By GS Paper

Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).

GS2 · IR (India–France)

India–France space cooperation: human spaceflight, TRISHNA and start-ups

On 28 September 2026 a French delegation led by Minister Philippe Baptiste met India's Minister of State for Science and Technology in New Delhi. They discussed the joint TRISHNA satellite, French support for Gaganyaan, and links with India's more than 400 space start-ups, under the India-France Year of Innovation 2026.

28 Sep 2026
GS2 · Welfare schemes, vulnerable sections

PM-AJAY backgrounder: one merged scheme for Scheduled Caste development

Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme of the Social Justice Ministry, launched in 2021-22. It merges three older schemes and works through Adarsh Gram, grants-in-aid and hostels. By 8 September 2026, 18,093 villages had been declared Adarsh Grams.

28 Sep 2026
GS3 · Environment (waste management), energy

Swachh Bharat waste-to-energy: biogas and bio-CNG from organic waste

A PIB backgrounder of 27 September 2026 shows how Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 turns organic waste into energy. Prayagraj's bio-CNG plant takes 343 tonnes of waste a day, a Gwalior gaushala makes compressed biogas from dung, and a Hyderabad market runs its streetlights on vegetable waste.

27 Sep 2026
GS3 · Defence

Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Jodhpur with seven partner air forces

Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, the Indian Air Force's multilateral air exercise, runs from 26 September to 12 October 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur under the theme "Power in Partnership". Seven countries take part: Australia, the USA, the UAE, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The first edition was held in 2024.

27 Sep 2026
GS2/GS3 · Cooperatives, women empowerment

‘She-Mart’ cooperative outlets launched in Keralam to link women SHGs to markets

On 26 September 2026 the Union Minister of Cooperation launched She-Mart at Kollam, Keralam. Announced in the Budget, She-Mart links women Self-Help Groups and rural women entrepreneurs directly to buyers. More than 300 She-Mart stores are planned across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, selling local and Bharat Brand products.

26 Sep 2026
GS3 · Energy, shipping decarbonisation

India’s first port-based e-methanol plant: foundation stone at Kandla

On 26 September 2026 the foundation stone was laid for India's first port-based e-methanol plant at Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla, Gujarat. The 150-tonne-per-day, ₹2,300 crore plant, a venture of DPA and Assam Petro-Chemicals, will make green methanol from renewable power, water and biogenic CO2 to fuel ships.

26 Sep 2026