SEBI Introduces Credit Risk-o-Meter for Debt Securities
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) mandated a colour-coded Credit Risk-o-Meter for specified debt securities through a circular dated 7 October 2026. The meter presents credit...
RDIF Announces First Cohort of 19 Fund Managers
The Government of India’s Research, Development and Innovation Fund (RDIF) announced its first cohort of 19 Second-Level Fund Managers (SLFMs) on 12 October 2026. The Empowered Group of...
India Hosts First BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting
India is hosting the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing the meeting, attended by delegations...
IMD Launches Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather DSS
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched its public-facing Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services Decision Support System on 12 October 2026. The launch took place during the IMD’s...
Shubman Gill Wins Record Fifth ICC Player of the Month Award
Shubman Gill won his fifth ICC Player of the Month award on 13 October 2026 for his performances in September 2026. He received the award after scoring heavily...
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets New Record on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover set a record for the longest distance driven by a vehicle on another world, reaching 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometres) on Mars by 11 October 2026....
Scientists Link Solar Magnetic Fields to Polar Brightening
Research reported on 12–13 October 2026 examined how the Sun’s polar magnetic environment relates to microwave polar brightening. The collaborative study involved the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational...
INS Tarkash Joins IBSAMAR IX 2026 Naval Exercise
The ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR IX) Exercise began in Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in October 2026. INS Tarkash, an Indian Navy guided-missile...
Hall and Woodford Win 2026 Economics Nobel
American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford received the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel on 12 October 2026. The Royal...
British Firms Announce £1 Billion in India-UK JETCO Deals
The 16th meeting of the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) was held in New Delhi on 12 October 2026. Union Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary...
Supreme Court Questions Wider Medicine Margin Caps
On 12 October 2026, the Supreme Court of India questioned why trade margin caps on anti-cancer medicines could not be extended to other drugs. The Centre informed the...
