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UPPSC daily PIB summary — 05 October 2026

PIB updates feature the rewilding of captive-bred Great Indian Bustards, technological expansion under the National Supercomputing Mission, cotton procurement reforms, and pension grievance redressal mechanisms.

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1 environment Great Indian Bustard Conservation and Rewilding Union Environment Ministry released two captive-bred male Great Indian Bustards into the wild at Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. GS3

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2 science_and_technology National Supercomputing Mission India's supercomputing network under the National Supercomputing Mission expanded to 40 supercomputers delivering 68 Petaflops of computational capacity as of 2026. GS3

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3 economy Cotton Procurement Reforms and Kasturi Cotton… Cotton Corporation of India highlighted digital procurement systems, direct benefit transfers, and quality traceability initiatives across the cotton supply chain. GS3

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4 governance Pension Adalat Mechanism Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare organized the 17th Pension Adalat for on-the-spot resolution of central government civil pension disputes. GS2

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