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Daily Current Affairs: 9 October 2026

Current affairs of 9 October 2026: RBI OMO sale: ₹25,000 crore of G-secs to be auctioned on Oct 13; RBI NBFC action: 13 registrations cancelled, 10 CoRs surrendered; RBI Section 35A curbs on Tiruvalla Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala, and 16 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 19 topics

National Affairs

  1. NTA reform: Parliamentary panel’s 382nd report seeks CBT and more staff
  2. CAPF (General Administration) Act, 2026 comes into force
  3. Prescription drug advertising: draft curbs on sellers and distributors

Government Schemes

  1. Anti-cancer drugs: trade margins on non-scheduled drugs capped at 30%
  2. World Mental Health Day 2026: Tele-MANAS crosses 47.75 lakh calls

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI OMO sale: ₹25,000 crore of G-secs to be auctioned on Oct 13
  2. RBI NBFC action: 13 registrations cancelled, 10 CoRs surrendered
  3. RBI Section 35A curbs on Tiruvalla Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala

Economy

  1. Forex reserves drop $12.95 bn to $734.61 bn in week to Oct 2
  2. RBI working paper estimates missing state inflation data from Covid
  3. GSDP expenditure-side estimates: NSO releases draft guidelines

International Affairs

  1. AITIGA 15th Joint Committee meeting concludes in Jakarta
  2. Nirmala Sitharaman visits Singapore from 9 to 11 October 2026
  3. Jaishankar Ethiopia visit: talks with FM Gedion Timothewos

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Paddy procurement in Uttar Pradesh from 12 October at ₹2,441 MSP

Science & Technology

  1. Bharat 6G Symposium 2026 ends with five global 6G agreements

Environment & Ecology

  1. NHAI to fit RECDs on 25 DG sets on Dwarka Expressway under GRAP

Defence & Security

  1. Project Seabird Phase IIA facilities opened at Karwar Naval Base

Awards & Persons

  1. Nobel Peace Prize 2026 awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. NTA reform: Parliamentary panel’s 382nd report seeks CBT and more staff

  • The Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, chaired by Mukul Wasnik, presented its 382nd Report on NTA on October 9, 2026.
  • About 1.2 crore students take NTA exams each year; only 23 of 39 sanctioned posts are filled.
  • It recommends at least one exam centre per district and 1,000 secure government-owned CBT centres.
  • It backs a phased move of NEET-UG to computer-based testing and notes the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026.
  • It suggests amending the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.
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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

4. Anti-cancer drugs: trade margins on non-scheduled drugs capped at 30%

  • Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers capped trade margins on non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs at 30% of MRP (reported 9 October 2026).
  • An expert committee under DGHS will finalise the list of covered medicines; NPPA will then issue the notification.
  • Prices may fall by up to 70%, saving patients about ₹2,500 crore a year, the ministry estimated.
  • In February 2019, NPPA capped trade margins on 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs, cutting MRPs by up to 91%.
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Government Schemes

5. World Mental Health Day 2026: Tele-MANAS crosses 47.75 lakh calls

  • World Mental Health Day 2026 falls on 10 October; theme: 'Lived Experience Heard: Real Voices, Real Change'.
  • Tele-MANAS, launched on 10 October 2022, runs the toll-free helpline 14416 and has received over 47.75 lakh calls.
  • Tele-MANAS operates 53 cells covering all 36 States and Union Territories.
  • The District Mental Health Programme has been approved for 767 districts.
  • Mental health services are part of primary care at over 1.83 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

6. RBI OMO sale: ₹25,000 crore of G-secs to be auctioned on Oct 13

  • RBI announced an Open Market Operation (OMO) sale of Government of India securities worth ₹25,000 crore on October 9, 2026.
  • The auction is on October 13, 2026 via E-Kuber, with bids from 9:30 am to 10:30 am.
  • It is a multi-security auction under the multiple price method, covering six securities from 7.88% GS 2030 to 7.10% GS 2034.
  • Successful bidders must settle by 12 noon on October 14, 2026.
  • RBI said the move followed a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions.
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Banking & Finance

8. RBI Section 35A curbs on Tiruvalla Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala

  • RBI issued directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
  • The Tiruvalla Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, is covered from close of business on 8 October 2026.
  • Directions last six months, subject to review; the banking licence has not been cancelled.
  • Eligible depositors can claim deposit insurance of up to ₹5,00,000 from DICGC.
  • Similar directions were issued the same day to Sri Mahatma Basaveshwar Co-operative Bank, Afzalpur, Karnataka.
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Economy

Economy

9. Forex reserves drop $12.95 bn to $734.61 bn in week to Oct 2

  • India's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$ 734,606 million as on October 2, 2026.
  • Reserves fell by US$ 12,952 million during the week, per the RBI Weekly Statistical Supplement released on October 9, 2026.
  • Foreign currency assets declined US$ 10,664 million to US$ 604,747 million; gold fell US$ 2,288 million to US$ 106,413 million.
  • SDRs rose US$ 15 million to US$ 18,656 million, while the reserve position in the IMF slipped US$ 15 million to US$ 4,789 million.
  • Year-on-year, bank credit grew 19.4% and aggregate deposits 17.8% as on September 30, 2026.
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Economy

10. RBI working paper estimates missing state inflation data from Covid

  • RBI released Working Paper No. 01/2026, 'Data Gaps in State-Level Inflation: An Assessment for the Covid Period', on October 9, 2026.
  • The authors are Purnima Shaw and R. K. Sinha.
  • Official state-wise inflation is missing for April-May 2020 and April-May 2021 because of pandemic disruptions.
  • The paper estimates state-wise CPI-U inflation using RBI's Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH).
  • Aggregated estimates closely track the official all-India CPI series.
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International Affairs

Economy

12. AITIGA 15th Joint Committee meeting concludes in Jakarta

  • The 15th Joint Committee of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement met on 6-9 October 2026 at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, in hybrid mode.
  • It was co-chaired by India's Nitin Kumar Yadav and Malaysia's Mastura Ahmad Mustafa.
  • All eight sub-committees were directed to close pending chapters of the review with time-bound targets.
  • The next Joint Committee meeting will be held in India in January 2027.
  • AITIGA was signed on 14 August 2009 in Bangkok and entered into force in October 2010.
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Economy

13. Nirmala Sitharaman visits Singapore from 9 to 11 October 2026

  • Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official visit to Singapore from 9 to 11 October 2026.
  • She is to meet President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, PM Lawrence Wong, DPM Gan Kim Yong and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
  • Singapore is India's largest source of FDI, with about US$194.68 billion invested from April 2000 to March 2026.
  • One-on-one meetings include the heads of GIC, Temasek Holdings and DBS Bank.
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International Relations

14. Jaishankar Ethiopia visit: talks with FM Gedion Timothewos

  • EAM S. Jaishankar met Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos in Addis Ababa on 9 October 2026.
  • Talks covered trade, investment, digitalisation, education, culture, maritime issues and the India-African Union partnership.
  • Jaishankar praised Ethiopia's role at the recent BRICS Summit hosted by India.
  • Ethiopia was the final leg of his 6-10 October 2026 visit to Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia.
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Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Science & Technology

16. Bharat 6G Symposium 2026 ends with five global 6G agreements

  • The 3rd International Bharat 6G Symposium 2026 concluded at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi, alongside India Mobile Congress 2026.
  • Five agreements were exchanged with GSMA, one6G, GTI Alliance, 6G Innovation Forum Taiwan and VOICE.
  • The Bharat 6G Alliance (B6GA) released ten white papers and reports.
  • MoS Communications Dr. Chandra Shekhar Pemmasani addressed the closing session.
  • B6GA, an industry-led platform, was set up in July 2023.
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Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

Defence & Security

18. Project Seabird Phase IIA facilities opened at Karwar Naval Base

  • CDS General N.S. Raja Subramani inaugurated new facilities at Karwar Naval Base on 8 October 2026.
  • Facilities include two 60-unit towers, a residential complex for 156 DSC personnel and a KG school.
  • Phase IIA adds a dual-use naval air station and a naval dockyard; the base will house about 10,000 personnel with families.
  • Over 90% of materials and equipment are indigenous; the project expects an IGBC Gold green rating.
  • Vice Admiral Vivek Dahiya is the Director General of Project Seabird.
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Awards & Persons

International Relations

19. Nobel Peace Prize 2026 awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay

  • Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay of South Africa won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, announced on 9 October 2026; it is the 125th Peace Prize.
  • She was honoured for promoting peace and international law and for ensuring prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
  • Pillay, 85, of Indian Tamil origin, served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008-2014).
  • The prize carries 12 million Swedish crowns (about $1.2 million); it will be presented in Oslo on 10 December.
  • The 2025 laureate was Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela; 287 nominations were received for 2026.
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