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FSSAI has proposed a draft amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, so that only products made from milk can be sold as "Paneer". Analogue products licensed under the "Analogue in Dairy Context" category would have to stop using the word. Comments are open for 60 days.
24 Sep 2026
On 23 September 2026 the cooperative ride service Bharat Taxi was launched in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj. Run on the "Driver is the Owner" principle, it has more than 10 lakh drivers (Saarthis) in six months, about 20,000 rides a day and over Rs 100 crore credited to drivers.
23 Sep 2026
Indian Railways completed the last section, Taroki-Rowghat (17.5 km), of the 95 km Dallirajhara-Rowghat new line in south Chhattisgarh, with the CRS inspection and speed trial done (PIB, 23 September 2026). The single-line electrified broad-gauge line will carry iron ore to Bhilai Steel Plant and link remote areas to Raipur.
23 Sep 2026
MoSPI released the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey, July 2025 to June 2026, on 23 September 2026. Pilgrimage and religious travel made up 48% of overnight trips over the last 365 days. Uttar Pradesh had the highest share of visitor-trips, 15.7%. Business trips had the highest average spend per trip, Rs. 5,949.
23 Sep 2026
On 23 September 2026 the Election Commission of India said all its decisions over the past year, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of rolls, were unanimous decisions of the full Commission. It said written notes and differing views by members are a normal part of deliberation before a final decision.
23 Sep 2026
On 23 September 2026 Indian Railways said KAVACH Version 4.0 was commissioned for the first time on South Central Railway, over 108 route km of the Malkajgiri-Kamareddi section in Hyderabad Division. KAVACH is India's own Automatic Train Protection system, certified to Safety Integrity Level-4, which can brake a train if the loco pilot does not.
23 Sep 2026
On 23 September 2026 the Ministry of External Affairs rejected references to India in the joint communique of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir. It said the OIC has no locus standi on matters internal to India and that J&K and Ladakh are an integral and inalienable part of India.
23 Sep 2026
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 22 September 2026 President Droupadi Murmu presented the 72nd National Film Awards at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat, near the Statue of Unity. She conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 on veteran actor Anant Nag for his contribution to Indian cinema. She asked that women be part of every regional jury.
22 Sep 2026