Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
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.
26 Sep 2026
At the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York on 25 September 2026, India's Health Secretary said the WHO Pandemic Agreement will be credible only with a fair Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. India also asked that digital public infrastructure be treated as a global public good.
UPSC angle: Mains: Is the WHO Pandemic Agreement equitable for developing countries?
26 Sep 2026
On 26 September 2026 the Election Commission eased verification in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. For electors served notice as unmapped or for logical discrepancies, BLOs will now collect documents at home and upload them on ECINet. Hearings will be held only in exceptional cases, preferably online.
UPSC angle: Prelims: BLO, ERO, DEO roles; Registration of Electors Rules 1960. · Mains: Balancing roll purity with inclusion of the poor and migrants.
26 Sep 2026
On 25 September 2026 TRAI launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform and a mobile app. Property managers apply for a rating, registered rating agencies test the building, and anyone can search rated properties and verify the certificate by QR code before buying or renting.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TRAI's 2024 property-rating regulations; DCRA.
25 Sep 2026
On 25 September 2026 the Indian Coast Guard ship Shaunak sailed from Chennai to Perth, Australia, under the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission. Six Sea Riders from India, Japan, Australia and the United States are on board to build interoperability and trust among Quad coast guards.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Quad members; MAHASAGAR expansion. · Mains: Quad beyond military: maritime domain awareness and coast-guard cooperation.
25 Sep 2026
On 25 September 2026 the Government, in consultation with the RBI, said it will borrow ₹7,86,000 crore through dated securities in the second half of 2026-27, using 23 weekly auctions. This includes ₹15,000 crore of Sovereign Green Bonds. Full-year dated borrowing is now put at ₹15,99,506 crore, below the Budget Estimate.
UPSC angle: Prelims: who manages government borrowing; what Sovereign Green Bonds fund. · Mains: Borrowing below BE: what it implies for fiscal deficit and bond yields.
25 Sep 2026
On 25 September 2026 the MSME Ministry said CGTMSE guarantee cover is now live on TReDS, the RBI-regulated platforms where small firms sell their unpaid invoices. Available on M1xchange, RXIL and DTX (KredX), it covers 75% of the defaulted amount when both buyer and seller are Micro or Small Enterprises.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TReDS platforms; CGTMSE.
25 Sep 2026
On 25 September 2026 the Technology Development Board under DST signed an agreement to give Agnikul Cosmos, Chennai, ₹200 crore from the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund. The money, through optionally convertible debentures, will help take its reusable Agnibaan launch vehicle from TRL-4 to TRL-8.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TRL scale; RDI Fund instrument. · Mains: Role of private players after space-sector reforms.
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