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National
DRI Busts Pakistan Rock Salt Racket in Operation Deep Manifest
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence detected 295 containers carrying 7,311 tonnes of Pakistan-origin rock salt routed through Colombo, and arrested four persons.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Cabinet Approves 78-Day Productivity Bonus for Railway Staff
The Union Cabinet cleared a Productivity Linked Bonus of 78 days wages worth Rs 2,009.61 crore for 11,40,770 railway employees ahead of the Durga Puja break.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Cabinet Clears Rs 53,428 Crore for Renamed NSAP Pension Scheme
The Union Cabinet approved continuing the National Social Assistance Programme with Rs 53,428 crore for 2026-27 to 2030-31 and renamed it and its four sub-schemes.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Banking & Finance
North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 Held at Mizoram University
Dr Sukanta Majumdar told the North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 at Mizoram University, Aizawl, that 6,905 of 9,479 villages now have banking access.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
TDB Signs Rs 151 Crore RDI Deal With ideaForge for YETI UAV
The Technology Development Board will put Rs 151 crore from the RDI Fund into YETI, a heavy-lift autonomous aerial logistics vehicle by ideaForge.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Indian Navy Hands Over Command of Combined Task Force 154
India gave up command of Combined Task Force 154 of the Combined Maritime Forces at Manama in Bahrain on 14 October 2026, closing its first such tenure.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
BHAVYA Scheme: Rs 33,660 Crore for 100 Industrial Parks
Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna, with an outlay of Rs 33,660 crore, will build 100 plug-and-play industrial parks across India between FY2026-27 and FY2031-32.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
First ASEAN-India Defence Think Tank Forum Opens in Delhi
Rajnath Singh opened the maiden ASEAN-India Defence Think Tank Forum at MP-IDSA in New Delhi on 14 October 2026, with all eleven ASEAN members taking part.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
WPI Inflation Rises to 11.39 Per Cent in September 2026
India's wholesale price inflation quickened to 11.39 per cent in September 2026 from 9.92 per cent in August, with the all-commodities index at 112.5.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Coir Exports Up 305% in Ten Years to ₹6,614.40 Crore
India, the world’s largest coir producer, lifted coir exports 305.70% in twelve years to ₹6,614.40 crore in FY 2025-26, with over 21,000 units at work.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
Banking & Finance
North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 Opens in Aizawl, Mizoram
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia opened the North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 at Mizoram University in Aizawl and pressed banks for a higher credit flow.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
DRDO to Lead Semiconductor Session at ESTIC-2026
DRDO will steer a thematic session on semiconductors and next-generation chips at ESTIC-2026, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi from 27 to 29 October.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Important Days
India Post and IndiGo Mark Philately Day With Digital Detox
India Post and IndiGo handed postcard kits to flyers on 12 October 2026, marking Philately Day during National Postal Week with a digital detox campaign.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
INST Mohali Develops Filter to Clean Dye Wastewater
Scientists at INST Mohali have built a machine learning aided nanofibre filter that removed 98.6 per cent of a textile dye from water within 120 minutes.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Tribal Affairs Ministry Signs iGOT Pact for Adi Karmayogi
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Karmayogi Bharat signed an MoU on 13 October 2026 to train Adi Karmayogi Volunteers through a dedicated iGOT microsite.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
HAL, NCF and ASI Sign Pact for Three Heritage Sites
HAL, the National Culture Fund and the Archaeological Survey of India signed a pact on 13 October 2026 to conserve Hampi, the Taj Mahal and Bekal Fort.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Two Offshore Mineral Blocks in Andaman Sea Put Up for Auction
The Ministry of Mines held an outreach programme in New Delhi on 13 October 2026 on the auction of two Andaman Sea offshore blocks covering 1,632 sq km.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
21st Maritime State Development Council Meets in Mumbai
The 21st Maritime State Development Council met in Mumbai on 13 October 2026, its first sitting as a statutory body, and cleared two shipbuilding insurance covers.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
10th Agrivision National Convention Opens at Pusa in New Delhi
The 10th National Convention of Agrivision-2026 opened at the ICAR-NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi, drawing about 450 students from 25 states.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
IndiaSkills 2026-27 Registration Window Reopened Till 19 October
MSDE reopened IndiaSkills 2026-27 registration till 19 October 2026 after Team India finished tenth at WorldSkills Shanghai with six silver medals.
13 October 2026 · 2 min read

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