Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
The 7th High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-India Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 22 September 2026, co-chaired by the Petroleum Minister and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais. Talks covered oil market stability, energy security and timely investment. The dialogue began in 2015; the 8th meeting will be in Vienna.
22 Sep 2026
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, launched on 23 September 2018, marked eight years in September 2026. It gives cashless hospital cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family a year. It has funded about 13.25 crore admissions worth ₹2.03 lakh crore, and over 48.51 crore people, about 33% of India, hold Ayushman cards.
22 Sep 2026
On 21 September 2026 MoSPI released "Sources and Methods for Compilation of National Accounts Statistics" for the new series with base year 2022-23. The series, India's eighth base-year revision, replaced the 2011-12 series on 27 February 2026 and was updated on 31 August 2026. The book explains the data, methods and concepts behind GDP.
21 Sep 2026
On 21 September 2026 the Health Ministry launched the 7th edition of the National Formulary of India, with 653 drugs, and announced that the Government has approved a Biovigilance Programme of India. Under it, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will monitor adverse events linked to medicines and biological products used in organ and tissue transplantation.
21 Sep 2026
The 18th edition of the India-Mongolia joint military exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT began on 21 September 2026 at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and runs to 3 October. It is an annual platoon-level exercise held in India and Mongolia by turns. Each side sends 45 personnel to train for counter-insurgency in semi-urban and mountainous terrain.
21 Sep 2026
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, signed on 27 April 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, will enter into force on 20 October 2026 (PIB, 21 September 2026). From day one, all of India's exports to New Zealand become duty-free. Dairy, sugar and edible oils stay out of India's tariff cuts, and New Zealand commits to facilitate USD 20 billion of investment.
21 Sep 2026
The Index of Core Industries grew 4.8% in August 2026 over August 2025, slightly below 5.0% in July (PIB, 21 September 2026). Cement grew 12.5% and electricity 11.6%, while coal, natural gas, crude oil and fertilizers shrank. Growth for April to August 2026 was 4.3%, up from 2.4% a year earlier. The index uses base year 2022-23.
21 Sep 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 20 September 2026 describes India's rural frontline cadres. Over 9 lakh Community Resource Persons (CRPs), mostly SHG women under DAY-NRLM, work with over 10.40 lakh ASHAs and 10.58 lakh trained Anganwadi Workers. Nearly 4.08 lakh CRPs work on livelihoods as Krishi, Pashu, Matsya and Van Sakhis; the rest on banking, insurance and gender.
20 Sep 2026
The 13th edition of the India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, was held at Visakhapatnam from 17 to 21 September 2026. INS Kavaratti, an indigenous anti-submarine warfare corvette, and the fleet tanker INS Jyoti took part for India, and SLNS Sindurala for Sri Lanka. SLINEX was conceptualised in 2005.
20 Sep 2026
At the 77th Foundation Day of the Central Silk Board in Bengaluru on 20 September 2026, the Textiles Minister said India's silk output has grown from 26,000 metric tonnes in 2014 to 42,000 tonnes now. The target is 60,000 tonnes by 2030-31, and the No. 1 global rank by 2028-29. Karnataka leads India's silk production.
20 Sep 2026