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The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on 21 October 2026. Under it, the Army will get the Improved Low Level Light Weight Radar, or LLLR-I radar. Notably, the deal is worth nearly Rs 770 crore. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh was present at the signing in New Delhi. So, […]
Read MoreThe India-New Zealand FTA entered into force on 20 October 2026. Under it, New Zealand gives duty-free access to all Indian exports. Notably, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay signed the deal on 27 April 2026. They signed it in New Delhi in the presence of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. […]
Read MoreUNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has added three Indian properties to India’s UNESCO Tentative List. The Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO in Paris shared the news on 20 October 2026. Two new entries are natural sites in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Meanwhile, the third is the Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Chhattisgarh. Hence, […]
Read MoreThe Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has renamed the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). The programme will now be the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana. The Cabinet took the decision on 14 October 2026. Moreover, it approved the scheme’s continuation from 2026-27 to 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 53,428 crore. As […]
Read MoreJapan’s space agency JAXA has sent its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft towards Mars. The MMX Phobos mission flew on the tenth H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center. JAXA had fixed the launch for 4:41 am JST on 20 October 2026. Notably, MMX aims to land on Phobos, collect samples and return them to Earth […]
Read MoreA PIB backgrounder of 18 October 2026 has highlighted Kufri Jamunia, India’s first purple-fleshed biofortified potato. The ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, developed this variety and released it in 2024. Notably, both its skin and flesh are deep purple because of high anthocyanin pigments. Moreover, it contains more vitamin C, zinc and iron than […]
Read MoreFSSAI has proposed a ban on added sugar in infant food for babies up to six months. Its draft amends the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020. The Gazette of India carried the draft on 16 October 2026. Under it, makers cannot add sucrose and fructose to products for infants up […]
Read MoreOil marketing companies (OMCs) received 987 crore litres of ethanol in Ethanol Supply Year 2025-26 till September 2026. These figures come from All India Distillers’ Association (AIDA) data, reported on 15 October 2026. The total allocation for the year stands at 1,197 crore litres. So, overall fulfilment reached 82.5%. Notably, maize emerged as the largest […]
Read MoreIndia’s list of wetlands of international importance has now grown to 103. Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake and Uttar Pradesh’s Sauj Jheel are the newest additions. Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh shared the news on 16 October 2026. Notably, the Sukhna Lake Ramsar site lies at the foot of the Shivalik hills. According to […]
Read MoreThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the Nobel Prize in Economics 2026 on 12 October 2026. The prize goes to American economists Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University. The Academy honoured them “for the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilization”. Notably, their work underpins the New Keynesian models that […]
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