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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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TRISHNA purpose (thermal infrared Earth observation – verify).
28 Sep 2026
MoSPI's Quick Estimate shows the Index of Industrial Production grew 8.0 per cent in August 2026 over August 2025, up from 6.7 per cent in July. Manufacturing grew 9.0 per cent and electricity and gas 12.3 per cent, while mining fell 5.6 per cent. The index, on the new base 2022-23, stood at 123.3.
UPSC angle: Prelims: IIP base year; sectors in IIP; release date.
28 Sep 2026
At the 28th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry in Rome (28 September to 2 October 2026), India said its forest and tree cover is 82.74 million hectares, or 25.17 per cent of its area. FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 ranks India 9th in forest area and 3rd in net annual forest gain.
UPSC angle: Prelims: forest cover %, FRA ranks. · Mains: Quality vs quantity of forest cover.
28 Sep 2026
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: anaerobic digestion; by-products. · Mains: Waste-to-energy's promise and pitfalls in Indian cities.
27 Sep 2026
NMDC Ltd has commissioned a 2 million tonne per annum pellet plant at Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh, as part of a ₹5,427 crore project. It also includes an iron ore processing plant at Bacheli and a 135 km, 15 MTPA slurry pipeline carrying ore concentrate from the Bailadila mines to Nagarnar instead of by road.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Bailadila location; pellets vs fines.
27 Sep 2026
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: host service and venue; participants.
27 Sep 2026
The Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) is India's first domestic marine insurance pool, with capacity of ₹13,906.50 crore (USD 1.5 billion). Approved on 18 April 2026 and launched on 12 May 2026, it covers Hull and Machinery, Cargo, P&I and War risks, backed by a sovereign guarantee of ₹12,980 crore.
UPSC angle: Mains: Sanctions-era shipping and the case for domestic marine insurance.
27 Sep 2026
World Tourism Day 2026, on 27 September, has the theme "Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism". In India, tourism contributes 5.22 per cent of GDP and supported 8.46 crore jobs in 2023-24. Domestic tourist visits reached 428.55 crore in 2025, and foreign exchange earnings ₹2,76,831 crore.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PRASHAD vs Swadesh Darshan; theme of World Tourism Day.
26 Sep 2026
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.
UPSC angle: Mains: Can cooperatives solve the market-access problem of women SHGs?
26 Sep 2026
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: what e-methanol is made from; Kandla = Deendayal Port. · Mains: Decarbonising shipping: role of ports as green-fuel hubs.
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