Current Affairs – 17 October 2026

17 October 2026Yesterday

1. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   Pakistan Tests Extended-Range Fatah-II Missile

   Pakistan test-launched an extended-range version of its Fatah-II missile on 13 October 2026. The missile has a stated range of up to 400 kilometres. The launch was attend

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2. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   Mining Project Threatens Jeypore Ground Gecko Habitat

   A proposed opencast bauxite mine by Kalinga Alumina Ltd, an Adani-linked group, is planned across 147 hectares of forest in the Nageswari reserve forest, Koraput district

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3. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   World Bank Group Mobilises $36 Billion in India

   The World Bank Group mobilised a cumulative 36 billion in private capital for India over four years, including 9.6 billion for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

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4. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   Vishvajit More Wins India’s First U23 Greco-Roman Silver

   Indian wrestler Vishvajit Ramchandra More won silver in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships on 15 October 2026. He became the first

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5. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   Vice-President Inaugurates KAUMARACON-2026 and Launches AIIA Digital Initiatives

   On 15 October 2026, Vice-President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated KAUMARACON 2026 at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Sarita Vihar, New Delhi. The th

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6. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   Asiatic Lions Return to Barda Wildlife Sanctuary After 144 Years

   Barda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region is home to 17 Asiatic lions as of October 2026, after the species returned following an absence of approximately 1

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7. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   NovaFusion Capital Receives RBI NBFC Approval

   On 14 October 2026, Astranova Mobility announced that its lending subsidiary, NovaFusion Capital, had received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as

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8. 2:12 PM
   Ministry of Education

   Ministry of Education organises Orientation-cum-Review Workshop on National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) to Strengthen Scholarship Implementation and Verification Processes

   The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Union Ministry of Education, organised a one-day regional Orientation-cum-Review Workshop on the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday (October…

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9. 2:12 PM
   Ministry of Defence

   MoD inks Rs 4,106 crore contracts for GSAT-7C communication satellite and Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedoes

   The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth a total of approximately Rs 4,106 crore for the acquisition of a dedicated communication satellite capability, GSAT-7C for the Indian Air Force, and Varunastra…

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10. 2:12 PM
    President's Secretariat

    PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES THE NATIONAL SARAS MELA IN VIJAYAWADA

    The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced the National SARAS Mela, organised by the Union Ministry of Rural Development and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh today (October…

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11. 2:12 PM
    Ministry of Commerce & Industry

    Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Calls on Youth to Drive India’s AI Journey

    Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal called upon young Indians to embrace emerging technologies, continuously upgrade their skills and contribute to India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation by…

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12. 2:12 PM
    Ministry of Personnel

    National Conference on e-Governance Reforms to be held in Dharamshala on 16–17 October 2026

    The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, with the collaboration of the Government of Himachal Pradesh is organising a two-day…

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