1. Core Information

• What it is: It is an International Day of Awareness referred to as World Sight Day.
• Frequency & Timing: This is held annually on the second week of October.
• 2025 Date: This puts the celebration on the 9 th day of October, 2025.

Part 1 Tata Capital Landmark IPO.

1. Key Details of the IPO

• Name: Tata capital limited company.
• Issue Size: ₹15,511 crore.
• Significance: It is the biggest initial public offering (IPO) by the Tata Group as well as any Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) in India.
• Opening Date: October 6, 2025.

1. Overall Debt Position

• Total Debt: External debt of India, used at the end of June 2025, was USD 747.2 billion.
• Quarterly Change: It is an increment of USD 11.2 billion over the end of March 2025.
• Valuation Effect: There was a 5.1 billion growth as a result of the weakening of the US dollar against other major currencies.

1. Growth Projection

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stuck to its predictions of a growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India of 6.5 percent in FY 2025-26.
• The ADB is also estimating 6.5 percent growth rate in FY 2026-27. This is a minor revision of its previous estimate of 6.7 per cent that same year.

1. Key Trend

• The holdings of the Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) in the Indian Government Securities (G-Secs) declined to 6.7 percent of the total outstanding as of September 19, 2025.
• This is a fall of the 7.1 percent mark in March 2025.