Current affairs compilation: September 2026
Pick a date on the calendar to read that day's current affairs. Full month list below for revision.
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
4 items- Rabi MSP 2027-28: safflower gets the biggest hike, wheat ₹2,610GS3 · Agriculture (MSP)
- New CAFE norms for cars: ~16.7% fuel-efficiency improvement from 2027 to 2032GS3 · Environment, energy efficiency
- Green Energy Corridor Phase-III: ₹1.86 lakh crore for intra-State transmission and 50 GWh battery storageGS3 · Energy infrastructure
- Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25: GVA up 9.59%, employment crosses 2 croreGS3 · Economy (industry)
Full September list
1 September
- Ahmedabad becomes third spoke under international aviation hub strategy
- CARA Adoption Awareness 2026: “Say No to Illegal Adoption”
- PM at 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, SCO’s 25th anniversary
- Shakti Sharma becomes first non-medical woman two-star officer
- Sugar stock limit for dealers cut to 2,000 quintals
2 September
- 18th BRICS heads of IP offices meet in New Delhi
- GIFT IFSC banking units mobilise $52.8 bn under RBI FCNR(B) swap
- JCR upgrades India’s sovereign rating to A- (stable)
- Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 notified: “One Nation, One Time”
- New GDP series with base 2022-23 and double deflation
3 September
- Decentralised grain storage plan through PACS: backgrounder
- Defence Minister releases RAKSHA defence-diplomacy roadmap
- Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari backgrounder: community water conservation
- Sonowal pushes green shipping corridors, shore power and green bunkering
4 September
- Belgian PM visit: India–EU FTA and Antwerp-Bruges link highlighted
- CAQM finds 17 of 35 industrial units non-compliant in Nuh, Haryana
- GSLV-F17 launches EOS-05, India’s first imaging satellite in geosynchronous orbit
- NFRA sets up advisory committee on audit quality and technology
- PIB backgrounder: National Policy on Geothermal Energy
5 September
- Coal Ministry: ₹37,500-crore coal gasification scheme applications under way
- ECLGS 5.0 backgrounder: credit guarantees for firms hit by external shocks
- NBA crosses ₹200 crore in Access and Benefit-Sharing payouts
- Vice President launches India Valve Registry for cardiac care
6 September
- 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards at Chandigarh
- New chairperson and members appointed to National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
- Vibrant Villages Programme: ₹11,639 crore for border villages
7 September
- Aquaculture backgrounder: RAS and biofloc for the blue economy
- DAC clears ₹1.10 lakh crore of defence acquisitions
- e-FAST India launches PACT to scale zero-emission trucks
- Jute backgrounder: India produced 76 lakh bales of raw jute in 2025-26
- Speaker: 33% reservation will open new avenues for women’s leadership
8 September
- DoT’s Financial Fraud Risk Indicator stopped ₹5,000 crore of suspected fraud
- IAF–JASDF air exercise Veer Guardian-2026 at Jodhpur
- Kharif sowing at 1,086.31 lakh ha; pulses and jute ahead of last year
- Centre steps up Lumpy Skin Disease control; expert team sent to UP
9 September
- Cabinet clears five rail multitracking projects worth ₹10,021 crore
- India endorses Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security
- ORV Sagar Manthan, indigenous ocean research vessel, launched at Kolkata
- UIDAI launches Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK and sandbox
10 September
- 9th ASEAN–India agriculture ministers’ meeting held in New Delhi
- Bakhira Lake sediments reveal 25,000 years of Central Ganga Plain climate
- DILRMP 3.0 guidelines: Land Stack, Bhu-Aadhaar for every parcel
- E-commerce rules amended: dark patterns, sponsored listings, seller disclosures
- First regional review of Forest Rights Act held in Bengaluru
- NSO releases first-ever district-level estimates for unincorporated sector
11 September
- 80 lakh HPV vaccine doses given; UP leads with 22 lakh girls
- Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 in force from 1 October
- Cochin Shipyard–Drydocks World JV to run International Ship Repair Facility
- Critical minerals key to energy and national security, says Science Minister
- India at G20 Energy Ministerial in Houston under US presidency
12 September
- BRICS New Delhi Declaration adopted at 18th Summit
- Modi–Xi meet at BRICS: “differences should not become disputes”
- Steel slag roads could cut construction cost by 40%, says Science Minister
13 September
- At BRICS, PM calls for Global South to move from “rule-taker to rule-shaper”
- CAZRI moth bean varieties survive 35-day dry spell in El Niño kharif
- India–CEPI partnership enters new phase; India is largest vaccine producer by volume
- India hosts World Circular Economy Forum 2026 in Gandhinagar, a first for South Asia
- New incentive scheme to expand domestic PNG connections
14 September
- India and MERCOSUR launch talks to expand their Preferential Trade Agreement
- India approves up to 654 MW power export to flood-hit Nepal
- PIB backgrounder: data centres get infrastructure status and incentives
- WPI inflation 9.92% and CPI inflation 4.82% in August 2026
15 September
- CCPA fines Rapido ₹10 lakh for dark patterns in tipping prompts
- Exports up 15.55% in Apr–Aug 2026-27; electronics exports nearly double in August
- PLFS August 2026: LFPR 55.6%, female LFPR 34.8%, unemployment 5.0%
- UPI stays free for P2P and 96% of merchant payments; MDR only above ₹2,000
- Yudh Abhyas 2026: 22nd India–US Army exercise opens at Auli and Mahajan
- Varuna Elevated Corridor: ₹10,998-crore, 43.2-km road project for Varanasi
16 September
- 10 years of the Authorised Economic Operator programme in customs
- Cabinet raises EPFO wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month
- Net Zero Portal and NAPCC Dashboard launched on World Ozone Day
- No RCMC needed for export consignments up to ₹3 lakh (FTP 2023 amended)
- India rejects Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission
- CAQM finds 16 of 22 industries non-compliant in Hapur (UP); 12 show-cause notices
17 September
- 16th round of commercial coal mine auctions launched; CMDPAs signed for six mines
- Health Ministry advisory: stem cell therapy only for approved indications; autism use only in trials
- India’s first soil-carbon payments: ₹2.9 crore to 2,550 farmers in Punjab and Haryana
- Semicon 2.0: ~₹1 lakh crore commitments; focus on design, equipment, packaging, talent
- Textile exports up 16.1% to ₹29,776 crore in August 2026
- India on the US Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act
18 September
- HAL hands over Tejas twin-seat trainers, HTT-40 trainers and Dhruv NG helicopters
- NSO releases district-level labour market indicators for the first time
- PM Vishwakarma turns three: 30 lakh artisans registered, 24.5 lakh trained
- SCO trade ministers meet in Dushanbe; India pitches “Security, Connectivity, Opportunity”
- Sugar stock limit for bulk consumers relaxed to 30 days; retail prices down ~10%
19 September
- 20th Rozgar Mela: 51,000+ appointment letters; Minister cites unemployment fall from 6% to 3.2%
- Aadhaar biometric authentication mandatory for subsidised LPG refills from 1 Oct 2026
- Keel laid for first Next Generation Missile Vessel at Cochin Shipyard
- PM-AJAY: 16,022 villages declared Adarsh Gram; ₹11,186 crore released in 12 years
- ₹252 crore approved for Kavach 4.0 on 607.7 route km of Lucknow Division (NER)
20 September
- 9 lakh Community Resource Persons: the frontline of rural service delivery
- Central Silk Board at 77: target to make India No. 1 in silk
- President at NGT climate conference: community-based adaptation rooted in traditional knowledge
- SLINEX-26: 13th India–Sri Lanka naval exercise at Visakhapatnam
21 September
- 7th National Formulary of India launched; new Biovigilance Programme approved
- Core industries grow 4.8% in August 2026 (base 2022-23)
- Exercise Nomadic Elephant (18th): India–Mongolia, at Pithoragarh
- India–New Zealand FTA to enter into force on 20 October 2026
- “Sources and Methods” for the new National Accounts series (base 2022-23) released
22 September
- 7th OPEC–India Energy Dialogue held in New Delhi
- AB PM-JAY at 8 years: 13.25 crore admissions worth ₹2.03 lakh crore
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2024) to Anant Nag; 72nd National Film Awards presented
- National Single Window System: how DPIIT’s investor approvals portal works
- TRAI 13th amendment to consumer protection rules: shorter voice-and-SMS-only vouchers
23 September
- Cooperative “Bharat Taxi” launched in Lucknow and four more UP cities
- Dallirajhara–Rowghat rail line completed: iron ore link to Bhilai through Bastar
- Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey 2025-26: pilgrimage tops overnight trips
- ECI: all decisions, including SIR, are unanimous decisions of the full Commission
- KAVACH 4.0 commissioned for the first time on South Central Railway
- India rejects OIC Contact Group remarks on J&K
24 September
- ASEAN-India economic ministers meet in Manila; trade at $128.38 billion in 2025-26
- Edible oil import duty cut: crude sunflower to nil, soybean and palm to 5%
- Exercise VARUNA 2026: INS Trishul at Toulon for 24th India–France naval exercise
- First commercial bio-based PLA plastic under BioE3: Balrampur Chini Mills pilot
- FSSAI draft: only milk-derived products can be called “Paneer”
25 September
- ₹200 crore RDI Fund support to Agnikul for a fully reusable Agnibaan launch vehicle
- CGTMSE credit-guarantee cover goes live on TReDS for MSE invoice discounting
- H2 FY27 borrowing: ₹7.86 lakh crore, including ₹15,000 crore sovereign green bonds
- QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission: ICG ship Shaunak sails Chennai to Perth
- TRAI launches Digital Connectivity Rating platform for buildings
26 September
- ECI eases SIR verification: BLOs to collect documents at home, hearings online only in exceptional cases
- India at UN High-Level Meeting on pandemic preparedness: equity and pathogen access-benefit sharing
- India’s first port-based e-methanol plant: foundation stone at Kandla
- ‘She-Mart’ cooperative outlets launched in Keralam to link women SHGs to markets
- World Tourism Day 2026: tourism 5.22% of GDP, 8.46 crore jobs (2023-24)
27 September
- Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: domestic cover up to US$1.5 bn for Indian ships and cargo
- Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Jodhpur with seven partner air forces
- NMDC commissions slurry pipeline and pellet plant linking Bailadila mines to Nagarnar
- Swachh Bharat waste-to-energy: biogas and bio-CNG from organic waste
28 September
- At FAO COFO-28, India cites 25.17% forest and tree cover and 3rd rank in net forest gain
- IIP grows 8.0% in August 2026 on new base 2022-23; manufacturing 9.0%
- India–France space cooperation: human spaceflight, TRISHNA and start-ups
- IWC-70 in Hobart: India backs science-based cetacean conservation
- PM-AJAY backgrounder: one merged scheme for Scheduled Caste development
29 September
- 10th India–Republic of Korea Joint Committee on defence industries and logistics
- CAQM revises GRAP: earlier dust and DG-set actions, BS-III/IV car curbs extended to Sonipat
- First PRAMAAN certificates issued under India’s own forest and wood certification scheme
- Literacy backgrounder: Education Ministry defines literacy; 95% counts as “full literacy”
30 September
- Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25: GVA up 9.59%, employment crosses 2 crore
- Green Energy Corridor Phase-III: ₹1.86 lakh crore for intra-State transmission and 50 GWh battery storage
- New CAFE norms for cars: ~16.7% fuel-efficiency improvement from 2027 to 2032
- Rabi MSP 2027-28: safflower gets the biggest hike, wheat ₹2,610