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On 28 September 2026, India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Penicillin G (Pen-G) and its salts from China. The probe followed an application by domestic manufacturer Lyfius Pharma Private Limited, which alleged that the imports were causing material retardation to the establishment of India’s domestic industry.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan launched the Adavi Thalli Baata 2.0 road project on 11 October 2026. The ₹2,052-crore project covers 1,976 km of roads to connect 1,341 tribal habitations across the state. Its first phase is planned to provide road access to at least 735 villages.
Guruvayur Dorai, a leading mridangam artiste and exponent of the Pudukottai style, died in Chennai on 10 October 2026. Born in Guruvayur on 2 July 1935, he began performing at eight and was active in Carnatic music for more than eight decades. Accounts gave his age as either 91 or 92.
Delhi’s Keya Kumar Badugu won the Ladies title at the IGU Bio-Gen Rotary Southern India Golf Championship for Ladies and Junior Girls on 9 October 2026. The championship was played at the Karnataka Golf Association course in Bengaluru. Kumar Badugu defeated Kolkata’s Anaahat Bindra in a playoff after both golfers completed the 54-hole tournament at one-under-par 215.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts returned to Earth on 8 October 2026 after 237 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Los Angeles at 8:34 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The crew completed more than 3,792 Earth orbits and travelled over 100 million miles.
The Spices Board India and the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) held a national seminar in Kochi, Kerala, on 9 October 2026 to discuss the proposed Bharat Spice Map. The initiative combines geospatial technology, scientific research and market intelligence to map spice-growing regions, varieties and quality characteristics.
The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) screening committee approved a proposal for ₹5,000 crore in external assistance from Germany’s development bank KfW for the Telangana Climate Resilient Urban Transformation Initiative (Telangana-CRUTI) on 9 October 2026. The programme is estimated to cost ₹7,143 crore, with the Telangana government contributing ₹2,143 crore.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted a Type Certificate to Kothari Industrial Corporation Limited (KICL) for its KOAIR-10L Drone on 9 October 2026. The Chennai-based company announced the certificate to the Bombay Stock Exchange on the same date.
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 Indian Navy is scheduled to commission INS Mangrol on 12 October 2026 at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, will preside over the ceremony. The vessel is an Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), with more than 80 per cent indigenous content.
The BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Sports Demonstration Games 2026 will take place in Ahmedabad on 12 and 13 October 2026. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya is scheduled to inaugurate the event at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex. The Games are being organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Gujarat Government under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026.
The Indian Coast Guard commissioned the indigenous Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ICGS Ajit at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on 9 October 2026. Dr Sirish Choudhary, Principal Integrated Financial Advisor (Coast Guard), presided over the ceremony. GSL handed over the vessel to the Coast Guard on 25 August 2026.