Current affairs archive
Current affairs — September 2026
Every dated, sourced entry we published in September 2026.
- 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.
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