- Economy & Finance
- The overall exports (Apr-Sep 2025) of India increased by 4.45 percent to the US 413.30 billion.
- Bajaj Finserv AMC introduced Pay with mutual fund where UPI payments are paid through units of mutual funds.
- Curie Money released its UPI + investment application that every user could use following the NPCI approval.
- India & Australia India held the 5 th India Australia Energy Dialogue in New Delhi.
- Defence and International Relations.
- India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) unopposed on a 2026-2028 term.
- Japanese will shortly accept UPI payments made by Indian travellers.
- South Korea host IN Sahyadri on the first IN RoKN Bilateral Exercise.
- The Military Combat Parachute System developed by DRDO made a successful test using combat freefall of 32,000 feet.
- India had bilateral meetings with Saudi Arabia (Chemicals) and Brazil (to intensify the India-MERCOSUR Trade Agreement).
- Technology & Innovation
- The Face Authentication Challenge by IndiaAI was introduced to avoid examination fraud in national exams.
- AR Rahman collaborated with Google cloud to open an AI-enabled company, Secret mountain.
- Ring One is a health tracking, contactless payment smart ring launched by Muse Wearables.
- Uttarakhand AI Impact Summit 2025 is taking place in Dehradun.
- Appointments & Leadership
- Tarun Garg has assumed the position of the new MD and CEO of Hyundai Motor India, which becomes effective Jan 1, 2026.
- Government Initiatives
- PM Modi has opened up projects in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh of approximately 13,430 crore.
- Indian Railways will introduce a feature called rescheduling of tickets with no cancellation charges.
- Assam introduced CM Flight programme of developing skills and international opportunities among youth.
- Other Key Developments
- The 16 th WHO-IRCH interaction was in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- The US declared a bailout of Argentina economic crisis to the tune of 20 billion dollars.
- Ola Electric released a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), Ola Shakti.
- Adani Group is building a rope way to Kedarnath Dham.
- The 2030 Commonwealth Games should be hosted in Ahmedabad.
Month: Current Affairs - October 18, 2025
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