SC Collegium Recommends Chief Justices for Four High Courts
Recommends appointments of four judges as chief justices for Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana, and Uttarakhand High Courts.
ISRO to launch navigation satellite NVS-03 on Friday
Launch navigation satellite NVS-03 on Friday to expand India's satellite navigation capabilities.
Government slashes prices of 543 cancer drug brands from Nov 9
Reduce prices across 543 cancer drug brands, with new capped rates taking effect from November 9.
Isro successfully launches NVS-03 satellite to strengthen India's NavIC navigation system, improve civilian access
Besides enabling navigation, the atomic clock also provides precise timekeeping.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra Emphasises Sovereign Data Centres Amid AI Shift
Emphasised sovereign data centres and cybersecurity as critical to financial resilience amid AI advances.
Reduce prices across 543 cancer drug brands, with new capped rates taking effect from November 9.
Emphasised sovereign data centres and cybersecurity as critical to financial resilience amid AI advances.
Highlighted India's 8% potential growth hindered by external shocks while noting governance and infrastructure gains.
Sign MoU with Bank of England to share information and cooperate on SEBI-recognised Clearing Corporations.
The RBI is expected to notify revised KYC guidelines by November 30, with the court seeking to examine the draft before it is finalised.
SEBI signs MoU with BoE on cooperation and exchange of information related to SEBI-recognised Clearing Corporations
Invest India is a not-for-profit company, set up under public-private partnership in 2009, and is overseen by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under the C&I Ministry.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared the north corridor of the bullet train project, which will connect Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Patna, and Siliguri, extending to Guwahati. The project will significantly reduce travel times, with Delhi to Kanpur taking 1 hour 45 minutes and Delhi to Agra taking 59 minutes.
Launches its first global capability centre outside the US in Bengaluru to support a plan to double investments to $100bn.
Reduces value-added tax on aviation turbine fuel to 16% from 29% and urges airlines to expand Chennai flight services.
Agreed to evaluate Liechtenstein's proposal for a bilateral DTAA treaty to prevent double taxation of income.
Raised individual housing loan limits up to ₹1 crore for urban cooperative credit societies based on deposit levels.
Ease of Compliance for FPIs – Rationalisation of KYC Review Periodicity
Agreed to hold Quad foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial gathering.
Urged the United Nations to lead during global crises and implement long-awaited institutional reforms.
Reiterated at UN that veto power in a reformed Security Council must be extended to all new permanent members.
Adopted declaration backing UNSC reform, anti-terror stance, and handed forum chairmanship to China for 2027.
Travel to Atlanta for G20 ministers' meeting and to Antigua & Barbuda for CHOGM from November 1 to 4.
Report death of 22 Indian citizens, including 14 seafarers, amidst the ongoing West Asia conflict.
S Jaishankar told G20 foreign ministers that sanctions and chokepoints were disrupting global energy trade.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta on October 30-31, where they discussed the Ukraine conflict, the Gulf situation, and multilateral issues. The meeting reflects India's continued high-level diplomatic engagement with Russia despite geopolitical divisions over the Ukraine war.
Conceded parliamentary election defeat in Serbia following widespread student-backed opposition protests.
Confirms productive discussions in Tehran with Mecca defence pact members Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has offered to engage in structured talks on a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, while ruling out financial compensation. He proposed instead improved debt arrangements for vulnerable countries.
Warned that a Bay of Bengal depression will intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by October 28.
Forecasts Cyclone Arnab will make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast around October 28, bringing heavy rain till Oct 30.
Brings 150 kmph winds and heavy rains to Andhra coast as state evacuates over 84,000 residents from coastal areas.
Reject Uttarakhand HC relocation plan on forest land and ask state to explore non-forest alternatives.
Delhi is bracing for worsening air pollution in the coming days as the city's air quality is expected to drop into ‘poor’ category from November 1.
Warns Rajasthan of a potential CBI investigation over failure to stop unauthorised discharge into the Jojari river.
A bench questioned the authorities over the lack of concrete data on enforcement and the impact of measures taken to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR.
The city added 5,312 charging points between January 1 and September 30, taking the total beyond the year-end target three months ahead of schedule, according to officials.
A conservation group's proposal to reintroduce Eurasian lynx to Northumberland's Kielder Forest for ecosystem restoration was rejected by a High Court judge, who ruled that the Dangerous Wild Animals Act continues to apply to released animals. Natural England had raised legal concerns about the reintroduction based on existing wildlife legislation.
On October 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld federal officials' wild horse removal decisions, rejecting Nevada ranchers' challenge that the Bureau of Land Management's Gather Plans lacked a specific removal timetable. The court ruled that the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act does not require a fixed timeframe for removals.
Affirms before the Supreme Court that the June 24, 2025 decision to conduct nationwide SIR was taken unanimously.
Ordered reverification of all electoral roll forms submitted via computer operators across Uttar Pradesh.
Suspends six Uttar Pradesh officers, orders action against 21 others, and replaces an IAS observer over MLC poll lapses.
Directed airlines and airports to implement flight safety measures for winter period from Dec 15 to Feb 15, 2027.
Recorded 18% overall electorate drop post-SIR, with Bengaluru Urban electors falling from 1.03 crore to 59.6 lakh.
Approve MoU with NIH Roorkee for flood plain zone study and sanction land allocations for industries.
A government order states that political ideology alone cannot be grounds for denying employment.
Citizens will be able to register property documents and marriages at any hub of their choice, irrespective of the jurisdiction of Sub-Registrar Office; govt. to expand initiative to more locations
The population census will be conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2027.
The enhanced DA will be paid in cash along with the October salary, payable in November.
Directs Uttar Pradesh to pay ₹6 lakh compensation to a man jailed for six years without being named in the murder FIR.
Asked Digital News Publishers Association to suggest framework balancing media free speech with individual privacy.
Informed Supreme Court of proposed bill to penalize child pornography, vindictive media leaks, and video morphing.
Direct Centre to grant war injury pension to Army veteran who fell ill during Kargil posting as per policy.
Arora submitted that NCLT recruitment rules provide for regularisation and the advertisement also says so.
The Supreme Court stressed that adult consent given freely during a relationship cannot be retrospectively invalidated merely because the partnership dissolved
The Madras High Court Advocates Association has filed a public interest litigation petition challenging the constitutional validity of a 1965 Union Cabinet Committee decision that mandated English as the common language for the Supreme Court and all High Courts until Hindi could replace it. The petition contends that the restriction on regional languages violates Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution, and a First Division Bench will hear the case on November 2, 2026.
Clarified that pending Supreme Court OBC creamy layer litigation will not affect CSE-2025 batch seniority.
The officials who filed appeals against the inclusion of the 16.10 lakh voters may not have had the authority to do so under the Representation of the People Act; according to the Act, the CEO/DEO/ERO/AERO are the authorities with respect to electoral rolls
Launch navigation satellite NVS-03 on Friday to expand India's satellite navigation capabilities.
Besides enabling navigation, the atomic clock also provides precise timekeeping.
Indian-led review of 13 global studies links extended PM2.5 exposure to 10–16% higher type 2 diabetes risk; Korean study says pollution, diabetes jointly age bone marrow stem cells
The world's largest liquid air energy storage facility, with a capacity of 60 megawatts, has been connected to the grid. This project represents a significant advancement in energy storage technology for renewable energy systems.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has installed an AI camera equipped with a live warning loudspeaker in Mahim’s Gajanan Vatika, a garbage vulnerable point (GVP) which records chronic waste dumping.
Flag concerns to US over military aid to Pakistan, F-16 upgrades, and third-country tech sharing.
Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF on June 11, 1988.
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took charge as the new IAF chief on October 31, succeeding Air Chief Marshal AP Singh. Over his four-decade career, Dixit has accumulated extensive experience in operations, flight testing, capability development, and joint staff assignments, including participation in Operation Safed Sagar during the Kargil War and Operation Sindoor.
Three Kuki men were shot dead in an exchange of gunfire between unidentified armed groups at Kekru Naga village in Manipur's Noney district on Saturday morning. The incident occurred amid a massive rally in Imphal by Meitei and Naga organisations demanding the scrapping of the Suspension of Operations agreement with Kuki-Zo armed groups.
Raided 38 locations across northeastern states, freezing 1,425 mule accounts in a Rs 270-crore racket.
Extended the 45-paise optional passenger travel insurance facility to railway counter tickets.
Order shutdown of train charging sockets during night hours to prevent potential fire and explosion hazards.
Becomes the first Englishman since 2001 to win the Ballon d'Or, defeating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
Organised the Kashmir Marathon with over 2,000 runners, including 73 international athletes from 12 nations.
Recommends appointments of four judges as chief justices for Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana, and Uttarakhand High Courts.
The commission is likely to be constituted by March 2027, after the ongoing Union Census is completed, minister CTR Nirmal Kumar said.