The two-day National Conference on Land Administration and Disaster Management commenced today at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
Addressing the inaugural session, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel emphasized the importance of digitising land records and leveraging indigenous technology tools to promote a citizen-centric approach and ensure land rights at the grassroots level.
The Chief Minister noted that the conference would play a vital role in strengthening land administration and disaster management across the country by providing a platform for states to share best practices and innovations.

The conference today witnessed the inauguration of new revenue offices, the launch of the Revenue Diary and the Integrated Land Administration System, as well as the distribution of SVAMITVA cards to members of nomadic tribe.

Organised by the Department of Land Resources under the Ministry of Rural Development, the conference will include thematic panel discussions on a range of topics. A large number of stakeholders of land administration including the revenue officers from various states are taking part in the conference.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various development projects worth approximately 825 crore rupees in Kurukshetra. These included the foundation stone laying of 11 projects, including five nursing colleges, 84 residences at Jind Police Line, the inauguration of the Pediatric Rest House in Narnaul, and the 300-bed Assandh Sub-Divisional Hospital. Chief Minister Nayab Singh, Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal, and Cabinet Minister Anil Vij, along with several other ministers, were also present. On this occasion, Mr Shah praised the Haryana government for working with the Spirit of Service for Good Governance.

Mr Shah also inaugurated a state-level exhibition on three new criminal laws in Kurukshetra. The Home Minister said that now, with the three new criminal laws, justice will be ensured instead of punishment, and even the poorest of the poor will be able to protect their honour and property. He said that those who fled from the country after committing a crime will also now face trial.

India ended its campaign at the ISSF Junior World Cup by topping the medals table with eight gold, 10 silver and eight bronze.

AIN (Individual Neutral Athlete) was second with five gold, three silver and four bronze. Italy was third with two gold, two silver and a bronze. Czechia had two gold and a silver, while Croatia won the other gold.

Spain, Finland, Cyprus and Iran were the other teams to figure in the medals table.

Aleksandra Tikhonova beat India’s Tejaswani 33-30 for the sports pistol gold on the final day of the competition at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, on Wednesday.

In Chess, Grandmaster P Iniyan of Tamil Nadu won the 62nd National Chess Championship in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, yesterday. He clinched the title by remaining unbeaten in over 11 rounds, with 7 wins and 4 draws. Iniyan also won a prize money of 6 lakh rupees, despite tying with 15-year-old International Master H. Goutham Krishna of Kerala, who won 5 lakh rupees, by virtue of a better Buchholz score.

Among the six players who had scored 8.5 points each, Grand Master Sasikiran Krishnan of PSPB had the highest tie-break, to finish third, winning Rs. 4 lakhs, while International Master Aronyak Ghosh of Railways finished fourth, and Grand Master Abhijeet Gupta settled for fifth place.

In Dubai, the 11th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) opened today at World Trade Centre, drawing more than 3,300 participants from over 30 countries. Policymakers, business leaders, investors, and innovators are attending the two-day gathering under the theme “Innovating for Impact: Accelerating the Future of the Green Economy.” The focus reflects Dubai’s positioning as a global hub for sustainable development and climate action.

Co-located with the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2025), the summit highlights collaborative efforts to achieve net-zero targets and advance green transformation. Discussions on the opening day centered on technology integration, policy frameworks, climate finance, equity, and youth engagement as critical drivers of change. Sessions also underscored the importance of small and medium enterprises in pioneering sustainable technologies, alongside policy reforms to accelerate global climate goals.

India’s left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma has made history by achieving the highest-ever rating in the ICC Men’s T20I Batter Rankings. The 25-year-old reached 931 points after a stylish half-century in India’s win over Sri Lanka at the Asia Cup, surpassing Dawid Malan’s 2020 record of 919. Abhishek now leads England’s Phil Salt by 82 points, with Tilak Varma holding third place. Abhishek was named Player of the Tournament with 314 runs at an average of 44.85.

Among bowlers, India’s Varun Chakravarthy retained his top spot, while Kuldeep Yadav, Shaheen Afridi, and Rishad Hossain made significant gains.

In the same rankings update, Pakistan’s Saim Ayub replaced Hardik Pandya as the top-ranked all-rounder after claiming eight wickets at the Asia Cup. Pandya dropped to second place.

To mark the completion of 100 years of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) released a specially designed commemorative postage stamp and coin highlighting the Sangh’s contributions to the nation. Terming RSS as the embodiment of ‘timeless national consciousness’, he said in the mission of building a developed India by 2047, the contribution of the Sangh will be crucial.

The ₹100 coin, released by the PM at Delhi’s Ambedkar International Centre, features the national emblem on one side and an image of ‘Bharat Mata’ in ‘Varad Mudra’ (hand position representing giving or granting blessings), with a lion, being saluted by swayamsevaks, on the other. Speaking on the occasion, PM highlighted that this is possibly the first time in independent India’s history that Bharat Mata’s image has appeared on Indian currency. He added that the coin also bears the Sangh’s guiding motto: “Rashtraya Swaha, Idam Rashtraya, Idam Na Mama.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) became the first person in history to achieve a net worth of nearly $500 billion, propelled by a rebound in the EV company's shares and surging valuations of the tech entrepreneur's other startups.

Mr. Musk's net worth stood at $499.5 billion as of 3:55 p.m. E.T., according to Forbes' billionaires index.

Tesla stock has been driving the increase in Mr. Musk's net worth. The shares have risen more than 14% so far this year and climbed nearly 4% on Wednesday (October 1, 2025), adding more than $7 billion to his net worth.

The Centre plans to launch Model Youth Gram Sabha (MYGS), an initiative based on the Model UN – an educational simulation of the United Nations – in schools across the country, an official said.

As part of the initiative, a mock Gram Sabha will be conducted in identified schools, where students from classes 9-12 will play the roles of sarpanch, ward members, and village-level officials, including village secretary, Anganwadi worker, auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM), and junior engineers. They will hold mock meetings of the Gram Sabha, discuss various issues, and prepare the village budget and development plans. Gram Sabhas are the local assemblies comprising all adults in a rural area.

As per the official, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in collaboration with the ministries of Education and Tribal Affairs will launch this initiative in over 600 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) and 200 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) across the country in the first phase beginning from October 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday constituted a six-member Payments Regulatory Board (PRB), comprising three nominees from the Central government, to oversee the functioning of payment systems in the country.

The Board is chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. Alongside the Governor, the two other RBI representatives on the PRB are the Deputy Governor and the Executive Director in charge of Payment and Settlement Systems. The government nominees include the Secretary of the Department of Financial Services, the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and Aruna Sundararajan, former Telecom Secretary.

The PRB replaces the Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems (BPSS), a committee of the RBI’s Central Board. The new board derives its authority from the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.