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17 October 2026Today

1. 2:13 PM
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   ISRO Completes Gaganyaan Module Separation Tests

   The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed Crew Module (CM)-Service Module (SM) separation tests for the Gaganyaan programme on 16 and 17 October 2026. Condu

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   The Guild Unveils The Anchorage Rocket Test Facility

   Bengaluru-based private space technology company Ethereal Exploration Guild, also known as The Guild, unveiled The Anchorage on 16 October 2026. The 150-acre rocket devel

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   China Drafts Export Controls on Solar, AI and Biotech Technologies

   China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology jointly published a draft revision to the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Exp

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   CapitaLand India Trust Unveils Chennai Data Centre

   CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) unveiled CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01 in Ambattur, Tamil Nadu, on 15 October 2026. The project, jointly held by CLINT and CapitaLand I

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   Tamil Nadu CM Inaugurates Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore

   Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated Periyar Arivulagam, a library and science centre, in Gandhipuram, Coimbatore, on 16 October 2026. The eight-storey co

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   Ladakh Adds Sankoo as Its Eighth District

   Sankoo officially became Ladakh’s eighth district on 16 October 2026. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena announced the district’s creation. Sankoo is located in the S

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   RBI Grants NOC for PFC-REC Merger

   The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to REC Limited on 15 October 2026 for its proposed merger into Power Finance Corporation Limited (

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   Raji Doshi Wins 3M Young Scientist Challenge for Ocean Solution

   On October 14, 2026, 13-year-old Raji Doshi from Farmington, Connecticut, was named America’s Top Young Scientist and won the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The India

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   Military Nursing Service Commissions 29 Cadets as Lieutenants

   On October 14, 2026, 29 nursing cadets from Batch IX of the College of Nursing, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantonment, were commissioned as Lieutenant

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    Gujarat Expands Shramik Annapurna Meal Scheme

    Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated 101 food distribution centres under the Shramik Annapurna Yojana on 16 October 2026. The centres operate across 28 dist

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    Pakistan Ranks Lowest in Global Hunger Index 2026

    Pakistan scored 25.5 and ranked 106th among 122 countries with sufficient data in the 2026 Global Hunger Index (GHI). The score falls in the GHI’s “serious” hunger catego

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    NTPC and Africa50 Partner to Develop Power Projects

    On 15 October 2026, India’s state-owned NTPC Limited signed a Cooperation Agreement with Africa50 in New Delhi. The organisations will jointly develop power projects and

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