Current Affairs – Current Affairs – 17 October 2026

17 October 2026Saturday

1. 2:12 PM
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   IIT Kharagpur Launches AI Tutor for GATE and JAM

   On 12 October 2026, IIT Kharagpur launched the NDLI-FERMI AI Tutor and a free online preparation platform for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and the Joi

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2. 2:12 PM
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   India, Czech Republic Expand Defence Industrial Cooperation

   India and the Czech Republic agreed to expand defence industrial cooperation on 13 October 2026 to promote India’s Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives. The

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3. 2:12 PM
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   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 to

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4. 2:12 PM
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   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

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5. 2:12 PM
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   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 Emp

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6. 2:12 PM
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   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 m

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7. 2:12 PM
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   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 (Indep

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8. 2:12 PM
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   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 202

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9. 2:12 PM
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   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 l

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10. 2:12 PM
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    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 Cen

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11. 2:12 PM
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    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

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12. 2:12 PM
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    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

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