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Fri, 09 Oct 2026

On 9 October 2026, the RBI raised the daily minimum Cash Reserve Ratio maintenance requirement for scheduled banks from 90% to 99% of the required CRR, effective from the fortnight beginning 16 October 2026; the prescribed CRR rate itself was unchanged.
On 9 October 2026, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Mukul Wasnik, presented its 382nd Report on “Reforms and Strengthening of the National Testing Agency (NTA)” to the Rajya Sabha Chairman.
On 9 October 2026, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026 to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law, noting her role in ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.
On 9 October 2026 at JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi, West Indies scored 252/4 in 18.3 overs to chase down India’s 249/5 and win the 2nd T20I by 6 wickets, led by Shai Hope’s unbeaten 102 and Sherfane Rutherford’s 84, levelling the series 1–1.
On 9 October 2026, the Ministry of Defence announced that Mangrol, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, will be commissioned into the Indian Navy on 12 October 2026 at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
On 9 October 2026, the Union Health Ministry highlighted a draft amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945 (Gazette G.S.R. 861(E) dated 28 September 2026) to require prior Central Government sanction for advertisements of Schedule H, H1 and X medicines by retail and wholesale licence holders.
On 9 October 2026, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs held the second regional review conference on Forest Rights Act, 2006 implementation in Kolkata with eight states; as of 31 August 2026, over 54 lakh claims had been received and about 25 lakh titles issued.
On 9 October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Team India representatives from WorldSkills Shanghai 2026; India finished 10th at the 48th WorldSkills Competition (22–27 September 2026) with 6 silver medals and 20 Medals for Excellence from a 70-competitor contingent.
On 9 October 2026 in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh presented 15 SIDM Champion Awards 2026 and said India’s defence exports reached a record ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025-26, growing over 60% year-on-year, with a ₹50,000 crore export target by 2029.
On 9 October 2026, the Punjab government appointed 1992-batch IPS officer Gaurav Yadav as regular Director General of Police, ending his officiating charge that began in July 2022, after UPSC empanelment and High Court scrutiny of the ad hoc arrangement.
On 9 October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the valedictory session of the two-day National Departmental Summit on Women and Child Development at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, urging Anganwadis to become centres of community participation and suggesting universities adopt nearby Anganwadi centres.
On 9 October 2026 at an ITU roundtable on the sidelines of India Mobile Congress 2026, MoS Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani welcomed ITU’s proposal for joint trials against fraudulent communications and cited India’s ASTR tool disconnecting over 82 lakh fraudulent connections and Sanchar Saathi’s about 25 million downloads.
On 8 October 2026 at Naval Base Karwar, CDS and DMA Secretary General N. S. Raja Subramani inaugurated Project Seabird Phase IIA residential accommodation and trunk utility infrastructure; the PIB release reporting the inauguration was issued on 9 October 2026.
ASEAN hosted the 15th AITIGA Joint Committee and related meetings at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta during 6–9 October 2026 to review the AITIGA review negotiations; the next Joint Committee is scheduled for January 2027 in India.
On 9 October 2026, the National Statistics Office under MoSPI released a draft guideline for compiling Gross State Domestic Product estimates from the expenditure side with base year 2022-23, seeking stakeholder feedback by 28 October 2026.
On 9 October 2026, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved renaming Noida International Airport at Jewar as "Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar," as announced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath; the greenfield airport’s first phase had been inaugurated in March 2026.
On 9 October 2026 in New Delhi, national record holder Manikanta Hoblidhar won the men's 100m title at the 65th National Open Athletics Championships, clocking 10.25 seconds on return from a hamstring injury.