Current affairs 10 Oct 2026

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month observed from 1 to 31 October; 2026 theme

Breast Cancer Awareness Month runs every year through October, from the 1st to the 31st. Its purpose is to increase public understanding of breast cancer and to widen access to early diagnosis and good-quality treatment…

World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day observed on October 8; MNRE releases hydrogen standards gap report

World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day is marked on 8 October to spread awareness of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. For the 2026 observance, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) held an event…

Canadian author Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

Anne Carson, the Canadian writer, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. The honour recognises her inventive writing, which shapes fresh forms of contemporary literature by engaging in a conversation with classical traditions…

IISc's Prof. Mahesh Kakde receives Ramanujan Prize 2026

The Ramanujan Prize 2026 has been conferred on Professor Mahesh Kakde, who works at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, honouring his contributions to algebraic number theory. The prize has been presented every year…

Assam's Nameri Tiger Reserve gets CA|TS Approved status

Assam's Nameri Tiger Reserve has been granted Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) Approved status in recognition of how it protects tigers and manages its protected area. CA|TS is an internationally accepted framework that judges how…

Ladakh LG flags off India's first snow leopard-focused high-altitude wildlife safari

Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched India's first high-altitude wildlife safari built around snow leopard trails. It is run by the Snow Leopard and High-Altitude Nature Conservation (SHAN) Society together with the Forest…

Indian Coast Guard conducts 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-2026 off Paradip

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is staging SAREX-2026, the 12th edition of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise. This year the drill is being held in the waters off the Paradip coast in Odisha…

10th India Mobile Congress 2026 held in New Delhi with theme 'Scale Without Boundaries'

New Delhi is hosting the 10th India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, and this edition has been given the theme "Scale Without Boundaries." The event's agenda spans a wide range of next-generation technologies: 6G and 5G…

India's first national pilot of 3D-printed rural houses under PMAY-G launched in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh is the launch site of India's first national-level pilot for building rural homes with 3D printing under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). The pilot brings 3D-printing construction into the government's rural housing…

NABKISAN Finance lists India's first WASH-dedicated social bond on NSE

NABKISAN Finance Limited has listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) the first social bond in India devoted solely to the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. The issue mobilised ₹180 crore for a five-year…