NATIONAL NEWS

The PM-SETU scheme

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the PM-SETU scheme ( Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs) during Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
• With an investment of ₹60,000 crore, the scheme aims to create a future-ready workforce aligned with global and national skill demands.

Aadhaar updates for children charges waived

• Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has waived charges for Aadhaar biometric updates for children aged up to 5 to 17 years.

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

Higher Charges for Vehicles Without Valid FASTag

• The Indian government has amended the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, establishing a tiered penalty system for vehicles without a valid FASTag.

FASTag

World’s Highest Motorable Road

• Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Project Himank has surpassed its own Guinness World Record by constructing the world’s highest motorable road at Mig La Pass, 19,400 feet above sea level in Ladakh.

Agricultural University Seats

• Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced plans to fill 20 percent of undergraduate seats in agricultural universities through an all-India competitive examination which will be implemented from the 2025-26 academic year.

TEC Signed MoU with IIIT Naya Raipur

• The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Naya Raipur to jointly pursue research, innovation, and standardization in next-generation telecommunications technologies.

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

‘Mhaje Ghar’ Yojana launched in Goa

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Goa government’s flagship welfare programme ‘Mhaje Ghar’ Yojana which aims to regularise houses built on government and community lands and to grant ownership rights to long-time residents.

Goa

Makhana Mahotsav 2025

• Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers’ Welfare, and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in ‘Makhana Mahotsav 2025’ held at Patna, Bihar.
• He released the report titled ‘Makhana: From Culture to Prosperity’ (Makhana: Sanskriti se Samridhhi).

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India-Singapore @60

• The “India-Singapore @60: Partnership for Growth & Engagement” business session was co-organized by FICCI, CII, and ASSOCHAM in Singapore, marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore.

Singapore

SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

6th Hadoti Milan Sammelan

• The 6th Hadoti Milan Sammelan was held in New Delhi which brought together people from the Hadoti region of Rajasthan to promote its heritage, traditions, and cultural identity.

ECONOMY & BANKING

Unemployment rate dipped

• According to the Labour and Employment Ministry, employment in India rose to 64 crore 33 lakh in 2023-24 compared to 47 crore 50 lakh in 2017-18 and the unemployment rate dipped sharply from 6 percent in 2017-18 to 3.2 percent in 2023-24.

Nationwide awareness campaign “आपकी पूँजी, आपका अधिकार”

• The Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman launched the nationwide awareness campaign “आपकी पूँजी, आपका अधिकार” in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

IMPORTANT DAYS

World Teachers' Day

• World Teachers’ Day, observed globally on 5 October each year, marks the anniversary of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation on the Status of Teachers.
• The theme for World Teachers' Day 2025 is "Recasting teaching as a collaborative profession".

ART & CULTURE

Bastar Dussehra Lokotsav

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah participated in Bastar Dussehra Lokotsav at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh which is a unique, 75-day-long festival held in the Bastar and this festival does not involve burning an effigy of Ravana and is instead a celebration of the region's tribal culture and its guardian deity, Goddess Danteshwari.

Chhattisgarh

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Cyclone Shakhti

• Cyclonic Storm Shakhti which is the first post-monsoon cyclone of the 2025 North Indian Ocean season and centred about 340 kilometres west of Dwarka in Gujarat..

NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory

• Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, has approved the setting up of the ‘NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory’ at IIT Bhubaneswar under the MPLAD Scheme.

MPLAD Scheme

DEFENCE NEWS

Ship Akshar

• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned Ship Akshar, the second of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), at Karaikal, Puducherry.

NATPOLREX-X

• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is conducting the 10th edition of the National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-X) in conjunction with the 27th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) & Preparedness Meeting off the coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Indian Coast Guard

SPORTS

Shubman Gill

• Shubman Gill has been appointed as India’s new ODI captain, succeeding Rohit Sharma for the upcoming three-match ODI series 2025 in Australia.

30th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship: Major Winners