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Daily Current Affairs: 5 October 2026

Current affairs of 5 October 2026: RBI MPC begins three-day meet; repo rate decision due on 7 October; RBI extends Section 35A curbs on five co-operative banks by 3 months; SEBI ‘Samajh Se Investing Simple’ campaign launched in Chandigarh, and 15 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 18 topics

National Affairs

  1. Supreme Court: three High Court Chief Justices appointed as judges
  2. 17th Pension Adalat resolves 756 of 897 pension grievances

Government Schemes

  1. PMGSY-IV review: 62,000 km target, 20,000 km already approved
  2. Sanchar Saathi Portal Crosses 30 Crore Visits Since May 2023 Launch

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI MPC begins three-day meet; repo rate decision due on 7 October
  2. RBI extends Section 35A curbs on five co-operative banks by 3 months
  3. SEBI ‘Samajh Se Investing Simple’ campaign launched in Chandigarh

Economy

  1. Coal India H1 FY27 offtake rises 7.6% to 384.2 million tonnes

International Affairs

  1. India-Switzerland Migration and Mobility Partnership signed
  2. Jaishankar: India Working for Limited Russia-Ukraine Grain Shipment Deal

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Khet Bachao Abhiyan: nationwide soil health drive from 22 October

Science & Technology

  1. TDB backs BigEndian Semiconductors’ AI Vision chip with ₹130 crore

Environment & Ecology

  1. Kuno: Indian-born cheetah KJP21 delivers five cubs; count hits 60

Defence & Security

  1. Fleet Support Ship FSS-1 to be launched at Hindustan Shipyard
  2. Mountain Guardian 2026: India-UAE Army Exercise Begins in Uttarakhand

Reports & Indexes

  1. TRAI Telecom Yearly Indicators 2025-26: Subscribers at 1,330.58 Million
  2. National Household Travel Survey: walking leads student commute

Awards & Persons

  1. Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 goes to optogenetics pioneers

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Supreme Court: three High Court Chief Justices appointed as judges

  • The Ministry of Law and Justice notified three Supreme Court appointments on 5 October 2026.
  • Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, has Allahabad as her parent High Court.
  • Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, also belongs to the Allahabad High Court.
  • Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, has Jharkhand as his parent High Court.
  • The President made the appointments using powers conferred by the Constitution of India.
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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

4. Sanchar Saathi Portal Crosses 30 Crore Visits Since May 2023 Launch

  • Sanchar Saathi, run by the Department of Telecommunications, has logged more than 30 crore visits since its May 2023 launch.
  • The Sanchar Saathi mobile app has been downloaded over 2.8 crore times.
  • Over ₹5,000 crore of suspected cyber-fraud losses have been prevented, according to DoT.
  • Chakshu facility received 12.80 lakh fraud reports; more than 50 lakh mobile connections were disconnected.
  • 60.96 lakh lost or stolen handsets blocked, 37.85 lakh traced and over 14 lakh recovered.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

5. RBI MPC begins three-day meet; repo rate decision due on 7 October

  • RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting runs from 5 to 7 October 2026; the policy decision is announced at 10 AM on 7 October.
  • The current repo rate is 5.25%; a 25 bps hike would raise it to 5.50%.
  • A hike would be the first since February 2023, when the repo rate was raised to 6.50%.
  • Retail inflation rose to 4.82% in August 2026 from 4.45% in July.
  • Governor Sanjay Malhotra heads the six-member MPC; the inflation target is 4% with a band of plus or minus 2%.
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Banking & Finance

6. RBI extends Section 35A curbs on five co-operative banks by 3 months

  • RBI extended Section 35A directions on five co-operative banks by three months on 5 October 2026.
  • Banks covered: Motiram Agrawal Jalna Merchants (Jalna), Sadbhav Nagrik (Chhatarpur), Samarth Sahakari (Solapur), Baghat Urban (Solan), Ramgarhia (New Delhi).
  • Ramgarhia Co-operative Bank has been under directions since 7 July 2022; they now run till 8 January 2027.
  • RBI said the extension does not mean it is satisfied with the banks' financial position.
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Banking & Finance

7. SEBI ‘Samajh Se Investing Simple’ campaign launched in Chandigarh

  • SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey launched 'Samajh Se Investing Simple' on 5 October 2026 at Panjab University, Chandigarh.
  • The drive runs under Project Jagrook until March 2027 with exchanges, depositories, AMFI and NISM.
  • World Investor Week 2026 is being observed from 5 to 11 October.
  • SEBI's Investor Survey 2025 found only 36% of investors had high or moderate securities market knowledge.
  • Broker websites must show bilingual awareness messages from 5 October 2026; apps from 1 November 2026.
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Economy

Economy

8. Coal India H1 FY27 offtake rises 7.6% to 384.2 million tonnes

  • Coal India's total offtake in H1 FY 2026-27 was 384.2 MT, up 7.6% from 357.0 MT a year earlier.
  • Supplies to the power sector reached 302.8 MT in H1, a 6.1% rise, forming nearly 79% of total offtake.
  • September 2026 supplies were 61.20 MT, up 12.5% year-on-year; Q2 offtake grew 12.05% to 186.04 MT.
  • Domestic coal-based power generation rose 9.9% to 640.05 BU in H1 FY27.
  • CIL drew down 63 MT of pithead coal stock during H1.
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International Affairs

Economy

9. India-Switzerland Migration and Mobility Partnership signed

  • PM Modi and Swiss President Guy Parmelin held talks at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on 5 October 2026.
  • Migration and Mobility Partnership allows multiple-entry visas of up to 5 years with stays of up to 6 months.
  • Young Professionals Exchange: 300 persons a year per country, which may rise to 500.
  • Visit marked the first anniversary of India-EFTA TEPA, which entered into force in October 2025.
  • TEPA targets USD 100 billion investment and 1 million direct jobs in India over 15 years.
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International Relations

10. Jaishankar: India Working for Limited Russia-Ukraine Grain Shipment Deal

  • EAM S Jaishankar spoke at the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi on 5 October 2026.
  • India is working with Russia and Ukraine on a limited resolution for secure shipping of grains and fertilisers.
  • The key challenge is to separate grain and commodity shipments from energy shipments.
  • In July, Russian and Ukrainian attacks on merchant ships killed and injured Indian sailors.
  • Jaishankar said the global trading system cannot seriously be considered without the US.
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Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

11. Khet Bachao Abhiyan: nationwide soil health drive from 22 October

  • Khet Bachao Abhiyan (Save the Farm campaign) will be launched nationwide on 22 October 2026.
  • It was announced by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at a review meeting at Krishi Bhawan on 5 October 2026.
  • The drive targets falling soil health, stubble and crop residue, and imbalanced chemical fertiliser use.
  • Over 10.77 crore digital Farmer IDs have been created under the Digital Agriculture Mission, against a target of 14 crore farmers.
  • Participation in crop insurance has risen by 23%.
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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

12. TDB backs BigEndian Semiconductors’ AI Vision chip with ₹130 crore

  • Technology Development Board (DST) committed ₹130 crore from the RDI Fund to BigEndian Semiconductors, Bengaluru.
  • Total cost of Project VeerAI is ₹260 crore; support is through Optional Convertible Debt.
  • The project will build an AI Vision System-on-Chip for CCTV and surveillance cameras.
  • Technology to be taken from TRL-5 to TRL-9; later uses in defence, automotive, industrial and medical sectors.
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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

13. Kuno: Indian-born cheetah KJP21 delivers five cubs; count hits 60

  • KJP21, a 32-month-old Indian-born female cheetah, gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park on 5 October 2026.
  • India now has 60 cheetahs, 41 of them born in India.
  • KJP21 is the third Indian-born female to breed, after Mukhi and KGP12.
  • The father is a male from Botswana, starting a Botswanan lineage in India.
  • Project Cheetah began on 17 September 2022 with eight cheetahs from Namibia.
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Defence & Security

Defence & Security

14. Fleet Support Ship FSS-1 to be launched at Hindustan Shipyard

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch FSS-1 at Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam, on 6 October 2026.
  • HSL is building five Fleet Support Ships for the Indian Navy, each displacing about 43,500 tonnes.
  • The keel of FSS-5 will be laid; upgraded Slipway-4 and a 300-tonne Goliath crane will be inaugurated.
  • FSS-1 reaches the water 18 months after steel cutting; the slipway can handle vessels up to 45,000 DWT.
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International Relations

15. Mountain Guardian 2026: India-UAE Army Exercise Begins in Uttarakhand

  • Mountain Guardian 2026 is an India-UAE joint military exercise held from 5 to 18 October 2026.
  • Venue: Foreign Training Node, Chaubatia, Uttarakhand.
  • 92 personnel take part, 46 from each army: Indian Bhairav Battalion and UAE Mountain Infantry Battalion.
  • Focus on mountain warfare, drone operations, surveillance grids, firing practice and rock climbing.
  • Women officers and combatants from both armies participate in specialised roles.
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Reports & Indexes

Science & Technology

16. TRAI Telecom Yearly Indicators 2025-26: Subscribers at 1,330.58 Million

  • Total telephone subscribers reached 1,330.58 million at end-March 2026, growing 10.81% year-on-year.
  • Internet subscribers rose 12.76% to 1,092.79 million; broadband 1,065.88 million, narrowband 26.91 million.
  • Overall teledensity stood at 93.26%; urban 151.47% and rural 60.46%.
  • Adjusted Gross Revenue grew 10.44% to ₹3,34,659 crore; access services formed 83.95% of AGR.
  • Monthly wireless ARPU was ₹180.73; revenue per GB fell 10.59% to ₹8.02.
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Economy

17. National Household Travel Survey: walking leads student commute

  • NSO, MoSPI released the National Household Travel Survey (July 2025-June 2026) on 5 October 2026.
  • Sample: 4,92,023 households and 20,34,371 persons across 14,274 villages and 10,377 urban blocks.
  • Students mostly walk (37%); workers mostly use two-wheelers (42.6%).
  • Buses carry 55.8% of overnight trips; 70.2% of overnight trips are for social and religious purposes.
  • Average monthly commute cost: ₹443 for students, ₹785 for workers.
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Awards & Persons

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