- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that India is now open defecation-free (ODF), speaking at a 'Swachh Bharat Diwas' programme in Ahmedabad on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- The most effective Swachchta Ambassador award was presented to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar by the President Ram Nath Kovind on 2nd October 2019.
- Jammu and Kashmir National Law University Bill got assent from the Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, for the establishment of a National Law University. The bill is concerned with the ‘All India Law Ministers Conference’ proposal in mid-nineties and resolved to set up in each State a Law School modelled on the lines of National Law School University.
- Telangana has become one the fully electrified states in the country under the Sahaj Bijili Ghar Yojana (Soubhagya Yojana) launced in 2017.
- The World Women's Boxing Championship has began on 3rd October 2019 at Ulan Ude in Russia. India will play with a ten-member squad and M C Mary Kom will start for India in 51 kilogram category.
- Economist Surjit S Bhalla has been appointed as the Executive Director (ED) for India on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by succeeding RBI deputy governor Subir Gokarn.
- Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express
- ‘Paryatan Parv 2019’
- Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019
- Saraswati Samman Award
