Every year on 5 October, the world marks World Teachers' Day. The occasion honours the work teachers do, draws public attention to the difficulties they face in their profession, and pushes for stronger support to be given to them.
The Adani Ahmedabad Marathon has earned a place on the World Athletics Global Calendar, with the inclusion announced on 5 October 2026. Being listed on the global calendar of the sport's world governing body gives the Gujarat race international recognition.
Odisha has launched India's first digital portal dedicated to MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) incentives. Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Pravati Parida inaugurated it at the Odisha Travel Bazaar 2026. Event organisers and tourism operators can use it to apply online for financial incentives for MICE events, under the framework of the Odisha Tourism (Amendment) Policy, 2026.
Madhya Pradesh is preparing a third home for cheetahs: the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR). The State's first two cheetah sites are Kuno National Park and Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, both in Madhya Pradesh. VDTR, which is also called the Nauradehi Tiger Reserve, spreads over roughly 2,339 sq km.
At Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the Indian-born female cheetah KJP21 has delivered five cubs. Their father is a male brought in from Botswana, so these are the first cheetahs of Botswana lineage to be born on Indian soil. KJP21 becomes the third India-born female to breed, following Mukhi and KGP12.
India has carried out its first demonstration of a free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link. The link stretched 5.56 km and connected the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) with IIT Gandhinagar. QKD relies on the principles of quantum physics to exchange encryption keys in a secure manner.
eSanjeevani, India's National Telemedicine Service, has now handled more than 50 crore teleconsultations, with usage spread over every State and Union Territory. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare started the service in 2019, and it was developed indigenously, as a Made-in-India health platform, by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
The government has now listed 375 allowed works under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G] Act, 2025. That is 41% more than the 266 works allowed earlier. The works are grouped into four pillars: Water Security, Core Rural Infrastructure, Livelihood-related Infrastructure, and Special Works for Extreme Weather Events and Disaster Preparedness.
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