasts for each country.
13 October 2026
A Comptroller and Auditor General report on roadworks under the Rebuild Kerala Initiative found deficiencies in project planning, deviations from contractual provisions and irregular payment arrangements that gave contractors undue financial benefit and added to the State's financial burden.
Under the initiative, 29 roads spanning 718.94 km across 13 districts were selected for reconstruction during 2019-20 and 2020-21 at a sanctioned cost of Rs 5,119.54 crore.
The CAG examined 10 of the 29 roadworks, implemented by the Kerala State Transport Project, as part of its compliance audit.
On the Alappuzha-Changanassery road the audit identified an undue benefit of Rs 39.27 crore to the contractor after deviations in the procedure for approving changes to bridge-widening works.
A further Rs 28.22 crore of undue benefit was attributed to the splitting of payment stages for earthwork and ground-improvement works, which in some cases allowed payments between 333 and 911 days ahead of the scheduled completion of the stage.
The Uruvachal-Maruthayi road contract, awarded for Rs 100.43 crore in October 2020, was entirely subcontracted for Rs 93.67 crore in August 2021, contrary to the agreement conditions.
The audit observed that this undermined the tendering process, which required bids to be considered only from contractors who had qualified through technical evaluation.
Undue benefit flagged:
Rs 67.49 crore
Roads selected:
29 roads, 718.94 km, 13 districts
Sanctioned cost:
Rs 5,119.54 crore
Roadworks audited:
10 of 29
Why it matters for exams: CAG findings with exact figures on a named State programme are classic report-and-index questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
CAG Comptroller and Auditor General of India — The constitutional authority that audits the accounts of the Union and the States.
RKI Rebuild Kerala Initiative — The State programme for reconstruction after the floods and landslides of 2018.
KSTP Kerala State Transport Project — The State agency that implemented the audited roadworks.
Background
Several items in today's State Focus concern Hyderabad, which the State portal lists as Telangana's smallest district.
The portal says the State comprises 33 districts covering an area of 1,12,077 sq. km (44,273 sq. mi).
The largest district is Bhadradri Kothagudem, whereas Hyderabad is the smallest.
The portal lists the districts alphabetically, from Adilabad to Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.
The list includes Hanumakonda, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Jogulamba Gadwal, Kumuram Bheem, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Mulugu, Rajanna Sircilla and Vikarabad.
Districts:
33
Area of the State:
1,12,077 sq. km (44,273 sq. mi)
Largest district:
Bhadradri Kothagudem
Smallest district:
Hyderabad
Why it matters for exams: District counts, the largest and smallest district and the roll of district names are staple State-geography questions: 33 districts, Bhadradri Kothagudem largest, Hyderabad smallest.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Bhadradri Kothagudem Largest district of Telangana — The State portal names it the largest of the State's 33 districts.
Kumuram Bheem A district of Telangana — Listed on the State portal among the 33 districts.
13 October 2026
A Knight Frank India report says Hyderabad recorded 13.1 million square feet of office leasing during the first nine months of 2026, a 50% year-on-year increase from 8.8 million square feet.
The volume surpasses the full-year leasing recorded in every year since 2018; the previous full-year high was 12.8 million square feet in 2019.
Global capability centres (GCCs) leased 6.2 million square feet, up 70%, and accounted for 47% of the city's total office transactions.
Flexible workspace operators expanded leasing 2.5 times to 3.5 million square feet, a 26% share.
Third-quarter leasing was 5.6 million square feet, up 92% year-on-year, and vacancy fell to 11.8% from 13.3% a year earlier.
Average transacted office rents rose 9% year-on-year to ₹82 per square feet per month in the third quarter.
Office leasing, Jan–Sep 2026:
13.1 million sq ft
Growth over a year earlier:
50%
GCC share of transactions:
47%
Third-quarter vacancy:
11.8%
Average rent per month, third quarter:
₹82 per sq ft
Why it matters for exams: Hyderabad's IT and GCC-led office boom is a standard economy fact for Telangana: remember 13.1 million sq ft, 50% growth and the 47% GCC share.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
GCC Global capability centre — An in-house centre a global company sets up in India to run technology or business work.
Knight Frank India Property consultancy — The property consultancy whose office-market report supplies these figures.