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Daily Current Affairs – 7 October, 2026

    Legislative Privilege Versus Freedom of Speech and Expression

    Context

  • The Supreme Court recently disposed of a more than two-decade-old dispute concerning the conflict between legislative privilege and freedom of speech and expression.

    • Background

  • The matter arose from a 2003 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly resolution against journalists over reports and an editorial critical of the state government and the then chief minister of the state. 
  • The Assembly treated the publication as a breach of privilege and ordered 15 days’ imprisonment for five journalists. The Supreme Court stayed the arrest warrants.
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    Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Growth Fund

    Context

  • The Union Cabinet approved the proposal by the Ministry of Finance to commit ₹10,000 crore of central government funding for the setting up of a Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Growth Fund.

    • About SME Growth Fund (SGF)

  •  SME Growth Fund (SGF) is aimed at catalysing growth-oriented capital for India’s SMEs and enabling the emergence of champion Indian enterprises across manufacturing, services, technology, innovation-driven sectors, and strategic value chains.
  • The Fund was first mentioned in the Union Budget 2026.
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    A Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

    Context

  • NASA wants to install a nuclear reactor near the moon’s south pole by 2030.

    • About

  • Its planned output is 20 kilowatt (kW) and could power a few households on earth.  
  • Russia’s planned reactor for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) led by China, will produce around 10 kW. 
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    Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: IceCube Neutrino Astronomy

    Context

  • The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his pioneering contribution to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.

    • IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole

  • The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the South Pole in Antarctica, is designed primarily to detect high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. 
  • It occupies about 1 cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice & contains 5,160 optical sensors, called Digital Optical Modules.
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    India’s Aerospace Sovereignty

    In News

  • The Defence Minister emphasised that achieving aerospace and defence self-reliance requires indigenous aero-engine capabilities across design, development, testing, manufacturing, materials and MRO, particularly for the AMCA programme .

    • India’s aerospace and defence sector

  • The aerospace industry in India represents a huge opportunity for growth and could account for ₹3 lakh billion of defence production in India by 2029.  
  • The aerospace market alone is projected to require an estimated 43,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years because of increasing demand coming from the international marketplace.
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    News In Short 07-10-2026

    Context

  • Contrary to the name, the Silk Road was a network of multiple land and maritime trade routes connecting parts of east, central, south, and west Asia. 

    • Ancient Silk Road

  • The Silk Road became important from around the second century BC, when China’s Han dynasty expanded west and established contacts with Central Asian states. 
  • Because Chinese silk was a prized commodity then, the network was called the Silk Road.
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