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Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd received approval from the Reserve Bank of India on 1 October 2026 for the appointment of Anup Kumar Saha as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. His three-year tenure will begin on 1 January 2027, and he will succeed Ashok Vaswani, whose term ends on 31 December 2026.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) held its centenary celebrations titled Manthan on 30 September 2026 and 1 October 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The Commission was established in 1926, and the centenary programme marked 100 years of its existence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the event on 1 October 2026.
International Coffee Day is observed on 1 October every year, and the 12th edition falls on 1 October 2026. The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/80/248 on 10 March 2026 and formally designated 1 October as International Coffee Day.
The Indian Air Force’s No. 17 Squadron, known as the Golden Arrows, completed 75 years on 1 October 2026. The squadron was raised on 1 October 1951 at Air Force Station Ambala, and Flight Lieutenant D. L. Springett served as its first commanding officer.
Brazil is expanding biological control technologies for tropical agriculture through the Advanced Research Center on Biological Control, known as SPARCBio, in Piracicaba. The centre works with the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture, the São Paulo Research Foundation, and Koppert on biological agents, new products, and knowledge for Integrated Pest Management.
Ahmedabad-based spacetech startup SatLeo Labs will launch its thermal-imaging satellite TAPAS-1 on 1 October 2026. The 3-kilogram payload will fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-18 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States, through Dhruva Space’s LEAP-2 platform.
Indian archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won the men’s individual bronze medal in compound archery at the Asian Games 2026 on 1 October 2026. He defeated Cong Duc Dang of Vietnam 149-144 in the bronze-medal match at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Aichi, Japan.
The Government of India revised sugar stockholding norms for dealers on 1 October 2026 to regulate sugar distribution during the festive season. The new order applies from 15 October 2026 to 30 November 2026 and limits dealer stock to 15 days from the date of receipt.
California became the first state in the United States to ban child marriage through Assembly Bill 1267, which sets 18 years as the minimum age for marriage and domestic partnerships with no exceptions. The law was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on 30 September 2026 and will take effect on 1 January 2027.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav launched the Guidelines for the implementation of the National Coastal Mission (NCM) 2.0 in New Delhi on 30 September 2026. NCM 2.0 is a Central Sector Scheme with an approved outlay of ₹767 crore and a scheduled implementation period up to 2030-31 across nine coastal states and four Union Territories.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on 30 September 2026 at FICCI FRAMES 2026 in Mumbai. The agreements were signed at the Grand Hyatt during the second day of the two-day event held on 29 and 30 September 2026.
The 11th meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC) was held in New Delhi, India, on 28-29 September 2026. The Government of India hosted the meeting, and delegations from all seven BIMSTEC Member States attended it.