India finished fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 with 85 medals – 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. Athletics was India’s biggest medal-producing sport, winning 24 medals including one gold. The women’s 4×400m relay team won India’s only athletics gold, while Vithya Ramraj broke P.T. Usha’s 400m hurdles national record. India achieved first-time Asian Games medals in mixed martial arts, soft tennis, women’s pole vault and men’s skiff sailing. Anahat Singh became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games singles silver in squash. India’s campaign was marked by several records, historic firsts, gold medals and Olympic qualification achievements.

Recently, Odisha launched India’s first dedicated incentive portal for MICE tourism to attract investment and promote business tourism. MICE stands for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions and involves organised travel for professional and business purposes. It aims to promote Odisha as a destination for corporate conventions and simplify applications for financial incentives. The government also plans to encourage destination weddings, sports events and cultural heritage-related tourism.

World Habitat Day 2026 is observed on 5 October 2026, as it falls on the first Monday of October every year. The day encourages governments, organisations and communities to reflect on the condition of human settlements and reaffirm adequate shelter as a fundamental human right. The 2026 theme is “Adequate Housing for All”, focusing on housing insecurity, informal settlements and the growing gap between housing demand and affordability. The global observance is held in Muscat, Oman, from 5–8 October 2026. The campaign aims to promote solutions that make safe, affordable and dignified housing accessible to everyone.

Recently, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) commenced their joint military exercise MOUNTAIN GUARDIAN 2026 in Uttarakhand. The exercise was conducted from 5 to 18 October 2026 at the Foreign Training Node, Chaubatia. It focuses on mountain warfare and aims to improve interoperability, mutual understanding and military cooperation. A total of 92 personnel, with equal participation from both armies, are taking part.

Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment distributed 662 aids and assistive devices worth over ₹10 lakh to 114 senior citizens in Delhi-NCR under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY). The programme was held on 2 October 2026 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary. Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) was launched on 1 April 2017 to provide physical aids and assisted-living devices to senior citizens in need. The scheme aims to improve mobility, independence, dignity and quality of life among elderly beneficiaries. It is implemented by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.