John Urschel Addresses a 30-Year-Old Mathematics Problem
Former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel, now a tenure-track assistant professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has published research addressing a conjecture about...
NPCI Defers Proposed UPI Merchant Fee Until After Diwali
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant payment system operated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As of 13 October 2026, NPCI had deferred the...
Indian Coast Guard Team Summits Mount Mukut
A 17-member Indian Coast Guard (ICG) mountaineering team summited Mount Mukut, at an elevation of 7,045 metres, on 7 October 2026. The expedition was named “Tat Se Parwat”,...
BHASHINI Uses Voice-First Multilingual AI in Mussoorie
The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), deployed BHASHINI’s Shrutlekh platform at a National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) capacity-building...
Bangladesh and China Sign Mongla Port Expansion Loan
On 10 October 2026, Bangladesh signed a concessional loan agreement worth $335.78 million with China’s Export-Import Bank to expand and modernise Mongla Port. The loan is equivalent to...
Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Completes One Year
The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) completed its first year of implementation on 11 October 2026. The Union Cabinet approved the scheme on 16 July 2025, and...
India and UK Inaugurate Genomics Centre
The BRIC-CDFD–ONT India Genomics Centre of Excellence was jointly inaugurated in New Delhi on 12 October 2026 by Dr Jitendra Singh, India’s Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)...
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...
BIMSTEC Home Ministers Approve Five Regional Security Initiatives
The first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting took place in New Delhi on 13 October 2026. India’s Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the meeting, attended by delegations from...
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...
