Every year, 02 October is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence, to mark the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.

The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

Every Year since 1983, the World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA) is observed on October 02, which marks the birth anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi

The Ministry of Labour & Employment in partnership with Microsoft India has launched the DigiSaksham Programme.

The US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan as the recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.

Lucy is a mission of the USA's NASA, to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. This is set to provide new insights into the solar system's formation 4.5 billion years ago.

Every year, World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in October. In 2021, this day is being celebrated on October 1st.

West Bengal is the highest contributor to the small saving schemes while Uttar Pradesh is the second top contributor.

Nisha Desai Biswal is the President of USIBC (US India Business Council).

According to the Union Finance Ministry' status report on India's external debt, India's External debt to GDP ratio increased marginally to 21.1% from 20.6% as of end-March 2020.