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- 24 Sept 2026BankingSSCState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 24 September 2026: RBI on FCNR(B) liquidity deployment and rating agencies flag repo-rate hikes
A roundup for 24 September 2026: RBI Deputy Governor Rohit Jain expects banks to deploy FCNR(B)-linked liquidity amid festive credit demand (USD 143.6 bn inflows till 18 Sep); repo rate held at 5.25% as S&P and Fitch project hikes; August CPI at 4.82%; next MPC 5–7 October.
- 23 Sept 2026DefenceSSCState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 23 September 2026: MoD–BDL SAT-SAAW contract for IAF and Union Cabinet Chintan Shivir on Viksit Bharat@2047
A roundup for 23 September 2026: Ministry of Defence signs Rs 810.79 crore contract with BDL for 160 SAT-SAAW for the IAF under Buy (Indian-IDDM); Union Council of Ministers begins a two-day Chintan Shivir (23–24 Sep) on Viksit Bharat@2047 and governance reforms.
- 22 Sept 2026DefenceSSCState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 22 September 2026: Defence & Aerospace Industry Day MoUs at BITS Hyderabad and NFI 2026 / pharmacovigilance launches
A roundup for 22 September 2026: BITS Pilani Hyderabad and DIAT Pune sign 20 MoUs at Defence & Aerospace Industry Day 2026; Union Health MoS launches National Formulary of India 7th edition, ADR-PvPI 2.0 app, and Biovigilance Programme approval (Pharmacovigilance Week).
- 21 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesDefence
Current affairs, 21 September 2026: ESA–ISRO cooperation extended, ISRO NETRA radar centre in Assam, and first Asian Games MMA medal
A roundup for 21 September 2026: ESA and ISRO extend their cooperative agreement to 8 January 2032; foundation stone for ISRO's Advanced Radar Research Centre (Project NETRA) at Chandrapur, Assam; Suchika Tariyal wins India's first Asian Games MMA bronze at Aichi-Nagoya.
- 20 Sept 2026BankingSSCState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 20 September 2026: GOBARdhan CBG operational guidelines and RBI OMO sales to absorb surplus liquidity
A roundup for 20 September 2026: MoPNG issues operational guidelines for the Rs 23,731-crore GOBARdhan CBG scheme (2026-27 to 2035-36) with assured offtake and 10-year ACP; RBI conducts OMO sales totalling about Rs 1 lakh crore in three tranches amid ~Rs 4.45 lakh crore system surplus.
- 19 Sept 2026BankingSSCState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 19 September 2026: SEMICON India 2026 closes at Yashobhoomi and RBI schedules overnight VRRR for 21 September
A roundup for 19 September 2026: SEMICON India 2026 (17–19 September) concludes at Yashobhoomi with 600+ companies and 52 countries represented; RBI announced on 18 September an overnight VRRR of Rs 1 lakh crore for 21 September to manage surplus liquidity.
- 18 Sept 2026DefenceBankingSSCState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 18 September 2026: HAL hands over Tejas trainers, HTT-40 and Dhruv NG, and RBI absorbs Rs 2.23 lakh crore via VRRR
A roundup for 18 September 2026: HAL delivers 2 Tejas FOC twin-seat trainers, 3 HTT-40 basic trainers (first named Ankur) to the IAF and 4 Dhruv NG helicopters to Pawan Hans; RBI's 3-day VRRR auction notified Rs 2.25 lakh crore and accepted Rs 2,22,629 crore at 5.24%.
- 17 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesBankingDefence
Current affairs, 17 September 2026: PM inaugurates SEMICON India 2026 and Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth begins Russia visit
A roundup for 17 September 2026: PM Modi inaugurates SEMICON India 2026, virtually launching commercial lines at CDIL Mohali and Suchi Semicon Surat under Semicon 2.0 (USD 13.5 bn); Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth opens a three-day official visit to Russia.
- 16 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesBanking
Current affairs, 16 September 2026: PM Vishwakarma hits 30-lakh registrations and India launches Net Zero Portal and NAPCC Dashboard
A roundup for 16 September 2026: PM Vishwakarma reaches its 30-lakh registration target ahead of its third anniversary, with over 24.37 lakh trained and 18.16 lakh toolkits delivered; MoEFCC launches India's Net Zero Portal and the NAPCC Dashboard on World Ozone Day.
- 15 Sept 2026BankingSSCState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 15 September 2026: UPI stays free for P2P and ~96% of P2M payments, and Sports Ministry sets up an F1 revival task force
A roundup for 15 September 2026: PIB clarifies UPI remains free for all P2P transfers and ~96% of P2M payments, with MDR only on specified merchant transactions above Rs 2,000; Sports Ministry forms a 10-member task force to assess Formula 1 revival in India.
- 14 Sept 2026BankingSSCState PSC & ServicesRailways
Current affairs, 14 September 2026: the domestic PNG incentive scheme takes effect, and Indian Railways reports strong August freight growth
A roundup for 14 September 2026: the domestic PNG connections incentive scheme effective from 1 September covers 1.74 crore connections across 309 GAs in two tranches, and Indian Railways reports 5.4% August freight growth to 137.9 million tonnes.
- 13 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesBankingDefence
Current affairs, 13 September 2026: the 18th BRICS Summit concludes and chairship passes to China
A roundup for 13 September 2026: the 18th BRICS Summit concludes in New Delhi with the New Delhi Declaration, Prime Minister Modi passes BRICS chairship to China for the 2027 summit, and PIB publishes a backgrounder on the domestic PNG incentive scheme.
- 12 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesDefenceBanking
Current affairs, 12 September 2026: the 18th BRICS Summit adopts the New Delhi Declaration under India's chairship
A roundup for 12 September 2026: the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi under India's chairship adopts the New Delhi Declaration on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability on the summit's opening day.
- 11 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesBankingDefence
Current affairs, 11 September 2026: India crosses 80 lakh HPV vaccine doses, and the BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition opens at Bharat Mandapam
A roundup for 11 September 2026: India crosses 80 lakh HPV vaccine doses under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, and the Education Ministry opens the BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition showcasing 37 deep-tech startups at Bharat Mandapam.
- 10 Sept 2026BankingSSCState PSC & ServicesRailways
Current affairs, 10 September 2026: SEBI and RBI launch Demat 2.0 for tokenised corporate bonds, and DILRMP 3.0 operational guidelines are unveiled
A roundup for 10 September 2026: SEBI and the RBI launch the Demat 2.0 pilot for tokenised corporate bonds settled via wholesale CBDC, and Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveils operational guidelines for DILRMP 3.0 with a ₹565.50 crore outlay.
- 9 Sept 2026BankingSSCState PSC & ServicesInsurance
Current affairs, 9 September 2026: UIDAI launches Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK and Sandbox at Global Fintech Fest, and India endorses the 6G Call to Action
A roundup for 9 September 2026: UIDAI launches an Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK and Sandbox at Global Fintech Fest 2026, and India endorses the Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security alongside over 20 governments.
- 8 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesRailwaysBanking
Current affairs, 8 September 2026: the GOBARdhan compressed-biogas scheme is rolled out, and the government fills key constitutional and judicial posts
A roundup for 8 September 2026: the ₹23,731 crore GOBARdhan national scheme for compressed biogas is rolled out under the Petroleum Ministry, Vivek Kumar Dewangen is named Secretary of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and all 25 High Courts get regular Chief Justices.
- 7 Sept 2026BankingInsuranceDefenceSSC
Current affairs, 7 September 2026: the RBI drains near-record liquidity through VRRR auctions, and the Defence Acquisition Council clears ₹1.1 lakh crore of buys
A roundup for 7 September 2026: with banking-system liquidity near a record ₹11.16 lakh crore after the special forex scheme, the RBI absorbs about ₹6 lakh crore via overnight VRRR auctions, and the Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council clears ₹1.1 lakh crore of acquisitions.
- 6 Sept 2026DefenceSSCState PSC & ServicesPolice & Paramilitary
Current affairs, 6 September 2026: India and China hold their first Corps Commander-level talks in the Eastern Sector, at Wacha-Damai in Arunachal Pradesh
A roundup for 6 September 2026: India and China hold their first Corps Commander-level meeting in the Eastern Sector at the Wacha-Damai Border Personnel Meeting Point in Arunachal Pradesh — a new military-dialogue channel beyond Ladakh, days before India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit.
- 5 Sept 2026SSCState PSC & ServicesRailwaysBanking
Current affairs, 5 September 2026: President Murmu confers the National Teachers' Awards 2026 on Teachers' Day, and Goa launches the Goa Ujjwala LPG scheme
A roundup for 5 September 2026: on Teachers' Day, President Droupadi Murmu confers the National Teachers' Awards 2026 on 82 educators at Vigyan Bhawan, and Goa launches the Goa Ujjwala Scheme giving ₹3,000 a year for three LPG cylinders via direct benefit transfer.
- 4 Sept 2026BankingInsuranceSSCRailways
Current affairs, 4 September 2026: NPCI's UPI privacy rules take effect — mobile and account numbers must be masked — and EPFO opens the Vishwas 2026 settlement scheme
A roundup for 4 September 2026: from today NPCI requires UPI apps and banks to mask UPI IDs, mobile and account numbers to the last four digits and offer non-mobile-number UPI IDs, and the EPFO opens Vishwas 2026, a one-time settlement scheme for delayed PF dues.
- 3 Sept 2026DefenceSSCState PSC & ServicesBanking
Current affairs, 3 September 2026: Rajnath Singh releases the 'Raksha' framework for a decade of defence diplomacy, and the government launches BIO-NIVESH for deep-tech
A roundup for 3 September 2026: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh releases 'Raksha', a 10-year strategic framework for defence diplomacy and indigenous defence exports, and MoS Jitendra Singh launches BIO-NIVESH to connect biotech and deep-tech start-ups with investors.
- 2 Sept 2026BankingSSCRailwaysState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 2 September 2026: India's Q1 FY27 GDP grows 7.8%, beating the RBI's forecast and keeping India the fastest-growing major economy
A roundup for 2 September 2026: government data show India's real GDP grew 7.8% in Q1 (April–June) of FY27 — above the RBI's 7% projection — on 11.9% investment growth, about 10% services and 9.2% manufacturing, keeping India the world's fastest-growing major economy.
- 1 Sept 2026SSCBankingRailwaysState PSC & ServicesDefence
Current affairs, 1 September 2026: the 26th SCO Summit closes in Bishkek as the bloc marks 25 years, adopts the Bishkek Declaration and hands the chair to Pakistan
A roundup for 1 September 2026: the 26th SCO summit closes in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — the group marks 25 years, adopts the Bishkek Declaration and 27 other documents, and Kyrgyzstan hands the rotating chair to Pakistan; PM Modi stresses security, connectivity and opportunity.
August 2026
- 31 Aug 2026BankingSSCRailwaysState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 31 August 2026: the RBI's central board is reconstituted with S. Somanath and a reappointed Anand Mahindra, and the RBI winds up its FCNR-B swap window
A roundup for 31 August 2026: the RBI's central board is reconstituted — former ISRO chief S. Somanath joins, Anand Mahindra is reappointed, and three more non-official directors are named — and the RBI closes its special FCNR-B deposit swap window after big NRI inflows lifted forex reserves.
- 30 Aug 2026SSCRailwaysBankingDefenceState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 30 August 2026: every MGNREGA worker is migrated to the new VB-G RAM G rural jobs scheme, and Russia bids for five more S-400 squadrons
A roundup for 30 August 2026: the Centre says all MGNREGA-registered workers have moved to the new VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme, with e-KYC not mandatory for work; and Russia submits its bid for five more S-400 air-defence squadrons for the Indian Air Force.
- 29 Aug 2026DefenceSSCRailwaysState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 29 August 2026: ISRO sets the EOS-05 launch for 4 September and begins a leadership revamp, and Varnali Deka becomes the first woman IAS officer from Assam empanelled as Joint Secretary
A roundup for 29 August 2026: ISRO sets the EOS-05 launch for 4 September on a GSLV from Sriharikota and begins a leadership revamp with S.R. Biju to head Gaganyaan; and Dr Varnali Deka becomes the first woman IAS officer from Assam empanelled as Joint Secretary at the Centre.
- 28 Aug 2026BankingDefenceSSCRailways
Current affairs, 28 August 2026: PM Jan Dhan Yojana turns 12, the Navy gets its first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel Samarthak, and India signs for US Javelin missiles
A roundup for 28 August 2026: PM Jan Dhan Yojana completes 12 years (59.09 crore accounts, ₹3.17 lakh crore deposits); the Navy takes delivery of its first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, Samarthak; and the Army signs for US FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles.
- 27 Aug 2026SSCRailwaysState PSC & ServicesDefencePolice & Paramilitary
Current affairs, 27 August 2026: PM Modi's Khelo India Samvaad ahead of National Sports Day, and India heads to the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek
A roundup for 27 August 2026 for SSC, railways, state-PSC and defence aspirants: PM Modi's Khelo India Samvaad ahead of National Sports Day (29 August) pushes a wider Olympic footprint and the National Sports Governance Act; and India heads to the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek.
- 26 Aug 2026BankingSSCRailwaysDefence
Current affairs, 26 August 2026: three new directors join the RBI board, and DRDO opens all conventional missiles to private industry
A roundup for 26 August 2026: the Centre names three new part-time directors to the RBI's central board; Rajnath Singh clears the transfer of all conventional DRDO missile technology to Indian industry; and the ₹36,441-crore New Khelo India Scheme (2026-31) is unveiled.
- 25 Aug 2026BankingSSCRailwaysDefence
Current affairs, 25 August 2026: UPI turns 10, and East Bengal win the 135th Durand Cup
A roundup for 25 August 2026: the Unified Payments Interface completes 10 years — the IMF calls it the world's largest real-time payment system; and East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 4-1 to win the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup, a record-equalling 17th title.
- 24 Aug 2026SSCBankingState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 24 August 2026: India–US trade deal 'almost done in principle', and the NDA revisits One Nation, One Election
A roundup for 24 August 2026: US Ambassador Sergio Gor calls the India–US trade deal 'almost done in principle', with mainly the legal text left; and the NDA weighs aligning 22 states' Assembly polls with the 2029 Lok Sabha election for One Nation, One Election.
- 23 Aug 2026SSCRailwaysState PSC & ServicesDefencePolice & Paramilitary
Current affairs, 23 August 2026: India marks the 3rd National Space Day and targets its own space station by 2035, and Rajnath Singh opens a ₹3,500-crore defence expansion
A roundup for 23 August 2026 for SSC, railways, state-PSC and defence aspirants: India observes the third National Space Day (theme 'Towards Viksit Bharat'), ISRO targets its own space station by 2035, and Rajnath Singh opens a ₹3,500-crore defence manufacturing expansion in West Bengal.
- 22 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 22 August 2026: RBI holds the repo at 5.25% as the MPC minutes back a wait-and-watch stance
A roundup for 22 August 2026: the August MPC minutes show the repo rate held at 5.25% on a wait-and-watch view of food and fuel inflation, while RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra sets out a shift towards principle-based regulation with bank balance sheets at a multi-year best.
- 21 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 21 August 2026: forex reserves cross $707 billion as the RBI defends the early FCNR(B) close
A roundup for 21 August 2026: India's foreign-exchange reserves rise to a record $707 billion, the RBI Governor calls the early close of the FCNR(B) swap window a calibration rather than a U-turn, and the operational timeline and hedging cost behind it.
- 20 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 20 August 2026: RBI expects $80 billion in forex inflows, and the MPC keeps a rate hike on the table
A roundup for 20 August 2026: the RBI Governor's statement that three forex schemes should draw at least $80 billion, the early close of the FCNR(B) swap window, the banking-system health numbers, and the August MPC minutes that keep a later rate hike in view.
- 19 Aug 2026BankingSSC
Current affairs, 19 August 2026: the PSB Confluence and a 'Banking for Youth' campaign from 2 October
A roundup for 19 August 2026: the PSB Confluence 2026, the Finance Minister's call for a month-long 'Banking for Youth' campaign from 2 October for citizens above 16, and the priority-sector-lending points a banking-awareness paper leans on.
- 18 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 18 August 2026: a law to rework the zero-MDR rule on UPI and RuPay, and the Mines and Minerals Amendment Act
A roundup for 18 August 2026: the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Act that lets the government rework the zero-MDR framework on UPI and RuPay, what MDR means, and the Mines and Minerals (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2026 that received presidential assent.
- 17 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 17 August 2026: the Radcliffe Line, published on this day in 1947
A roundup for 17 August 2026: the Radcliffe Line published on 17 August 1947, how the India–Pakistan boundary was drawn, and the important boundary lines a geography and history paper asks you to match.
- 16 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 16 August 2026: Direct Action Day, 1946, and the road to Partition
A roundup for 16 August 2026: Direct Action Day of 16 August 1946 and the Great Calcutta Killings, the Cabinet Mission Plan behind it, and the sequence of events from 1946 to Partition that a modern-history paper tests.
- 15 Aug 2026BankingRailwaysSSC
Current affairs, 15 August 2026: the 80th Independence Day, and Vande Mataram at the Red Fort for the first time
A roundup for 15 August 2026: the 80th Independence Day at the Red Fort, the ceremonial details a paper leans on, and Vande Mataram sung at the Red Fort for the first time on Independence Day in its 150th year.
- 14 Aug 2026BankingRailways
Current affairs, 14 August 2026: Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, and the eve of the 80th Independence Day
A roundup for 14 August 2026: why 14 August is Partition Horrors Remembrance Day and the 1947 partition it recalls, and a primer for the 80th Independence Day on 15 August, the Red Fort address and the facts an awareness paper leans on.
- 13 Aug 2026BankingRailways
Current affairs, 13 August 2026: World Organ Donation Day, and Har Ghar Tiranga returns before the 80th Independence Day
A roundup for 13 August 2026: World Organ Donation Day and how it differs from India's own Organ Donation Day, the law and the bodies behind transplants, and the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign that runs 9 to 17 August ahead of the 80th Independence Day.
- 12 Aug 2026BankingRailways
Current affairs, 12 August 2026: new RBI and SEBI Executive Directors, the Vande Mataram law, and Kerala becomes Keralam
A fuller daily roundup for 12 August 2026: the RBI and SEBI name new Executive Directors, President Murmu signs the Vande Mataram protection law, the Lok Sabha clears the Kerala-to-Keralam Bill, Deepak Dhar wins the Dirac Medal, and NASA invites ISRO to its Moon Base.
- 11 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 11 August 2026: Parliament clears the payments Bill — UPI stays free for consumers, MDR only for large merchants
On 10 August 2026 Parliament cleared the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. UPI stays free for consumers, but the Bill enables a future MDR on large-merchant transactions. The Rajya Sabha also passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill.
- 7 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 7 August 2026: the RBI's regulatory agenda takes shape — co-operative bank licensing, lending-rate reform and a bond auction
The regulatory half of last week's policy arrives as drafts: 'on tap' licensing returns for urban co-operative banks after two decades, new concentration-risk norms for rural co-operative banks, and a rationalised interest-rate framework. Plus forex reserves near $693bn.
- 5 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 5 August 2026: the RBI holds the repo rate at 5.25% and keeps a neutral stance
On 5 August 2026 the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to hold the repo rate at 5.25% and keep its neutral stance, projecting FY27 growth at 6.7% and inflation at 5.0%. Here is what each figure means, with its source.
- 4 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 4 August 2026: a ₹32,000-crore government securities auction, and the RBI updates its Basel Pillar 3 disclosures
The government announces a ₹32,000-crore re-issue of dated securities, auctioned on 7 August through the RBI's e-Kuber platform; the RBI updates its Basel Pillar 3 disclosure formats from April 2027; and the MPC rate decision is due tomorrow, 5 August. Each item linked to its source.
- 3 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 3 August 2026: the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, and the RBI rewrites its supervisory rulebook
Parliament takes up a Bill to replace the 1891 Bankers' Books Evidence Act and make digital bank records admissible; the RBI issues new Compliance, Internal Audit and Fraud Risk Management Directions; and the MPC meets 3-5 August. Each item linked to its source.
- 2 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 2 August 2026: RBI reworks bulk-deposit pricing, and the MPC meets this week
The RBI overhauls how banks price and disclose bulk deposits from October, and its rate-setting committee meets 3 to 5 August. Plus the forex reserves, the FCNR(B) swap inflows and 64 new Master Directions, each linked to the official release.
July 2026
- 30 Jul 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 30 July 2026: Paytm Payments Bank goes into liquidation
The Delhi High Court orders Paytm Payments Bank wound up and appoints an Official Liquidator. Plus the T-bill cut-offs, the overnight repo auction and where the policy corridor stands, each linked to the official release.
- 27 Jul 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 27 July 2026: Rabobank leaves the Second Schedule
RBI removes Rabobank from the Second Schedule, issues draft securitisation amendment directions, and penalises four cooperative banks. Each item linked to the official release, with the concept the exam actually tests.
- 26 Jul 2026BankingRailways
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