Government & Policy
- A new fish market in Pandara, Bhubaneswar was established by PM Modi.
- The summation of the NPS and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) went beyond 16 lakh crore.
- CBIC also introduced auto-approval of registering IFSC codes with a view of improving Ease of Doing Business.
- The redesigned Sugamya Bharat App that was aimed at persons with disabilities was introduced in Goa.
Defence
- The Trinetra Static Firing Facility which was used to fire naval weapons was launched in Visakhapatnam.
- INS Abhay and Fast Attack Craft T-82 were also retired in Mumbai after 30 years of service.
- The first Australia India Defence Ministers Dialogue took place.
Economy & Business
- RBI created the Unified Markets Interface (UMI) to tokenize assets with the help of digital currency.
- HSBC had invested Rs8,880 crore in Indian start-ups.
- Blackstone opened an India credit platform.
International & Awards
- Anthropic and Microsoft decided to hire former UK PM Rishi Sunak as a Senior Adviser.
- Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt were awarded the 2025 Economics Nobel on their contributions to the innovation-driven growth.
Other Key Developments
- President commended the Siddi tribal people who have a literacy level of above 72%.
- Semiconductor Innovation Museum was opened in Hyderabad.
- FICCI and IICT joined forces with Netflix to develop AVGC-XR talent.
- The World Standards Day was celebrated on October 14.
Month: Current Affairs - October 14, 2025
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