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Smit Machchhar to Receive Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award for Courage During Flydubai Flight Incident

Smit Machchhar to Receive Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award for Courage During Flydubai Flight Incident

The Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has made an announcement about awarding the Vishisht Gujarat Garima Award to the captain of Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar for his heroic deed during a mid-air emergency situation on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Despite the fact that Smit Machchhar has been severely injured during this incident, …

Anup Kumar Saha to Become Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO from January 2027

Anup Kumar Saha to Become Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO from January 2027

Reserve Bank of India has granted approval for the appointment of Anup Kumar Saha as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Bank for a tenure of three years, which shall commence from January 1, 2027. Saha will replace Ashok Vaswani whose tenure will end on December 31, 2026. The appointment is …

California Bans Child Marriage: Minimum Marriage Age Set at 18

California Bans Child Marriage: Minimum Marriage Age Set at 18

Governor Gavin Newsom has approved the Assembly Bill 1267 (AB 1267), which bans child marriage in California as of September 30, 2026. The legislation establishes the minimum marriage and domestic partnership ages at 18 years old with no exceptions. In other words, the legislation repeals the earlier laws that allowed minors to marry if there …

India Manufacturing PMI Rises to 7-Month High at 55.1 in September 2026

India Manufacturing PMI Rises to 7-Month High at 55.1 in September 2026

The manufacturing sector in India saw a pick-up in September 2026, as the HSBC India Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.1 from 52.8 in the previous month. The September number represents the highest improvement in manufacturing sector conditions in seven months. The growth in the sector was due to strong domestic demand, as well as export …

Narendra Bhooshan Assumes Charge as Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Narendra Bhooshan Assumes Charge as Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Narendra Bhooshan, who is the 1992-batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has taken charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the Government of India. This comes after he served as Secretary of the Department of Land Resources (DoLR), which was in the Ministry …

Important Days in October 2026: National and International Events

Important Days in October 2026: National and International Events

October is the tenth month of the year and has thirty-one days. Initially, it used to be the eighth month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC. The name October comes from the Latin word “Octo”, meaning ‘eight’. The month was called Winterfylleth by Anglo-Saxons, meaning ‘fullness of winter’. Several national and international events relating …

Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 2026 Comes into Force from October 1: Key Changes

Bankers’ Books Evidence Act 2026 Comes into Force from October 1: Key Changes

Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 shall come into force from October 1, 2026, superseding the Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 1891. The act has updated the laws relating to the use of banking records as evidence in any court proceeding, arbitration, investigation or inquiry. The act has taken into consideration that the record can be made …

ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise AIME-2026 Begins in Philippines

ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise AIME-2026 Begins in Philippines

The second edition of ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026) has been inaugurated at Subic Bay, Philippines on 28 September, 2026. The Indian naval ships Sahyadri and Kulish along with the maritime forces of ASEAN countries are taking part in the exercise. Theme for the exercise is ‘Anchored in Trust, United at Sea’ and aims to improve …