Sigma Advanced Systems Limited (SASL) and state-owned Munitions India Limited (MIL) signed an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 14 October 2026. The collaboration covers integration, indigenous manufacturing and supply of 155 mm artillery Course Correction Fuzes (CCF), along with associated components, subsystems and technologies.
Indian wrestler Vishvajit Ramchandra More won silver in the men’s 55kg Greco-Roman event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships on 15 October 2026. He became the first Indian wrestler to win a Greco-Roman silver medal at the U23 championships. The final took place in Las Vegas, United States, where More lost 12–13 to Georgia’s Koba Karumidze.
On 15 October 2026, Vice-President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated KAUMARACON 2026 at the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Sarita Vihar, New Delhi. The third International Conference on Kaumarabhritya is scheduled from 15 to 17 October and focuses on Ayurveda-based child healthcare, research and clinical practice. The event also marked the institute’s 10th Foundation Day.
The World Bank Group mobilised a cumulative 36 billion in private capital for India over four years, including 9.6 billion for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Private capital mobilisation rose from about 3 billion in fiscal year 2022 (FY22) to 14.5 billion in fiscal year 2026 (FY26). The figures were noted on 14 October 2026 by Manuel Reyes-Retana, Division Director for South Asia at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Jindal Steel Limited won the 2026 Steelie Award for “Excellence in People” for its “Dakshata Engineering Safety: One Duty Position at a Time” programme. The World Steel Association announced the winners of the 17th Steelie Awards on 12 October 2026 in New Delhi.
India’s largest integrated phenol and acetone plant was inaugurated in Haldia, West Bengal, on 14 October 2026. Developed by Adperma Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Haldia Petrochemicals Limited, the facility involved an investment of ₹6,000 crore. It is the first phenol manufacturing facility on India’s eastern coast.
A proposed opencast bauxite mine by Kalinga Alumina Ltd, an Adani-linked group, is planned across 147 hectares of forest in the Nageswari reserve forest, Koraput district, Odisha. The Balda hills site is habitat of the endangered Jeypore ground gecko, of which only four individuals were documented there in the past year, as of October 2026.
On 15 October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated or dedicated five development projects in Ladakh, valued at approximately ₹3,350 crore. The package covers transport connectivity, power infrastructure, cultural heritage conservation and water security. The initiatives include an airport terminal, a road through the Zanskar Valley, energy projects, a petroglyph park and water bodies developed under Project Him Sarovar.
Scientists from China, Thailand and Mexico announced the discovery of Dianjunus rex, known as “D-rex”, in Yunnan Province, southwestern China, on 14 October 2026. The fungus produces upright fruiting structures that can reach 50 centimetres in height and weigh up to 2.2 kilograms. Its description was published in Frontiers in Fungal Biology on the same date.
On 14 October 2026, the Ministry of Cooperation mandated the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2026 (MSCARO, 2026). It prescribes a uniform audit-reporting framework for Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS), with structured reporting on financial, administrative, governance and statutory matters.
Pakistan test-launched an extended-range version of its Fatah-II missile on 13 October 2026. The missile has a stated range of up to 400 kilometres. The launch was attended by Lieutenant General Nauman Zakaria, Commander of the Army Rocket Force Command, as well as senior military officers, scientists and engineers.
The Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, developed a sustainable catalytic filter for treating dye-contaminated wastewater, announced on 14 October 2026. The filter combines zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) nanofibres, using light and mechanical vibrations to break down pollutants.
