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The WWF-India EIACP Programme Centre – Resource Partner, supported by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), launched its nationwide Green Diwali Campaign on 20 October 2026. The campaign runs until 8 November 2026, the date of Diwali in 2026, and encourages citizens to avoid firecrackers and celebrate with less pollution and waste.
Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), completed his final trainer sortie in an HJT-16 Kiran Mk-1 aircraft on 20 October 2026. The 55-minute flight took place at the Air Force Academy (AFA) in Dundigal, near Hyderabad.
On 19 October 2026, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made public an order directing federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services developed using its AI model from their information systems. The order was signed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on 24 July 2026, and its restrictions took effect when it was published in the Federal Register on 20 October 2026.
On 20 October 2026, AstraZeneca and Oracle announced a global collaboration using artificial intelligence (AI) and real-world data to support clinical research. Its first programme will focus on hypertension care and research in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in partnership with UAE-based healthcare firm M42. The collaboration is non-binding, and individual projects will require separate legal, privacy, regulatory, ethical and institutional reviews.
A juvenile European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) was recorded for the first time in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 11 October 2026. Birders spotted it near the Broken Bridge, close to the Adyar Estuary, and the observation was reviewed and accepted on eBird, a global online database for bird observations.
INS Sudarshini, a three-masted sail training ship of the Indian Navy, completed a port call at Salalah, Oman, during its ten-month Lokayan-2026 transoceanic deployment. The ship departed Salalah on 18 October 2026, following a visit from 14 to 17 October.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission on 20 October 2026, Japan Standard Time. The spacecraft will travel aboard an H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center and attempt to return samples from Phobos, one of Mars’s two natural satellites.
On 17 October 2026, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) announced Trade Margin Rationalisation (TMR) for 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs. The NPPA operates under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The revised prices are scheduled to take effect on 9 November 2026, with maximum retail price (MRP) reductions of up to 70%, depending on existing prices.
South Korean badminton player An Se Young won her 47th career international singles title at the Denmark Open on 18 October 2026. The BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament was held in Odense, Denmark. Her title tally surpassed the previous women’s singles record of 46, held by Indonesian player Susi Susanti.
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites, SDX01 and SDX02, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 October 2026 in UTC, about seven hours apart. Their re-entry marked the end of a mission lasting nearly 21 months.
American lantana, scientifically known as Lantana camara, is an invasive shrub that has spread through forest ecosystems in India. As of October 2026, one estimate places its spread at more than 13 million hectares. The plant was introduced to India as a garden shrub in the 19th century.
Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi scored 704 points out of 720 in the women’s compound archery ranking round at the 2026 Asian Para Games. The event took place at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 19 October 2026. Her score equalled the world record and established a new Asian record.