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October Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 1
Competitive exams such as SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railways, and other government and competitive exams require candidates to have knowledge of General Awareness, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs. The section on general awareness and current affairs is critical in determining overall scores in these exams.
To help candidates prepare for these exams, we offer weekly one-liner current affairs that cover essential and major topics. These current affairs will keep you up-to-date with current events and help you in upcoming exams.
National News
- India Adds Five Cultural Sites to UNESCO Tentative List 2026
- Jharkhand’s traditional musical instrument Mandar gets Geographical Indication tag
- Delhi CM Launches ‘Udyog Mitra’ for Seamless Business Approvals
- Elephant Festival & Rejuvenation Camp begins at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
- India Launches First PRAMAAN Certificates Under Forest Scheme
- Amit Shah Launches PRAHAAR Conference, Online Extradition Portal
- Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches Vettri Payanam scheme, expanding no-fare bus travel for women
- Gujarat Becomes Second State to Receive Presidential Assent for Uniform Civil Code
- 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention to be held in Kolkata from January 7-9, 2027
- Uttar Pradesh Renames Bhadohi District as Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi
International News
- Skytrax World Airline Awards 2026: Singapore Airlines Tops; Air India Tops Indian Airlines (57th globally)
- USA Hosts G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee
- India Joins 153rd IPU Assembly in Tanzania
Banking and Financial
- IndusInd Bank Launched ‘GCC Banking Vertical’ with Five Core Capabilities
- Bank of India Launches User-Level Programmable Digital Rupee with Auto-Issuance
- Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 comes into effect, replaces colonial-era law
- ICICI Lombard General Insurance Launches ‘VIBE’ Health Insurance Plan for GenZ
- Bank of Baroda Becomes Second Public Sector Bank to Sponsor a Pension Fund
Appointment and Resignation
- Fatima Zahra El Mansouri named as Morocco’s first female prime minister
- Journalist Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I Crowned New King of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom
- HDFC Bank names Anup Bagchi as its new MD and CEO
- Anup Kumar Saha Appointed Kotak Mahindra Bank MD and CEO
- Narendra Bhooshan assumes charge as Environment Secretary
- Sidharatha Mishra appointed MD & CEO of ICICI Prudential Life
- Petronet LNG names Sanjay Kumar as next MD and CEO from May 2027
Awards
- Gujarat govt to honour Flydubai captain Smit Machchhar with ‘Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award
- Kumkum, Sujeet named inaugural recipients of first Jaspal Rana & Raja Randhir Singh awards
Defence
- India Exported Akash Missile System to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
- Indian Army conducted Exercise Jai Se Vijay on NH-911
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and SkyPulse Solutions Sign MoU for Deployment of 30 Helicopters
- India-UAE joint military exercise Mountain Guardian 2026 begins in Uttarakhand
Sports
- Indian-Origin Bodhana Sivanandan Becomes Youngest Woman Grandmaster at 46th Chess Olympiad 2026
- Qatar receives OCA flag to host 21st Asian Games 2030
Important day
- 1 October: International Day of the Older Persons (Theme 2026: “The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives”)
- 1 October: International Coffee Day (Theme 2026: “The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives”)
- 1 October: World Vegetarian Day
- 2 October: Gandhi Jayanti
- 2 October: Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayant
- 4 October 2026: World Animal Welfare Day (Theme 2026: See the World Through Their Eyes.”)
- 5 October 2026: World Teachers’ Day (Theme 2026: “Standing with Teachers: 60 Years of Protecting the Profession, Advancing Its Status and Shaping Our Futures”)
Obituary
- Veteran actor and filmmaker Nana Patekar passed away at the age of 75
- Filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Passes Away
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