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Highlights of Current Affairs 12 October 2026
- The National SC-ST Hub scheme links SC/ST entrepreneurs to public procurement, with 4% of annual central procurement earmarked for SC/ST-owned MSEs and a 25% capital subsidy (up to ₹25 lakh) under the SCLCSS.
- India’s bamboo sector is expanding beyond handicrafts into construction materials and food processing, aided by the 2017 Indian Forest Act amendment removing non-forest bamboo from the definition of “tree”; bamboo-bearing area is about 1.55 lakh sq km.
- UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2026 projects official development assistance to fall 6.9% to about $152 billion (its lowest since 2014), just 0.23% of donors’ GNI against the 0.7% target.
- The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 has drawn criticism from CAPF cadre officers over IPS deputation quotas (50% of IG posts, at least 67% of ADG posts, 100% of SDG/DG posts); the Supreme Court is to hear related matters on 15 October.
- Canadian poet Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the second Canadian woman laureate after Alice Munro and the 19th woman overall.
- South African jurist Navi Pillay, of Indian Tamil origin, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work on international law and accountability, including the landmark Akayesu case at the Rwanda tribunal.
- WWF’s Living Planet Report 2026 recorded steep declines in monitored wildlife populations (freshwater 85%, terrestrial 69%, marine 59%), though the index measures relative abundance, not total animals lost; India’s Ganges river dolphin survey estimated 6,324 animals.
- Assam’s Nameri Tiger Reserve earned Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) Approved status, with India holding 27 of the 36 approved sites worldwide.
- The JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) initiative under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan was launched, pairing MY Bharat volunteers and NCC cadets in teams across 55 districts in 11 States/UTs, as 67,933 Panchayats were recognised as TB Mukt in 2026.
- India’s External Affairs Minister held talks in Abidjan with Côte d’Ivoire on defence, counter-terrorism and trade, while India and Mali marked World Cotton Day (7 October) at the UN under the theme “Cotton for Sustainability.”
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