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The Living Planet Report 2026 was released on 8 October 2026 by WWF in partnership with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). It records a 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations worldwide between 1970 and 2022, based on nearly 35,803 population trends across 5,790 vertebrate species.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) convened the Second Regional Review Conference on implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 9 and 10 October 2026. Officials from eight states attended to review claims, pending cases and implementation measures.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the minimum daily Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) maintenance requirement for scheduled banks from 90% to 99% of the prescribed CRR. The change takes effect from the reporting fortnight beginning 16 October 2026, while the overall CRR remains unchanged at 3%. The RBI announced the measure on 9 October 2026 amid banking-system surplus liquidity of about ₹3.88 lakh crore as of 8 October.
South African swimmer Pieter Coetze set a men’s 50m backstroke short-course world record of 22.09 seconds at a World Aquatics World Cup meet in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 9 October 2026. The 22-year-old lowered the previous record of 22.11 seconds, set by Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov in 2022, by 0.02 seconds. It was Coetze’s first career world record.
A rare olive-green snake was reported from Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Hills (B.R. Hills), Karnataka, on 9 October 2026. The available details do not establish the snake’s species, the precise sighting location or the circumstances of the encounter. Several snake species in India have olive-green or olive-brown colouring, so colour alone cannot confirm identification.
On 8 October 2026, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) approved in principle a 30% trade-margin cap, based on the Maximum Retail Price (MRP), for identified non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines. The proposed measure is projected to reduce prices by 20% to 70% and save patients an estimated ₹2,500 crore annually.
A Red-Headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), was sighted on 5 October 2026 in the Munsiyari area of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The observation was made at about 2,650 metres above sea level in the forests of Patalthod, between Balati Bend and Munsiyari town.
A 15-year conservation breeding programme has led to the release of approximately 11,000 wētāpunga (Deinacrida heteracantha) into the wild in New Zealand. The wētāpunga is New Zealand’s heaviest insect and is among the heaviest insect species in the world.
On 8 October 2026, the NFDC–National Film Archive of India (NFDC-NFAI), based in Pune, added three 35 mm Tamil films starring Sivaji Ganesan to its national collection. Aparna Subramanian, a Film Research Officer at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), acquired and donated the prints. All three films were directed by A.P. Nagarajan.
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