Current affairs 14 Oct 2026

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National Postal Week 2026 Celebrated from 9 to 15 October; World Post Day Theme 'One Postal Network, Infinite Possibilities'

The Department of Posts (DoP) is marking National Postal Week from 9 to 15 October 2026. The week opened with World Post Day on 9 October, whose 2026 theme is “One Postal Network, Infinite Possibilities.”…

Coimbatore's Vithya Ramraj Wins 400m Hurdles Bronze at 2026 Asian Games, Breaks P.T. Usha's 1984 National Record

Vithya Ramraj, a 28-year-old athlete from Meenakshipuram in Coimbatore, finished third to take bronze in the women's 400m hurdles event at Japan's 2026 Asian Games. She ran a personal best of 54.75 seconds, becoming the…

UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2026: Official Development Assistance to Fall 6.9% to Lowest Since 2014

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in its Trade and Development Report 2026, expects Official Development Assistance (ODA) to shrink by 6.9% in 2026 to US$152 billion, the smallest amount since 2014.

Iceland Explores Geothermal and Carbfix Carbon Storage Cooperation with India

Iceland is looking to partner with India on geothermal power and on CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage), notably through its Carbfix technology. Carbfix turns captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) into rock through permanent mineralisation, locking…

India Hosts Second Meeting of UN Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems (GI-AI4FS) in New Delhi

India held the second meeting of the UN's GI-AI4FS (Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Agri-Food Systems) in New Delhi, alongside India Mobile Congress 2026, co-hosted by TEC (Telecommunication Engineering Centre) and ICAR. The International…

MeitY Begins Rollout of National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM) 2.0

In October 2026, MeitY began implementing NSAM 2.0, the second edition of the National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing first introduced in 2022. Additive manufacturing (3D printing) builds objects layer by layer from a digital design…

Supreme Court Directs States to Upload Road Accident Data on eDAR Portal and Integrate with VAHAN, SARATHI and IIB

The Supreme Court has asked all States to upload road accident information without delay to the Electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) portal. The portal, run by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), digitises accident reports and…

Tamil Nadu Achieves NACP-V 95-95-95 HIV Target; Aims for HIV/AIDS-free State by 2030

Tamil Nadu met the 95-95-95 goal set under Phase V of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-V) in September 2026. The goal requires that 95% of people living with HIV are aware of their status…

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2026: Theme 'Resilience Starts at Home'

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is marked every year on 13 October. The observance encourages people, communities and governments to understand disaster risk and act to reduce it before a hazard strikes.

World Egg Day 2026 Observed on 9 October

World Egg Day is marked every year on the second Friday of October, and in 2026 it fell on 9 October. The day is used to spread awareness about the nutritional value of eggs, which…