Current Affairs – Current Affairs – 17 October 2026

17 October 2026Saturday

1. 2:12 PM
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   Construction Begins at Matunga Site for Dharavi Redevelopment

   Construction for the rehabilitation component of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) began at the 22-acre Matunga railway site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, after a bhoomi

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2. 2:12 PM
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   India’s Renewable Power Generation Crosses 100 BU in Q2 FY27

   India generated 101 billion units (BU) of renewable electricity, excluding large hydropower, in the second quarter of financial year 2026–27 (Q2 FY27), the first time qua

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3. 2:12 PM
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   Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 AI Chip

   Microsoft unveiled Maia 300, its third-generation custom AI accelerator, on 12 October 2026. Production deployments are planned to begin in 2027, with the company aiming

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4. 2:12 PM
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   Supreme Court Questions Wider Medicine Margin Caps

   On 12 October 2026, the Supreme Court of India questioned why trade margin caps on anti-cancer medicines could not be extended to other drugs. The Centre informed the Cou

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5. 2:12 PM
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   British Firms Announce £1 Billion in India-UK JETCO Deals

   The 16th meeting of the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) was held in New Delhi on 12 October 2026. Union Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of Stat

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6. 2:12 PM
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   Hall and Woodford Win 2026 Economics Nobel

   American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford received the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel on 12 October 2026. The R

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7. 2:12 PM
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   INS Tarkash Joins IBSAMAR IX 2026 Naval Exercise

   The ninth edition of the India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime (IBSAMAR IX) Exercise began in Simon’s Town, Western Cape, South Africa, in October 2026. INS Tarkash, an Indi

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8. 2:12 PM
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   Scientists Link Solar Magnetic Fields to Polar Brightening

   Research reported on 12–13 October 2026 examined how the Sun’s polar magnetic environment relates to microwave polar brightening. The collaborative study involved the Ary

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9. 2:12 PM
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   NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets New Record on Mars

   NASA’s Perseverance rover set a record for the longest distance driven by a vehicle on another world, reaching 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometres) on Mars by 11 October 2026.

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10. 2:12 PM
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    Shubman Gill Wins Record Fifth ICC Player of the Month Award

    Shubman Gill won his fifth ICC Player of the Month award on 13 October 2026 for his performances in September 2026. He received the award after scoring heavily in India’s

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11. 2:12 PM
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    Google Plans $15-Billion Visakhapatnam AI Data Centre

    Google is developing a 15-billion artificial intelligence (AI) data-centre project in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Planned as the company’s largest AI hub outside the U

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12. 2:12 PM
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    Indian Army Launches Bharat Rice for Troops

    The Indian Army launched Bharat Rice for defence forces in New Delhi on 12 October 2026. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Dis

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