Current affairs relevant to GS2.
On 10 September 2026 the Department of Consumer Affairs amended the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020. The new rules make every e-commerce entity join the National Consumer Helpline convergence process, label sponsored listings, show a fair "prior price" for discounts and self-audit for dark patterns. They come into force on 1 January 2027.
10 Sep 2026
On 10 September 2026 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs held its first regional FRA review at Bengaluru with Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. By 30 June 2026, over 54 lakh individual claims had been received nationally, about 25.42 lakh titles given, over 10 lakh claims were pending and 19,845 Community Forest Rights recognised.
10 Sep 2026
On 9 September 2026 UIDAI launched an Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK and a testing Sandbox at the Global Fintech Fest 2026. The SDK puts face authentication inside a bank or fintech's own Android or iOS app, so users no longer need the separate FaceRD app. Face authentication, launched in 2021, has handled over 500 crore transactions.
9 Sep 2026
The Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defence Force held bilateral exercise Veer Guardian-2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 9 to 22 September 2026. The IAF flew Tejas, Su-30 MKI and Rafale; JASDF flew F-2A fighters. Separately, the 7th India-Japan Joint Working Group on forests met in Bengaluru on 8 September.
8 Sep 2026
On 7 September 2026 the Lok Sabha Speaker opened a two-day All-India Capacity Building Workshop on "Gender-Responsive Governance" organised by the National Commission for Women in Faridabad. He called the provision of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies a historic need and said women must shape laws, not just receive support.
7 Sep 2026
On 6 September 2026 the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment appointed a new Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and three Members of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK). Bhagwat Prasad Makwana is Chairperson and Kaishab Bihari Vice-Chairperson. The appointments run up to 31 March 2028, the rest of the present Commission's tenure.
6 Sep 2026
On 5 September 2026 the Vice President launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026, a national meeting on valvular and structural heart disease, in Chennai. The registry is a multicentre effort to collect secure, de-identified, real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India, so that doctors have India-specific evidence.
5 Sep 2026
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever visited India from 2 to 4 September 2026, his first visit since taking office in February 2025. The joint statement backed early implementation of the India-EU FTA, launched an Investment Fast-Track Mechanism and welcomed a defence Letter of Intent. In Mumbai, the Commerce Minister pitched Antwerp-Bruges as India's gateway into Europe.
4 Sep 2026
The 18th Meeting of Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of BRICS countries was held in New Delhi from 1 to 3 September 2026, hosted by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks under DPIIT. It adopted Updated Operational Guidelines for IP BRICS cooperation and backed new projects on awareness, fintech, commercialisation and patent documentation.
2 Sep 2026
The Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 on 27 August 2026, published in the Gazette on 29 August. They set a framework for generating, maintaining, spreading and using IST as the common legal time reference, under "One Nation, One Time". The Rules come into force 180 days after publication.
2 Sep 2026