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Daily Current Affairs: 30 September 2026

Current affairs of 30 September 2026: RBI Panel on State WMA Limits: Key Proposals; Non-food bank credit growth hits 18.8% in August 2026: RBI data; Small savings rates unchanged for October-December 2026 quarter, and 17 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 20 topics

National Affairs

  1. Andaman Sea offshore mineral blocks: first auction to be launched
  2. Supreme Court rejects total firecracker ban, allows green crackers

Government Schemes

  1. Green Energy Corridor Phase-III approved at Rs 1,86,405 crore
  2. Delhi ITMS: Cabinet Approves Rs 1,789.52 Crore Project

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Panel on State WMA Limits: Key Proposals
  2. Non-food bank credit growth hits 18.8% in August 2026: RBI data
  3. Small savings rates unchanged for October-December 2026 quarter

Economy

  1. Fiscal deficit hits 41.9% of FY27 target by end-August 2026
  2. India’s External Debt at US$ 778.2 Billion, End-June 2026
  3. Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25: factory output up 7.81%
  4. RoDTEP export scheme extended till 31 December 2026

International Affairs

  1. Modi-Trump Call: India-US Trade Deal Nearly Done

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Rabi MSP 2027-28: Cabinet Raises Support Prices
  2. PSS procurement of pulses, oilseeds worth Rs 5,547.99 crore approved

Science & Technology

  1. National Quantum Mission: 1,000 km quantum-secure link achieved

Environment & Ecology

  1. Monsoon 2026 ends with 12.6% deficit, worst since 2015

Defence & Security

  1. AIME-2026: second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise at Subic Bay

Reports & Indexes

  1. Global Innovation Index 2026: India ranked 38th of 139 economies

Awards & Persons

  1. Right Livelihood Awards 2026 announced: Jalila Haider among laureates
  2. Asian Games 2026: India win three compound archery golds on Day 11

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

2. Supreme Court rejects total firecracker ban, allows green crackers

  • A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale ruled on 30 September 2026 against a total firecracker ban.
  • The case began with a 2015 petition by minors, including Arjun Gopal, seeking a nationwide ban.
  • Specified next-generation green crackers are allowed within fixed hours and other conditions; bursting cannot go on round the clock.
  • Centre, CSIR-NEERI, PESO and CPCB have until 15 October to test barium-containing variants.
  • New-generation crackers emit noise below 125 decibels versus 140-160 for conventional ones.
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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

3. Green Energy Corridor Phase-III approved at Rs 1,86,405 crore

  • The Union Cabinet approved Green Energy Corridor Phase-III on 30 September 2026 with a total outlay of Rs 1,86,405 crore.
  • Central financial support is Rs 54,082 crore, and the work is targeted for completion by 2032-33.
  • It will help evacuate up to 135 GW of renewable energy; the intra-state transmission part costs Rs 1,36,378 crore.
  • It includes 50 GWh of battery energy storage, with Rs 50,000 crore allocated.
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Government Schemes

4. Delhi ITMS: Cabinet Approves Rs 1,789.52 Crore Project

  • The Cabinet approved the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) for Delhi on 30 September 2026.
  • Project cost is Rs 1,789.52 crore, inclusive of taxes.
  • It covers 42 corridors with 1,092 adaptive traffic control locations and 1,029 enforcement locations.
  • Implementation is in three phases over 24 months, followed by 5 years of operation and maintenance.
  • Delhi Police is the implementing agency, with C-DAC as project management consultant.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

5. RBI Panel on State WMA Limits: Key Proposals

  • RBI released the Advisory Committee report on Ways and Means Advances to States on 29 September 2026.
  • The committee was chaired by I S N Prasad, former Additional Chief Secretary of Karnataka.
  • Aggregate WMA limit proposed at Rs 67,839 crore, up 11.2% from Rs 61,008 crore.
  • Maximum consecutive overdraft days proposed to fall from 14 to 10; quarterly overdraft days from 36 to 30.
  • Special Drawing Facility access proposed to rise from 50% to 75% of eligible fund corpus.
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Economy

7. Small savings rates unchanged for October-December 2026 quarter

  • Finance Ministry announced on 30 September 2026 that small savings rates stay unchanged for 1 October-31 December 2026 (Q3 FY27).
  • Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme both pay 8.2%, the highest among the schemes.
  • NSC earns 7.7%, Kisan Vikas Patra 7.5%, Monthly Income Scheme 7.4% and PPF 7.1%.
  • Post office savings account stays at 4.0%; 5-year recurring deposit at 6.7%.
  • Rates were last changed in the January-March 2024 quarter and have been held since.
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Economy

Economy

9. India’s External Debt at US$ 778.2 Billion, End-June 2026

  • India's external debt stood at US$ 778.2 billion at end-June 2026, up US$ 15.4 billion from end-March 2026.
  • External debt to GDP ratio eased to 20.8% from 20.9% at end-March 2026.
  • US dollar debt had the largest share at 54.8%, followed by Indian rupee debt at 29.8%.
  • Long-term debt was US$ 624.7 billion; short-term debt was US$ 153.5 billion, or 19.7% of the total.
  • Debt service was 5.6% of current receipts.
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Economy

11. RoDTEP export scheme extended till 31 December 2026

  • DGFT extended the RoDTEP scheme by three months on 30 September 2026; it was due to lapse that day.
  • The new validity ends on 31 December 2026.
  • RoDTEP stands for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products and was introduced in 2021.
  • Refund rates run from 0.3% to 3.9% depending on the product.
  • Covered exports come from DTA units, Advance Authorisation holders, SEZs and EOUs.
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International Affairs

Economy

12. Modi-Trump Call: India-US Trade Deal Nearly Done

  • PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on 30 September 2026.
  • They reviewed cooperation in trade, defence, energy and critical technologies.
  • They reaffirmed the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and agreed to stay closely engaged.
  • EAM S Jaishankar said there is more or less an understanding on the trade agreement; Piyush Goyal called it nearly done.
  • India has raised concerns over the US Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA).
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Agriculture & Rural

Economy

13. Rabi MSP 2027-28: Cabinet Raises Support Prices

  • The CCEA, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved Rabi MSPs for Marketing Season 2027-28 on 30 September 2026.
  • Wheat MSP is Rs 2,610 per quintal, up just Rs 25 from Rs 2,585.
  • Safflower saw the highest absolute rise of Rs 675 to Rs 7,215 per quintal.
  • Expected margin over production cost runs from 106% for wheat to 50% for safflower.
  • The increases follow the Union Budget 2018-19 principle of MSP at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost.
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Government Schemes

14. PSS procurement of pulses, oilseeds worth Rs 5,547.99 crore approved

  • Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved Rs 5,547.99 crore of procurement under the Price Support Scheme on 30 September 2026.
  • It covers Kharif Marketing Season 2026-27 in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.
  • Uttar Pradesh gets Rs 3,992.57 crore, mainly for 4,66,000 MT of tur.
  • Karnataka gets Rs 1,107 crore and Telangana Rs 448.42 crore for soybean, moong and sunflower.
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Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

Reports & Indexes

Science & Technology

18. Global Innovation Index 2026: India ranked 38th of 139 economies

  • India ranked 38th among 139 economies in the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026, with a score of 40.1.
  • India is first in Central and Southern Asia and has been an innovation overperformer for 16 consecutive years.
  • The top five are Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, the Republic of Korea and Singapore; China is 10th.
  • The 2026 theme is about powering entrepreneurs at the frontier of science and turning pilots into pipelines.
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Awards & Persons

International Relations

19. Right Livelihood Awards 2026 announced: Jalila Haider among laureates

  • The 2026 Right Livelihood Awards, called the 'Alternative Nobel Prize', were announced in Stockholm on 30 September 2026.
  • Laureates: Jalila Haider (Pakistan), Rural Women's Assembly (Southern Africa), Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (Georgia) and Timnit Gebru (USA).
  • Georgian Young Lawyers' Association is the first Georgian laureate.
  • The award ceremony is scheduled for 1 December 2026 in Stockholm.
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Awards & Persons

20. Asian Games 2026: India win three compound archery golds on Day 11

  • India won the women's, mixed and men's compound team golds; the women's 238-234 win over China equalled the world record.
  • The mixed compound team earned India's first compound mixed team quota for LA 2028.
  • Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai won trap mixed team gold with 34, beating the old Asian Games record of 30.
  • India stand 8th with 10 gold, 21 silver and 29 bronze (60 medals); the women's hockey team meets China in the final.
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