NEWS 11-10-2026. News For 12th-Oct (Monday) Summary of September National News 1. The Department of Telecommunications officially finalized policy guidelines to establish Asia's first dedicated Telecom Manufacturing Zone in India to localize 5G and 6G infrastructure. 2. India and Russia organized the INNOPROM exhibition in New Delhi, formally setting an ambitious bilateral trade target of $100 billion by 2030 across advanced computing and energy. 3. The Prime Minister officially launched the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan, a massive developmental initiative targeting over sixty-three thousand tribal-majority villages across India. 4. The Ministry of Earth Sciences inaugurated the first-ever National Ocean Olympiad alongside a nationwide digital portal to drive coastal conservation awareness among the youth. International News 1. India successfully hosted world leaders and trade delegates in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit under the central theme of building resilience, innovation, and sustainability. 2. The University of Oxford secured the top spot globally for an unprecedented eleventh consecutive year in the newly released Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 3. European maritime nations formally signed the Cardiff Pact, a strategic security framework establishing unified deep-sea drone patrolling to protect underwater fiber-optic cables. 4. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation officially designated its new rotating Tourism and Cultural Capital during the ministerial council meetings to enhance soft-power diplomacy. Defence News 1. The Defence Acquisition Council cleared a monumental ?1.10 lakh crore procurement proposal, reserving ninety-eight percent of the contracts for domestic Indian defense manufacturers. 2. Making military history for women in combat-support roles, Captain Rigzin Chorol became the very first female Indian Army officer hailing from the strategically vital Kargil district of Ladakh. 3. The Central Reserve Police Force made a major leadership appointment by naming its first-ever female Inspector General to command the elite CoBRA counter-Naxal jungle warfare unit. 4. The Indian Navy and the Sri Lanka Navy successfully conducted the eleventh edition of their bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX 2026, focusing on anti-surface warfare in the Indian Ocean. Sports News 1. Archer Dhiraj Bommadevara created sporting history by officially becoming the first Indian male athlete to win the Archery World Cup Final. 2. The 20th Asian Games officially commenced with a grand opening ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, marking the largest athletic participation baseline in modern Indian history. 3. Indian cricket icon Smriti Mandhana officially etched her name into the record books by becoming the highest run-scorer in the history of Women's T20 International cricket. 4. India's national chess grandmasters registered an outstanding strategic campaign at the 47th Chess Olympiad, pushing both the Men's and Women's team divisions onto the final podium rounds. < < Back