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- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the 8th edition of Windergy India 2026 in Chennai, as India aims to achieve 100 GW of installed wind energy capacity by 2030.
- India’s installed wind energy capacity reached 59.20 GW as of 30 September 2026, with a record annual installation of 6.05 GW in 2025–26.
- President Droupadi Murmu announced gubernatorial appointments in six States on 12 October 2026: Rajendra Arlekar (Tamil Nadu), Sudha Yadav (Karnataka), Om Prakash Mathur (Keralam), Braj Mohan Ram (Odisha), Dhal Singh Bisen (Uttarakhand) and Dushyant Gautam (Sikkim).
- Sudha Yadav replaced Thawarchand Gehlot as Karnataka Governor and became the State’s second woman Governor; Arlekar became Tamil Nadu’s full-time Governor after holding additional charge of Keralam.
- Renowned mridangam artiste Guruvayur Dorai passed away at the age of 92.
- He received the Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Kalaimamani Award.
- American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on for their work on the microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.
- World Egg Day 2026 was observed on the second Friday of October (October 9, 2026), to promote awareness of the nutritional benefits of eggs and their role in ensuring nutritional security.
- The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction is observed annually on 13 October to raise awareness about disaster-safe housing and investment in resilient homes.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Resilience Starts at Home.”
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