National

G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting

• Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will attend G7 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Osaka, Japan. 
• The G7 is an intergovernmental political forum consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy, France, Canada and Germany. Additionally, the European Union is a "non-enumerated member".

India Mobile Congress

• PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 7th Edition of the India Mobile Congress 2023 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. 
• India Mobile Congress (IMC) is the largest telecom, media, and technology forum in Asia.

Projects worth around Rs 7,500 crore at Shirdi

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth around 7,500 crore rupees at Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.

Urban Mobility India Conference

• Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will inaugurate 16th Urban Mobility India Conference 2023 in New Delhi. 
• The theme of the conference is Integrated and Resilient Urban Transport.

Home-produced Reference Fuel

• Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched India’s first home-produced Reference Fuel in New Delhi. 
• Reference Fuel is used for developing engines and assessing its performance.

 Sports

Asian Para Games

• Sivarajan and Krishna Nagar won bronze medal in the men's doubles badminton SH6 event.
• Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam won bronze medal in men's doubles badminton SL3-SL4 event.
• Manisha Ramadass and Mandeep Kaur won bronze medal in women's doubles badminton SL3-SU5 event.
• Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar clinched a gold medal in archery.
• Sachin Sajerao Khilari won Gold medal in Men's Shot Put-F46 event.

 Defence

Joint naval exercise

• European Union and India conducted their first joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea.

 Person in News

Rajkumar Rao

• Election Commission recognized Rajkumar Rao as National Icon to create awareness among voters. 
• An MoU was exchanged between Rajkumar Rao and the ECI at Rang Bhavan in New Delhi.

Amol Muzumdar

• Amol Muzumdar has been appointed as the head coach of India women’s cricket team.

Books & Authors

“Form Follows Roots”

• Renowned architect Surendra Bahga’s latest work, titled “Form Follows Roots” was launched.

Miscellaneous

  World Dwarfism Day

• International Dwarfism Awareness Day is celebrated every year on 25 October. 
• The day spreads awareness for achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism.

 Divya Kala Mela 2023

• Divya Kala Mela will be organized from 27thOctober -5thNovember, 2023 at HMT Ground Jalahalli Main Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka. 
• This is a unique initiative of DEPwD towards the economic empowerment of PwD/Divyangjan.

‘Dark Patterns Buster Hackathon 2023’

• Centre launched ‘Dark Patterns Buster Hackathon 2023’ to design & prototype innovative app or software that can detect dark patterns on e-Commerce platforms. 
• The objective of the initiative is to provide protection to consumers from all types of unfair trade practices.