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Current Affairs October 2026: Monthly News Summary for SSC & Bank Exams
Every daily current affairs summary we published for October 2026, newest first. Each item lists the key facts exams ask about; open the day for the full summary and its practice question.
Defence (24)International Relations (17)Sports (15)Science & Tech (15)Banking & Economy (14)Environment (12)Economy (12)Health (9)Agriculture (6)Infrastructure (6)Government Schemes (6)Awards (4)National (4)Governance (3)Appointments (3)Art & Culture (1)Jobs & Education (1)Education (1)
Current Affairs 21 October 2026
- Banking & Economy
Core Sector Grows 7.9% in September 2026, Up from 5.9% in August
- ICI growth, September 2026: 7.9% (provisional); August 2026 revised up to 5.9% from 4.8%
- Base year of the ICI: 2022-23
- April-September 2026 cumulative growth: 5.1%, against 2.5% a year earlier
- Defence
MoD Signs ₹770 Crore Contract with BEL for Improved Low Level Light Weight Radars
- Contract value: about ₹770 crore; signed 21 Oct 2026 in New Delhi
- Supplier: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL); user: Indian Army
- LLLR-I tracks fighter-size targets and mini/micro drones
- Defence
Army Commanders' Conference Begins in New Delhi; Land Warfare Doctrine to Be Released
- Dates and venue: 21-23 Oct 2026, New Delhi; apex biannual forum of the Indian Army
- Key highlight: release of the Land Warfare Doctrine by Rajnath Singh
- COAS to confer awards for Green Military Stations and Aviation Flight Safety
- International Relations
India, New Zealand Customs Sign Pact on Electronic Origin Data Exchange Under FTA
- Signed 19 Oct 2026 by CBIC Chairman Vivek Chaturvedi and NZ Customs chief Christine Stevenson
- India-New Zealand FTA in force from 20 Oct 2026
- Purpose: advance electronic exchange of origin data on goods trade
- Environment
India Hosts AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026, First Time in the Global South
- Agrivoltaics: solar panels above farmland while crops grow ("One land, two harvests")
- Non-fossil installed capacity: 308.03 GW, over 55% of about 560 GW total
- Average landholding in India: 0.96 hectare (Agriculture Minister's address)
- Sports
Sachin Khilari Retains Asian Para Games Gold in Men's Shot Put F46
- Event: Men's Shot Put F46, Asian Para Games 2026
- Result: gold (title defended) with a season-best throw
- Podium: all-Indian sweep
- Sports
Praveen Kumar Defends High Jump T64 Gold at Asian Para Games, Breaks Own Games Record
- Event: Men's High Jump T64, Asian Para Games 2026
- Result: gold (title defended)
- Broke his own Games Record
- Science & Tech
RRI Study Finds X-ray Pulsar Centaurus X-3 Feeds Through a Rare Accretion Disk
- Object: Centaurus X-3, a high-mass X-ray binary about 24,000 light years away in the constellation Centaurus
- Study by: Raman Research Institute (autonomous, under DST), led by Kinjal Roy
- Finding: accretion through a disk, rare for high-mass X-ray binaries
- Awards
President Murmu Presents Lalit Kala Akademi Awards of the 65th National Exhibition of Art
- Awards: Lalit Kala Akademi, 65th National Exhibition of Art
- Presented by President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi on 21 Oct 2026
- Also felicitated: Grand Prize winners of the 3rd Print Biennale India 2026
- Awards
Coal Controller Organisation's SUVIKALP Mine Repurposing Tool Wins SKOCH Gold Award 2026
- Tool: SUVIKALP (mine repurposing), developed by the Coal Controller Organisation, Ministry of Coal
- Award: SKOCH Gold 2026, Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making
- Companion model: PRISM (Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model)
Current Affairs 20 October 2026
- International Relations
At 25th SCO Heads of Government Meet, India Calls for Action Against Terror Ecosystem
- Meeting: 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government, Dushanbe, 20 Oct 2026
- India's representative: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- He recalled the SCO Summit in Bishkek (Aug-Sep 2026)
- Science & Tech
India Targets 100 GW Nuclear Power by 2047, Says Jitendra Singh
- Nuclear power target: 100 GW by 2047
- Net Zero target: 2070
- Remarks made at the Bloomberg Economy Forum 2026
- Environment
Green Diwali Campaign Runs from 20 October to 8 November 2026
- Campaign: Green Diwali, 20 Oct-8 Nov 2026
- Run by: WWF-India EIACP Programme Centre, supported by MoEFCC; linked to Mission LiFE
- Focus: 130 NCAP cities
- Sports
Deepthi Jeevanji Retains Asian Para Games 400m T20 Title with Games Record
- Athlete: Deepthi Jeevanji (para athletics)
- Event: Women's 400m T20, Asian Para Games 2026
- Gold, title defended with a Games record
- Sports
Pranav Soorma Wins Discus Gold with Asian Record at Asian Para Games
- Athlete: Pranav Soorma
- Event: Men's Discus Throw F51/52/53, Asian Para Games 2026
- Gold with a new Asian record
- Sports
Simran Wins Women's 200m T12 Gold with New Record
- Athlete: Simran (para athletics)
- Event: Women's 200m T12, Asian Para Games 2026
- Gold with a new record; silver at the previous edition
Current Affairs 19 October 2026
- International Relations
India-New Zealand FTA to Enter into Force on 20 October 2026
- India-New Zealand FTA in force from 20 Oct 2026 (Vijay Dashmi)
- India's access: 100% duty-free access to the New Zealand market
- New Zealand to facilitate US$ 20 billion investment into India
- Defence
5th India-Australia Exercise AUSTRAHIND Begins in Thiruvananthapuram
- Exercise: AUSTRAHIND 2026 (5th edition), India-Australia
- Venue and dates: Foreign Training Node, Thiruvananthapuram, 19 Oct-1 Nov 2026
- Indian contingent: Garhwal Rifles; Australian: 13 Brigade (~120 each)
- Sports
Mona Agarwal Wins Gold with New Asian Para Games Record
- Athlete: Mona Agarwal (para shooting)
- Event: Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1, Asian Para Games 2026
- Result: Gold with a new Asian Para Games record
- International Relations
India to Host 61st International Committee of Legal Metrology Meeting for the First Time
- Meeting: 61st International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML), New Delhi, 26-28 Oct 2026
- First time hosted by India
- Organisers: Department of Consumer Affairs with OIML
- Banking & Economy
Financial Inclusion Saturation Campaign from 21 October to 31 December 2026
- Campaign period: 21 Oct-31 Dec 2026, by the Department of Financial Services
- Coverage: 2.70 lakh GPs and ULBs
- Schemes: PMJDY, PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY; re-KYC; KCC; unclaimed assets awareness
- Agriculture
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launches Upgraded Agri Welfare Portal for Farmers
- Portal: upgraded Agri Welfare Portal (single portal for Agriculture Ministry services)
- Launched by: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 19 Oct 2026
- Aim: direct mobile access to schemes without intermediaries
- International Relations
India and Saudi Arabia Review Electrical Interconnection Initiative
- Initiative: India-Saudi Arabia Electrical Interconnection
- Meeting: Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal and Eng. Nasser Al-Qahtani (virtual)
- Other areas: Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission and technical collaboration
- Governance
CCPA Acts Against Online Listing of Explosive Substances
- Authority: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
- Substances: ammonium nitrate, gun powder, picric acid, PETN
- Laws: Consumer Protection Act 2019, E-Commerce Rules 2020, Explosives Act 1884; PESO licence required
Current Affairs 18 October 2026
- Defence
Lokayan 2026: Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini Leaves Salalah, Oman
- Deployment: Lokayan-2026 (transoceanic voyage), in its 10th month
- Ship: INS Sudarshini, three-masted sail training ship
- Port visit: Salalah, Oman, 14-17 Oct 2026
- International Relations
Rajnath Singh to Represent India at 25th SCO Heads of Government Meeting in Dushanbe
- Meeting: 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG)
- Venue and dates: Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 19-20 Oct 2026
- India represented by: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Infrastructure
NCRTC Marks Namo Bharat Diwas: Three Years of Namo Bharat Operations
- Occasion: Namo Bharat Diwas 2026 (17 Oct), three years of Namo Bharat operations
- Operator: National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC); event attended by Union Minister Manohar Lal
- Green initiatives: Solar on Track and a 110 MW captive solar power plant being developed
- Agriculture
Kufri Jamunia: ICAR-CPRI's Nutrient-Rich Purple Potato
- Developer: ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI)
- Coloured varieties: Kufri Neelkanth, Kufri Manik, Kufri Jamunia
- Kufri Jamunia: purple flesh; higher Vitamin C, anthocyanins and carotenoids
- Science & Tech
STPI and IIT BHU Hold Tech Conclave on AI for Health and Assistive Tech
- Event: Tech Conclave on 'AI for Health & Assistive Technologies'
- Organisers: STPI (MeitY) and CIIE, IIT BHU
- Venue: IIT BHU, Varanasi
Current Affairs 17 October 2026
- Defence
India-UK Exercise KONKAN-26 Concludes off Plymouth
- Exercise: KONKAN-26, 8-15 Oct 2026, off Plymouth, UK
- Ships: INS Trishul (India) and HMS Sutherland (Royal Navy)
- Conducted by the Royal Navy's Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST)
- Science & Tech
India's Space Economy to Grow to US$ 40-45 Billion in 7-8 Years: Jitendra Singh
- India's space economy now: about US$ 9 billion
- Projection: US$ 40-45 billion in 7-8 years
- Forum: media roundtable 'Space, Sovereignty and New Economy', 17 Oct 2026
- Health
FSSAI Proposes Residue Limits for Two Pesticides in Tea
- Pesticides: Acetamiprid and Imidacloprid in tea (draft MRLs)
- India's average pesticide use: <0.5 kg/ha (global average 2.38 kg/ha)
- Earlier: 13 higher-toxicity pesticides delisted
- Health
FSSAI Proposes Ban on Added Sucrose and Fructose in Food for Infants Up to Six Months
- Draft: Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Amendment Regulations, 2026
- Proposal: no added sucrose or fructose in food for infants up to 6 months
- Gazette publication: 16 Oct 2026
- Health
NPPA Rationalises Trade Margins on 137 Non-Scheduled Anti-Cancer Drugs
- Authority: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals
- Drugs covered: 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs
- Expected MRP reduction: up to 70%
- Environment
NBA Disburses Rs 1.19 Crore ABS Funds to 29 State Biodiversity Boards
- Amount: Rs 1.19 crore
- Recipients: 29 State Biodiversity Boards and 1 UT Biodiversity Council
- Basis: share of cultivation area of the biological resources used
- Defence
Navy's First Training Squadron Completes Port Call at Seychelles
- Ships: INS Tir, INS Sujata, ICGS Sarathi (First Training Squadron)
- Port call: Port Victoria, Seychelles, 12-15 Oct 2026
- Activities: training of Seychelles Defence Force, PASSEX
Current Affairs 16 October 2026
- Defence
INS Samarthak, First Indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, Commissioned at Karwar
- Ship: INS Samarthak, first-of-class Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV)
- Builder: L&T Shipyard - first major warship from an Indian private shipyard
- Commissioned 16 Oct 2026 by Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan
- Economy
First-Ever Kanda Express Carries Buffer Onions to Agartala
- Train: first-ever Kanda Express to Agartala, Tripura
- Load: about 440 MT of buffer onions, expected by 18 Oct 2026
- Scheme: Price Stabilization Fund (PSF)
- Awards
106 Young Artists to Receive Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar on 19 October
- Award: Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, for 2024 and 2025
- Recipients: 106 young artists (music, dance, drama)
- Instituted by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 2006; age limit 40 years
- Defence
14th India-Mongolia Defence Joint Working Group Meets in Ulaanbaatar
- Meeting: 14th India-Mongolia Defence JWG, Ulaanbaatar, 16 Oct 2026
- Exercise referenced: Nomadic Elephant (India-Mongolia)
- Co-chaired by JS Dr Ishita Ganguli Tripathy (India)
- Science & Tech
TDB Gives QNu Labs Rs 150 Crore for Quantum-Secure Networks
- Support: Rs 150 crore from TDB-DST (RDI Fund), as optionally convertible debt
- Project cost: Rs 300 crore; Quantum Secure and Sensing Networks (IQSN)
- Company: QNu Labs, Bengaluru
- Government Schemes
PM-SETU Approves Rs 1,194.92 Crore for Five ITI Clusters
- Approval: 5 Strategic Investment Plans, Rs 1,194.92 crore
- States/UT: Maharashtra, Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir
- Cumulative PM-SETU investment approved: Rs 3,687 crore
- Health
Ayush Patent Filings Rise Eightfold: 4,077 Applications, 711 Grants
- Patent applications (FY 2014-15 to 2025-26): 4,077; patents granted: 711
- Report by: Office of the CGPDTM, DPIIT
- Released during the 11th Ayurveda Day celebrations
- Sports
Revised Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations: Rs 7,386.74 Crore Till 2030-31
- Scheme: Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), revised
- Period: 2026-27 to 2030-31 (16th Finance Commission cycle)
- Outlay: Rs 7,386.74 crore
Current Affairs 15 October 2026
- National
PM Inaugurates Five Ladakh Projects Worth About Rs 3,350 Crore
- Projects: five, worth around Rs 3,350 crore, in Ladakh (15 Oct 2026)
- Mode: inaugurated via video conferencing
- Areas: connectivity, electricity, water and heritage
- Banking & Economy
India's Exports Rise 13.84% to US$ 476.20 Billion in April-September 2026-27
- Exports (merchandise + services), Apr-Sep 2026-27: US$ 476.20 billion
- Growth: 13.84% over US$ 418.31 billion in Apr-Sep 2025-26
- Electronic goods exports, Sep 2026: US$ 5.31 billion (+70.44%)
- Defence
MoD Signs Rs 4,106 Crore Contracts for GSAT-7C Satellite and Varunastra Torpedoes
- GSAT-7C (for IAF): Rs 2,563 crore, with NewSpace India Ltd
- Varunastra torpedoes (for Navy): Rs 1,543 crore, with Bharat Dynamics Ltd
- Varunastra developer: Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (DRDO)
- Environment
India's Ramsar Sites Reach 103 with Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel
- India's Ramsar sites: 103
- New sites: Sukhna Wetland (Chandigarh) and Sauj Jheel (Uttar Pradesh)
- Announced: 15 Oct 2026
- Economy
Piyush Goyal Launches National Strategic Trade Command Centre
- Launched: National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC), Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
- Developed by: Department of Commerce
- Includes SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies) dashboard
- Banking & Economy
PLFS September 2026: Unemployment Rate Stable at 5.0%
- Unemployment rate (15+), Sep 2026: 5.0%
- LFPR (15+): 55.5%; female LFPR: 34.6%
- Worker Population Ratio: 52.7%; survey by NSO, MoSPI
- International Relations
Sitharaman Speaks at 114th World Bank Development Committee in Bangkok
- Meeting: 114th Development Committee Plenary (World Bank-IMF), Bangkok, Thailand
- Agenda: "Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs"
- India represented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman as World Bank Governor
- Science & Tech
NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub Releases Data Centre Evaluation Framework
- Released by: NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub (14 Oct 2026)
- Purpose: help States plan sustainable data-centre growth
- Inputs from: industry, MeitY, Ministry of Power and DPIIT
Current Affairs 14 October 2026
- Government Schemes
Cabinet Extends NSAP to 2030-31 and Renames It Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana
- Outlay: Rs 53,428 crore for five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31
- NSAP renamed: Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana
- IGNOAPS -> Pradhan Mantri Vridhavastha Pension Yojana; IGNWPS -> Pradhan Mantri Vidhawa Pension Yojana
- Economy
Cabinet Approves 78-Day Productivity Linked Bonus for Railway Employees
- Bonus: 78 days' wages (PLB)
- Total: Rs 2,009.61 crore for 11,40,770 railway employees
- Maximum per employee: Rs 17,951
- Banking & Economy
Government Approves Strategic Restructuring of IDBI Bank
- Stake to be sold to a strategic buyer: 60.72% in aggregate (Government share 30.48%)
- Approved by: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
- RBI PCA: imposed 5 May 2017, lifted 10 Mar 2021
- Banking & Economy
WPI Inflation Rises to 11.39% in September 2026
- WPI inflation, Sep 2026: 11.39% (Aug 2026: 9.92%)
- Base year: 2022-23
- Fuel & power 25.85%; primary articles 8.67%; manufactured products 9.76%
- International Relations
India to Accede to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
- Agreement: Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
- Benefit: authorised high-seas fishing by Indian-flagged vessels (e.g., squids, toothfish)
- Follows: Guidelines for High Sea Fisheries, December 2025
- Defence
Indian Navy Completes Its First Command of Combined Task Force 154
- Task force: Combined Task Force 154, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)
- Handover ceremony: Manama, Bahrain, 14 Oct 2026
- Tenure: eight months; India's first CMF task force command
- Agriculture
Ramesh Chand Committee Set Up on Sugarcane Farmers' Issues
- Chair: Prof. Ramesh Chand, former Member, NITI Aayog
- Remit: sugarcane farmers' returns, ex-mill Minimum Selling Price (MSP) of sugar, recovery testing
- Followed a meeting with farmers from Karnataka and Maharashtra
- Governance
New Audit Reporting Order for Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCARO 2026)
- Order: Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2026 (MSCARO, 2026)
- Issued by: Ministry of Cooperation
- Monitoring via the CRCS Portal; phased implementation
Current Affairs 13 October 2026
- International Relations
First BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting Adopts Delhi Declaration
- Meeting: 1st BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting, New Delhi, chaired by Amit Shah
- Outcome: Delhi Declaration
- Stress on terror financing and the BIMSTEC Convention on Combating International Terrorism
- Infrastructure
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan Completes Five Years
- Launched: October 2021 by PM Narendra Modi
- Platform developer: BISAG-N (Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics)
- Expansion: district-level and social-sector planning
- Economy
NLMC's First E-Auction of RINL Land Fetches Rs 366.33 Crore on Day 1
- Seller: National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC), Department of Public Enterprises
- Land of: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant)
- Day 1: 150 plots, Rs 366.33 crore vs reserve Rs 312.48 crore (17.23% premium)
- Economy
Railway Freight Loading Up 6.14% in September 2026
- Freight loaded, Sep 2026: 135.35 MT (Sep 2025: 127.52 MT)
- Growth: 6.14%
- Commodity growth: food grains 25%, clinker 20%, coal 9%
- Banking & Economy
EPFO Urges PF Trusts to Use Amnesty Scheme 2026 Before 28 December
- Scheme: Amnesty provisions in the EPF Scheme 2026, notified 29 Jun 2026
- Who: PF Trusts without an exemption order under Sec 17 of the EPF&MP Act, 1952 / Sec 143 of the Code on Social Security, 2020
- Deadline: 28 Dec 2026
- Agriculture
New Soybean Varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270 Show About 20 Quintals per Hectare
- Institute: ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore
- Varieties: NRC 268 and NRC 270; ~20 quintals/hectare
- India's average soybean productivity: ~10-11 quintals/hectare
- Banking & Economy
North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 Held in Aizawl
- Event: North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0, Mizoram University, Aizawl
- Banking touchpoints cover 99.93% of villages in the North East
- 131 new bank branches and 126 ATMs added
- Art & Culture
HAL to Fund Conservation at Hampi, Taj Mahal and Bekal Fort
- Parties: HAL, National Culture Fund (NCF) and ASI
- Sites: Hampi (Karnataka), Taj Mahal (Uttar Pradesh), Bekal Fort (Kerala)
- HAL support: Rs 23.60 crore over 2026-27 to 2028-29
Current Affairs 12 October 2026
- Banking & Economy
Retail Inflation at 5.54% in September 2026 (CPI Base 2024=100)
- CPI inflation, Sep 2026: 5.54% (Aug 2026: 4.83%)
- Rural 6.08%, urban 4.88%
- Food inflation (CFPI): 7.74%; new CPI base year 2024=100
- Defence
Navy Commissions INS Mangrol, Third Mahe-Class Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft
- Ship: INS Mangrol (P82), 3rd Mahe-class ASW Shallow Water Craft
- Commissioned: Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, 12 Oct 2026
- Builder: Cochin Shipyard Ltd; over 80% indigenous content
- International Relations
16th India-UK JETCO: First Since CETA Talks Began
- Meeting: 16th India-UK JETCO, New Delhi
- Co-chairs: Piyush Goyal and Jonathan Reynolds
- Context: first JETCO since CETA negotiations began in January 2022
- Defence
INS Tarkash Heads to South Africa for Trilateral Exercise IBSAMAR IX
- Exercise: IBSAMAR IX (India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime), 2026
- Indian ship: INS Tarkash, deployed to South Africa
- Held biennially since 2008 under the IBSA framework
- Science & Tech
IMD Dedicates Cyclone and Marine Weather Decision Support System to the Nation
- System: Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services Decision Support System (WebGIS)
- Launched: 12 Oct 2026, at the pre-cyclone exercise meeting (post-monsoon season)
- IMD DG: Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra (also 3rd Vice President of WMO)
- Environment
New Office of International Big Cat Alliance Opens in New Delhi
- Body: International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
- New office: 55 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi (12 Oct 2026)
- Director General: Dr S. P. Yadav
- Banking & Economy
Rs 1 Lakh Crore RDI Fund Names First 19 Second-Level Fund Managers
- Fund: Research, Development and Innovation Fund (Rs 1 lakh crore), launched Nov 2025
- First cohort: 19 Second Level Fund Managers (14 AIFs + 5 FROs)
- RDIF commitment: Rs 7,131 crore
- Defence
Indian Army Launches 'Bharat Rice' for Troops; MoU with FCI
- Initiative: 'Bharat Rice' for defence forces
- Delivered directly to Army Supply Depots, incl. Ladakh and the North East
- MoU: Indian Army and Food Corporation of India (FCI)
Current Affairs 11 October 2026
- National
PM Modi Launches Projects Worth Over Rs 13,000 Crore in Chennai
- Value: over Rs 13,000 crore
- Place: Chennai, Tamil Nadu (11 Oct 2026)
- Focus areas named: urban metro networks and port infrastructure
- Defence
INS Trishul Reaches Plymouth for India-UK Exercise Konkan 2026
- Exercise: KONKAN-26 (India-UK annual bilateral maritime exercise)
- Indian ship: INS Trishul; venue off Plymouth, UK
- Dates: 8-15 Oct 2026, harbour and sea phases
- Jobs & Education
Railways Announce 3,548 NTPC Graduate-Level Vacancies (CEN 06/2026)
- Notification: CEN No. 06/2026, NTPC (Graduate), Railway Recruitment Boards
- Total vacancies: 3,548; Goods Train Manager: 2,750
- Last date to apply: 6 Nov 2026
- Government Schemes
Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses Completes One Year
- Mission launched: 11 Oct 2025
- Allocation: Rs 11,440 crore (2025-26 to 2030-31)
- Goal: self-sufficiency in pulses by 2030-31; India is the largest producer of pulses
- Science & Tech
IITM Pune Hosts Early-Career Workshop as Curtain-Raiser for ESTIC
- Host: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune (Ministry of Earth Sciences)
- Event: curtain-raiser for ESTIC (Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave)
- Address by: Dr T. Srinivasa Kumar, Secretary, MoES
Current Affairs 10 October 2026
- Defence
Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shreyas' Launched at GRSE Kolkata
- Ship: NGOPV Yard 3040 'Shreyas' (means 'best' or 'most excellent')
- Launched at: GRSE, Kolkata, 10 Oct 2026
- NGOPV builders: Goa Shipyard Ltd and GRSE
- Sports
BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Demonstration Games 2026 in Ahmedabad
- Event: BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Sports Demonstration Games 2026
- Venue: Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad (12 Oct 2026)
- Held under India's BRICS Chairship; non-competitive format
- Economy
Fifth Kautilya Economic Conclave Concludes; Organised by IEG with Finance Ministry
- Organiser: Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), in partnership with the Ministry of Finance
- Inaugurated by: Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan (3 Oct 2026)
- Participation: 200+ including 80+ international participants from ~30 countries
- Science & Tech
India Hosts Second Meeting of UN Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems
- Meeting: 2nd meeting of GI-AI4FS, New Delhi, alongside IMC 2026
- Hosts: TEC (DoT) and ICAR
- Coordinator: ITU, with FAO, IFAD and WFP
- Government Schemes
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Nears First Anniversary: 100 Districts in Focus
- Scheme: Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)
- Target: 100 Aspirational Agricultural Districts
- Approved 16 Jul 2025 for six years; launched 11 Oct 2025
- Environment
National Biodiversity Authority Disburses Rs 2.02 Crore of Seed-Sector ABS Funds
- Amount: Rs 2.02 crore, to 27 States and 3 UTs
- Source: Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) contributions from seed-sector companies
- Authority: National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
Current Affairs 9 October 2026
- International Relations
15th ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement Joint Committee Meets in Jakarta
- Meeting: 15th AITIGA Joint Committee, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, 6-9 Oct 2026
- Agreement under review: ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)
- Format: hybrid; three of eight sub-committees also met
- Defence
CDS Inaugurates Project Seabird Phase IIA Facilities at Karwar Naval Base
- Project: Seabird, Phase IIA, Naval Base Karwar (Karnataka)
- Inaugurated by: CDS General N S Raja Subramani (8 Oct 2026)
- Includes: 60-unit towers for senior sailors and naval civilians, a KG school
- Economy
India Post and Blue Dart Sign Agreement for Parcel Delivery
- Parties: Department of Posts (Ministry of Communications) and Blue Dart Express Ltd
- Signed: New Delhi, 9 Oct 2026
- Services: prepaid and COD parcels, OTP-based delivery, real-time tracking
- Health
Draft Rule to Curb Prescription-Drug Advertising by Retailers and Wholesalers
- Rules amended: Drugs Rules, 1945 (draft G.S.R. 861(E), 28 Sep 2026)
- Covers: advertising of Schedule H, H1 and X drugs by sale/distribution licensees
- Consulted body: Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB)
- International Relations
India and Mali Mark World Cotton Day at UN Headquarters
- World Cotton Day: 7 October (UNGA resolution 75/318)
- Joint event by India and Mali at UN Headquarters, New York
- Theme: "Cotton for Sustainability: Livelihoods, Value Addition and Partnership"
- Awards
Rajnath Singh Presents 15 SIDM Champion Awards 2026
- Awards: SIDM Champion Awards 2026 (15 awards)
- Occasion: 8th Annual Session of the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), New Delhi
- Presented by: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, 9 Oct 2026
- Science & Tech
India Welcomes ITU Proposal for Joint Trials Against Cross-Border Telecom Fraud
- Forum: ITU Roundtable on "Implementing ITU Standards to Combat Fraudulent Communications", at IMC 2026
- Speaker: MoS Communications Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani (9 Oct 2026)
- India welcomed ITU proposal for joint trials on cross-border telecom fraud
Current Affairs 8 October 2026
- Banking & Economy
57th GST Council Meeting: General Penalty Cut to Rs 10,000
- Meeting: 57th GST Council, New Delhi, 8 Oct 2026
- General penalty: Rs 25,000 -> Rs 10,000
- In-principle optional scheme for consumer-facing businesses with turnover up to Rs 5 crore
- Science & Tech
PM Inaugurates 10th India Mobile Congress: "Scale Without Boundaries"
- Event: India Mobile Congress 2026, 10th edition, Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
- Organisers: DoT and COAI; theme "Scale Without Boundaries"
- Stated aim: 1 billion 5G users by 2030
- Defence
Indian Air Force Celebrates 94th Anniversary at AFS Hindan
- Occasion: 94th Air Force Day, 8 Oct 2026
- Venue: Air Force Station Hindan, Ghaziabad
- Parade reviewed by: Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, Chief of the Air Staff
- Defence
Coast Guard Holds 12th National Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-2026 off Paradip
- Exercise: SAREX-2026, 12th edition, off Paradip, Odisha
- Conducted by: Indian Coast Guard under NMSARB
- Theme: "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen SAR Preparedness and Maritime Safety"; 32 observers from 30 countries
- Economy
World Bank's World Development Report 2026 on AI Launched in New Delhi
- Report: World Development Report 2026 - "The Promise of Artificial Intelligence" (World Bank Group)
- Launched in New Delhi by Ashwini Vaishnaw, 8 Oct 2026
- Framework: adoption, adaptation and advancement of AI
- Science & Tech
3rd International Bharat 6G Symposium Opens with Five MoUs
- Event: 3rd International Bharat 6G Symposium 2026, Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
- Organiser: Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA)
- Outcomes: 5 MoUs exchanged, 9 working-group white papers released
- Health
Trade Margins on Non-Scheduled Cancer Drugs Capped at 30% of MRP
- Measure: trade margin on non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs capped at 30% of MRP
- Expected saving: about Rs 2,500 crore a year; prices down by up to 70%
- Notification by: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
- Health
JOSH Teams Launched to Make TB Elimination a Youth-Led Movement
- Initiative: JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) Teams under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
- First phase: 55 districts in 11 States/UTs
- TB Mukt Panchayats in 2026: 67,933 across 697 districts
Current Affairs 7 October 2026
- International Relations
India and Ghana Sign MoU on Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer
- Parties: ICAR (India) and CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Accra (Ghana)
- Duration: five years
- Areas: joint research, scientific exchange, capacity building, commercialisation of agri-technologies
- Banking & Economy
Fourth India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue Held in London
- Edition: 4th India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue (FMD), London, 29 Sep 2026
- Led by: Ministry of Finance (India) and HM Treasury (UK)
- Indian regulators present: SEBI, RBI, IFSCA, PFRDA, IRDAI
- International Relations
Sagarmanthan 2026: Third Edition of the Great Oceans Dialogue Opens
- Event: Sagarmanthan - The Great Oceans Dialogue, 3rd edition (opened 7 Oct 2026)
- Organisers: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways with Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
- Vision presented: Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047
- Health
NCAHP Notifies Regulations for Allied and Healthcare Professions
- Body: National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions, under the NCAHP Act, 2021
- New course norms: D.MRIT, two years incl. six-month clinical internship
- Registration: digital, with unique ID numbers and QR-coded certificates
- Economy
MoSPI Releases Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts 2026-2030
- Document: 'Strategy for Environmental-Economic Accounts in India 2026-2030' (MoSPI/NSO)
- Framework: UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)
- Previous strategy: 2022-2026
- Environment
At Pre-COP31 in Fiji, India Calls for Closing Gaps and Faster Paris Implementation
- Meeting: UNFCCC Pre-COP31, held in Fiji
- Co-hosts: Australia, Fiji and Tuvalu
- India's delegation led by Bhupender Yadav; stressed implementation of the Paris Agreement (1.5 deg C ambition)
Current Affairs 6 October 2026
- Banking & Economy
Cabinet Approves Rs 10,000 Crore Commitment to SME Growth Fund
- Fund: SME Growth Fund (SGF) for direct equity in small and medium enterprises
- Government commitment: Rs 10,000 crore
- Announced in Para 28 of the Union Budget 2026-27
- Infrastructure
Cabinet Approves Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA)
- New body: Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority (ITLA), set up as an SPV
- Role: apex institution for transport and logistics planning, appraisal and monitoring
- Task: prepare a long-term National Transport Master Plan
- Appointments
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Named 29th Chief of the Air Staff
- Next Chief of the Air Staff: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit (29th CAS)
- Takes over: afternoon of 31 Oct 2026, from ACM Amar Preet Singh
- Current post: Vice Chief of the Air Staff; commissioned 6 Dec 1986 (fighter stream)
- Defence
Rajnath Singh Launches First Fleet Support Ship 'Surya' at Hindustan Shipyard
- Ship launched: Fleet Support Ship-1 'Surya'
- Shipyard: Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL), Visakhapatnam
- Also: keel laid for FSS-5; upgraded Slipway-4 and 300-tonne Goliath crane opened
- Defence
MoD Signs Rs 661 Crore Deal for BrahMos Fire Control Systems for Navy
- Contract value: Rs 661.50 crore, with BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd (6 Oct 2026)
- Category: Buy (Indian-IDDM)
- Minimum indigenous content: 68%
- Defence
HAL Koraput Delivers Its 2,000th Aero-Engine; Second Shakti Engine Line Announced
- Milestone: 2,000th aero-engine from HAL Koraput Division (Odisha)
- Second Shakti engine production line: Rs 218 crore; capacity up to 100 engines a year
- Indigenous high-thrust engine programme: about Rs 5,000 crore
- Health
eSanjeevani Crosses 50 Crore Teleconsultations
- Platform: eSanjeevani, National Telemedicine Service
- Milestone: 50 crore (500 million) teleconsultations, crossed on 15 Sep 2026
- Coverage: all 36 States/UTs
- Defence
DRDO Conducts Maiden Live Jump of Advanced High-Altitude Parachute at Nyoma
- System: Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP), static-line, for mass paratrooper drops
- Jump altitude: 16,000 ft AMSL; landing at Nyoma (Mudh DZ), 13,700 ft
- Developer: ADRDE, Agra; manufacturer: Ordnance Parachute Factory, Kanpur
Current Affairs 5 October 2026
- International Relations
India and Switzerland Sign Migration and Young Professionals Pacts
- Occasion: State Visit of the President of the Swiss Confederation to India (Oct 2026)
- Migration & Mobility MoU: multiple-entry visas up to 5 years, stays up to 6 months per visit
- Young Professionals agreement: 300 persons per country per year, may increase to 500
- Defence
India-UAE Exercise Mountain Guardian 2026 Begins at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand
- Exercise: Mountain Guardian 2026 (India-UAE)
- Venue: Foreign Training Node, Chaubatia, Uttarakhand; 5-18 Oct 2026
- Focus: mountain warfare; 92 personnel; Indian contingent from a Bhairav Battalion
- Environment
Indian-Born Cheetah Gives Birth to Five Cubs at Kuno; India's Count Reaches 60
- Mother: KJP21, Indian-born, 32 months old; five cubs at Kuno National Park
- India's cheetah population: 60, of which 41 are Indian-born
- Third Indian-born female to give birth (after Mukhi and KGP12)
- Environment
India and Japan Launch Operational Manual for Joint Crediting Mechanism
- Mechanism: India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement
- Operational Manual launched on 30 Sep 2026, New Delhi
- Earlier steps: Memorandum of Cooperation (7 Aug 2025), Rules of Implementation (8 Jun 2026)
- Appointments
Three High Court Chief Justices Appointed as Supreme Court Judges
- Justice Sunita Agarwal: Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court
- Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya: Chief Justice, Delhi High Court
- Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh: Chief Justice, Telangana High Court
- Science & Tech
Sanchar Saathi Portal Crosses 30 Crore Visits
- Portal: Sanchar Saathi (sancharsaathi.gov.in), Department of Telecommunications
- Milestone: over 30 crore visits since launch in May 2023
- Linked tool: Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI); suspected losses of over Rs 5,000 crore prevented
- Infrastructure
First International Cargo Since Independence Leaves Dibrugarh for Bangladesh
- Cargo: 540 MT methanol from Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd (Namrup), on barge DLB Patkai
- Route: Bogibeel Terminal, Dibrugarh -> NW-2 (Brahmaputra, ~768 km) -> Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route -> Pangaon Port, Dhaka
- First cargo from upper Assam to a foreign port since Independence
- Science & Tech
TDB Backs BigEndian Semiconductors with Rs 130 Crore for Indigenous AI Vision Chip
- Support: Rs 130 crore from TDB-DST under the RDI Fund, as optionally convertible debt
- Project: VeerAI (total cost Rs 260 crore), AI Vision System-on-Chip for surveillance/CCTV
- Goal: Technology Readiness Level 5 -> 9
Current Affairs 4 October 2026
- Environment
Two Captive-Bred Great Indian Bustards Released into the Wild in Jaisalmer
- Species: Great Indian Bustard (critically endangered); state bird of Rajasthan
- Released: two male GIBs at Sam, Desert National Park, Jaisalmer (4 Oct 2026)
- Breeding centres in the landscape: Ramdevra and Sam
- Government Schemes
3 Lakh PMAY-G Houses for Andhra Pradesh; India's First 3D-Printed Housing Pilot
- Scheme: PMAY-Gramin 2.0; 3 lakh houses worth Rs 3,600 crore for Andhra Pradesh
- Venue: Burripalem village, Guntur district (4 Oct 2026)
- Foundation laid for India's first 3D concrete-printed housing pilot
- Sports
India Wins Silver in Women's Team Golf at Asian Games 2026
- Event: Women's team golf, Asian Games 2026
- Medal: Silver
- Team: Aditi Ashok, Pranavi Sharath Urs, Diksha Dagar
- Agriculture
Cotton Corporation of India to Showcase Procurement Reforms at Reform Utsav 2026
- Organiser: Cotton Corporation of India (PSU under the Ministry of Textiles)
- Event: special showcase under Reform Utsav 2026
- Venue and date: Hyderabad, Telangana, 6 Oct 2026
- Sports
Antim Panghal Wins Silver in Women's 53 kg Freestyle Wrestling
- Athlete: Antim Panghal (wrestling)
- Event: Women's 53 kg freestyle, Asian Games 2026
- Medal: Silver
- Infrastructure
MoRTH Chintan Shivir 2026 on Highway Infrastructure at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat
- Event: Chintan Shivir 2026, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
- Venue and dates: Ekta Nagar, Narmada district, Gujarat, 5-6 Oct 2026
- Inaugural addresses: Nitin Gadkari, with MoS Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra
Current Affairs 3 October 2026
- Education
Education Ministry Approves Five Centres of Excellence for Classical Languages
- Languages: Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit
- Classical Assamese: Tezpur University; Classical Bengali: Visva-Bharati University
- Classical Marathi: Deccan College, Pune; Classical Pali: Central University of Odisha
- Science & Tech
India's First 5.56 km Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution Link Demonstrated
- Distance: 5.56 km free-space QKD link, between BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar
- Partners: QNu Labs, BISAG-N, IIT Gandhinagar
- Quantum Bit Error Rate below 5%; key rate 230-260 bps
- Banking & Economy
NABKISAN Lists India's First WASH Social Bond, Raises Rs 180 Crore
- Issuer: NABKISAN Finance Ltd (subsidiary of NABARD)
- Amount: Rs 180 crore; oversubscribed 1.8 times; listed on NSE on 1 Oct 2026
- Tenure 5 years (matures Sep 2031), coupon 8.10%
- Sports
Aman Sehrawat Wins India's First Asian Games Gold in Men's 57 kg Freestyle
- Athlete: Aman Sehrawat (wrestling)
- Event: Men's 57 kg freestyle, Asian Games 2026
- Record: India's first-ever Asian Games gold in this event; bronze at the previous Games
- Sports
Pranavi Sharath Urs Wins India's First Gold in Women's Individual Golf
- Athlete: Pranavi Sharath Urs (golf)
- Event: Women's individual golf, Asian Games 2026
- India's first-ever gold in this event
- International Relations
Harivansh Leads Indian Delegation to 153rd IPU Assembly in Tanzania
- Event: 153rd IPU Assembly, Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania
- Dates: 5-9 Oct 2026
- Leader of Indian delegation: Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
- Government Schemes
PM-SETU Completes One Year: 850 ITIs Identified, 14 Clusters Approved
- Scheme: PM-SETU (upgrade of Industrial Training Institutes)
- Target: 1,000 government ITIs via a hub-and-spoke model; 5 NSTIs as National Centres of Excellence
- One-year progress: 850 ITIs identified, 14 ITI clusters approved
Current Affairs 2 October 2026
- Sports
Indian Women's Hockey Team Wins Asian Games Gold After Over Four Decades
- Event: Women's hockey, Asian Games 2026
- Medal: Gold
- First such gold for the team in over four decades
- Sports
Lovlina Borgohain Wins Asian Games Gold in Women's 75 kg Boxing
- Athlete: Lovlina Borgohain (boxing)
- Event: Women's 75 kg, Asian Games 2026
- Result: Gold, 5-0 in the final
- Environment
First Tigress Released in Buxa Tiger Reserve Under Reintroduction Programme
- Reserve: Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal
- First tigress released on 2 Oct 2026 under a phased Tiger Reintroduction Programme
- Marked the beginning of Wildlife Week 2026
- National
Centre Names 28 Places and Features in Ladakh on Survey of India Map
- Number of places/features named: 28, in the UT of Ladakh
- Map: official Survey of India (SoI) map
- Examples: Atisha Giri (peak), Kanishka Peak, Zorawar Peak, Skamri Glacier, Chapchingal Pass
- Environment
Mumbai's Jawahar Dweep Declared India's First Plastic-Free Oil Terminal
- Terminal: Jawahar Dweep Marine Oil Terminal, Mumbai Port Authority
- Status: India's first plastic-free oil terminal
- Declared on 2 Oct 2026 during Swachhata Abhiyan 2026
- Governance
2.42 Lakh Special Gram Sabhas Mark Gandhi Jayanti; People's Plan Campaign Begins
- Special Gram Sabhas scheduled: over 2.42 lakh (on the GPDP and Panchayat NIRNAY portals)
- Campaign launched: People's Plan Campaign 2026-27, 'Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas'
- Purpose: Panchayat Development Plans for FY 2027-28
- Economy
Jammu & Kashmir Auctions Its First Two Mineral Blocks
- Two mineral blocks auctioned in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, a first
- Auction conducted by the Ministry of Mines on behalf of the J&K government
- Process: transparent, competitive central mineral auction
- International Relations
Piyush Goyal at G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting in Milwaukee, US
- Meeting: G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA)
- India represented by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
- Sessions: structural excess capacity, updating the MFN principle, ending forced labour in supply chains
Current Affairs 1 October 2026
- National
PM Modi Attends UPSC Centenary Celebrations at Bharat Mandapam
- Event: UPSC Centenary Celebrations, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi (1 Oct 2026)
- UPSC traces its origins to 1926; centenary marked in 2026
- Mantra cited: "Nagrik Devo Bhava" (citizens are divine)
- Defence
INS Trishul Takes Part in 24th Edition of India-France Exercise Varuna
- Exercise: Varuna (India-France), 24th edition
- Indian ship: INS Trishul; arrived at Toulon on 22 Sep 2026
- Wreath laid at Mazargues War Memorial, Marseille, for 205 Indian soldiers of the World Wars
- Appointments
Narendra Bhooshan Takes Charge as Secretary, Environment Ministry
- New Secretary, MoEFCC: Narendra Bhooshan
- IAS 1992 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre
- Previous post: Secretary, Department of Land Resources
- Economy
5th Kautilya Economic Conclave on 3-5 October: "Resilience in an Age of Flux"
- Edition: 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave (KEC 2026)
- Dates and venue: 3-5 Oct 2026, New Delhi
- Theme: "Resilience in an Age of Flux"
- Economy
Government Caps Sugar Stock with Dealers at 1,000 Quintals for Festive Season
- Stock limit for sugar dealers: 1,000 quintals (2,000 quintals in Kolkata area and Assam)
- Maximum holding period: 15 days from receipt
- Valid from 15 Oct 2026 to 30 Nov 2026; sugar season begins 1 October
- Infrastructure
Tamil Nadu Gets Its First Barrier-Less MLFF Toll Plaza at Paranur
- System: Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF), barrier-less tolling
- Location: Paranur Toll Plaza, Tambaram-Tindivanam section, NH-179B
- Technology: ANPR + FASTag
- Sports
India's Men's 4x400m Relay Team Wins Bronze at Asian Games 2026
- Event: Men's 4x400m relay, Asian Games 2026
- Medal: Bronze
- Team: Dharmveer Chaudhary, Manu TS, Jay Kumar, Vishal TK
- Agriculture
ICAR and FCI Sign MoU on Safer Alternatives to Grain Fumigants
- Partners: ICAR and FCI; supported by the Department of Food & Public Distribution
- Implementing institute: ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana (two-year Phase-I)
- Current fumigants: aluminium phosphide (ALP) and malathion
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