381 routes and 61 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have become operationalized under the UDAN scheme.

UNESCO launches 2021 State of the Education Report for India: No Teacher, No Class.

The 6th edition of the annual Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR, between India and United Kingdom kick-started.

The Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen is on three days visit to India from October 9 to 11, 2021, to further strengthen and enhance the close and friendly ties between the two countries.

The combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh has been declared as a Tiger Reserve by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock, has successfully ended its mission.

The Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, virtually inaugurated the greenfield Sindhudurg airport in Maharashtra, under the RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme of the Government of India.

World Mental Health Day is every year on 10 October globally for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.

The theme for World Mental Health Day 2021 is 'Mental health in an unequal world'.

The Reserve Bank of India in its Monetary Policy Report - October 2021, has projected India's GDP growth rate for 2022-23 (FY23) at 7.8%.