Nethra Kumanan Wins Maiden Asian Games Sailing Medal
Nethra Kumanan won a bronze medal in the women’s dinghy event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on 2 October 2026. The 29-year-old sailor from Chennai won her first Asian...
RBI Approves Anup Bagchi as HDFC Bank Chief
The Reserve Bank of India approved Anup Bagchi as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Bank on 1 October 2026. His three-year term will begin...
India Identifies 28 Places on Ladakh Official Map
India formally identified 28 places and geographical features on the official Survey of India maps of Ladakh on 2 October 2026. The updated map was prepared in consultation...
Indian Start-ups Launch Payloads on SpaceX Transporter-18
On 2 October 2026, payloads from Dhruva Space, TakeMe2Space, SatLeo Labs and EON Space Labs reached orbit aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on the Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The...
Scientists Identify Two New Australian Stick Insect Species
Scientists identified two new Australian stick insect species in 2026 after re-examining members of the genus Anchiale. The study also reinstated one previously unrecognised species and revised the...
PFRDA Targets 2–3 Crore New NPS Subscribers
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) set a target to add 2–3 crore new subscribers to the National Pension System (NPS) over the next two years....
India Exports Akash Air Defence System to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
India exported the Akash air defence system to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan as of 1 October 2026. Akash is an indigenous short to medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by...
Centre Approves ₹1,176 Crore Six-Lane Teesta Bridge at Sevoke
The Centre approved ₹1,175.59 crore for a 6.91-km-long six-lane major bridge across the Teesta River at Sevoke on NH-10 in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, on 30 September 2026....
Mahindra and Embraer Select Nagpur for C-390 Assembly Line
Mahindra Group and Brazilian aerospace company Embraer have identified Nagpur in Maharashtra as the proposed location for a Final Assembly Line for the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft....
Bimal Patel Sworn In as ITLOS Judge
Bimal N. Patel, an Indian jurist and academician, was sworn in as a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on 1 October...
NASA and SpaceX Launch Crew-13 Mission
The NASA and SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched on 1 October 2026 at 11:10 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida....
