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🗓 8 October 2026 – Current Affairs One-Liners

🏦 RBI removed Paytm Payments Bank from the list of scheduled banks following the cancellation of its banking licence.
RBI ने Paytm Payments Bank का बैंकिंग लाइसेंस रद्द होने के बाद उसे Scheduled Banks की सूची से हटा दिया।

🛡 UNDP, Generali Central and other partners launched an Insurance Innovation Challenge to strengthen MSME resilience.
UNDP, Generali Central और अन्य साझेदारों ने MSMEs की resilience मजबूत करने के लिए Insurance Innovation Challenge लॉन्च किया।

🌱 Government notified 375 permissible works under VB-G RAM G, expanding the scope of rural employment and infrastructure activities.
सरकार ने VB-G RAM G के तहत 375 अनुमत कार्य अधिसूचित किए, जिससे ग्रामीण रोजगार और बुनियादी ढांचा गतिविधियों का दायरा बढ़ा।

📊 SEBI launched an investor awareness campaign to promote informed decision-making and safer investing practices.
SEBI ने निवेशकों को सूचित निर्णय लेने और सुरक्षित निवेश प्रथाओं के लिए जागरूक करने हेतु अभियान शुरू किया।

✈️ Bharat Forge signed a long-term aerospace contract with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the supply of critical aerospace components.
Bharat Forge ने महत्वपूर्ण एयरोस्पेस कंपोनेंट्स की आपूर्ति के लिए Pratt & Whitney Canada के साथ दीर्घकालिक अनुबंध किया।

🔬 Renowned Indian metallurgist Palle Rama Rao, known for his contributions to materials science and metallurgy, passed away.
प्रसिद्ध भारतीय धातुकर्मी पल्ले रामा राव का निधन हो गया; उन्होंने Materials Science और Metallurgy के क्षेत्र में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया।

🧪 Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering contributions to asymmetric synthesis and molecular chirality.
हेनरी कागन और केन्सो सोआई को asymmetric synthesis और molecular chirality में अग्रणी योगदान के लिए 2026 का रसायन विज्ञान नोबेल पुरस्कार मिला।

🏆 IISc Bengaluru professor Mahesh Kakde won the 2026 Ramanujan Prize for his contributions to algebraic number theory.
IISc बेंगलुरु के प्रोफेसर महेश काकडे को algebraic number theory में योगदान के लिए 2026 का रामानुजन पुरस्कार मिला।

🤖 India ranked among the world’s top 10 countries in AI readiness, according to a World Bank assessment.
World Bank के आकलन के अनुसार भारत AI readiness के मामले में दुनिया के शीर्ष 10 देशों में शामिल हुआ।

🏥 The Ministry of Health launched JOSH teams in New Delhi to strengthen public health outreach and community engagement.
स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य पहुंच और सामुदायिक भागीदारी मजबूत करने के लिए नई दिल्ली में JOSH teams लॉन्च कीं।