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Daily Current Affairs: 4 October 2026

Current affairs of 4 October 2026: Asian Games 2026: India finish 4th with 85 medals in Aichi-Nagoya; Swiss President Guy Parmelin on 3-day state visit to India from 5 October; PMAY-G 2.0: 3 lakh houses for Andhra Pradesh, first 3D-printed homes, and 15 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 18 topics

National Affairs

  1. Dibrugarh to Bangladesh: first international cargo voyage via NW-2
  2. Bullet train: 480 m Sabarmati river bridge completed in Ahmedabad
  3. Bypolls: five Assembly seats and Nagaon Lok Sabha seat vote on 6 October
  4. Standing Committees reconstituted: Tharoor heads External Affairs panel

Government Schemes

  1. PMAY-G 2.0: 3 lakh houses for Andhra Pradesh, first 3D-printed homes
  2. 17th Pension Adalat for super-senior and family pensioners on 5 October

Banking & Finance

  1. SEBI reviewing derivatives settlement price and position limits
  2. FPI outflow: ₹35,861 crore pulled from Indian equities in September
  3. ICSI 58th Foundation Day: VP launches MSME Compliance Calendar 2027

Economy

  1. OPEC+ keeps November 2026 oil output at September levels

International Affairs

  1. Swiss President Guy Parmelin on 3-day state visit to India from 5 October
  2. India-Canada CEPA: fifth round of talks in Ottawa from 5 October
  3. Latvia election: Kulbergs’ United List wins 42 of 100 Saeima seats

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Cotton Corporation of India reforms at Reform Utsav 2026, Hyderabad

Science & Technology

  1. National Supercomputing Mission: 40 supercomputers, 68 PF capacity
  2. IISER Bhopal ATRI campus: foundation stone laid for 52-acre research park

Environment & Ecology

  1. World Animal Day 2026: theme ‘See the World Through Their Eyes’

Awards & Persons

  1. Asian Games 2026: India finish 4th with 85 medals in Aichi-Nagoya

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

2. Bullet train: 480 m Sabarmati river bridge completed in Ahmedabad

  • A 480-metre bridge over the Sabarmati river on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor has been completed, the Railways Ministry said on 3 October 2026.
  • It has 8 circular piers, five 76 m spans and two 50 m spans, and stands about 36 m high.
  • It was built with the balanced cantilever method, which needs no scaffolding under the deck.
  • The corridor has 25 river bridges, 21 in Gujarat and 4 in Maharashtra; 18 of Gujarat's 21 are done.
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Polity & Governance

3. Bypolls: five Assembly seats and Nagaon Lok Sabha seat vote on 6 October

  • Bye-elections to six seats: five Assembly constituencies and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam.
  • Campaigning ended on 4 October 2026; polling is on Tuesday, 6 October, and counting on Friday, 9 October.
  • Assembly seats: Madurantakam and Dharapuram (Tamil Nadu), Thattanchavadi (Puducherry), Rejinagar and Nandigram (West Bengal).
  • Nagaon fell vacant after Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi resigned.
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Polity & Governance

4. Standing Committees reconstituted: Tharoor heads External Affairs panel

  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reconstituted several parliamentary standing committees, with terms effective from 26 September 2026.
  • Bhartruhari Mahtab chairs the Finance committee and Shashi Tharoor the External Affairs committee.
  • Radha Mohan Singh heads Defence; Sudhir Gupta heads Railways; Nishikant Dubey heads Communications and IT.
  • Each such committee has 31 members: 21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

5. PMAY-G 2.0: 3 lakh houses for Andhra Pradesh, first 3D-printed homes

  • Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over 3 lakh PMAY-G 2.0 houses worth ₹3,600 crore to Andhra Pradesh on 4 October 2026.
  • The state's earlier allocation was 76,000 houses; CM N. Chandrababu Naidu has sought 6 lakh more.
  • India's first 3D concrete-printed housing pilot: 177 houses costing ₹14 crore in Burripalem and Obulnayudupalem villages, Guntur district.
  • Andhra Pradesh has 23 lakh Lakhpati Didis; the target is 60 lakh women.
  • Saras Mela will be held in Andhra Pradesh from 15 October 2026, its first edition outside Delhi.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

7. SEBI reviewing derivatives settlement price and position limits

  • SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey spoke at CPAI's 12th International Convention in New Delhi on 3 October 2026.
  • SEBI is examining the expiry-day settlement price framework for derivatives after introducing the Closing Auction Session (CAS).
  • CAS discovers the closing price through a call-auction process.
  • SEBI is reviewing position limits for non-agricultural commodity contracts while keeping risk controls.
  • The regulator also aims to deepen cash-market liquidity and strengthen securities lending and borrowing.
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Economy

Economy

10. OPEC+ keeps November 2026 oil output at September levels

  • Seven OPEC+ members decided on 4 October 2026 to keep November production at September 2026 levels.
  • The members are Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman.
  • Their combined November quota is about 31 million barrels per day; the 1.65 million bpd voluntary cut has been fully unwound.
  • The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since 28 February amid US-Iran fighting.
  • The next meeting is on 1 November 2026.
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International Affairs

Economy

11. Swiss President Guy Parmelin on 3-day state visit to India from 5 October

  • Swiss President Guy Parmelin begins a three-day state visit to India on 5 October 2026.
  • He will attend the 2nd India-EFTA Prosperity Summit on 7 October 2026.
  • The visit coincides with the first anniversary of India-EFTA TEPA coming into force (1 October 2025).
  • Switzerland is India's largest trade and investment partner within EFTA.
  • EFTA members: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein; TEPA carries a USD 100 billion investment pledge over 15 years.
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Economy

12. India-Canada CEPA: fifth round of talks in Ottawa from 5 October

  • Fifth round of India-Canada CEPA negotiations runs in Ottawa from 5 to 9 October 2026, led by chief negotiators.
  • The fourth round ended in New Delhi on 18 September 2026.
  • PM Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney set an end-2026 target for concluding CEPA at their March 2026 meeting.
  • Bilateral goods trade was $8.66 billion in 2024-25; Indian exports to Canada were $4.22 billion.
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Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

14. Cotton Corporation of India reforms at Reform Utsav 2026, Hyderabad

  • The Cotton Corporation of India will showcase its reforms at Reform Utsav 2026 in Hyderabad, Telangana, on 6 October 2026.
  • The Kapas Kisan digital platform handles farmer registration, slot booking and Aadhaar-enabled payments.
  • Kasturi Cotton Bharat promotes premium Indian cotton through contamination control and digital traceability.
  • Mera Resham Mera Abhimaan reached 75,000 farmers in phase 1 and over 73,000 in phase 2.
  • MRMA 2.0 covers 218 sericulture districts that produce 95% of India's raw silk.
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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

16. IISER Bhopal ATRI campus: foundation stone laid for 52-acre research park

  • Madhya Pradesh CM Dr. Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone of IISER Bhopal's ATRI campus on 3 October 2026.
  • ATRI stands for Advanced Technology Research and Innovation; the state government allotted 52 acres.
  • Five focus areas include quantum materials, drones, sustainable systems, medical technology and an AI and Robotics School.
  • The campus is envisaged as Central India's largest research park.
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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

17. World Animal Day 2026: theme ‘See the World Through Their Eyes’

  • World Animal Day is observed every year on 4 October, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals.
  • 2026 theme: 'See the World Through Their Eyes', submitted by Zoe from the UK.
  • The 2026 stamp shows Coral Triangle marine life and the impact of coral bleaching.
  • Founded by Heinrich Zimmermann; first held in Berlin on 24 March 1925; coordinated by UK-based Naturewatch Foundation since 2003.
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Awards & Persons

Sports

18. Asian Games 2026: India finish 4th with 85 medals in Aichi-Nagoya

  • India won 85 medals at Aichi-Nagoya 2026: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, finishing fourth.
  • China topped the table with 341 medals, including 169 gold; Japan was second and South Korea third.
  • Shooter Neeru Dhanda carried India's flag at the closing ceremony in Nagoya on 4 October 2026.
  • Qatar's capital Doha will host the next Asian Games in 2030.
  • Antim Panghal (women's 53 kg wrestling) and the women's golf team won silver on the final day.
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