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Top stories: India finishes fourth with record 114 medals at Asian Para Games 2026 in Japan; UNFCCC 2026 NDC Synthesis Report finds pledges cut emissions only 6 per cent by 2035; PM Modi attends IAF 'Wings Over Ganges' air show in Varanasi for 94th anniversary.
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India finishes fourth with record 114 medals at Asian Para Games 2026 in Japan
India ended the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in fourth place with a best-ever haul of 114 medals: 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze. This bettered the earlier record of 108 medals from the Hangzhou, China edition. IOA president PT Usha praised the athletes for their determination, and para-athletics was the top contributor with 65 medals.
Exam angle: The first Asian Para Games were held in Guangzhou, China, in 2010; they are organised by the Asian Paralympic Committee.
Sources: All India Radio official, FreeJobAlert official, DNA
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UNFCCC 2026 NDC Synthesis Report finds pledges cut emissions only 6 per cent by 2035
The UNFCCC released its 2026 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report on October 27, 2026. Based on 127 new NDCs covering 154 parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement, it found current pledges would lower global greenhouse gas emissions by just 6 per cent from 2019 levels by 2035, or 9 per cent with conditional elements included.
Exam angle: The UNFCCC was opened for signature at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and entered into force in 1994; its secretariat is in Bonn, Germany.
Sources: Hindu BusinessLine, The Tribune
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PM Modi attends IAF 'Wings Over Ganges' air show in Varanasi for 94th anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief guest on the last day of the three-day 'Wings Over Ganges' aerial display, held at Namo Ghat in Varanasi on 25 October 2026. The show marked the 94th anniversary of the Indian Air Force and included the Rafale, Tejas and Sukhoi-30 MKI, along with the Surya Kiran and Sarang display teams.
Exam angle: The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932, and Air Force Day is observed on 8 October every year.
Sources: All India Radio official, The Tribune, Outlook
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PV Sindhu finishes runner-up to An Se Young at French Open Super 750 in Paris
PV Sindhu lost the women's singles final of the French Open Super 750 to South Korea's world No. 1 An Se Young in Paris on 25 October. Sindhu won the opening game 21-16, but An came back to win the next two games 21-11, 21-12 and take the match. It was the Indian's 11th straight loss to the Olympic champion.
Exam angle: PV Sindhu won Olympic silver at Rio 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020.
Sources: All India Radio official, Outlook, The Tribune, DNA
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