Current Affairs — 16 October 2026
Roz ki news — apne exam, rajya aur topic ke hisaab se. Har news me short summary, key facts aur MCQs.
Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Navy ka pehla swadeshi Multi-Purpose Vessel INS Samarthak Karwar mein commission; private Indian shipyard ka pehla bada warship
16 October 2026 ko Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan ne Karwar mein Indian Navy ke pehle Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) INS Samarthak ko commission kiya, jise L&T Shipyard ne 75% se zyada indigenous content ke saath banaya hai.
Supreme Court: public servant ki bribe demand ki jaanch ke liye PC Act ki Section 17A ke tahat prior approval zaroori nahi
16 October 2026 ko Supreme Court (Justices S.V.N. Bhatti aur N.V. Anjaria) ne Tejaram vs State of Rajasthan mein kaha ki bribe demand ki jaanch ke liye Prevention of Corruption Act ki Section 17A ke tahat prior approval zaroori nahi, kyunki iska official duties se koi sambandh nahi hai.
TDB-DST ne swadeshi quantum-secure aur sensing networks ke liye QNu Labs ke saath ₹150 crore RDI Fund support ka agreement kiya
16 October 2026 ko DST ke Technology Development Board (TDB) ne Bengaluru ki QNu Labs ke saath India’s Quantum Secure and Sensing Networks (IQSN) ke liye Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund ke tahat ₹150 crore support ka agreement kiya.
PM-SETU: 6th National Steering Committee ne Maharashtra, Odisha aur J&K ke paanch ITI clusters ke liye ₹1,194.92 crore approve kiye
16 October 2026 ko PM-SETU ki 6th National Steering Committee ne Maharashtra, Odisha aur Jammu & Kashmir ke ITI clusters ke liye ₹1,194.92 crore ke paanch Strategic Investment Plans approve kiye, jisse cumulative approval ₹3,687 crore ho gaya.
OMCs ne 2026-27 tender se sugar-based ethanol bahar kiya, sarkar ne zero sugar diversion tay kiya; maize ethanol ka price ghatkar ₹68.86 prati litre
16 October 2026 ko BPCL ne oil marketing companies ki taraf se lagbhag 11 billion litre ka 2026-27 ethanol tender jaari kiya, jismein sarkar ke zero sugar diversion nirdesh ke baad sugarcane juice, sugar syrup aur B-heavy molasses se bane ethanol ko bahar rakha gaya.
Sudha Yadav ne Karnataka Governor pad ki shapath li; State ki doosri mahila Governor bani
16 October 2026 ko Sudha Yadav ko Bengaluru ke Lok Bhavan mein Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru ne Karnataka Governor pad ki shapath dilayi; woh V. S. Ramadevi ke baad State ki doosri mahila Governor hain.
Ayush inventions par Status Report: 2014–2026 mein 4,077 patent applications aur 711 grants; Maharashtra top par
CGPDTM dwara published Status Report on Ayush Related Inventions in India (2014–2026) ke anusaar FY 2014-15 se FY 2025-26 ke beech 4,077 Ayush patent applications aur 711 grants hue, jismein Maharashtra 744 filings aur 142 grants ke saath top par hai.
MoSPI ke PAIMANA dashboard ka update: 184 indicators; NH awards 62.9% badhe, power capacity mein renewables 42%
16 October 2026 ko MoSPI ne PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard ka quarterly update jaari kiya, jismein ab 184 indicators hain; April–September 2026 mein NH projects ka award 62.9% badhkar 2,236.3 km raha aur installed power capacity mein renewables ka hissa lagbhag 42% hai.
Agartala ke liye pehli Kanda Express lagbhag 440 MT buffer onions lekar Tripura pahunchegi
16 October 2026 ko Department of Consumer Affairs ne Price Stabilization Fund ke tahat lagbhag 440 MT buffer onions lekar Agartala (Tripura) ke liye pehli Kanda Express ki jaankari di, jiske 18 October 2026 tak pahunchne ki ummeed hai.
PMAY-U 2.0: 10th CSMC ne 1.93 lakh aur ghar approve kiye; total sanctioned 20.80 lakh, 97% mahilaon ke naam
16 October 2026 ko PMAY-U 2.0 ki 10th Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee ne 11 States ke liye 1.93 lakh se zyada additional houses approve kiye, jisse total sanctioned houses 20.80 lakh ho gaye; inmein 97% mahilaon ke naam (ownership ya joint ownership) hain.
World Food Day 2026: 16 October ko ‘Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.’ theme ke saath manaya gaya
World Food Day 2026 16 October ko “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.” theme ke saath manaya gaya aur global ceremony FAO headquarters mein hui.
Sports Ministry ne 2026-27 se 2030-31 ke liye ₹7,386.74 crore outlay wali revised NSF Assistance Scheme ki guidelines jaari ki
16 October 2026 ko Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ne National Sports Federations (NSFs) ko Assistance ki revised Scheme ki operational guidelines jaari ki, jise ₹7,386.74 crore outlay ke saath 2026-27 se 2030-31 tak continue kiya gaya hai.
BHASHINI aur IISc Bengaluru ne Tamil Nadu ki minority language Sourashtra ke liye Text-to-Speech models banaye
16 October 2026 ko MeitY ne bataya ki Digital India BHASHINI Division aur IISc Bengaluru ne Tamil Nadu mein mukhya roop se Sourashtra community dwara boli jaane wali minority Indo-Aryan language Sourashtra ke liye Text-to-Speech models develop kiye hain.
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) mein DARPG ka do-din ka National Conference on e-Governance Reforms shuru
16 October 2026 ko DARPG dwara organise kiya gaya do-din ka National Conference on e-Governance Reforms Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh mein shuru hua, jiske inaugural session ko CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ne address kiya.
University of Kerala ke scientists ne Tamil Nadu aur Chile ke Atacama Desert mein Martian analogue sites pehchaane
DST ne 16 October 2026 ko bataya ki University of Kerala ki team ne DST-FIST supported laser Raman spectrometer se Neyveli mein melanterite aur Tiruchirappalli Badlands (Tamil Nadu) va Atacama Desert (Chile) mein gypsum ki pehchaan karke inhe Martian analogue sites ke roop mein establish kiya.
Ulaanbaatar mein 14th India–Mongolia defence Joint Working Group meeting; Nomadic Elephant exercise ki tareef
16 October 2026 ko India aur Mongolia ke Defence Ministries ke beech 14th Joint Working Group meeting Ulaanbaatar mein hui, jiski co-chairing Joint Secretary Dr Ishita Ganguli Tripathy aur Mongolia ke Deputy State Secretary of Defence Brig Gen Gansukh E. ne ki.
ITRA Jamnagar ne 6th Foundation Day par AI aur Ayurveda par ‘Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026’ national conference kiya
16 October 2026 ko Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA), Jamnagar ne apne 6th Foundation Day par ‘Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026’ ke tahat “AI and Ayurveda” par national conference kiya.