A Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (“Bubo nipalensis” or “Ketupa nipalensis”) was photographed in Janakikkad forest, Kozhikode district, on 16 October 2026. The observation is the first photographic record of the species in the district. The owl is also known locally as “Kolliyan” and “Kattumoonga”.
Tamil music composer Deva, whose full name was Devanesan Chokkalingam, died in Chennai on 17 October 2026, aged 75. He was admitted to a private hospital that morning after experiencing chest pain. A heart attack has been cited in reports, but the exact cause of death was not formally disclosed.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi General Council selected 106 young artists for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 at a meeting held in New Delhi from 22 to 26 March 2026. The awards are scheduled to be conferred by Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on 19 October 2026 at the Meghdoot Complex, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.
Scientists described three new species of centipedes in the genus Rhysida from southern India on 16 October 2026. The species are Rhysida quadrispinosa, Rhysida coorgensis and Rhysida neyyarensis. Their addition brings India’s known Rhysida species to 23. The research involved the Western Ghat Regional Centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), based in Kozhikode, and Malabar Christian College.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published the draft Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Amendment Regulations, 2026, in the Gazette of India on 16 October 2026. The draft proposes changes to the Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Regulations, 2020, including a restriction on adding sucrose and fructose to products intended for infants up to six months of age.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) completed Crew Module (CM)-Service Module (SM) separation tests for the Gaganyaan programme on 16 and 17 October 2026. Conducted at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the tests evaluated the separation system ahead of Gaganyaan’s first uncrewed mission, G1, targeted for launch in 2026.
China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology jointly published a draft revision to the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export on 16 October 2026. Titled “Announcement No. 48”, it proposes a complete export ban on 14 technologies and export restrictions on 26 others across artificial intelligence (AI), photovoltaics and biomedicine.
North Korea conducted an underwater test of the Zam-2.0, a new high-speed precision-guided torpedo system, on 15 October 2026. The country’s state news agency, KCNA, announced the test on 17 October and said artificial intelligence (AI) was used for target detection and guidance.
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