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Sports
BRICS Traditional Games 2026 Held in Ahmedabad
The BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Demonstration Games 2026 were held at Ahmedabad's Veer Savarkar Sports Complex with 10 BRICS nations showing their sports.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
BRICS Theatre Festival 2026 Opens at NSD, New Delhi
The BRICS Theatre Festival 2026, themed 'Shared Stories, Shared Futures', opened at the National School of Drama in New Delhi with nine countries taking part.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Retail Inflation Climbs to 5.54% in September 2026
Retail inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index stood at 5.54% in September 2026, with food inflation at 7.74% and rural prices rising faster than urban.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Completes One Year
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana finished its first year, and Gaya, Nagaur and Umaria were named the best performers among its 100 farm districts.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
Centre Asks States to Display Healthcare Service Rates
The Union Health Secretary wrote to all states and UTs on 12 October 2026 to ensure clinical establishments display their service rates under the 2010 Act.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026: CAPSS-IAF Seminar on Air Power
CAPSS and the Indian Air Force held a seminar on air power on 9 October 2026 at Subroto Park, New Delhi, on the sidelines of Exercise Tarang Shakti-26.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM-SETU: Rs 440 Crore Cleared for Nine Government ITIs
Shareholders' agreements signed under PM-SETU will upgrade nine government ITIs in Surat and Visakhapatnam with AM/NS India at an approved cost of Rs 440 crore.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
PM GatiShakti at Five: 58 Ministries, 23,493 Data Layers
PM GatiShakti, the GIS-based infrastructure planning platform launched on 13 October 2021, completes five years covering 58 ministries and all 36 states and UTs.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
Indian Army Launches Bharat Rice for Troops, Signs FCI MoU
The Indian Army launched Bharat Rice for troops on 12 October 2026 and signed a five-year MoU with FCI to draw on its warehouses during operational contingencies.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sports
Asian Games 2026: Services Athletes Win Record 27 Medals
Defence forces athletes won 27 medals, six of them gold, at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, their best ever showing, and Rajnath Singh felicitated them.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
IGNFA Begins IFS Mid-Career Training for 68 Officers
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav met 68 Indian Forest Service officers from 18 cadres at the Mid-Career Training Phase-III programme in New Delhi on 12 October 2026.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
MY Bharat Holds Youth Parliaments at 1,469 Locations in 34 States
MY Bharat organised Neighbourhood Youth Parliaments and Yuva Melas at 1,469 locations in 34 States on 10 October 2026, drawing over 3.65 lakh participants.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
TDB Backs Peptris VIGOR Programme With Rs 86 Crore RDI Support
The Technology Development Board has agreed to give Peptris Technologies of Bengaluru Rs 86 crore from the RDI Fund for its VIGOR drug discovery project.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Coal Stocks at Power Plants Stay Above 18 MT in October 2026
Coal stocks at domestic coal-based power plants have held above 18 MT since 29 September 2026 and stood at 18.205 MT on 10 October as rake loading rose.
12 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
PM Marks 50 Years of Chennai's Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the golden jubilee of Chennai's Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya on 11 October 2026 and listed India's education gains.
11 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
DESW Steps Up Special Campaign 6.0 on Swachhata, Pendency
The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare intensified its work under nationwide Special Campaign 6.0, which runs from 2 to 31 October 2026 on Swachhata and pendency.
11 October 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
IITM Pune Hosts APARC Early Career Workshop Ahead of ESTIC
IITM Pune held the APARC Early Career Researcher Workshop on 11 October 2026 at Meghdoot Hall as the curtain-raiser for ESTIC, drawing about 120 researchers.
11 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
CBN Seizes 4,209.80 kg Poppy Straw in Madhya Pradesh
The Central Bureau of Narcotics seized 4,209.80 kg of poppy straw, two trucks and 100 wheat bags in two Madhya Pradesh operations; three persons were arrested.
11 October 2026 · 2 min read
National
DRI Seizes 5.8 kg Gold from Car Cavity at Visakhapatnam
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence recovered 5,832.90 grams of 24-carat foreign gold worth about Rs 8.98 crore from a car cavity at Visakhapatnam.
11 October 2026 · 2 min read
Important Days
Jayaprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh Jayanti Observed
The birth anniversaries of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh were observed on 11 October 2026, with tributes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
11 October 2026 · 2 min read

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