Current Affairs 13 October 2026

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1. 13 Oct — At its 48th meeting the Odisha Cabinet cleared the Dakshyata Vikas Yojana worth Rs 450 crore (2026-27 to 2028-29) to skill about 4.20 lakh young people, with digital and overseas-job training.
2. 13 Oct — CM Dhami approved about Rs 81 crore of works, including Rs 61.42 crore for 18 infrastructure projects for the Kumbh Mela 2027 at Haridwar, funded through the Centre's infrastructure grant.
3. 13 Oct — The Centre approved the DRISHTI project (Rs 65 crore) to speed up property rights under PM-UDAY in Delhi's unauthorised colonies, using GIS mapping and PM-UDAY cells in all 13 districts.
4. 13 Oct — The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister met the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on 13 October 2026 about Krishna water for Chennai (15 tmcft yearly under the 1983 agreement) and the Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery river link.
5. 13 Oct — West Bengal announced 112 as the single emergency response number for its state police, bringing the state into line with the national emergency helpline system.
6. 13 Oct — A three-week Defence Correspondents Course for 24 journalists concluded at Tezpur, Assam; the valedictory function was chaired by Lt Gen Neeraj Shukla, GOC of Gajraj Corps.
7. 13 Oct — Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena chaired the first meeting of the Ladakh Advisory Council in Leh, which has an initial one-year tenure, and stressed urgent glacier protection and Project Him Sarovar.
8. 13 Oct — China objected to India naming 28 places in Ladakh, calling it illegal; the External Affairs Ministry replied that Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India.

News by topic

Government & States

11 one-liners

International & Agreements

2 one-liners

Economy & Banking

5 one-liners

Science, Defence & Environment

2 one-liners

Sports, Days & Culture

3 one-liners

Awards, Appointments & Books

1 one-liners

Government & States

11 one-liners

Policy · laws · schemes · states.

National

• 13 Oct — The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan completed five years on 13 October 2026. This GIS-based platform, launched in 2021, links infrastructure data of Ministries and States, and DPIIT is its nodal agency.
• 13 Oct — At its 48th meeting the Odisha Cabinet cleared the Dakshyata Vikas Yojana worth Rs 450 crore (2026-27 to 2028-29) to skill about 4.20 lakh young people, with digital and overseas-job training.
• 13 Oct — The Odisha Cabinet raised the state fisheries cadre from 445 to 774 posts and approved Stage-II of Astaranga Fishing Harbour, the Tustapalli in-stream storage project and a disaster recovery data centre at Kendujhar.
• 13 Oct — Chief Secretary Anu Garg reviewed nine proposals worth about Rs 10 crore for a women-safety initiative in Sambalpur, including 800 CCTV cameras at 210 sites and 40 pink e-rickshaws. They are not yet approved.
• 13 Oct — CM Dhami approved about Rs 81 crore of works, including Rs 61.42 crore for 18 infrastructure projects for the Kumbh Mela 2027 at Haridwar, funded through the Centre's infrastructure grant.
• 13 Oct — The Centre approved the DRISHTI project (Rs 65 crore) to speed up property rights under PM-UDAY in Delhi's unauthorised colonies, using GIS mapping and PM-UDAY cells in all 13 districts.
• 13 Oct — A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath reserved its order on Tamil Nadu's plea on the Cauvery shortfall, which the state put at 11.719 tmc ft up to 6 October 2026.
• 13 Oct — The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister met the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on 13 October 2026 about Krishna water for Chennai (15 tmcft yearly under the 1983 agreement) and the Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery river link.
• 13 Oct — West Bengal announced 112 as the single emergency response number for its state police, bringing the state into line with the national emergency helpline system.
• 13 Oct — Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena chaired the first meeting of the Ladakh Advisory Council in Leh, which has an initial one-year tenure, and stressed urgent glacier protection and Project Him Sarovar.

States & UTs

• 13 Oct — Delhi's Cabinet under CM Rekha Gupta approved the Delhi Industrial Policy 2026, a 10-year roadmap, with the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana of Rs 1,000 crore.

International & Agreements

2 one-liners

World · summits · MoUs · exercises.

International

• 13 Oct — China objected to India naming 28 places in Ladakh, calling it illegal; the External Affairs Ministry replied that Ladakh is an integral and inalienable part of India.

Summits, Agreements & Exercises

• 13 Oct — The 21st Maritime State Development Council met in Mumbai under Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. It set March 2027 as the deadline for One Nation One Port reforms and Maritime Single Window integration in all ports.

Economy & Banking

5 one-liners

RBI · markets · trade · reports.

Economy & Banking

• 13 Oct — The Go-Delhi Foundation, with a corpus of Rs 50 crore, will be a Section 8 not-for-profit company run on a hub-and-spoke model. It follows the Delhi Start-up and Incubation Policy of July 2026, a Rs 400 crore, five-year plan.
• 13 Oct — The Odisha Cabinet approved a Rs 1,360 crore corpus fund for fertilisers and seeds, a Rs 500 crore urban storm-water drainage programme and Rs 133.72 crore for Mahanadi Waterfront Development at Cuttack.
• 13 Oct — Gujarat and Maharashtra, with Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, got permanent seats on the new 12-state GST Standing Committee. The other seven seats rotate every two years.
• 13 Oct — Two shipbuilding insurance policies were launched at the Mumbai meeting: SbPCP by ECGC for export projects and BCSPS by New India Assurance for domestic projects, under the National Shipbuilding Mission.
• 13 Oct — The Delhi government launched infrastructure works worth Rs 170 crore in nine industrial areas on 13 October 2026 to improve roads, drainage and long-pending civic problems.

Science, Defence & Environment

2 one-liners

Space · tech · forces · ecology.

Defence & Security

• 13 Oct — The Indian Coast Guard inducted the first indigenous ALH MK-III helicopter (CG 875) at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, into Coast Guard Region (West). It is armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun.
• 13 Oct — A three-week Defence Correspondents Course for 24 journalists concluded at Tezpur, Assam; the valedictory function was chaired by Lt Gen Neeraj Shukla, GOC of Gajraj Corps.

Sports, Days & Culture

3 one-liners

Results · important days · heritage.

Important Days

• 13 Oct — International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October 2026 had the theme "Resilience Starts at Home". The UN General Assembly designated the day in 2009.

Art, Culture & Tourism

• 13 Oct — Uttarakhand plans a flagship geothermal tourism project at Madkot, Pithoragarh; the Wadia Institute has identified 40 active geothermal springs in the state, with about 10 along a 13-km belt on the Gori Ganga.
• 13 Oct — The fourth World Hindu Congress will be held in December 2026 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, with more than 4,000 delegates from over 60 countries expected.

Awards, Appointments & Books

1 one-liners

Honours · new posts · books · obituaries.

Obituaries

• 13 Oct — Industrialist and poet Dr A.V.S. Raju, a Padma Shri (2010) awardee, died in Hyderabad at the age of 89. He was born on 18 April 1937 and wrote over 25,000 poems.

Quick quiz

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At its 48th meeting the Odisha Cabinet cleared the _____ worth Rs 450 crore (2026-27 to 2028-29) to skill about 4.20 lakh young people, with digital and overseas-job training.

Dakshyata Vikas Yojana

CM Dhami approved about _____ of works, including Rs 61.42 crore for 18 infrastructure projects for the Kumbh Mela 2027 at Haridwar, funded through the Centre's infrastructure grant.

Rs 81 crore

The Centre approved the _____ project (Rs 65 crore) to speed up property rights under PM-UDAY in Delhi's unauthorised colonies, using GIS mapping and PM-UDAY cells in all 13 districts.

DRISHTI

The _____ completed five years on 13 October 2026. This GIS-based platform, launched in 2021, links infrastructure data of Ministries and States, and DPIIT is its nodal agency.

PM GatiShakti National Master Plan

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction_____"Resilience Starts at Home". The UN General Assembly designated the day in 2009.

on 13 October 2026 had the theme

The Indian Coast Guard inducted the first indigenous _____ at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, into Coast Guard Region (West). It is armed with a 12.7 mm machine gun.

ALH MK-III helicopter (CG 875)

Industrialist and poet _____, a Padma Shri (2010) awardee, died in Hyderabad at the age of 89. He was born on 18 April 1937 and wrote over 25,000 poems.

Dr A.V.S. Raju

Delhi's Cabinet under CM _____ approved the Delhi Industrial Policy 2026, a 10-year roadmap, with the Mukhyamantri Udyamshree Yojana of Rs 1,000 crore.

Rekha Gupta

The _____, with a corpus of Rs 50 crore, will be a Section 8 not-for-profit company run on a hub-and-spoke model. It follows the Delhi Start-up and Incubation Policy of July 2026, a Rs 400 crore, five-year plan.

Go-Delhi Foundation

The Odisha Cabinet approved a _____ corpus fund for fertilisers and seeds, a Rs 500 crore urban storm-water drainage programme and Rs 133.72 crore for Mahanadi Waterfront Development at Cuttack.

Rs 1,360 crore

MCQs

1. In which city was the 21st Maritime State Development Council meeting held in October 2026?

   1. Kochi
   2. Visakhapatnam
   3. Kolkata
   4. Mumbai
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   Answer: Mumbai — The meeting was held in Mumbai and set March 2027 as the deadline for One Nation One Port reforms.

2. The flagship geothermal tourism project of Uttarakhand is planned at Madkot in which district?

   1. Pithoragarh
   2. Almora
   3. Chamoli
   4. Tehri Garhwal
   Show answer

   Answer: Pithoragarh — Madkot is on the Gori Ganga, where about 10 natural thermal springs lie along a 13-km belt.

3. Under the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Skill Training and Employment Zone Development Scheme, Uttar Pradesh will cover 75 districts through how many zones?

   1. Nine
   2. Five
   3. Twelve
   4. Seven
   Show answer

   Answer: Nine — The ₹1,725 crore, three-year scheme uses a hub-and-spoke model with nine zones.

4. The Odisha Cabinet's Dakshyata Vikas Yojana, costing Rs 450 crore, is mainly for which purpose?

   1. Skilling youth
   2. Building rural roads
   3. Crop insurance
   4. Free textbooks
   Show answer

   Answer: Skilling youth — The scheme aims to skill about 4.20 lakh young people between 2026-27 and 2028-29.

5. For which Kumbh did the Uttarakhand CM approve Rs 61.42 crore for 18 infrastructure projects in October 2026?

   1. Prayagraj Kumbh
   2. Haridwar Kumbh 2027
   3. Nashik Kumbh
   4. Ujjain Kumbh
   Show answer

   Answer: Haridwar Kumbh 2027 — The money comes from the Centre's infrastructure grant for the Kumbh Mela 2027 at Haridwar.

6. The DRISHTI project in Delhi speeds up property rights under which scheme?

   1. PM-UDAY
   2. PMAY-U
   3. SVAMITVA
   4. AMRUT
   Show answer

   Answer: PM-UDAY — DRISHTI supports PM-UDAY for residents of Delhi's unauthorised colonies, with Rs 65 crore approved.

7. The Ram Jalsetu Link Project, discussed at the Shekhawati Heritage and Development Summit in October 2026, belongs to which state?

   1. Haryana
   2. Rajasthan
   3. Gujarat
   4. Punjab
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   Answer: Rajasthan — Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma said about Rs 41,000 crore of works under the roughly Rs 1 lakh crore Ram Jalsetu Link Project have already started.

8. Who chaired the first meeting of the Ladakh Advisory Council in Leh?

   1. Kavinder Gupta
   2. Manoj Sinha
   3. Vinai Kumar Saxena
   4. Brigadier B. D. Mishra
   Show answer

   Answer: Vinai Kumar Saxena — Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena chaired it; the council has an initial one-year tenure.

9. How much central grant is expected for the 320 new PG medical seats approved for six Himachal Pradesh colleges?

   1. Rs 150 crore
   2. Rs 215 crore
   3. Rs 315 crore
   4. Rs 415 crore
   Show answer

   Answer: Rs 415 crore — Union Health Minister Nadda said about Rs 415 crore will be provided under the Rs 15,000 crore scheme for 10,000 seats.

10. How many crore families does the Bihar MSME Policy 2026 aim to connect with entrepreneurship over five years?

    1. One crore
    2. Two crore
    3. Five lakh
    4. Ten lakh
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    Answer: One crore — Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary launched the policy to link one crore families with entrepreneurship.