9 October 2026

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1. ReportThe 2026 Abel Prize went to Gerd Faltings for foundational work in arithmetic algebraic geometry, including the proof of the Mordell conjecture.
2. ReportSarah Peluse of Stanford University received the 2026 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for work in analytic number theory and additive combinatorics.
3. AppointedNarendra Bhushan has taken charge as Secretary of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
4. ReportCommand Hospital (Eastern Command) in Kolkata administered India's indigenous CAR-T cell therapy, NexCAR19, to a patient.
5. DefenceThe 24th National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board meeting reviewed India's coastal disaster-response and rescue readiness along with SAREX-2026.
6. WorldThe India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue 2026 in London ended with a joint statement on cooperation in fintech, sustainable finance and regulation.
7. SchemeNITI Aayog has launched Special Campaign 6.0 to institutionalise Swachhata and reduce pendency in government offices.
8. ReportWomen make up 43 per cent of the Ayush services workforce, and the sector supports 1.76 million livelihoods, a Centre report says.
9. DayWorld Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year.
10. SchemeUnder the GST Council's reforms, the general penalty amount is cut from Rs 25,000 to Rs 10,000.
11. SchemeThe GST Council cleared an Annual Return Quarterly Payment scheme for small taxpayers and the extinguishing of notices for disputed tax up to Rs 10,000.
12. SchemeInput tax credit will no longer be blocked for companies buying insurance cover, and e-commerce supplies to an unregistered person will attract a flat 5 per cent GST.
13. SchemeA faceless assessment framework for GST payers registered in multiple CGST jurisdictions will come into effect from the next fiscal year.
14. ReportCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India is confident of reaching the 1 trillion dollar target for exports of goods and services in the current fiscal year.
15. WorldThe H-1B Visa Fraud Crackdown Act (H.R. 10643), introduced in the US House of Representatives on 1 October 2026, proposes higher fines for H-1B violations.
16. WorldChina rejected the European Commission's request for voluntary limits on hybrid-car exports to the EU in trade talks that began in Beijing on 8 October 2026.
17. ReportThawing permafrost in Alaska is releasing acids and metals that are turning rivers orange.
18. SchemeUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated new facilities at ICAR-IIAB in Ranchi through video conferencing.
19. KarnatakaKarnataka has released Rs 1,250 crore as an initial drought relief fund for the drought-hit regions of the State.
20. KarnatakaKarnataka's Aerospace and Defence Policy (2026-2031) is drawing strong interest, with component parks in Bengaluru, Mysuru and Belagavi expected to attract about Rs 45,000 crore of investment.
21. KarnatakaNamma Metro's operational network in Bengaluru is set to cross 100 km, making it one of India's largest metro systems.
22. KarnatakaKarnataka's II PU and SSLC annual examinations 1 and 2 will be held between 27 February and 31 May 2027.