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UPSC daily PIB summary — 11 October 2026

Key developments today highlight the United Nations Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems hosted in New Delhi, the launch of Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Shreyas, and targeted science and technology cluster initiatives.

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1 science_and_technology Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems Telecommunication Engineering Centre (DoT) and ICAR jointly hosted the second meeting of the UN Global Initiative on AI for Agri-Food Systems (GI-AI4FS) at India Mobile Congress 2026. GS2 GS3

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2 defence Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Shreyas Yard 3040 (Shreyas), a Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) for the Indian Navy, was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. GS3

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3 science_and_technology Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2026 The Department of Telecommunications and International Telecommunication Union organized the national challenge supported by IIT Delhi's I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics. GS3

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4 science_and_technology Science and Technology Clusters Initiative The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India chaired the Fourth All S&T Clusters' Meet in Chandigarh. GS3

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5 schemes Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) completed its first year of implementation focusing on targeted agricultural development. GS2 GS3

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