National

India STEM Summit 2023

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari addressed 5th edition of India STEM Summit 2023 in Delhi. 
• STEM Summit pertains to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in the education sector.

EV-Ready India Dashboard

• Union Minister RK Singh launched the EV-Ready India Dashboard evreadyindia.org in New Delhi. 
• The dashboard has forecast a 45 per cent growth in electric vehicles by 2030.

Global Maritime India Summit

• PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the third edition of the Global Maritime India Summit 2023 in Mumbai.  
• The event is being organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

 International

India-UK

• India-UK 2 plus 2 Foreign and Defence Dialogue was held in New Delhi. 
• The 2 plus 2 dialogue is a mechanism to discuss and review all aspects of the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.   

India-Vietnam

• External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar met Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh in Vietnam. 
• Both leaders discussed ways to boost bilateral relationships.

Defence

Re-Powering of INS Beas

• Defence Ministry has signed a contract for the Mid-Life Upgrade and Re-Powering of INS Beas with Cochin Shipyard Limited at the cost of over 313 crore rupees. 
• INS Beas is the first of Brahmaputra Class Frigate to be re-powered from Steam to Diesel Propulsion.

Sports

LA Olympic Games 2028

• International Olympic Committee has approved the inclusion of baseball-softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash in Los Angles Olympic Games 2028.

 Awards & Honours

National Film Awards

• President Droupadi Murmu will confer the 69th National Film Awards in New Delhi.
• Best Feature Film'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' directed by R MadhavanBest Actor AwardAllu Arjun for 'Pushpa: The Rise'Best Actress AwardAlia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon for 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' and 'Mimi'Best Film on National Integration'The Kashmir Files' directed by Vivek AgnihotriBest Non-Feature Film'Ek Tha Gaon' directed by Srishti Lakhera 

 Person in News

Christopher Luxon

• PM Narendra Modi congratulated Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon for his party’s win in the New Zealand’s General election.

Daniel Noboa

• Daniel Noboa will become Ecuador’s youngest-ever president after winning the runoff elections.

Sundar Pichai

• PM Narendra Modi virtually interacted with Google and Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai. 
• They discussed Google's plan to participate in expanding the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India.

Justice Siddharth Mridul

• Justice Siddharth Mridul has been appointed Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.

Miscellaneous

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

• International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17 every year.

RAPIDX project

• PM Naendra Modi will inaugurate India's first RAPIDX project on October 20.