NATIONAL NEWS

Conference on Disaster management

• Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P. K. Mishra chaired the valedictory session of an annual Conference of Relief Commissioners and State Disaster Response Force of States and Union Territories was organised by Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi.

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

Banakacharla project

• The Telangana State government has called for an all-party meeting with Members of Parliament from Telangana, including those from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, to discuss the Banakacharla project.
• It is in response to Andhra Pradesh government’s submitted proposals to the Central Water Resources department regarding the construction of the Banakacharla project.

Telangana

MahaAgri-AI 2025-29

• The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved MahaAgri-AI 2025-29, the state’s agriculture-artificial intelligence policy which aims to bring significant transformation in the agriculture sector through the use of artificial intelligence, generative AI, drones, computer vision, robotics, and predictive analytics.
• The State Cabinet has also granted an extension to the Mahavedh project under the central government’s WINDS (Weather Information Network Data System) initiative.

Maharashtra

Bihar Cabinet nod to MoU with AAI

• The Bihar Cabinet approved the signing of an MoU between the Airports Authority of India and the State government for developing six small airports under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme in the State.

Bihar

Bill to check inflated hospital charges

• The West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation, and Transparency) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed by West Bengal which aims to regulate the cost of treatment in private clinical establishments in the State and protect patients from unexpected, inflated charges for health care.

West Bengal

Kerala HC bans single-use

• Kerala High Court issued an order banning the use of single-use plastic items in hilly areas where visitors converge in large numbers, at functions like weddings and also in eateries, effective from October 2, Gandhi Jayanthi.

Kerala

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

PM Modi’s bilateral meet

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis.
• · PM also held a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of Germany, France, Mexico, and South Korea, among others.

Treaty on Eternal Good Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation

• The second Central Asia-China summit concluded with the signing of the Treaty on Eternal Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation, marking a significant step in strengthening mutual trust and strategic cooperation between the five Central Asian states and China.

PM Modi’s Visit to Croatia

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Zagreb, Croatia on a historic visit.
• In the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister, Mr Modi will hold a delegation-level talk with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.

Croatia

Iran- Israel Conflict

• Israel’s military has confirmed the killing of Ali Shadmani, Iran’s wartime Chief of Staff and a close adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an airstrike on a command centre in Tehran.

ECONOMY & BANKING

India’s largest Gatishakti Cargo Terminal in Manesar

• Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, inaugurated India’s largest Gatishakti Multi Modal Cargo Terminal in Manesar, Haryana.

SEBI approves NSE’s expiry

• The National Stock Exchange (NSE) announced that it has received approval from the capital markets regulator SEBI to change the expiry day for equity derivatives from Thursday to Tuesday and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has been given the go-ahead to shift its expiry day from Tuesday to Thursday.

IMPORTANT DAYS

International day against unilateral coercive measures

• The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring December 4 every year as the International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures.

ART & CULTURE

Yoga Bandhan

• As a run-up to International Yoga Day 2025 on the 21st of this month, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga organised the Yoga Bandhan programme in New Delhi.

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

National Workshop on Desertification and Drought Combating Strategies

• Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav addressed the inaugural session of the National Workshop on Desertification and Drought Combating Strategies in Jodhpur.

DEFENCE NEWS

India-French joint military exercise: ‘Shakti’

• Eighth edition of the India-French joint military exercise named ‘Shakti’, started at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie in France.

INS Arnala: first in ASW-SWC series

• The Indian Navy commissioned INS Arnala, the country’s first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.

Chiefs’ Chintan

• Chiefs’ Chintan, a structured two-day interaction between the Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, and former Chiefs of the Army Staff, held in New Delhi.
• A key highlight of the event was a comprehensive operational briefing on Operation SINDOOR, including the synergised conduct of operations with the Indian Air Force and Navy.

SPORTS

Hockey India Masters Cup

• The first edition of Hockey India Masters Cup for men and women kicked off in Chennai.
• This 10-day tournament, hosted by the Tamil Nadu Hockey Unit, features men in the 40 age group and women over 35.

Women’s ODI rankings

• In the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings, India’s Smriti Mandhana has regained the No. 1 position for the first time since November 2019.