Daily digests (5-8 items/day).
On 9 October 2026 the Tribal Affairs Ministry held the second regional review of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 in Kolkata with eight States. Nationally, over 54 lakh claims have been filed, about 25 lakh titles given, about 11 lakh are pending and over 18 lakh rejected. The focus is quick disposal, record updating, CFR rights and PVTG habitat rights.
10 Oct 2026
The National Biodiversity Authority distributed ₹2.02 crore of Access and Benefit-Sharing money, paid by seed companies using crops such as rice, tomato and okra, among 27 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 UT councils by cultivation area. Its total ABS disbursement has now reached ₹202 crore, ahead of CBD COP 17 in Yerevan from 19 October 2026.
10 Oct 2026
The Indian Navy launched Shreyas (Yard 3040), a Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel, at GRSE Kolkata on 10 October 2026. NGOPVs are being built at two shipyards, GSL Goa and GRSE Kolkata, for surveillance, search and rescue, offshore asset protection, disaster relief and anti-piracy. Shreyas means best or most excellent in Sanskrit.
10 Oct 2026
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, launched on 11 October 2025, completed one year. It targets 100 aspirational agricultural districts chosen for low productivity, low cropping intensity and low farm credit, and joins 36 Central schemes of 11 ministries. The districts' average score rose from 18.85 in April 2026 to 46.89 in August 2026.
10 Oct 2026
The 15th Joint Committee reviewing the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement met in Jakarta from 6 to 9 October 2026, co-chaired by India and Malaysia. It told all sub-committees to speed up pending chapters with firm, time-bound deliverables. Three of eight sub-committees met, including rules of origin. The next meeting is in India in January 2027.
9 Oct 2026
The Health Ministry has proposed amending the Drugs Rules, 1945 so that drug retailers, wholesalers and distributors also need prior Central Government sanction to advertise Schedule H, H1 and X medicines. Manufacturers already face this rule. The draft, G.S.R. 861(E) of 28 September 2026, follows DTAB advice and is open for comments for 30 days.
9 Oct 2026
At an ITU roundtable during India Mobile Congress 2026, India welcomed ITU's proposal for joint trials to verify caller identity across borders. The MoS said C-DOT's ASTR tool has cut over 82 lakh fraudulent connections, Sanchar Saathi has about 25 million downloads, and the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator prevented suspected losses above ₹5,000 crore in 15 months.
9 Oct 2026
The National Statistics Office has released a draft guideline for States and UTs to estimate Gross State Domestic Product from the expenditure side, with base year 2022-23. Today some States compile government consumption and capital formation, but none estimates private consumption. Comments are invited till 28 October 2026.
9 Oct 2026
Mangrol, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard, was set for commissioning on 12 October 2026 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. It has over 80% indigenous content, carries the Abhay hull-mounted sonar and Maareech torpedo decoy, and uses waterjet propulsion for shallow coastal waters.
9 Oct 2026
On 8 October 2026 India condemned attacks over the previous days on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which killed and injured civilians. MEA said targeting civilian infrastructure is completely unacceptable and expressed solidarity with the people and government of Saudi Arabia.
8 Oct 2026