Daily digests (5-8 items/day).
On 12 October 2026 the India Meteorological Department dedicated a Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services Decision Support System to the nation. The WebGIS platform shows cyclone track, intensity, winds, rainfall, storm surge and district-wise warnings on one map for disaster managers and the public.
13 Oct 2026
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) completed its first year on 11 October 2026. At a national conference in New Delhi the next day, Gaya, Nagaur and Umaria were ranked the best-performing districts. The scheme covers 100 lagging farm districts and pulls 36 Central schemes of 11 Ministries into one district plan.
13 Oct 2026
The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan turned five on 13 October 2026. A PIB backgrounder says the GIS platform now covers 58 Central Ministries and all 36 States and UTs. Its Network Planning Group has evaluated 396 projects worth about ₹18.66 lakh crore, and a new transport authority, ITLA, has been approved.
13 Oct 2026
The 21st Maritime State Development Council met in Mumbai on 13 October 2026. It was the first MSDC after the Indian Ports Act, 2025 (notified 15 May 2026) made the Council a statutory body. Members adopted Vision 2030 and 2047 targets and set March 2027 deadlines for One Nation One Port Process and Maritime Single Window integration.
13 Oct 2026
EPFO is reminding establishments that the Amnesty Scheme, 2026 for retrospective regularisation of Provident Fund Trust exemption status closes on 28 December 2026. It covers trusts recognised under the Income Tax Act but without a formal exemption order under the EPF Act or the Code on Social Security.
13 Oct 2026
India hosted the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026. The seven member States adopted the Delhi Declaration, condemning terrorism including cross-border terrorism, and called for full use of the BIMSTEC anti-terror and mutual legal assistance conventions. A Disaster Management Centre is planned in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
13 Oct 2026
On 13 October 2026 the National Land Monetization Corporation held Day 1 of its first end-to-end e-auction of surplus RINL land in Visakhapatnam. Buyers took 150 plots for ₹366.33 crore against a ₹312.48 crore reserve. Phase 2, covering 216 plots, is set for 30 October 2026.
13 Oct 2026
A PIB backgrounder on 13 October 2026 says India's yearly emerging TB cases fell 21% from 2015 to 2024, against a 12% global fall. Treatment coverage is 92% versus 78% worldwide. The same day a JOSH youth campaign began in 11 States and 55 districts to push screening, treatment and stigma reduction.
13 Oct 2026
On 11 October 2026 India condemned attacks on two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. Two of 11 Indian seafarers on MT PETRO DOLPHIN were reported missing; all 11 Indians on MT VALTHERA were safe. In a second statement India condemned Houthi attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
12 Oct 2026
The Indian Navy is exercising with two partners this week. INS Sahyadri reached Vladivostok on 10 October 2026 for INDRA 2026 with the Russian Navy (13 to 18 October). INS Trishul is at Plymouth for KONKAN-26 with the Royal Navy, the annual India-UK exercise held in two phases.
12 Oct 2026