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National News

India to Host 61st International Committee of Legal Metrology Meeting

• India will host the 61st Meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology for the first time from the 26th October in New Delhi.
• The three-day meeting marks a significant milestone in India’s growing role in international cooperation, harmonisation of measurement standards, promotion of fair trade and consumer protection.
• The meeting is being organised by the Department of Consumer Affairs in association with the International Organization of Legal Metrology.
• It will bring together experts from different countries to exchange experiences and best practices on the modernisation of legal metrology systems.

International News

World Health Summit 2026 Held in Berlin, Germany

• The World Health Summit 2026, held under the theme “From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health”, took place from October 11–13, 2026, in Berlin, Germany, and online.
• As the leading platform for global health, the World Health Summit convened leaders from politics, science, civil society, and the private sector from around the world to catalyze collaborative and innovative solutions for key global health priorities.
• This year’s Summit fostered cross-sectoral exchange, evidence-based dialogue, and impactful partnerships to explored how to turn innovation into more equitable, resilient, and future-ready health systems.

Banking & Financial

CareEdge Global IFSC to sell 19.8% stake to State Bank of India, NSEIX

• Care Edge Ratings it has decided to sell a 19.8 per cent stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary CareEdge Global IFSC to State Bank of India and NSE IFSC.
• The company has executed share purchase agreements and a shareholders’ agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) and NSE IFSC (NSEIX) to sell a 9.9 per cent equity stake each in CareEdge Global IFSC Ltd (CGIL), Care Edge Ratings said in a regulatory filing.
• After the share transfer is completed, the company will continue to hold an 80.2 per cent equity stake in CGIL

Appointment

IndusInd General Insurance appoints Sharad Mathur as MD & CEO

• IndusInd General Insurance Company Ltd announced the appointment of Sharad Mathur as its MD & CEO.
• Mathur brings 30 years of experience in the insurance & financial services, with a strong track record in organisational transformation, distribution expansion, technology-led innovation, growth and governance.
• Earlier, he held leadership positions at SBI General Insurance and ICICI Lombard, contributing to their growth from their formative stages.

List of CEO

• SBI General Insurance: Shri Naveen Chandra Jha
• ICICI Lombard General Insurance: Sanjeev Mantri
• HDFC ERGO General Insurance: Parthanil Ghosh
• Axis Max Life Insurance MD & CEO: Sumit Madan

Awards

CCO SUVIKALP Initiative Wins SKOCH Gold Award 2026

• The Coal Controller Organisation (CCO), under the Ministry of Coal, has undertaken initiatives to promote scientific mine closure and sustainable repurposing of post-mining land.
• CCO has developed SUVIKALP, an in-house Mine Repurposing Tool, to assist stakeholders in selecting suitable mine repurposing projects through a structured and data-driven decision-making process. The tool evaluates and ranks repurposing projects based on multiple technical, environmental, social and economic criteria.
• The innovation and utility of SUVIKALP received national recognition through the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 under the category “Digital Operational Efficiency – Data Driven Decision Making” on 26 September 2026. The SKOCH Awards recognise excellence in governance, technology, innovation and transformational initiatives delivering public value.

Sports

Bangladesh and Nepal to host Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2027

• The ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027 will kickstart from January 21 in Bangladesh and Nepal with 16 teams competing for the title.
• The third edition of the tournament, which was first hosted in 2023, will see four groups of four teams, with 41 matches scheduled to be played across four venues in the two countries.

Defence

Joint military exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 between India and Australia commences in Thiruvananthapuram

• The fifth joint Military exercise of India and Australia, AUSTRAHIND 2026, commenced at Thiruvananthapuram. The fourth edition was held at Irwin Barracks, Perth, Australia, last year.
• Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 aims to further strengthen military-to-military cooperation, interoperability and mutual trust between India and Australia.
• It will reinforce their shared commitment to peace, stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region.
• For the first time, an observer delegation from New Zealand will also participate in the exercis The joint exercise will conclude on November first.

List of Bilateral Exercises (2026)

• Yudh Abhyas 2026 (India–US): Conducted in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand
• IMBAX 2026 (India–Myanmar): at Umroi, Meghalaya
• MAITREE-XV (India–Thailand): at Surat Thani, Thailand
• Exercise Dharma Guardian (India–Japan): Hosted at Chaubattia, Uttarakhand
  ‘Samudra Laksamana’ (India-Malaysia Maritime Exercise): held in Lumut, Malaysia
• SLINEX (Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise): at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Nomadic Elephant (India-Mongolia Exercise): at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
• VARUNA Naval Exercise (India-France): at Toulon Naval Base, France
• Exercise KAZIND-2026 (India-Kazakhstan): at Oskemen, Kazakhstan
• INDRA 2026 (India-Russia Naval Exercise): at Vladivostok in Russia
• KONKAN-26 (India-UK Maritime Exercise): Plymouth in the United Kingdom

Science

Japan launches MMX to bring home the first samples from a moon of Mars

• Japan has launched MMX toward Mars, aiming to return at least 10 grams of material from Phobos in 2031.
• The mission will test competing explanations for the origins of Phobos and Deimos and investigate the history of the Mars system.
• A French-German rover, two sampling systems and international instruments will support the effort, with Mars arrival expected in August 2027.

Important Days

National Mole Day: 23^rd October

• On 23rd October every year mole day is celebrated which is popular amongst all chemistry enthusiasts. This day is marked to commemorate and honour the Avogadro‘s number.
• The celebration of this day happens from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m commemorating the chemistry is measuring unit.
• This occasion aims to make the students interested in chemistry and its concepts.
• Theme 2026: DispicaMole Me.

21 October: Police Commemoration Day

• Police Commemoration Day was observed across India on October 21, 2026, to honor law enforcement personnel who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
• The day traces back to October 21, 1959, when ten CRPF personnel died in a Chinese ambush at Hot Springs, Ladakh.
• Theme: “Fight Against Drugs”