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- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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