Current Affairs – 17 October 2026

17 October 2026Yesterday

1. 2:13 PM
   Ministry of Finance

   Customs officers detect 148.67 kg hydroponic weed from Bangkok at air cargo complex at IGI Airport

   The Customs officers of the SIIB branch, Air Cargo Complex Import, New Customs House, New Delhi, have busted one of the biggest smuggling attempts of narcotic substances. acting on locally developed intelligence,…

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2. 2:13 PM
   Ministry of Finance

   DRI seizes around 6.2 kg foreign-origin gold; busts sophisticated gold smuggling modus operandi through unaccompanied baggage; three arrested

   The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), as part of its sustained crackdown on organised gold smuggling, has uncovered a new and sophisticated modus operandi involving the unaccompanied baggage channel. The network relied…

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3. 2:13 PM
   Ministry of Culture

   Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Inaugurates ‘TAKSHANAM’, An Exhibition Bringing Together 150 Artists and Over 250 Sculptures at NGMA

   Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated TAKSHANAM, a major exhibition featuring over 250 sculptures by 150 participating artists representing diverse generations, artistic backgrounds and approaches to sculptural…

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4. 2:13 PM
   Forest and Climate Change

   India’s Ramsar Site tally reaches 103 with addition of Sukhna Wetland (Chandigarh) and Sauj Jheel (UP)

   Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today announced that India’s Ramsar site tally has reached 103, with the designation of Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel…

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5. 2:13 PM
   Current Affairs

   INST Mohali Develops Nanofibre Filter for Dye-Contaminated Wastewater

   The Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, developed a sustainable catalytic filter for treating dye-contaminated wastewater, announced on 14 October 20

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6. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   Solar Defence Delivers 450 Nagastra-1R Loitering Munitions

   Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), a subsidiary of Solar Industries India, delivered 450 Nagastra-1R loitering munitions to the Indian Army on 13 and 14 October

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7. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   Ministry Mandates Audit Framework for Multi-State Cooperatives

   On 14 October 2026, the Ministry of Cooperation mandated the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2026 (MSCARO, 2026). It prescribes a unifo

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8. 2:12 PM
   Current Affairs

   India Approves Accession to Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement

   On 14 October 2026, the Central Government of India approved the country’s accession to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA). The agreement provides a re

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9. 2:12 PM
   Editorial Analysis

   GM Crops and India’s Agricultural Future

   Unregulated HT-Bt cotton adoption highlights the gap between farmer demand for cost-effective pest and weed management and official biosafety governance.

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10. 2:12 PM
    Editorial Analysis

    WHO Pandemic Treaty and India’s Stakes

    India championed Global South interests, sovereignty, and countermeasure access while navigating pathogen benefit-sharing in WHO Pandemic Agreement negotiations

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11. 2:12 PM
    Prime Minister's Office

    English rendering of PM’s speech at the launch of development projects in Ladakh via Video Conferencing

    Lieutenant Governor Shri V. K. Saxena ji, all senior officials of the BRO and the Airport Authority, all officials of the Union Territory, other distinguished guests, my dear brothers and sisters. Today,…

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12. 2:12 PM
    Ministry of Science & Technology

    Stakeholders discuss recent advancements in hydrogen value chain

    Eminent scientists, academicians, industry experts, technologists, research scholars and students discussed recent advancements, emerging opportunities and challenges across the hydrogen value chain at a workshop organised to commemorate National Hydrogen and Fuel…

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