Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
On 16 September 2026 the Union Cabinet raised the wage ceiling for mandatory EPFO coverage from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month. More than 51 lakh more employees will now come under provident fund, pension (EPS) and insurance (EDLI) cover. The ceiling was last raised in September 2014. The Government's yearly outgo is estimated at about ₹11,339 crore.
16 Sep 2026
On 15 September 2026, seven flying squads of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) inspected 22 industrial units in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. Sixteen broke norms and statutory directions, and 12 show cause notices were issued. The UP Pollution Control Board sealed two units, one burning hazardous sludge in a wood-fired pit furnace.
16 Sep 2026
On 16 September 2026 the MEA rejected the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission as having no legal basis. It said there is no boundary between Pakistan and China, the whole of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India, and India has never recognised the so-called China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963.
16 Sep 2026
The Government clarified on 15 September 2026 that under the new UPI framework all person-to-person payments stay free, and so do merchant payments up to ₹2,000. A merchant discount rate (MDR) of 0.4 per cent applies only to merchant payments above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300. About 96 per cent of merchant transactions will not be affected.
15 Sep 2026
On 15 September 2026 the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on the company that runs the Rapido ride-hailing app. It found two dark patterns, "confirm shaming" and "interface interference", in prompts that pushed riders to pay more before a ride was confirmed, and ordered the platform to stop them.
15 Sep 2026
The 22nd edition of Yudh Abhyas, the joint exercise of the Indian and US Armies, opened on 15 September 2026 at the Auli Foreign Training Node in Uttarakhand. It runs at the same time at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. About 600 personnel from each side are training for operations in mountainous and semi-mountainous terrain.
15 Sep 2026
The Varuna Elevated Corridor, approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2026, is a ₹10,998-crore, 43.218-km road along the Varuna river in Varanasi. It will link NH-31 with the Varanasi Ring Road. NHAI will build it, with a cable-stayed bridge. Travel time from NH-31 to Kashi Railway Station should fall from about 40 to 20 minutes.
15 Sep 2026
India's total exports of goods and services in April to August 2026-27 are estimated at US$ 399.27 billion, 15.55 per cent more than a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on 15 September 2026. Merchandise exports grew 17.85 per cent. In August alone, electronic goods exports rose 89.82 per cent to US$ 5.55 billion.
15 Sep 2026
The Periodic Labour Force Survey bulletin for August 2026, released on 15 September 2026, shows the labour force participation rate for people aged 15 and above rising to 55.6 per cent. Female participation was 34.8 per cent, up 1.1 points in a year. The unemployment rate held at 5.0 per cent, and rural unemployment fell to 4.1 per cent.
15 Sep 2026
India's Ministry of Power has approved export of up to 654 MW of electricity to the Nepal Electricity Authority, 18 hours a day, from 13 September to 31 December 2026. Up to 600 MW will flow through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar line and up to 54 MW through Tanakpur-Mahendranagar. Floods had damaged Nepal's hydropower plants and cut its generation.
14 Sep 2026