Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of September 22nd & 31st September 2026. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2026 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• International Red Panda Day (IRPD) is observed every year on the 3rd Saturday of September. In 2026, International Red Panda Day is observed on 19^th September.
• International Talk Like a Pirate Day is celebrated every year on 19 September as a fun holiday.
• International Day of Peace is observed annually on 21 September to strengthen the ideals of peace and promote non-violence and cease-fire.
• International Equal Pay Day is observed annually on 18 September by the United Nations.
• World Alzheimer’s Day is observed annually on 21 September.
• International Day of Sign Languages is observed annually on 23 September.
• World Rose Day is observed every year on 22 September 2026 to honour and encourage cancer patients and their caregivers and to spread hope, courage and positivity among people affected by cancer.
• The United Nations (UN) observes World Cleanup Day annually on 20 September to raise awareness about clean-up efforts and their contribution to sustainable development.
• World Maritime Day is observed annually on 24 September 2026 to highlight the importance of the international maritime transport sector and its contribution to the global economy.
• World Pharmacists Day is observed every year on 25 September to recognise the contribution of pharmacists to healthcare and promote awareness about their role in the safe and effective use of medicines.
• Antyodaya Diwas is observed every year on 25 September in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
• World Tourism Day is observed annually on 27 September to raise awareness about the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, economic and environmental value.
• World Environmental Health Day is observed annually on 26 September to create awareness about the importance of environmental health and its role in protecting human health.
• World Lung Day is observed every year on 25 September to spread awareness about the importance of lung health and respiratory diseases.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING, FINANCE & BUSINESS

• National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) enabled India’s first tokenised bond issuances worth ₹1,000 crore on its Electronic Bidding Platform (NSE EBP).
• State Bank of India (SBI) is developing a lending solution using UPI transaction data as a proxy for sales to provide loans to small businesses without GST registration.
• Bank of Baroda (BoB) mobilised $8 billion through Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits under the RBI’s special concessional swap scheme.
• novio, a consumer credit platform operated by Credilio Financial Technologies, has partnered with Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) to launch a co-branded RuPay credit card.
• Net systematic investment plan (SIP) inflow surged to a record ₹2 trillion in FY26 (2025–26) despite a rise in SIP account closures amid equity market turbulence, according to SEBI’s annual report.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the “Commercial Banks – Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk Directions, 2026” to align India’s market-risk framework with the revised Basel III standards.
• Moody’s Ratings raised India’s real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for Financial Year 2026-27 (FY27) to 7% from 6% earlier, citing the economy’s resilience to global shocks amid the West Asia conflict.
• Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, and Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya signed an MoU on 18 September 2026 at Mount Abu, Rajasthan to strengthen preventive drug awareness, youth empowerment, and community outreach.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Rohit Jain launched the multicurrency foreign exchange service on Bharat Connect at the Global Fintech Fest 2026 in Mumbai, expanding its retail forex services beyond the existing US Dollar (USD).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) for Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) for the quarter ended June 2026.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the Certificates of Registration (CoR) of five Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and accepted the surrender of registrations from eight other NBFCs across India due to exit from the Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) business, mergers and regulatory compliance changes.
• RNFI Money Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of RNFI Services Limited, received Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval to undertake cross-border trade remittances.
• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has set up a committee to work on a guaranteed-return pension scheme for the non-government sector.
• International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) is piloting unassisted Aadhaar-based face authentication with four international jurisdictions to simplify the cross-border know your customer (KYC) process for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).
• Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) entered into an agreement with the Government of Maldives on 25 July 2025 to provide a Government of India-supported Line of Credit (LoC) of ₹4,850 crore (about US$506.58 million) for financing developmental projects in Maldives.
• S&P Global Ratings, a New York-based ratings agency, released the report titled “Economic Outlook Asia-Pacific Q4 2026: Exports, Domestic Demand Will Shore Up Growth.”
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised India’s FY2026-27 economic growth forecast to 7%, up from 6% projected in July 2026, citing stronger-than-expected economic performance.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a ₹3.10 lakh monetary penalty on Ola Financial Services Private. Limited. by an order dated 24 September 2026 for non-compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) Directions, specifically for failing to carry out risk categorisation of certain customers.
• ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited has officially changed its name to ICICI Life Insurance Limited, effective 22 September 2026.
• Fitch Ratings raised India’s Financial Year 2026–27 (FY27) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast to 6.9%, from 4% earlier, marking an upward revision of 50 basis points (bps).
• TBX (formerly TransBnk) launched Business-to-Business (B2B) bill payments on its TrustHub platform through NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL)’s Bharat Connect for Business.
• Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), India’s first maritime sector-specific Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), is set to issue India’s first-ever blue bond to mobilise long-term funds for sustainable maritime and ocean-economy projects.
• Samvriddhi Inclusive Growth Network Private. Limited. (SIGN), a subsidiary of MOS Utility Limited, received in-principle authorization from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an Online Payment Aggregator (PA-Online).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government of India, fixed the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit at ₹50,000 crore for the second half of FY 2026-27, covering October 2026 to March 2027.
• SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card) launched a fully digital facility on SBI YONO (You Only Need One), enabling eligible customers to apply for the ‘Advantage SBI Card’, an FD-backed secured credit card, in around 10 minutes.
• PayGlocal, a cross-border payments company, received in-principle approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to establish a Payment Service Provider (PSP) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued revised directions on 22 September 2026 to alter the valuation norms for units of Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) held by All-India Financial Institutions (AIFIs).
• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) issued operational guidelines for the NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme 2026 under Section 14 of the PFRDA Act, 2013.
• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the “OECD Economic Outlook, Interim Report September 2026: Weathering Successive Shocks” and raised India’s Financial Year 2026-27 (FY27) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast to 7.1%.
• IndusInd Bank has launched a dedicated Global Capability Centre (GCC) Banking vertical to provide specialised and integrated banking solutions to Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India.
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Unicorn Frontier Fund-I, an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), during the 7th edition of IITMAA Sangam in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, has committed $70 million (about ₹672 crore) to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) for developing shore-power infrastructure across its terminals.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS

• The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has notified the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, amending the Passports Rules, 1980.
• On Sewa Diwas (September 17), Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated and dedicated the world’s highest-altitude twin flower fields in Leh to the people.
• India has ranked 1st among 41 global markets in the Global Business Climate Survey 2026, conducted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in India.
• Gwalior is set to emerge as a major telecom manufacturing hub with the establishment of Asia’s 1st Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ), involving an investment of approximately ₹5,500 crore and expected to generate more than 18,000 direct employment opportunities, according to the Ministry of Communications.
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate the 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States and Union Territories in New Delhi.
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate the 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States and Union Territories in New Delhi.
• The National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has approved a Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) worth ₹320 crore for the Kurukshetra Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Cluster in Haryana under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) Scheme.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 38th Pune Festival at Shri Ganesh Kala Krida Rangmanch, Pune.
• The historic Town Hall complex in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, will be redeveloped as a Global Heritage Centre, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Delhi Government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
• The Government of India approved Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs) with an aggregate project outlay of over ₹735 crore for Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
• The Rajasthan Government plans to establish 39 food parks across the state under the Rajasthan Food Park Development Policy-2026.
• The Prime Minister will lay foundation stones, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth more than ₹35,000 crore in Vadodara, Gujarat, and address the gathering.
• The 11th Ayurveda Day on 23 September celebrations will be organised by the Ministry of Ayush in Nagpur, with participation from Ayurveda institutions, practitioners and stakeholders across India and worldwide.
• The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi, observed World Rhino Day 2026 on September 22, 2026 with a series of awareness and educational programmes focused on rhino conservation, wildlife protection and biodiversity conservation.
• India and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reviewed global oil market stability, energy security and long-term energy cooperation at the High-Level Meeting of the OPEC–India Energy Dialogue.
• Vice-President of India Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 9th India International Water Week 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
• Haryana has the highest number of India’s most productive districts in the informal non-agricultural economy, with seven districts ranking among the top 50 districts nationally in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA) per worker for market establishments, according to the first-ever district-level estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
• India’s average annual per-capita protein consumption is projected to more than triple from 5 kilograms in 2025 to 30 kilograms by 2070, with dairy forming a significant part of the consumption.
• The Uttarakhand Government, under Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, announced the Mukhyamantri Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana, an initiative aimed at helping students prepare for various competitive examinations and entrance examinations for higher education institutions through free online classes and study materials.
• Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers, launched the 7th Edition of the National Formulary of India (NFI), the Guidance Document for Hospitals in India for Safety Monitoring and Reporting of Medical Device-Related Adverse Events, and the Adverse Drug Reaction–Pharmacovigilance Programme of India 2.0 Mobile Application for iOS users.
• Madhya Pradesh has launched a free rural property registration drive targeting around 50 lakhs privately held rural properties under the Swamitva Adhikar Abhilekh Nispadan Evam Panjiyan Yojana 2026.
• The Government will provide ₹2.9 crore to 2,550 farmers in Punjab and Haryana who adopted regenerative farming practices and earned carbon credits for the first time.
• Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) will invest around ₹27,000 crore to develop a Greenfield Shipbuilding Cluster at Dighi in Raigad district, Maharashtra.
• Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, released the latest edition of “Trade Watch Quarterly” for Quarter 1 of Financial Year 2026-27 (April–June 2026) in New Delhi, in the presence of the Chief Executive Officer and senior officials of NITI Aayog.
• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) jointly launched the nationwide Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2026 campaign at Children’s Park, India Gate, New Delhi.
• The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has issued operational guidelines for all six components of GOBARdhan (Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan), a ₹23,731 crore scheme aimed at developing India's Compressed Biogas (CBG)
• Indian Railways has commissioned KAVACH Version 4.0 for the first time on South Central Railway, marking a significant advancement in indigenous railway safety and Automatic Train Protection technology.
• Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan announced that the provisions of the newly enacted Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026 will come into force on 1 October 2026.
• The Assam Government has set January 1, 2027 as the deadline for all government offices in the State to transition to a paperless e-Office system.
• Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) completed 8 years in September 2026.
• Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta launched an Artificial Intelligence-based Centralised Drone Monitoring Portal (CDMP) and unveiled the logo of the SafeStay App as part of technology-driven policing initiatives.
• Union Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol addressed the formal launch programme of Bharat Taxi in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
• President Droupadi Murmu amended the Inter-State Council Order, 1990 to provide for the participation of Governors and Lieutenant Governors in meetings of the Inter-State Council under specified constitutional or statutory circumstances in their respective States or Union Territories.
• The 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week (NPW) was inaugurated at the Padmashri Nitya Anand Auditorium Hall, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), Ghaziabad.
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh virtually inaugurated India’s 51st state-of-the-art Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) at Sambalpur, Odisha, in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will lay the foundation stone for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Advanced Radar Research Centre at Chandrapur near Guwahati, Assam, describing the project as a landmark moment for Assam.
• Union Minister of Jal Shakti C R Patil launched Swachh Seva Aankalan (SSA) during a virtual meeting with States and Union Territories.
• The Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, through Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) and the National Service Scheme (NSS), will commence the 100 Weeks Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan with the Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh, a nationwide Youth Pledge and Signature Campaign, from 18 September 2026.
• Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY), launched by the Ministry of Mines, has completed 11 years since its launch to ensure that mining-affected communities receive the benefits of mining-related development.
• Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the Delhi PM Surya Ghar Portal in September 2026 to help residents install rooftop solar systems.
• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a nationwide ban on the manufacture and sale of analogue products as “Paneer.”
• The Central Government plans to raise ₹7.86 trillion (₹7.86 lakh crore) through dated securities during the second half (October 2026–March 2027) of Financial Year 2026-27, according to the government’s borrowing calendar.
• India recorded the strongest growth outlook among the economies covered in the World Economic Forum’s September 2026 Chief Economists’ Outlook.
• The Delhi Government approved the DURGA Scheme to provide safe, clean and dignified employment opportunities to women and transgender persons in Delhi.
• The Government of India has approved a one-time interest-free loan of ₹50,000 per barn for Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco growers in Andhra Pradesh under the Interest-Free Working Capital Assistance Scheme.
• Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav launched a workshop on the Capacity Enhancement for Effective Forest Management Project in New Delhi.
• The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, announced an 8% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for around 8 lakh state government employees and pensioners.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 for another six months, with the extension coming into effect from 1 October 2026 in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
• The Central Government has notified four ports as mega ports under the provisions of the Indian Ports Act, 2025.
• The Maharashtra Government has declared drought conditions in 265 of the state’s 358 talukas, covering nearly 74% of the talukas, due to deficient monsoon rainfall and drought-like conditions during the 2026 Kharif season.
• The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, commonly referred to as the “Anti-Goonda Bill,” was passed by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in June 2026.
• India’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered train was flagged off from Sabarmati, Gujarat, by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day International Conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics” on at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
• India Energy Week (IEW) 2027, the fifth edition of India’s flagship global energy platform, will be held from 28 to 31 January 2027 at the New Town Convention Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, under the theme “Unlocking Innovation, Securing Energy, Shaping Tomorrow.”
• India’s first port-based e-methanol production facility will be established at Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, Gujarat, marking a major step towards making India a global supplier of green maritime fuel.
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the conference on ‘PRAHAAR – Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy’ in New Delhi.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• The 25th Meeting of Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States Responsible for Foreign Economic and Trade Activities was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 17 September 2026.
• External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar undertook a 3-day official visit to Bhutan from 16–18 September 2026, at the invitation of Bhutanese Foreign Minister N. Dhungyel, to review India-Bhutan bilateral cooperation.
• China supplied at least 80% of India’s imports across 71 electronics product lines in 2025–26, with dependence concentrated mainly in core components such as motors, cables and switching equipment rather than finished goods.
• United States (US) President Donald Trump signed a trilateral security agreement with Denmark and Greenland on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.
• UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) released the report “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2026” on 17 September 2026.
• Union Minister Manohar Lal, Minister of Power (MoP) and Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), led India’s delegation at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial Meeting 2026 held in Houston,United States of America (USA), from 14–16 September 2026 under the US G20 Presidency.
• BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) expressed concern over the “unilateral imposition” of tariffs and non-tariff measures that distort international trade in a joint statement issued on 11 September 2026.
• The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the State of Global Water Resources 2025 Report, providing a science-based assessment of global water resources, hydrological variability, trends, and extreme events.
• India’s trade with BRICS countries more than doubled from US$203.1 billion in FY2020-21 to US$417.5 billion in FY2025-26.
• The International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization, released the Electrification Special Report 2026, projecting India’s electrification rate to increase from 19% to 32% by 2035.
• The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the flag-off of a 1 MT (one-tonne) consignment of GI-tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal from Karnataka to the Maldives on 24 September 2026.
• India co-hosted the launch of OneSCD (One Sickle Cell Disease), a Global Partnership to Advance Equity and Transform Sickle Cell Care, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York.
• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime to strengthen global cooperation in preventing and combating cybercrime.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• President Droupadi Murmu appointed 14 Judicial Officers as Judges and Additional Judges of the Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Jharkhand, and Karnataka High Courts.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the reappointment of Kamlesh Chandra Varshney as a Whole-Time Member (WTM) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) beyond 19 September 2026.
• Michael Kremer, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and University of Chicago professor, has been appointed as the next Chief Economist of the World Bank.
• Jayanti Prasad, Whole-Time Member (WTM) of IBBI, took additional charge as Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) with effect from 13 September 2026.
• Luke J. Lindberg, a United States of America (USA) national and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has been appointed as the next Executive Director (ED) of the World Food Programme (WFP).
• Harsh Mukeshbhai Sanghani, an Indian cooperative leader, was re-elected unopposed as the President of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Youth Committee for the 2026–2030 term.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the appointment of Mandeep K. Bhandari as the Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on 25 September 2026, with the decision notified by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
• Former Justice R. C. Chavan resigned from the Maharashtra Government’s seven-member Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Committee.
• Dinesh Pant, former Managing Director (MD) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), and Girija Subramanian, former Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL), assumed charge as Whole-Time Members (WTMs) of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Gondhal, a Marathi thriller directed by Santosh Davakhar, has been selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars 2027 in the Best International Feature Film
• Angh, directed by Naga filmmaker Theja Rio, won the prestigious Platform Prize 2026 at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), marking a historic first.
• Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, received three international recognitions during his London visit.
• Sethuraman Panchanathan has been selected for the 2026 Arthur M. Bueche Award by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
• The 72nd National Film Awards for the year 2024 were announced the awards were presented by President of India Droupadi Murmu at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat.
• Music composer Shantanu Moitra will receive the Madhya Pradesh Government’s National Lata Mangeshkar Award 2026 for his contribution to music direction.
• Z T Lalrithangi, popularly known as Pi Mari-i, a 35-year-old teacher-turned-farmer from Sangau village in Lawngtlai district, Mizoram, has been selected among the “Food and Agriculture Organization 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development.”
• Indian scientists Roxy Mathew Koll and Neelima Satyam have been selected among the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2026 awardees for excellence and leadership in research, education, and innovation in Earth and space sciences.
• The Booker Prize Foundation announced the six-book shortlist for the Booker Prize 2026 at the Southbank Centre, London.
• The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) helped India achieve a strong performance at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, Shanghai 2026, securing two Silver Medals and one Medal for Excellence across fashion, digital and retail skill categories.
• The Lalit Kala Akademi, the National Academy of Art, announced 20 Lalit Kala Akademi Awards at the 65th National Exhibition of Art (NEA), recognising 20 artists for their works in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking and other forms of contemporary visual art.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, in collaboration with Infineon Technologies, inaugurated the NIELIT-Infineon Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Semiconductor Manufacturing at NIELIT, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Titagarh Rail Systems Limited signed a Joint Venture Agreement to establish a 50:50 Joint Venture Company for the comprehensive maintenance of the supplied Vande Bharat Sleeper Trainsets.
• The Central Industrial Security Force signed two Memoranda of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur to strengthen its capabilities in cyber security and drone and anti-drone technology for protecting critical and strategic infrastructure.
• The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will enter into force on 20 October 2026, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation between India and New Zealand.
• National Highways Authority of India and Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a simplified and time-bound framework for approvals related to National Highway, canal and pipeline crossings across Gujarat.
• Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and InD Events Dubai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, in the presence of Rajesh Agrawal, Commerce Secretary.
• The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish integrated Computer Lab-cum-Smart Classroom facilities in 29 functional Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) across 11 districts of Rajasthan.
• The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, extended its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Art of Living, a non-profit spiritual, educational and humanitarian organisation, under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA).
• 21 States and Union Territories have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Ministry of Civil Aviation in New Delhi for the next phase of the Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme.
• Nibe Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with France’s Naval Group to establish a collaborative framework for advanced maritime technologies and naval shipbuilding.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) signed a new commercial partnership with Muthoot FinCorp for the title sponsorship rights of Team India’s international matches, including bilateral fixtures.
• India and the Netherlands strengthened their strategic partnership and cooperation in the water sector through a bilateral meeting held in New Delhi.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi to preserve, document, digitise, research and promote India’s diverse tribal cultural heritage.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over 2 LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) Twin-Seater Trainers and 3 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF), along with 4 Dhruv Next Generation (NG) helicopters to Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) on 18 September 2026 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• The Steel Cutting Ceremony of the second ship of the Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) Project was held at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, on 17 September 2026.
• The Combined Operational Review and Evaluation (CORE) Programme 2026 was organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and conducted by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS).
• INS Trishul, an Indian Navy guided missile frigate, made a port call at Alexandria, Egypt, from 14 to 17 September 2026 as part of its deployment.
• The Keel Laying Ceremony of the first ship of the Indian Navy’s Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) Project was held at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, on 18 September 2026.
• SLINEX-26 (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise 2026) is the 13th edition of the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy (IN) and Sri Lanka Navy (SLN).
• The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a ₹586 crore contract with Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited on 21 September 2026 in New Delhi to procure Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for T-72 and T-90 tanks.
• The 18th edition of India–Mongolia Joint Military Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026 commenced on 21 September 2026 at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and will continue until 3 October 2026.
• The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted its first aerial display in Meerut on 19–20 September 2026.
• Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), a defence Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Park Maharashtra Limited (NSHIPML) to develop a greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Dighi Port, Raigad, Maharashtra.
• Indian Naval Ships INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 20 September 2026 to participate in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Joint Cooperation Activity (JCA).
• The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a ₹810.79 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to procure 160 Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW) along with associated equipment for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) signed its first high-value deep-tech project agreement with Rajasthan-based start-up Zero mK India Private Limited for the indigenous development of a 20 mK Dilution Refrigerator for quantum applications.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing a 30 kilowatt (kW)-class Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW) under the Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System (IDD&IS) Mk-IIA to counter drone swarms, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and surveillance/optical sensors.
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting the second edition of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, a multilateral air exercise, at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan, from 26 September to 12 October 2026.
• Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaunak sailed from Chennai to Perth, Australia, on 25 September 2026 as part of the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission.
• Indian Naval Ship(INS) Trishul, an Indian Navy warship, arrived at Toulon, France, on 22 September 2026 to participate in the 24th edition of Exercise VARUNA with the French Navy.
• The 9th edition of the India–Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2026 is being conducted from 28 September to 11 October 2026 at Oskemen, Kazakhstan.
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully averted a major maritime incident involving the Belize-flagged chemical tanker MT Seagull 9, approximately 37 nautical miles East-South-East of Paradip, Odisha.
• The Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2026/02, the second biannual Commanders’ Conference of 2026, is being held from 29 September to 1 October 2026 at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has partnered with CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI) as the technology partner for a ₹50-crore project to develop indigenous advanced lightweight bulletproof glass for armoured vehicles.
• The 2nd Joint Defence Cooperation (JDC) meeting between India and Ethiopia was held on 28 September 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• Tata Projects entered into a strategic partnership with Canada-based MDS Aero Support Corporation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 28 September 2026 to develop advanced aero-engine testing infrastructure in India.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in the First Ascent Mountaineering Expedition in New Delhi on 25 September 2026.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Jammu and Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank) signed an escrow agreement with MetLife International Holdings, LLC and Barclays Group entities on 21 September 2026 for the sale of its stake in PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Ltd.
• Mastercard Incorporated, a USA-based multinational payments company, exited Pine Labs by selling its entire 31% stake through block deals on the BSE.
• Stellantis India acquired the remaining stake held by Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Limited. (HMFCL) in Stellantis Automobiles India Private Limited on 21 September 2026.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SUMMITS & CONFERENCES

• India participated in the 14th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EAS-EMM) and the 23rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Economic Ministers Consultation held in Manila, Philippines, from 22–24 September 2026.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : PERSON IN NEWS

• Transcend Adventures, a 10-member Indian mountaineering team, became the first Indian team to summit Mount Tharang II, a 6,027-metre peak in the remote Miyar Valley of Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

• The World Economic Forum (WEF) released the Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2026 in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group.
• The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2026 Rankings are scheduled to be released by the Ministry of Education.
• Delhi has secured the 268th position among 1,000 cities in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026, making it the highest-ranked Indian city in the overall index.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & PORTALS

• The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) launched the Livestock Insurance Portal on 28 September 2026 in New Delhi under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoS&T), inaugurated SPROUT at BRIC–National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR) in New Delhi, Delhi.
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), under the Ministry of Science and Technology, in collaboration with the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, launched the CSIR Science & Innovation Quiz (CSIR SciQuiz) on the MY Bharat (Mera Yuva Bharat) Portal.
• The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-Bangalore), Karnataka, and Taipei Computer Association (TCA) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) at Electronica India 2026 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, to explore cooperation in AI, electronics, smart manufacturing, smart cities, and cybersecurity.
• CSIR–Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi, led by its Director Ch. Ravi Sekhar, participated in a high-level meeting at Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) to develop a scientific road-improvement programme for Visakhapatnam.
• HCLTech has established a state-of-the-art Advanced Semiconductor Lab in Bengaluru with an investment of ₹185 crore, marking a major step in its semiconductor innovation efforts.
• Alphabet’s Google will invest at least €13 billion (US$15.1 billion) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Finland over 2027–2028, marking Google’s largest investment in Europe.
• JioStar, the streaming and television platform of Reliance Industries, signed a new multi-year agreement with SES, a Luxembourg-based space solutions company, for satellite distribution services.
• Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) approved an investment of ₹2,448.70 crore (approximately ₹2,449 crore) for the development and operation of the Kochi–Kanyakumari–Thoothukudi Natural Gas Pipeline (KTPL).
• National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) became the first NIT in India to establish a dedicated campus-based astronomical observatory.
• India’s first indigenous long-range One-Way Attack (OWA) drone, named KAL, successfully completed its flight testing at Pokhran Field Firing Range (PFFR), Rajasthan.
• Premier Energies commissioned a 7 GW N-type TOPCon G12R solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta, Andhra Pradesh (AP) on 21 September 2026.
• India’s active wireless mobile subscriber base reached 1,204.01 million in July 2026, highlighting the importance of telecom security for digital payments, online services and governance.
• Space-tech startup Pixxel plans to launch at least four satellites in 2028 under its ₹1,200-crore National Earth Observation Constellation programme.
• Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, signed an agreement with Bengaluru-based GalaxEye Space Solutions Private Limited on 24 September 2026.
• Maruti Suzuki India Limited. commissioned its first 300 kW Green Hydrogen (GH₂) electrolyser pilot plant at its Manesar manufacturing facility, Haryana, on 24 September 2026.
• Kerala University researchers have provided new insights into the Carrington Event of 1859, one of the most powerful geomagnetic storms ever recorded, using historical magnetic observations from the Trivandrum Astronomical Observatory.
• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, West Bengal and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 22 September 2026 to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the IIEST campus.
• ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) and ESA (European Space Agency) extended their long-standing Cooperative Agreement by 5 years, until 8 January 2032, through an exchange of letters in Paris, France.
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) issued SSA 5000 – General Requirements & Framework for Sustainability Assurance Engagements to align India’s sustainability assurance practices with global standards.
• The Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, signed an agreement with Agnikul Cosmos Private Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for ₹200 crore financial support under the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund.
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform to provide consumers with transparent, verifiable and standardised information about the digital connectivity of properties.
• NTPC Limited and EDF Power Solutions India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of France-based Électricité de France (EDF), signed a 50:50 Joint Venture (JV) agreement on 25 September 2026.
• The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite captured detailed observations of the erupting Krasheninnikov volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, tracking the movement and spread of molten lava.
• Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), launched five new popular science magazines in Indian regional languages in New Delhi.
• Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital,Uttarakhand an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), studied the X-ray emission of four TeV blazars using observations from NASA’s NICER and NuSTAR space telescopes.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : ENVIRONMENT

• An international team of scientists identified a new wild cat species named Leopardus tilcayo, locally called Tilcayo, from Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forest, marking the first new living feline species formally described in more than 100 years.
• Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) is located in the southern Western Ghats and spreads across Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• A new flowering plant species named Begonia neelamorum has been discovered from Keyi Panyor district, Arunachal Pradesh, increasing the number of Begonia species in Northeast India to 54.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• Goalkeeper Savita Punia after she became the most-capped player in the history of Indian women’s hockey and announced a cash reward of ₹10 lakh for the veteran player.
• Suchika Tariyal created history by becoming India’s first Asian Games medallist in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) after winning the bronze medal in the women’s traditional -60-kilogram category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
• Smriti Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in women’s Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), surpassing New Zealand great Suzie Bates’ 4,758 runs during India’s Asian Games semifinal against Bangladesh.
• India will host the 11th Asian Senior Wushu Championship in 2028, marking the first time that the prestigious continental Wushu championship will be held in India.
• England fast bowler Mark Wood has retired from international cricket at the age of 36 after a prolonged battle with injuries.
• The 46th Chess Olympiad was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 15 to 27 September 2026.
• Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess history at the age of 11 years.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

• M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, former Union Minister and senior Indian National Congress (INC) leader, passed away at his residence in Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, at the age of 78.
• Namibian cheetah Gaurav, a 10-year-old male, died at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, on 21 September 2026 while undergoing treatment.
• Govindan (G.) Vijayaraghavan, a renowned cardiologist and Padma Shri awardee, passed away at the age of 84 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke (Retd.), a decorated Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot and Vir Chakra (VrC) awardee, passed away at the age of 87 in New Delhi, Delhi, on 18 September 2026.
• Sandro Mazzola, the Italian football legend and former Inter Milan captain and Italy international, died at the age of 83; his death was announced by Inter Milan on 19 September 2026.
• Veteran Malayalam theatre and film actress Savithri Sreedharan passed away on 23 September 2026 at her residence in Mankavu, Kozhikode, Kerala, at the age of 83.
• Anand Pandurangi, a noted psychiatrist and Karnataka Rajyotsava Awardee, died on 24 September 2026 at a private hospital in Dharwad, Karnataka, at the age of 74.
• Soorya Krishnamoorthy, a renowned theatre director, cultural organiser and former ISRO scientist, passed away on 23 September 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, at the age of 78.