16 October 2026 Current Affairs – Free PDF
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1. CM Vijay opens 'Periyar Arivulagam' library and science centre in Coimbatore
2. Neyveli and Tiruchi badlands are Mars-analogue sites – University of Kerala scientists
3. Cotton Revival Mission in Tamil Nadu – ₹26.21 crore sanctioned for 2026–27; Minister R. Vinoth urges farmers to benefit
4. Chandigarh's Sukhna wetland and UP's Sauj Jheel (Mainpuri) take India's Ramsar sites from 101 to 103; Tamil Nadu (20) tops
5. MoD signs ₹4,106-crore contracts – 'Varunastra' anti-submarine torpedoes for Navy, GSAT-7C satellite for IAF
6. Dr Sudha Yadav sworn in as Governor of Karnataka – the State's second woman Governor
7. Clean hydrogen: India ranks 3rd in the world in cumulative contracted volumes – BNEF 'India Transition Factbook 2026'
8. HAL-built ALH MK-III helicopter (CG 875) inducted into 831 Squadron at Coast Guard Air Station Ratnagiri
9. Gujarat expands 'Shramik Annapurna' meal scheme – 101 new centres in 28 districts; full meal for ₹5
10. Ladakh notifies Sankoo as its eighth district – carved out of Kargil district
11. New terminal at Leh's Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport – India's first with geothermal heating; opened by PM
12. Global Hunger Index 2026 – India 100th of 122 countries; 'Serious' category
13. Global Innovation Index 2026 – India 38th of 139 economies; first among lower-middle-income economies
14. Global Peace Index 2026 – India 127th of 163 countries; Iceland most peaceful, Russia least
15. World Happiness Report 2026 – India 116th of 147; Finland tops for the 9th year in a row
16. UNDP Human Development Report 2025 – India 130th of 193; HDI value 0.685
17. Henley Passport Index (Oct 2026) – India 84th; visa-free access to 55 destinations
18. FAO's SOFO 2026 – India first in area under active forest restoration (9.8 Mha); China second (7.9 Mha)
19. SEWA Director Reema Nanavaty receives the 2026 Hillary Rodham Clinton Award
20. J&K and Ladakh High Court bans fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis on Dal Lake to curb pollution
21. Centre approves India's accession to the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) as a full Contracting Party
22. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – 17 October 2026
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