National 

India is Benin's largest trade partner

• External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar spoke to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin, Shegun Adjadi Bakari.
• India is Benin's largest trade partner and significant investor.

World Health Summit 2023

• World Health Summit 2023 under the theme "A Defining Year for Global Health Action" is being held in Berlin, Germany.
• India has launched the 75/25 initiative, aimed at screening and providing standard of care for 75 million individuals with hypertension and diabetes by 2025.

 Samau Shaheed Memorial

• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated Samau Shaheed Memorial and Library in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

 Rann Utsav

• PM Narendra Modi urged Hindi cinema actor Amitabh Bachchan to visit the upcoming Rann Utsav in Gujarat. Rann Utsav celebrates the marvels of nature at the White Desert and the rich cultural and artistic heritage of Kutch.

  International

World's Fastest-Recovering Services Hub

• Dubai soars as World's Fastest-Recovering Services Hub in 2023.

 Sports

Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon

• Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena flagged off the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon Elite and Amateur Races in New Delhi.

Environment

Kaziranga sanctuary reopens

• Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve reopened with a literary tribute to a British-era forest officer Patrick D. Stracey.
• The Assam National Park Act, 1968, established Kaziranga as a designated national park.

Person in News

Dr. Manohar Singh Gill

• Election Commission of India deeply mourns the demise of its 11th Chief Election Commissioner Dr. M S Gill.
• He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000 for his exceptional and distinguished services as a civil servant.

Thomas Pesquet's

• French astronaut Thomas Pesquet's visited India.

Books & Author‘

A Hindu in Oxford’

• Union Minister Smriti Irani released a book ‘A Hindu in Oxford’ authored by Rashmi Samant.

  Miscellaneous

Retailer Skill Development Program

• National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, announced a partnership with Coca-Cola India to launch the Super Power Retailer Program under the Skill India Mission.
• The program is being piloted in the state of Odisha.

World Food Day

• World Food Day is celebrated on October 16 every year.
• World Food Day was established in 1945 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).