• Public Sector Banks (PSBs): 12
• Private Sector Banks (PVBs): 21
• Regional Rural Banks (RRBs): 28
• Foreign Banks (FBs): 44
• Small Finance Banks (SFBs): 11
• Payments Banks (PBs): 5
• Local Area Banks (LABs): 2

1. Goa Ranks 1st in Access Equality Index (AEI) 2026

• The AccessEquality Index 2026 was released by the Centre for New Economics Studies (CNES), O.P. Jindal Global University.
• Goa secured the 1st rank with a score of 0.68,Andhra Pradesh ranked 2nd (0.66), followed by Sikkim in 3rd place (0.63).
• It uses 60 indicators across 23 categories, giving equal weightage to all five dimensions.

2. Delhi Inaugurates Its First Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service

• Delhi's first recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service was inaugurated at Sonia Vihar, Delhi.
• The service is named Namo Yamuna River Cruise Service.
• The project is being developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

3. MobiKwik Gets RBI NBFC Licence for ₹5,000 Cr Credit

• One MobiKwik Systems Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, MobiKwik Financial Services Private Limited (MFSPL), received the Certificate of Registration (CoR) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an NBFC.
• The NBFC registration was issued under Section 45-IA of the RBI Act, 1934.
• MobiKwik aims to disburse loans worth ₹5,000 crore over the next 3–4 years.

4. COP31 Climate Summit 2026 Begins in Antalya, Türkiye

• The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held in Antalya, Türkiye.
• The summit aims to accelerate the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
• COP31 follows COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, in 2025.

5. Google Unveils Two New 8th-Generation AI Systems

• Google announced two new eighth-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) systems, TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max.
• TPU 8tx uses 5th-generation AMD EPYC processors and provides hardware-level protection for sensitive data.
• Google claims TPU 8tx delivers up to 2 times lower latency compared with TPU 8t.

6. India-Oman Joint Naval Exercise Naseem Al Bahr 2026 Begins in Oman

• The 15th edition of the bilateral naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr (Sea Breeze) 2026 commenced between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman.
• The Indian Navy is participating with INS Surat, a Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyer.
• It aligns with India's MAHASAGAR vision – Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.

7. 3 Indian Manuscripts Added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Register

• The three manuscripts are Mahabharata, Arthashastra and Rajatarangini.
• Mahabharata is preserved in Pune (Maharashtra), Arthashastra in Mysuru (Karnataka), and Rajatarangini in Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir).
• With these additions, India's total entries in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Register increased to six, including Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra and Sahrdayaloka-Locana (2024).

8. Victor Lai won the men's singles title at the 2026 Korea Open

• Canada's Victor Lai won the men's singles title at the YEOSU VICTOR Korea Open 2026.
• He defeated Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong in the final with a score of 21–11, 21–14.
• Victor Lai (Badminton) became the first Canadian men's singles player to win the Korea Open title.