Explanation: Tiruppur, India’s garment manufacturing hub, often known as “Dollar City” for its dominance in US apparel exports, was severely impacted by US 50% tariffs. he Washington Post.

Explanation: The article mentions International E-Waste Day falls on 14 October.

Explanation: Sonali Ghosh was honored with the Kenton R. Miller Award for her outstanding contributions to international development.

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India maintained the repo rate at 5.5% during its August 2025 Monetary Policy Committee meeting.

Explanation: Joby Mathew

Explanation: Tamil Nadu launched the 'Green Energy Mission' in October 2025 to promote renewable energy sources, aiming to achieve 50% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2030.

Explanation: The MPI 2025 report states that of about 6.3 billion people in 109 countries, roughly 1.1 billion (≈18.3 %) are in acute multidimensional poverty (i.e., deprived in health, education, and standard-of-living indicators).

Explanation: According to TTR Weekly, “Air India will add 174 weekly flights on key domestic & short-haul international routes” from 26 October.

Explanation: The festival of Govardhan Puja (also called Annakut) will be celebrated on Wednesday 22 October 2025, the day after Diwali.

Explanation: According to school-assembly headlines of 21 October, the Prime Minister inaugurated the National AI Innovation Centre in Bengaluru