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Daily Current Affairs: 13 October 2026

Current affairs of 13 October 2026: CPI Inflation September 2026: 23-Month High of 5.54%; IMF World Economic Outlook October 2026: India FY27 Growth at 7%; World Bank Poverty Brief: India Poverty to Fall to 12.1% by 2028, and 15 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 18 topics

National Affairs

  1. Bloomberg New Economy Forum: PM Modi speaks at first India edition

Government Schemes

  1. EPFO Amnesty Scheme 2026: PF trusts can regularise exemption by 28 Dec
  2. PM GatiShakti National Master Plan completes five years
  3. Maritime State Development Council: 21st meeting held in Mumbai

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI OMO sale: ₹25,000 crore of G-secs sold to drain liquidity
  2. SDL auction: 13 states raise ₹30,005 crore; ₹34,000 crore G-sec on 16 Oct
  3. SEBI extends IPO fresh-issue-size relaxation till 31 March 2027

Economy

  1. CPI Inflation September 2026: 23-Month High of 5.54%
  2. IMF World Economic Outlook October 2026: India FY27 Growth at 7%

International Affairs

  1. BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting: first edition adopts Delhi Declaration

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Stubble burning: Centre reviews CRM; Haryana cases fall 53.3%
  2. Soybean varieties NRC 268, NRC 270 yield about 20 q/ha: ICAR-NSRI

Environment & Ecology

  1. Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2026: theme ‘Resilience Starts at Home’

Defence & Security

  1. India-Czech defence ties: Rajnath Singh meets Karel Havlíček
  2. Samarthak: Navy to commission first Multi-Purpose Vessel on 16 Oct

Reports & Indexes

  1. World Bank Poverty Brief: India Poverty to Fall to 12.1% by 2028

Awards & Persons

  1. Nobel Economics Prize 2026: Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford
  2. ICC Player of the Month September 2026: Shubman Gill, Shafali Verma

National Affairs

Economy

1. Bloomberg New Economy Forum: PM Modi speaks at first India edition

  • PM Narendra Modi addressed the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, the forum's first edition held in India.
  • The eighth edition runs from 13 to 15 October 2026 with over 500 leaders; theme: 'A World in Play: Defining the New Levers of Power'.
  • Modi described his vision as 'Power to Empower', moving from control to enabling and from competition to collaboration.
  • He cited 7.8% GDP growth in April-June, a current account deficit of 0.61% and forex reserves above $700 billion.
  • Renewable capacity rose from 75 GW in 2014 to about 300 GW; startups now number over 2.5 lakh.
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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

2. EPFO Amnesty Scheme 2026: PF trusts can regularise exemption by 28 Dec

  • The Amnesty Scheme, 2026 is part of the EPF Scheme 2026, notified on 29 June 2026.
  • It covers PF trusts recognised under the Income Tax Act, 1961 that lack an exemption under Section 17 (EPF&MP Act) or Section 143 (CoSS 2020).
  • Such trusts can get exempt status regularised with retrospective effect.
  • Headcount, corpus size and 3-year compliance conditions under CoSS 2020 are waived for them.
  • The six-month window closes on 28 December 2026.
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Economy

3. PM GatiShakti National Master Plan completes five years

  • PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, launched by PM Narendra Modi in October 2021, completed five years in October 2026.
  • The platform integrates over 1,800 data layers from 58 Central Ministries/Departments and all 36 States/UTs.
  • The Network Planning Group has evaluated over 400 projects worth about ₹20.23 lakh crore.
  • PM GatiShakti Public platform / Unified Geospatial Interface was launched in September 2025.
  • The platform was built indigenously by BISAG-N.
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Economy

4. Maritime State Development Council: 21st meeting held in Mumbai

  • The 21st Maritime State Development Council (MSDC) meeting was chaired by Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Mumbai.
  • It was the first MSDC meeting since the council became a statutory consultative body under the Indian Ports Act, 2025.
  • One Nation One Port Process (ONOP) and integration with Sagar Setu (Maritime Single Window) are to cover all ports by March 2027.
  • States and UTs must notify subordinate rules under Section 77 of the Act within three months.
  • Two shipbuilding credit risk insurance products were launched: SbPCP by ECGC Ltd and BCSPS by New India Assurance.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

5. RBI OMO sale: ₹25,000 crore of G-secs sold to drain liquidity

  • RBI sold Government of India securities worth ₹25,000 crore through an OMO sale auction on 13 October 2026.
  • Bids totalled ₹55,518 crore (339 bids); 132 bids were accepted under the multiple price method.
  • Biggest sale was in 7.18% GS 2033 (₹9,415 crore); no bid was accepted in 7.10% GS 2034.
  • Settlement of the OMO sale was due on 14 October 2026.
  • Overnight VRRR on 13 Oct absorbed ₹71,580 crore against a notified ₹1,50,000 crore, at a cut-off of 5.49%.
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Economy

6. SDL auction: 13 states raise ₹30,005 crore; ₹34,000 crore G-sec on 16 Oct

  • Thirteen states raised ₹30,005 crore against ₹31,200 crore notified in the SDL auction results of 13 October 2026.
  • Tamil Nadu borrowed the most, ₹7,000 crore, followed by West Bengal (₹5,400 crore) and Uttar Pradesh (₹3,500 crore).
  • Assam accepted ₹805 crore of ₹1,000 crore; Gujarat took nothing in its 12-year paper.
  • Lowest cut-off yield was 7.8520% on Odisha's 2032 re-issue.
  • Centre will auction 6.94% GS 2036 for ₹34,000 crore, plus ₹2,000 crore greenshoe, on 16 October 2026.
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Economy

7. SEBI extends IPO fresh-issue-size relaxation till 31 March 2027

  • SEBI lets IPO-bound companies raise or cut fresh issue size by up to 50% without filing new draft offer documents.
  • The relief now covers issues opening on or before 31 March 2027; the earlier window ended on 30 September 2026.
  • The relaxation was first brought in because of the West Asia war.
  • SEBI conveyed the extension to the Association of Investment Bankers of India (AIBI) by email on 12 October 2026.
  • In FY27 up to September, 78 companies raised about ₹94,276 crore through IPOs.
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Economy

Economy

8. CPI Inflation September 2026: 23-Month High of 5.54%

  • Headline CPI inflation (base 2024=100) climbed to 5.54% in September 2026, up from a revised 4.83% in August.
  • Food inflation (CFPI) jumped to 7.74% from 5.97%; onion prices rose 108.09% year-on-year.
  • Rural inflation was 6.08% and urban 4.88%; core inflation edged up to 4.6%.
  • Inflation stayed above the RBI's 4% target for a fourth month in a row.
  • Tamil Nadu (6.81%) recorded the highest inflation among large states.
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Economy

9. IMF World Economic Outlook October 2026: India FY27 Growth at 7%

  • The IMF raised India's FY27 (2026-27) growth forecast to 7%, up 60 basis points from 6.4%.
  • India's FY28 growth forecast was also lifted by 30 basis points to 7%.
  • World growth for 2026 is projected at 3.1% (up from 3.0% in July) and 3.4% for 2027.
  • The outlook was released on 13 October 2026 at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • IMF projects India's CPI inflation at 5% in FY27 and 4.4% in FY28.
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International Affairs

International Relations

10. BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting: first edition adopts Delhi Declaration

  • India hosted the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
  • The meeting adopted the Delhi Declaration, which has 25 paragraphs.
  • The declaration condemns terrorism in all forms, including cross-border terrorism.
  • It notes the need to develop a BIMSTEC Drug Offences Monitoring Desk (BDOMD).
  • The Home Ministers' mechanism was decided at the 4th BIMSTEC Summit in Kathmandu in August 2018.
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Agriculture & Rural

Agriculture & Rural Development

11. Stubble burning: Centre reviews CRM; Haryana cases fall 53.3%

  • Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Bhupender Yadav jointly reviewed crop residue management at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, on 13 October 2026.
  • From 15 Sept to 12 Oct 2026, stubble-burning cases fell 53.3% in Haryana and about 32% in Uttar Pradesh; MP and Rajasthan saw rises.
  • More than 3.54 lakh CRM machines have been given to states, including 26,109 new machines in FY 2026-27.
  • Centre released ₹4,266.47 crore under the CRM scheme from 2018-19 to 2025-26; Punjab got the largest share at ₹2,056.50 crore.
  • For FY 2026-27, ₹592.57 crore is allocated, of which ₹430.87 crore has been released.
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Agriculture & Rural Development

12. Soybean varieties NRC 268, NRC 270 yield about 20 q/ha: ICAR-NSRI

  • NRC 268 and NRC 270, developed by ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore, gave a preliminary yield of about 20 q/ha.
  • The figures came from Soybean Harvest Day on 9 October 2026, with one acre of each variety harvested.
  • India's present national average soybean yield is about 10-11 quintals per hectare.
  • Improved varieties and technology can give 15-20 q/ha; favourable conditions may allow about 22-25 q/ha.
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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

13. Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2026: theme ‘Resilience Starts at Home’

  • The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed every year on 13 October.
  • UNDRR's theme for 2026, announced on 21 June 2026, is 'Resilience Starts at Home'.
  • The theme stresses household preparedness, reducing inequalities and early warnings that reach everyone at risk.
  • It draws on the people-centred approach of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
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Defence & Security

International Relations

14. India-Czech defence ties: Rajnath Singh meets Karel Havlíček

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with Czech First Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček in New Delhi on 13 October 2026.
  • Havlíček is also the Czech Minister of Industry and Trade.
  • Both sides agreed to widen defence industrial cooperation, including through the India-Czech Joint Defence Committee.
  • They welcomed existing joint ventures and discussed regional peace and security.
  • Havlíček is on a four-day India visit, including industry visits in Bengaluru and Mumbai.
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Defence & Security

15. Samarthak: Navy to commission first Multi-Purpose Vessel on 16 Oct

  • Samarthak, an indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Base, Karwar, on 16 October 2026.
  • It is built by Larsen & Toubro Ltd and is the first of four Multi-Purpose Vessels.
  • Main role is maritime surveillance and patrol; it can also act as a mothership for unmanned systems and a limited hospital ship.
  • Its crest shows an Indian elephant rising from waves; motto 'Vijayartham Ekanishthata' means 'Victory is Our Sole Aim'.
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Reports & Indexes

Economy

16. World Bank Poverty Brief: India Poverty to Fall to 12.1% by 2028

  • At the $4.2-a-day line, India's poverty rate is estimated at 14.2% in 2026 and projected at 12.1% by 2028.
  • Extreme poverty ($3 a day, PPP) dropped from 27.1% in 2011 to 2.6% in 2023.
  • Poverty at the $4.2 line fell from 57.7% to 16.1% between 2011 and 2023, lifting about 496 million people.
  • Rural poverty was 19.3% and urban poverty 8.6% in 2023.
  • A belt of states from Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal holds about 57% of India's poor.
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Awards & Persons

Economy

17. Nobel Economics Prize 2026: Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford

  • The 2026 economics Nobel went to US economists Robert E. Hall (Stanford) and Michael Woodford (Columbia), announced on 12 October 2026.
  • They were honoured for research on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.
  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the prize, set up by Sveriges Riksbank and first given in 1969.
  • The prize carries 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million).
  • The 2025 winners were Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.
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Awards & Persons

18. ICC Player of the Month September 2026: Shubman Gill, Shafali Verma

  • On 13 October 2026, the ICC named Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma its Players of the Month for September 2026.
  • Gill won a record fifth men's award, beating nominees Abhishek Sharma and Sikandar Raza.
  • Gill's unbeaten 223 against West Indies is the highest individual score in a successful ODI chase.
  • Gill reached his double century in 117 balls, the fastest in ODI history.
  • Shafali won her second award, ahead of Chamari Athapaththu and Sree Charani.
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