Current affairs 12 Oct 2026

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International Day of the Girl Child 2026 observed on 11 October; theme 'End child marriage and invest in girls' rights!'

International The International Day of the Girl Child falls on 11 October and seeks to advance girls' rights, empowerment and equal opportunity while tackling the barriers they face. The 2026 theme is “End child marriage and… 1 / 10 Read the full story

World Mental Health Day observed on 10 October 2026; theme 'Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change'

International World Mental Health Day was marked on 10 October 2026. This year's observance focused on giving people who have personally lived with mental health conditions a real say in how mental health policies, services and… 2 / 10 Read the full story

IOA names Kumkum Mohod and Sujeet Kalkal first winners of new Asian Games best athlete awards

National The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has picked Kumkum Anil Mohod (archery) and Sujeet Kalkal (wrestling) to be the inaugural winners of two new honours for their showing at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan… 3 / 10 Read the full story

Satleo Labs launches TAPAS-1, India's first commercial private thermal-imaging payload, on Falcon 9

Science & Tech Satleo Labs, a spacetech startup based in Ahmedabad, has sent TAPAS-1 (Thermal Access Platform for Analytics & Solutions-1) into orbit on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-18 rideshare mission. It is India's… 4 / 10 Read the full story

Andhra Pradesh lays foundation for ₹1 lakh-crore Global Horticulture Hub 'Rayalaseema Rising' at Madanapalle

International Andhra Pradesh has laid the foundation stone for a Global Horticulture Hub worth ₹1 lakh crore at Madanapalle in Annamayya district. Branded ‘Rayalaseema Rising’, the project will span 10 districts and is organised into 201… 5 / 10 Read the full story

RBI removes Paytm Payments Bank from Second Schedule of RBI Act, 1934 after licence cancellation

Economy The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has struck Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) off the Second Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934, which lists scheduled banks meeting set eligibility norms. The step follows the RBI's… 6 / 10 Read the full story

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed 29th Chief of the Indian Air Force

Science & Tech Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been named the 29th Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He is scheduled to assume office on 31 October 2026, taking over from Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh… 7 / 10 Read the full story

DRDO conducts maiden live jump of indigenous Advanced High-Altitude Parachute at Nyoma, Ladakh

National The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out the first live jump using its indigenously developed Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP). The trial took place at Nyoma in Ladakh, a high-altitude location suited to… 8 / 10 Read the full story

IIT Madras Team AgniRath wins third place at Sasol Solar Challenge 2026 in South Africa

Science & Tech Team AgniRath of IIT Madras finished third at the Sasol Solar Challenge 2026, held in South Africa, driving its solar-powered car named Aagneya. With this result the team became the first from India to take… 9 / 10 Read the full story

Grey-headed lapwing arrives early at Pallikaranai as 2026 bird migratory season begins in Chennai

Tamil Nadu The 2026 migratory season around Chennai opened with a grey-headed lapwing, a long-distance traveller from East Asia, reaching the Pallikaranai marsh on 20 September, nearly two weeks ahead of its usual first-week-of-October arrival. Weather, rainfall… 10 / 10 Read the full story

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