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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive its first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk 1A in the last week of October. This is not just a technological achievement but a historic milestone in India's indigenous defence production and self-reliance.

According to Prahlad Joshi, Minister of Renewable Energy, Government of India, the central government plans to demonstrate the Pradhan Mantri Kusum (PM-KUSUM) and Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar programs in African and island countries. 

The South China Sea is one of the most crucial maritime regions in Southeast Asia, known for its strategic, economic, and geopolitical importance.

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to María Corina Machado of Venezuela.

Recently, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) released its annual report, “The Global State of Democracy 2024: Strengthening the Legitimacy of Elections in a Time of Radical Uncertainty.”

A new study using data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided additional evidence that life may be possible on Saturn's moon Enceladus.

The World Bank has raised India's growth forecast for the fiscal year 2025-26 from 6.3% to 6.5%. This increase is primarily a result of a strong domestic market and the impact of the government's visionary GST reforms.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on October 8, 2025, that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).”

On October 5, the bilateral exercise "Konkan-2025" between the Indian Navy and the British Royal Navy commenced off the west coast of India. The biennial exercise, Konkan, was first held in 2004.

India is seriously considering opening the nuclear energy sector to private investment to achieve its target of 100 gigawatts of nuclear capacity by 2047. This is not only a necessary step to meet the country's growing energy demand but also in line with its commitment to achieve 500 gigawatts of non-fossil fuel-based energy production by 2030.