Current Affairs — 09 October 2026

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

RBI ne daily minimum CRR maintenance 90% se badha kar 99% kiya

9 October 2026 ko RBI ne Section 42(1) RBI Act ke tahat scheduled banks ke liye daily minimum Cash Reserve Ratio maintenance requirement 90% se badha kar 99% kar diya, effective fortnight beginning 16 October 2026; prescribed CRR rate badla nahi.

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🏛️ Committees & Commissions 📍 India Must know

Parliamentary Standing Committee ne NTA reforms par 382nd Report present ki

9 October 2026 ko Mukul Wasnik ke under Education/WCY&S Standing Committee ne “Reforms and Strengthening of NTA” par 382nd Report Rajya Sabha Chairman ko present ki.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 South Africa Must know

Nobel Peace Prize 2026 South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay ko peace aur international law promote karne ke liye mila

9 October 2026 ko Norwegian Nobel Committee ne Nobel Peace Prize 2026 Navanethem “Navi” Pillay ko unke peace aur international law ke prayason ke liye diya; Committee ne war crimes, crimes against humanity aur genocide ke prosecution mein unki bhumika batayi.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 Jharkhand Important

Ranchi 2nd T20I mein West Indies ne India ko 6 wickets se haraaya; Hope 102*

9 October 2026 ko Ranchi mein WI ne 252/4 (18.3) bana kar India ke 249/5 ka chase complete kiya; Hope 102*, Rutherford 84; series 1–1.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

Indian Navy 12 October 2026 ko indigenous ASW Shallow Water Craft ‘Mangrol’ commission karegi

9 October 2026 ko MoD ne announce kiya ki CSL-built teesra ASW-SWC Mangrol 12 October 2026 ko Naval Dockyard, Mumbai mein commission hoga.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Health Ministry ne Schedule H/H1/X drug ad curbs retailers-wholesalers tak extend karne ka draft propose kiya

9 October 2026 ko MoHFW ne Drugs Rules 1945 draft amendment (G.S.R. 861(E), 28 Sep 2026) highlight kiya — retail/wholesale licence holders ko bhi Schedule H/H1/X ads ke liye Central sanction chahiye.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 West Bengal Important

MoTA ne Kolkata mein Forest Rights Act par doosra regional review conference bulaya

9 October 2026 ko Ministry of Tribal Affairs ne Kolkata mein FRA 2006 ke implementation par doosra regional review conference kiya; 8 states (WB, Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, MP, Chhattisgarh) shamil; 31 Aug 2026 tak 54 lakh+ claims, ~25 lakh titles.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne Team India se WorldSkills ke baad baat ki; India 10th with 6 silver

9 October 2026 ko PM ne WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 Team India se interact kiya; India 48th edition mein 10th raha — 6 silver, 20 Medals for Excellence, 70 competitors.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Rajnath Singh ne SIDM Champion Awards 2026 diye; FY 2025-26 defence exports ₹38,424 crore record

9 October 2026 ko New Delhi mein RM Rajnath Singh ne 15 SIDM Champion Awards diye aur kaha defence exports FY 2025-26 mein record ₹38,424 crore rahe (>60% growth), 2029 tak ₹50,000 crore target ke saath.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 Punjab Important

Punjab ne Gaurav Yadav ko regular DGP banaya

9 October 2026 ko Punjab government ne IPS 1992 Gaurav Yadav ko regular DGP appoint kiya; July 2022 se officiating charge khatam.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India Important

PM ne WCD National Departmental Summit ka valedictory session chair kiya

9 October 2026 ko PM ne Sushma Swaraj Bhawan mein WCD Departmental Summit ka valedictory chair kiya; Anganwadis ko community participation centres banane aur universities dwara adopt karne ka suggestion diya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

India ne ITU joint trials proposal ka swagat kiya cross-border telecom fraud ke khilaf: MoS Pemmasani

9 October 2026 ko IMC 2026 ITU roundtable mein MoS Pemmasani ne ITU joint trials ka swagat kiya; ASTR ne 82 lakh+ fraudulent connections disconnect kiye, Sanchar Saathi ~25 million downloads.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Karnataka Important

CDS Gen N. S. Raja Subramani ne Karwar mein Project Seabird Phase IIA infrastructure inaugurate kiya

8 October 2026 ko Naval Base Karwar mein CDS ne Project Seabird Phase IIA residential aur trunk utility infrastructure inaugurate kiya; PIB release 9 October 2026 ko aayi.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Indonesia Important

15th AITIGA Joint Committee Jakarta mein 6–9 October 2026 ko hui

ASEAN ne Jakarta ASEAN Secretariat mein 15th AITIGA JC (6–9 Oct 2026) host kiya; next JC January 2027 mein India mein scheduled hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

MoSPI ne base year 2022-23 ke saath expenditure-side GSDP draft guideline release ki

9 October 2026 ko NSO/MoSPI ne GSDP expenditure approach draft guideline (base 2022-23) release ki; feedback 28 October 2026 tak maanga gaya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

UP Cabinet ne Noida-Jewar airport ka naam Narendra Modi International Airport rakha

9 October 2026 ko UP Cabinet ne Jewar Noida International Airport ko “Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar” rename approve kiya.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 Delhi

Manikanta Hoblidhar ne National Open Athletics mein 100m 10.25s mein jeeti

9 October 2026 ko New Delhi mein Hoblidhar ne 65th National Open Athletics men's 100m 10.25s mein jeeti.

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