One Liner Current Affairs: September 2026

National Affairs

1. The Ministry of Mines will launch the first Andaman Sea offshore mineral block auction on 1 October 2026. Notes ›
2. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale ruled on 30 September 2026 against a total firecracker ban. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. The Union Cabinet approved Green Energy Corridor Phase-III on 30 September 2026 with a total outlay of Rs 1,86,405 crore. Notes ›
4. The Cabinet approved the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) for Delhi on 30 September 2026. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

5. RBI released the Advisory Committee report on Ways and Means Advances to States on 29 September 2026. Notes ›
6. Non-food bank credit grew 18.8% year-on-year in the fortnight ended 31 August 2026, against 10.2% a year earlier. Notes ›
7. Finance Ministry announced on 30 September 2026 that small savings rates stay unchanged for 1 October-31 December 2026 (Q3 FY27). Notes ›

Economy

8. Fiscal deficit for April-August 2026 was Rs 7,10,249 crore, equal to 41.9% of the full-year budget estimate. Notes ›
9. India's external debt stood at US$ 778.2 billion at end-June 2026, up US$ 15.4 billion from end-March 2026. Notes ›
10. MoSPI released Annual Survey of Industries 2024-25 results on 30 September 2026. Notes ›
11. DGFT extended the RoDTEP scheme by three months on 30 September 2026; it was due to lapse that day. Notes ›

International Affairs

12. PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on 30 September 2026. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

13. The CCEA, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved Rabi MSPs for Marketing Season 2027-28 on 30 September 2026. Notes ›
14. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved Rs 5,547.99 crore of procurement under the Price Support Scheme on 30 September 2026. Notes ›

Science & Technology

15. India has reached 1,000 km of quantum-secure communication in roughly three years, against the mission's 2,000 km target over eight years. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

16. India got 759.4 mm rain in June-September 2026 against a normal 868.6 mm: 87% of LPA, a 12.6% deficit, the worst since 2015. Notes ›

Defence & Security

17. The second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026) is under way at Subic Bay, Philippines. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

18. India ranked 38th among 139 economies in the WIPO Global Innovation Index 2026, with a score of 40.1. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

19. The 2026 Right Livelihood Awards, called the 'Alternative Nobel Prize', were announced in Stockholm on 30 September 2026. Notes ›
20. India won the women's, mixed and men's compound team golds; the women's 238-234 win over China equalled the world record. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. World Heart Day is observed every year on 29 September. Notes ›
2. FICCI FRAMES 2026 is being held in Mumbai. Notes ›
3. Esha Singh won silver in the women's 25m pistol at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. Notes ›
4. Pincky Balhara won a kurash bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

5. The Pashudhan Bima Portal is a single integrated digital platform for livestock insurance under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Notes ›
6. NSS Day is observed on 24 September each year. Notes ›

Economy

7. The Index of Industrial Production rose 8% in August 2026 against 7.35% a month earlier. Notes ›
8. Russia stayed India's biggest source of crude oil imports in September 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

9. The 81st UNGA passed the UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise by consensus. Notes ›
10. The UN's International Day of Sign Languages falls on 23 September each year. Notes ›
11. Russia openly backed India's bid for permanent membership of the UNSC. Notes ›

Science & Technology

12. IIT Delhi researchers built what is called India's first working, demonstrable indigenous micro-GPU. Notes ›
13. Nvidia introduced an AI-security framework to monitor and control autonomous AI agents. Notes ›
14. India launched its first LNG-powered passenger train from Sabarmati, Gujarat. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

15. World Car-Free Day is observed on 22 September to encourage lower private-car use and sustainable transport. Notes ›

Defence & Security

16. Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the PRAHAAR national CT policy and strategy conference in New Delhi and launched an Extradition Portal. Notes ›
17. IAF launched Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur, themed 'Power in Partnership'. Notes ›
18. Jodhpur in Rajasthan hosts the 2nd edition of the IAF's multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

19. In the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index 2026, India gained nine ranks to reach 31st, with 4.42 points. Notes ›
20. OECD's September 2026 Interim Report raised India's FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7.1% from 6.3%. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. In June 2026 the Assembly cleared West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026. Notes ›
2. Analogue paneer imitates dairy paneer by replacing some or all milk components with plant-based ingredients. Notes ›
3. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was a political thinker, writer and Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader. Notes ›
4. India came 10th at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, played 22-27 September 2026. Notes ›
5. By 27 September 2026 India had 30 medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Notes ›

Government Schemes

6. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched PMGSY-4 at Ichhawar, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. Notes ›
7. The Tourism Ministry and ONDC are developing the National Digital Tourism Stack, a digital public infrastructure. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

8. NABARD opened an Experience Centre inside its Mumbai Head Office. Notes ›
9. SWIFT is a secure messaging network, not a bank or a settlement system. Notes ›
10. The RBI's net forex purchase in July 2026 was a record $18.65 billion. Notes ›
11. NABARD and NaBFID entered an initial agreement to work together on funding rural infrastructure projects. Notes ›

International Affairs

12. Each 27 September, the world marks World Tourism Day. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

13. RSVC-AMRIT is a NABARD digital platform for tech-led rural development, built with the Principal Scientific Adviser's office (OPSA). Notes ›
14. NABARD and IMD signed an MoU to integrate IMD's agro-meteorological data with DiCRA. Notes ›
15. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the Livestock Insurance Portal. Notes ›
16. Dhanuka Agritech launched Polin, a fungicide for rice against leaf blast and neck blast. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

17. Typhoon Dujuan brought heavy rain and strong winds to Tokyo and eastern Japan. Notes ›

Defence & Security

18. INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish joined a joint cooperation activity of the ADMM-Plus maritime security expert group. Notes ›
19. Operation Drishti saw 220 sight-restoring surgeries at an underground surgical centre in Tangdhar, Kupwara, near the LoC. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

20. India retained the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Article 324(5): the CEC is removed like a Supreme Court Judge, only for proved misbehaviour or incapacity. Notes ›
2. The Supreme Court split on whether challenges to the CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 need a five-judge Constitution Bench; the matter was referred. Notes ›
3. Bronze in mixed team skeet at the Asian Games went to Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal. Notes ›
4. Pune in Maharashtra will host the UCI Road World Championships 2032. Notes ›
5. Mark Wood, the England pacer, has called time on his international career aged 36. Notes ›
6. Italian footballer Sandro Mazzola, former Inter Milan captain and Italy international, died at 83. Notes ›
7. Business strategist Hirav Shah released his business novel SAARATHI at an event in Ahmedabad. Notes ›
8. TRAI launched the Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) platform and mobile app for in-building connectivity. Notes ›
9. World Alzheimer's Day is marked every year on 21 September. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

10. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited became ICICI Life Insurance Limited from 22 September 2026. Notes ›
11. TBX, formerly TransBnk, launched B2B bill payments on its TrustHub platform. Notes ›
12. IRDAI floated reduced Expense of Management (EoM) ceilings, with commission caps varying by product and channel. Notes ›
13. RBI issued final Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk Directions, 2026 under Basel III. Notes ›
14. RBI cancelled the CoRs of five NBFCs and accepted licence surrender from eight others during 4-31 August 2026. Notes ›

Economy

15. India held up despite global headwinds, but West Asia escalation pushed oil prices sharply higher. Notes ›
16. Software services exports rose 8.2% to $221.4 billion in 2025-26, per the RBI survey. Notes ›

International Affairs

17. 21 September is the International Day of Peace, observed yearly. Notes ›

Science & Technology

18. PLA is a bio-based, compostable thermoplastic: lactic acid from plant sugars is polymerised to make it. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

19. Kerala Forest Department officials raised alarm over destruction of Neelakurinji blooms in unprotected Munnar hills. Notes ›
20. WCEF 2026 took place from 15 to 18 September 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Notes ›
21. International Red Panda Day is observed on the third Saturday of September. Notes ›

Defence & Security

22. VARUNA is the annual bilateral naval exercise of the Indian Navy and the French Navy. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

23. India ranked first among 41 global markets in the Global Business Climate Survey 2026 of Swedish companies. Notes ›
24. UN Women and UN DESA published the Gender Snapshot 2026 on 17 September 2026. Notes ›
25. Gautam Adani and family led the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026 with ₹9.23 lakh crore. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

26. Salman Khan of the Indian Army took a rowing bronze at the Asian Games. Notes ›
27. Malayalam theatre and film actress Savithri Sreedharan died in Kozhikode, Kerala. Notes ›
28. Former IAF fighter pilot Alfred Tyrone Cooke, a Vir Chakra awardee, died aged 87. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The Union government cleared the Biovigilance Programme of India. Notes ›
2. India put forward four more cultural sites for UNESCO’s Tentative List, making 73 in all. Notes ›
3. Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won silver at the Asian Games with a combined 198 kg. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. Uttar Pradesh launched the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana for cheaper farm credit. Notes ›
5. Jal Shakti Ministry started Swachh Seva Aankalan (SSA), part of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen 2.0. Notes ›
6. PM-AJAY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for Scheduled Caste development. Notes ›
7. From 1 October 2026, biometric Aadhaar authentication is needed for domestic LPG refills at the regulated, subsidised price. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

8. Sagarmala Finance Corporation, India's first maritime lender, planned the first blue bond for 28 September. Notes ›
9. RBI sold Rs 25,000 crore of G-Secs in an OMO auction to absorb durable surplus liquidity. Notes ›
10. RNFI Money Private Limited, an RNFI Services subsidiary, won RBI approval for cross-border trade remittances. Notes ›
11. Whole-Time Member Jayanti Prasad became IBBI's additional-charge chairperson on 13 September 2026. Notes ›

Economy

12. Growth forecasts for India in FY27 were lifted to 6.9-7.1% by ADB, OECD, Fitch and S&P Global, who also anticipate an RBI rate hike this year. Notes ›
13. The Competition Commission of India cleared the takeover of three teams: Rajasthan Royals, Paarl Royals and Barbados Royals. Notes ›

International Affairs

14. India took part in the first Partners for Multilateralism (P4M) summit at the UNGA in New York as an initial co-sponsor. Notes ›
15. India and other G20 members endorsed four consensus declarations at a Houston ministerial on energy abundance. Notes ›
16. Luke J. Lindberg, a US national, was appointed the next Executive Director of the World Food Programme. Notes ›

Science & Technology

17. The 51st Doppler Weather Radar was inaugurated at Jamadarpali, Sambalpur, Odisha. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

18. A full checklist recorded 3,261 flowering plant species in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve. Notes ›
19. The 9th India International Water Week met in New Delhi on 'Climate Resilient Water Management'. Notes ›
20. A 100-km zone around Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, shelters an estimated 400 to 450 breeding vultures. Notes ›
21. The Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is also called the Indian Rhinoceros. Notes ›

Defence & Security

22. Nomadic Elephant, the India–Mongolia army drill, opened its 18th edition in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Notes ›
23. The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹586 crore contract with AICPL for 3,257 auxiliary power units. Notes ›
24. Nibe Limited of India and Naval Group of France signed an MoU for naval shipbuilding and defence technologies. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

25. Seven of nine planetary boundaries are now past their safe limits, according to Planetary Health Check 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

26. Fifteen-year-old Tamil Nadu shooter Yugan Sakthivel Muthukumar won gold in junior men's trap. Notes ›
27. Opener Shafali Verma moved up two places to fourth in the ICC Women's T20I batting rankings. Notes ›
28. Dr G. Vijayaraghavan, a cardiologist, died on 20 September 2026 at 84. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 lets a Designated Authority take over an NGO’s foreign funds and assets once its registration ends. Notes ›
2. The 11th edition of the Asian Senior Wushu Championships will be staged in India in 2028, a first. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. Madhya Pradesh launched a scheme for free registration of around 50 lakh rural properties in all 55 districts. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. novio, run by Credilio Financial Technologies, tied up with Indian Overseas Bank for a co-branded RuPay credit card. Notes ›

International Affairs

5. Houthis (Ansar Allah) took Perim Island and Mokha port. Notes ›
6. Ukraine launched its largest overnight drone attack on Russia, with over 1,000 long-range UAVs and domestic cruise missiles. Notes ›
7. IRITH, the Indo-Russia Innopraktika Technology Hub, concluded four agreements during INNOPROM India 2026 in New Delhi. Notes ›
8. EAM S. Jaishankar was in Bhutan on 16-18 September 2026. Notes ›
9. The proposed India-Russia Centre of Excellence will be hosted by Gorky Tech. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

10. Indian agri and processed-food exporters get wider market access through an APEDA agreement with InD Events Dubai, which runs Gulfood. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. IIIT-Bangalore and Taipei Computer Association (TCA) signed a Letter of Intent at Electronica India 2026. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

12. Leopardus tilcayo is a newly identified tiger cat species from the Yungas cloud forest of Bolivia. Notes ›
13. World Bamboo Day is marked every year on 18 September. Notes ›
14. The day aims to spread awareness about water quality and to involve citizens in watching over water resources. Notes ›

Defence & Security

15. SLINEX-26, the 13th edition of the India-Sri Lanka annual bilateral naval exercise, is at Visakhapatnam. Notes ›
16. HAL delivered two Tejas FOC twin-seat trainers and three HTT-40 basic trainers to the IAF. Notes ›
17. IG Defence carried out a successful trial of its home-grown KAL One-Way Attack (OWA) drone at Rajasthan's Pokhran Field Firing Range. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

18. WMO's 2025 water report warned of persistent groundwater depletion in India, especially the north-west. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

19. Marathi film Gondhal, directed by Santosh Davakhar, is India's official entry for Oscars 2027. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. NHAI launched OneTag, a nationwide FASTag bank-portability service inside the Rajmargyatra app. Notes ›
2. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026 takes effect on 1 October 2026. Notes ›
3. Former Union Minister and Congress leader E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan died aged 78. Notes ›
4. The WHO marks World Patient Safety Day every year on 17 September. Notes ›

Government Schemes

5. Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2026 began on 17 September 2026, launched by MoHUA and DDWS. Notes ›
6. The Art of Living's MoU with DoSJE was extended; it sits under NMBA, the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. Notes ›
7. NSTFDC and HPCL signed an MoU to set up computer labs and smart classrooms in 29 EMRSs in Rajasthan. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

8. NSE enabled India's first tokenised corporate bond issues, worth ₹1,000 crore, under the SEBI Regulatory Sandbox Framework, 2020. Notes ›
9. Kamlesh Chandra Varshney was reappointed SEBI Whole-Time Member beyond 19 September 2026. Notes ›

Economy

10. MDL signed an MoU with Maharashtra for a ₹27,000 crore greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Dighi, Raigad. Notes ›

International Affairs

11. International Equal Pay Day is marked on 18 September to promote equal pay for work of equal value. Notes ›

Science & Technology

12. Dr Jitendra Singh opened SPROUT, a rapid crop-trait analysis facility, at BRIC-NIPGR in New Delhi. Notes ›

Defence & Security

13. A five-day CORE Programme 2026 ended at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, for senior military leaders and civil officials. Notes ›
14. IAF and Japan's Air Self-Defense Force are conducting Veer Guardian 2026 from Jodhpur's Air Force Station. Notes ›
15. The Indian Air Force's Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team held an aerial display in Meerut. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

16. NITI Aayog released the 9th Trade Watch Quarterly, themed on Metals and Ores Trade for Q1 FY27. Notes ›
17. Swedish multinationals ranked India number one among 41 markets in the 2026 Global Business Climate Survey. Notes ›
18. GIFT City rose 9 places to 37th in GFCI 40, from 46th in GFCI 39. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

19. Computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan won the 2026 Arthur M. Bueche Award from the National Academy of Engineering. Notes ›
20. At TIFF in Toronto, Theja Rio's Angh took the 2026 Platform Prize. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. PM Narendra Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment letters at the 20th Rozgar Mela on 19 September 2026. Notes ›

Economy

2. The Union Cabinet approved raising the EPFO mandatory wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month. Notes ›
3. Moody's lifted India's FY27 real GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6%, the top figure among major agencies. Notes ›
4. Net direct tax collections rose about 13% to ₹12.12 lakh crore from 1 April to 17 September 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

5. India and Canada concluded the fourth round of talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 18 September 2026. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

6. Over 2,550 small farmers in Punjab and Haryana got more than ₹2.9 crore by DBT, the first farm-level soil carbon payments in India. Notes ›

Science & Technology

7. The 5th SEMICON India, held in 2026 at Yashobhoomi (IICC) in New Delhi, was opened by PM Narendra Modi. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

8. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated Bharat Vann, an urban afforestation drive, at Lodhi Colony Park in Central Delhi. Notes ›

Defence & Security

9. The keel of the Navy's first Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) was laid at Cochin Shipyard on 18 September 2026. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

10. FAO and CIFOR-ICRAF issued a report on forests and food security under the CPF Joint Initiative. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

11. The 2026 Asian Games opened on 19 September at Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya; Emperor Naruhito declared them open. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Kerala will be the first State to make a computer-based Hazard Perception Test mandatory for licence seekers, from December 2026. Notes ›
2. The Union Health Ministry told States and UTs that stem cell therapy for ASD must be given only via approved clinical trials. Notes ›
3. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was reconstituted as an 18-member board. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. PM Vishwakarma, begun on 17 September 2023, reached three years and 30 lakh registrations. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

5. Through an Open Market Operation, RBI offloaded G-Secs worth ₹50,000 crore to mop up durable liquidity. Notes ›

Economy

6. Combined merchandise and services exports were USD 399.27 billion in April–August 2026, up 15.5%. Notes ›

International Affairs

7. The International Day of STI for the South is observed every year on 16 September. Notes ›

Science & Technology

8. NIELIT and Infineon Technologies inaugurated a semiconductor manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Notes ›
9. MeitY gave in-principle approval for an AI Centre of Excellence in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

10. A four-year Project Cheetah review put India's cheetah population at 52, including 32 cubs born in India. Notes ›

Defence & Security

11. IPS officer Sanjukta Parashar became Inspector General of CRPF CoBRA. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

12. Veteran actor Anant Nag is set to get the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024 for services to Indian cinema. Notes ›
13. IFFCO Chairman Dileep Sanghani was elected an At-Large Director of the ICA Global Board for 2026-2030. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The 46th Chess Olympiad opened in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with India defending gold in open and women's sections. Notes ›
2. A pact among six governments revives the Kishau Multipurpose Project, priced near ₹15,000 crore. Notes ›
3. India won the 2026 Women's T20 Asia Cup, beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Dubai final. Notes ›
4. Alexander Zverev won the 2026 US Open men's singles title. Notes ›
5. Dhiraj Bommadevara became the first Indian male recurve archer to take the individual Archery World Cup Final title. Notes ›
6. Munich Football Arena will stage the 2028 UEFA Champions League final. Notes ›
7. National Engineer's Day is observed in India on 15 September. Notes ›
8. Hindi Diwas, on 14 September, recalls the 1949 Constituent Assembly decision on Hindi in the Devanagari script. Notes ›
9. The 6th All India Official Language Conference was organised by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. Notes ›
10. Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Alla Nani), former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, died aged 56. Notes ›
11. Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan's book on 100 acts of seva by the RSS. Notes ›

Government Schemes

12. PM-KMY gives small and marginal farmers an assured Rs 3,000 monthly pension after 60; the Centre matches each contribution. Notes ›
13. Notified guidelines for the ₹23,731 crore National Circular Bioenergy Scheme (GOBARdhan) promise CBG producers a buyer and a price. Notes ›
14. The Pension Sakhi initiative is aimed at extending pension coverage in rural areas. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

15. The UPI MDR framework applies from 15 October 2026 to merchant payments, with exemptions. Notes ›
16. Through a VRRR auction RBI drew in ₹3,93,352 crore against ₹5 trillion notified; the cut-off rate was 5.24%. Notes ›
17. TCS partnered with the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) to upgrade its market infrastructure. Notes ›

International Affairs

18. A First Additional Protocol was signed by India and MERCOSUR, amending their Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). Notes ›
19. India and Vietnam decided that 2027 will be their Year of Friendship. Notes ›
20. 15 September is the day set aside to promote democratic values and institutions. Notes ›
21. Nairobi, Kenya will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. Notes ›
22. Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of Norway died on 11 September 2026 at the age of 94. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

23. India's first Badri calf through OPU-IVF was born on 11 September 2026 at Pantnagar to a Sahiwal surrogate. Notes ›
24. The 9th AIMMAF met in New Delhi on 9 September 2026. Notes ›
25. Dryland Congress 2026 ended in New Delhi with the Delhi Declaration on Drylands, called 3D. Notes ›
26. The UP Cabinet approved the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana for small and marginal farmers. Notes ›

Science & Technology

27. Scientists discovered Gegeneophis chandgadi, a new legless subterranean amphibian, in Chandgad, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

28. Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister, unveiled the Mangrove GIS (MGIS) Portal at Bhuj, Gujarat. Notes ›
29. World Ozone Day, on 16 September, promotes awareness about guarding the ozone layer. Notes ›

Defence & Security

30. The Indian Air Force organised its first Dronathon-2026 at Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, on 14–16 September 2026. Notes ›
31. The Defence Ministry held VIMARSH 2026, a DRDO-industry meet, in New Delhi. Notes ›
32. Rajnath Singh, India's Defence Minister, was in Sri Lanka on 8-10 September 2026. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

33. NSO released the 17th PLFS Monthly Bulletin, covering August 2026. Notes ›
34. India kept its 131st position in the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 by the World Economic Forum. Notes ›
35. Delhi tops the 2025 e-mobility index made by NITI Aayog with WRI India, scoring 84 across 36 States and UTs. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

36. Colombian footballer James Rodriguez retired from international football at age 35. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. World Suicide Prevention Day is marked each year on 10 September. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. PMMSY completed six years on 10 September 2026. Notes ›
3. Chhattisgarh's Cabinet cleared a startup and skilling mission worth Rs 500 crore over five years. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. Reserves of foreign exchange leapt by $44.9 billion, a record, during the week to 4 September 2026. Notes ›
5. GFF 2026, the 7th edition, ran in Mumbai on 8-11 September 2026. Notes ›

Economy

6. Cochin Shipyard Limited and UAE's Drydocks World agreed a 50:50 venture to grow Kochi's ship repair facility. Notes ›
7. Tata Steel brought on stream the country's first COG (Coke Oven Gas) injection facility at its Meramandali plant, Odisha. Notes ›

International Affairs

8. South-South Cooperation Day is marked every year on 12 September. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

9. Agri-tech startup Grow Indigo paid roughly 2,500 farmers ₹3,000-₹15,000 each for over 57,000 agricultural carbon credits. Notes ›

Science & Technology

10. A memorandum between NIXI and APNIC was inked in Mumbai on 8 September 2026. Notes ›
11. The inaugural International Space Summit took place in Paris on 9-10 September 2026. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

12. A Srinagar artisan developed Grass Mache from Dal Lake weeds. Notes ›
13. WCEF 2026 is held at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from 15 to 18 September 2026. Notes ›
14. National Forest Martyrs Day is observed in India every 11 September. Notes ›

Defence & Security

15. Rajnath Singh visited Sri Lanka from 8 to 10 September 2026 to deepen defence and maritime security ties. Notes ›
16. The 4th edition of Samudra Laksamana, the India–Malaysia bilateral maritime exercise, took place at Lumut, Malaysia. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

17. Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, received three international awards in London. Notes ›
18. N. Purushothama Mallya, educationist, writer and Konkani language activist, died aged 97. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. The Rishikesh–Karnaprayag rail project achieved its 41st tunnel breakthrough on 11 September 2026, with Escape Tunnel-1. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

2. The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026 got Presidential assent on 13 August 2026 and takes effect on 1 October 2026. Notes ›
3. SEBI issued a consultation paper with seven proposals on the Closing Auction Session (CAS), with comments invited until 3 October 2026. Notes ›

International Affairs

4. China Southern Airlines will restart regular Guangzhou-New Delhi passenger flights on 21 September 2026. Notes ›
5. Indian Navy sail training ship INS Sudarshini finished a successful port call at Livorno in Italy. Notes ›
6. The BRICS BioDesign Programme has begun, meant to encourage healthcare innovation and medtech across borders. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

7. ART such as AI, IVF, OPU and cloning helps India raise milk yield and conserve indigenous bovine genetics. Notes ›
8. Four moth bean lines bred at ICAR-CAZRI got through a 35-day rainless stretch in the El Niño Kharif of 2026. Notes ›
9. Schizopygopsis waddellii, a Tibetan fish, was recorded in India for the first time. Notes ›

Defence & Security

10. The Colombo Security Conclave Table Top Exercise ended on 12 September 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

11. Elena Rybakina beat defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to win the women's title and become world No. 1. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Glacial meltwater from a Stok village nallah was flowing unused into the Indus River. Notes ›
2. A five-year MoU now binds ITRA and the Heartfulness Institute. Notes ›
3. Southern Railway has electrified 100% of its broad-gauge network. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. DILRMP 3.0 is a Central Sector Scheme worth ₹565.50 crore, running 2026–2031. Notes ›
5. Uttarakhand will run the Service Sankalp campaign from 17 September to 17 October 2026. Notes ›
6. Digital Bharat Nidhi signed an agreement with Jharkhand for the Amended BharatNet Programme under the state-led model. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

7. RBI authorised Pluxee India as a Payment Aggregator for online and physical transactions (PA-O and PA-P). Notes ›
8. Axis Bank staged Sparsh Week for the fourth time, 7 to 11 September 2026. Notes ›

Economy

9. India and Russia set a bilateral trade target of $100 billion by 2030. Notes ›
10. Fourteen proposed projects are covered by Odisha's MoUs with the Adani Group and International Holding Company (IHC). Notes ›

International Affairs

11. The 79th WHO Regional Committee session for South-East Asia ran from 7 to 10 September 2026 in Dili, Timor-Leste. Notes ›
12. India, chairing BRICS for the fourth time, hosts the 18th Summit in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026. Notes ›
13. India and the US are widening cooperation on undersea cable networks. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

14. Shalimar Sugandh (Kashur Basmat) is a fine-grain aromatic rice developed at MRCFC Khudwani under SKUAST-Kashmir. Notes ›

Science & Technology

15. QClairvoyance Quantum Labs entered an MoU with the IITM-C-DOT Samgnya Technologies Foundation. Notes ›
16. A new independent industry body, the India Photonics Association (IPA), now represents photonics. Notes ›
17. NIELIT partnered with US-based Saylor University for the NIELIT Digital University (NDU) platform. Notes ›
18. ISRO ran a flight acceptance hot test on its home-grown CE20 cryogenic engine, firing it at 220 kN thrust. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

19. World EV Day is observed every year on 9 September. Notes ›
20. Himalaya Diwas is observed every year on 9 September. Notes ›

Defence & Security

21. Yudh Abhyas entered its 22nd round on 9 September 2026. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

22. NSO's report 'Unincorporated Sector at the District Level: Insights from ASUSE 2025' gives the first district-wise estimates for this sector. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

23. Rajesh Bordoloi, a teacher from Assam, won the 2026 National Teachers Award for Each One Teach One. Notes ›
24. Solomon Pappaiah, a veteran Tamil scholar and orator, passed away at 90. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Article 371(K) is proposed as Chapter K in Part XXI. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. Coal Ministry and Coal India Limited rolled out the first CSR Framework meant only for coal companies. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

3. SEBI launched Demat 2.0, a pilot for tokenising corporate bonds using distributed ledger technology. Notes ›
4. NIPL partnered with Singapore's FOMO Pay to enable UPI QR acceptance at Singapore merchants. Notes ›

Economy

5. MC²⁺ Foundation, IIT Bombay and SINE signed an MoU to back deep-tech energy startups. Notes ›
6. JSW Group and Volkswagen Group signed an MoU on a proposed 51:49 joint venture for Volkswagen's car business in India. Notes ›

International Affairs

7. The UN marks the day on 9 September to shield students, teachers and schools in areas of armed conflict. Notes ›
8. Every 8 September the world marks International Literacy Day. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

9. Project CHAYANKAN is an AI and geospatial analytics effort for keeping watch on tea estates. Notes ›
10. Bihar agreed an MoU with the UAE-based AIM Global Foundation to build a food processing park. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. Karnataka leads the ChipIN Centre initiative with 81 organisations and 73 chip tape-outs. Notes ›
12. Qualcomm Technologies and Amazon will jointly build customised AI chips for AWS data centres. Notes ›
13. Samtel Avionics and Japan's BULL Co. Ltd signed an MoU on space debris mitigation. Notes ›
14. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) will host fellows in the 2026-27 US-India TRUST Fellowship, one of three Indian hosts. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

15. UNCCD COP17 ended in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, themed "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope". Notes ›
16. Akasa Air flew its first commercial service on ATF mixed with 1% Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

17. MoSPI launched the Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) Portal on Data Harmonisation. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

18. The Kalinga Ratna Award 2026 went to Justice Dipak Misra, a past Chief Justice of India. Notes ›
19. The 2026 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Puraskar went to Kishor Makwana, who chairs the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Stanzin Tsangyang joined the Indian Army as a commissioned officer on 5 September 2026. Notes ›
2. Armless para-archer Sheetal Devi bagged two medals at the World Archery Para Series held in Ahmedabad. Notes ›
3. Amit Shah presented the President's Colour to Goa Police in Panaji. Notes ›
4. Ladakh's LG Vinai Kumar Saxena was handed additional charge of the Jammu and Kashmir LG post. Notes ›
5. India ended in fourth place at the Pickleball World Cup 2026, staged in Da Nang, Vietnam. Notes ›

Government Schemes

6. Skill Manthan opened with a virtual session run by MSDE on 9 September 2026. Notes ›
7. Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved the Chief Minister's Startup and NIPUN Mission. Notes ›
8. The 5th National Steering Committee under PM-SETU approved Rs 735.70 crore for three ITI clusters. Notes ›
9. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the Mukhyamantri Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana. Notes ›
10. DFPD and FCI signed an MoU for FY 2026-27. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

11. RNFI Services Ltd. received in-principle RBI authorisation to function as a Payment Aggregator-Physical (PA-P). Notes ›
12. Niyo received a Payment Service Provider licence from IFSCA to operate from GIFT City, Gujarat. Notes ›

Economy

13. The Union Cabinet approved eight railway multitracking projects spread over nine States. Notes ›
14. On 9 September 2026 the State Cabinet in Karnataka cleared its aerospace policy for 2026-2031. Notes ›

International Affairs

15. India hosted the ninth AIMMAF, an ASEAN-India ministerial forum on farming and forestry, in the capital on 9 September 2026. Notes ›
16. Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh of the Indian Postal Service was re-elected APPU Secretary-General for 2027-2030. Notes ›
17. Tung Chee-hwa died at the age of 89. Notes ›
18. Every 7 September the world marks International Day of Police Cooperation. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

19. Horticulture output was 370.74 mt in 2024-25, 37% of crop sub-sector gross value output. Notes ›
20. A separate agrivoltaics component is the expected addition in PM-KUSUM 2.0, beyond Components A, B and C. Notes ›

Science & Technology

21. Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatoa") lies in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Notes ›
22. Bengaluru-based GalaxEye got a US patent for OptoSAR satellite imaging, a first for an Indian startup in this area. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

23. A new lichen species, Buellia maharajensis, was found in Mathikettan Shola National Park, Kerala. Notes ›

Defence & Security

24. The 22nd Yudh Abhyas between India and the US started on 9 September 2026. Notes ›
25. INS Udaygiri, an indigenously built stealth frigate, reached Colombo Port on 8 September 2026. Notes ›
26. Three defence MoUs between India and Sri Lanka were inked at Colombo on 9 September 2026. Notes ›
27. The Indian Army set up the AASHVAST Lab at DG EME headquarters, New Delhi. Notes ›
28. The IAF and Japan Air Self-Defence Force held the 2nd edition of Veer Guardian at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Notes ›
29. DRDO launched the SHIELD programme to build capability in high-power microwave and directed-energy technologies. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

30. International assessments put India's nuclear arsenal at around 190 warheads in 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

31. Dr. Karim Maredia won the Borlaug CAST Communication Award 2026. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released a commemorative stamp in Chennai for Dinamalar's 75th anniversary. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

2. FATF highlighted that traditional hawala networks are turning into technology-enabled systems. Notes ›
3. WhatsApp introduced bill payments through Bharat Connect. Notes ›

Economy

4. The IMF sees medium-term G20 economic growth at around 3%, a weak outlook. Notes ›
5. Bisleri International partnered with State Bank of India under the Bottles for Change initiative. Notes ›

International Affairs

6. Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong proposed the POWER framework for Greater BRICS. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

7. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed a plan to strengthen KVKs through greater State participation. Notes ›
8. RAS filters, treats and reuses water, recycling up to 90–95% of it. Notes ›

Science & Technology

9. Bodhan AI, IIT Madras's AI-for-education Centre of Excellence, launched four multilingual models as Digital Public Goods. Notes ›
10. Isar Aerospace, a German startup, launched its Spectrum rocket from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

11. BSI scientists discovered a new flowering plant, Osbeckia ulotricha. Notes ›
12. Rajiv Gauba of NITI Aayog launched PACT, the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport. Notes ›
13. Under its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the UK accepted India's CCTS, giving exporters pricing relief. Notes ›

Defence & Security

14. MIL (Munitions India Limited) and Drogo Aerospace sealed an MoU to build indigenous UAVs and loitering munition systems. Notes ›
15. Ahuti Mk II, from defence startup Apollyon Dynamics, achieved a certified top speed of 498 km/h. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

16. IMF’s SSBIG report estimates medium-term G20 growth at just 3%, near its lowest since 2009. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

17. Carnatic vocalist and musicologist S. R. Janakiraman died in Chennai at 98. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Punjab launched Pehchaan, a portal for unidentified and unclaimed deceased persons. Notes ›
2. Tamil Nadu unveiled a plan for a top-class Olympic City, to be built at Semmencheri in Chennai. Notes ›
3. Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix on 6 September 2026. Notes ›

Government Schemes

4. Chhattisgarh ranked first nationally in Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 3.0 (JSJB 3.0). Notes ›
5. Annapurna Devi launched the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah at Rudraksh Centre, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Notes ›
6. Punjab School Education Board is the first school board to join UIDAI's OVSE framework. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

7. RBI gave LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) the go-ahead to buy a shareholding in ICICI Bank. Notes ›
8. SEBI and ESMA signed an MoU on cooperation over Central Counterparties. Notes ›
9. Razorpay and IndusInd Bank launched RAY, a chat-based assistant for business payments. Notes ›

Economy

10. The Bank of Canada revealed a new CAD 20 note carrying King Charles III. Notes ›

International Affairs

11. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution marking 27 November every year as a day against child marriage. Notes ›
12. Birkbeck, University of London received UGC approval to open a campus in Bengaluru. Notes ›
13. International Day of Charity is marked on 5 September each year. Notes ›

Science & Technology

14. IIT Madras and UNESCO MGIEP will jointly build AI-based immersive learning technologies. Notes ›
15. DRDO and the University of Hyderabad's ACRHEM obtained an Indian patent for BAM-H24. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

16. Ophiopogon japonicus, a medicinal plant of East Asia, got its first Indian record in West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. Notes ›
17. The Northern Goshawk, locally called Baaj, is Punjab's state bird. Notes ›
18. Melghat and Pench Tiger Reserves in Maharashtra have proved successful sites for releasing captive-bred vultures. Notes ›
19. International Vulture Day spotlights the ecological role of vultures. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

20. NHAI announced the winners of the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026. Notes ›
21. National Teachers' Day is observed every year on 5 September. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra now holds the newly created full-time CEO post, a first, at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Notes ›
2. Assam's Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble joined the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Notes ›

Government Schemes

3. GeM and the Textiles Committee signed an MoU. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

4. Axis Bank and fintech partner Scapia introduced the Scapia Axis Bank Credit Card. Notes ›
5. ICICI Bank acquired an extra 2% of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. Notes ›

Economy

6. Bharat Tex Trade Federation (BTTF) and Premiere Vision SA signed an MoU in Paris. Notes ›

International Affairs

7. The Correct the Map resolution was passed by the UN General Assembly on 4 September 2026. Notes ›
8. The two countries share civilisational, economic and people-to-people links. Notes ›

Science & Technology

9. BIO-NIVESH was launched by Dr Jitendra Singh, MoS (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology. Notes ›
10. NIELIT and Intel India launched programmes to build an Agentic AI-ready workforce. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

11. OSDMA signed separate MoUs with UNDP and CivicDataLab for disaster risk work. Notes ›

Defence & Security

12. RAKSHA is a strategic 10-year defence diplomacy vision document prepared by the Ministry of Defence. Notes ›
13. The 16th Aero India will take place on 8-12 February 2027. Notes ›
14. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the RAKSHA framework. Notes ›
15. A five-year contract was inked between Adani Defence & Aerospace and Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

16. UNEP's report on overshoot asks how the world can come back under 1.5°C after temporarily breaching it. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. ASI declared Gollala Gudi Temple in Palampet, Telangana, a Monument of National Importance. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. CARA's 2026 slogan urges lawful adoption, a safe childhood and a secure future, rejecting illegal adoption. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

3. IRDAI floated a consultation paper on a Public Insurance Registry, planned as Digital Public Infrastructure. Notes ›
4. Zerodha Corporate Advisors, a Zerodha subsidiary, now holds a SEBI-issued Category-I merchant banking licence. Notes ›
5. RBI approved Carol Kripanayana Furtado as interim MD and CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. Notes ›

Economy

6. An MoU on biofuels and circular economy was inked by BPCL with CSE (Centre for Science and Environment). Notes ›

International Affairs

7. The SCO's 26th heads-of-state summit took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, under chair Sadyr Japarov. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

8. NABARD and IMD signed an MoU to put agro-meteorological data on DiCRA. Notes ›
9. The day falls on 2 September each year. Notes ›

Science & Technology

10. MeitY notified the operating framework for Semicon 2.0, carrying an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore (₹1.27 lakh crore). Notes ›
11. EOS-05, formerly GISAT-1A, is an ISRO geo-imaging satellite built on the I-2K platform. Notes ›
12. Tata Elxsi and Sarla Aviation agreed under an MoU to build Shunya, an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

13. Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar (SSSS v5.0), the fifth edition, was launched by Dr Jitendra Singh of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Notes ›
14. Germany and India agreed a Joint Declaration of Intent on wetland protection and sensible use. Notes ›
15. IBCA and ADB agreed an MoU covering landscape conservation and finance for nature-positive outcomes. Notes ›

Defence & Security

16. AVM Shakti Sharma is the first non-medical-stream woman to reach two-star rank in India's Defence Forces. Notes ›
17. IAF successfully tested Khagantak-243, an indigenous Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) of the 300-kg class. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

18. MYAS announced four winners of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024. Notes ›
19. Tommy Koh, Runa Khan and Bo Kyi won the 68th Ramon Magsaysay Awards. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. Lionel Messi announced retirement from international football at the age of 39. Notes ›
2. The ICC picked India to host the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy in 2027. Notes ›
3. India is hosting the Hyundai World Archery Para Series 2026 for the very first time. Notes ›
4. The Kakatiyas were a prominent medieval dynasty ruling parts of the eastern Deccan. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

5. IPPB marked its 9th Foundation Day on 1 September 2026. Notes ›
6. LIC launched two non-linked, non-participating insurance plans on 1 September 2026. Notes ›
7. Suman Ray became an RBI Executive Director effective 1 September 2026. Notes ›

Economy

8. Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) raised India's sovereign rating by one notch, from BBB+ to A-. Notes ›
9. MoSPI brought out National Accounts Statistics 2026 built on a new 2022-23 base year. Notes ›
10. In-principle approval was given to NSHIPOL for a ₹24,700 crore shipbuilding cluster in Kendrapara, Odisha. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. Türkiye became the 71st country to join the Artemis Accords. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

12. UNCCD COP17 took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 17 to 28 August 2026, under the theme 'Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.' Notes ›
13. UNEP's report 'Limiting Overshoot' gave the UN's first detailed 'overshoot, peak and decline' pathway. Notes ›

Defence & Security

14. China tested its GJ-21 stealth UAV. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

15. The Education Ministry released the 13th and 14th AISHE editions, covering 2022-23 and 2023-24. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. MoSPI signed an MoU with Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology for an AI-driven framework on monthly consumption expenditure. Notes ›

Government Schemes

2. DoSJE signed an MoU with Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission for the Creating Intergenerational Bonding Initiative. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

3. NPCI extended by two years, to December 31, 2026, the deadline for applying the transaction volume cap on UPI apps. Notes ›
4. PhonePe launched UPI 123Pay for UPI payments on feature phones that have no internet access. Notes ›

Economy

5. India's economy expanded 7.8% in Q1 FY27, according to SBI Research. Notes ›

International Affairs

6. The PCA held that the Indus Waters Treaty stays in force and limited some works at the Ratle project. Notes ›
7. Union MoS Pabitra Margherita visited Vietnam and Laos between 26 and 29 August 2026. Notes ›
8. 2026 is the 70th anniversary of India-Laos diplomatic relations. Notes ›
9. The International Day for People of African Descent falls on 31 August each year. Notes ›

Agriculture & Rural

10. India's Vice-President unveiled Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031, a strategic plan for ornamental fisheries, at Agatti, Lakshadweep. Notes ›

Science & Technology

11. IISc Bengaluru created the Foundation for Quantum Computing Innovation (FQCI). Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

12. The 7th GCRMN reef status report found worldwide hard coral cover about 9.5% below the 1980-2009 baseline. Notes ›
13. Pichavaram mangroves were valued at ₹2,485.38 crore in Total Economic Value (TEV) terms. Notes ›
14. Depalpur (Indore district, Madhya Pradesh) is the first city under Swachh Shehar Jodi to reach Zero Legacy Waste. Notes ›

Defence & Security

15. INS Nipun is the second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel of the Indian Navy. Notes ›
16. China tested the GJ-21 stealth UAV during sea trials of the Type 076 Sichuan. Notes ›

Reports & Indexes

17. India's Electoral Democracy Index score dropped to its weakest since 1975, continuing a slide that began in 2009. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

18. Switzerland's Roger Federer entered the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Notes ›

National Affairs

1. National Small Industry Day is marked in India on 30 August. Notes ›
2. Bihar and Jharkhand signed an MoU on sharing the waters of the Sone River. Notes ›
3. National Sports Day falls on 29 August every year. Notes ›
4. The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 were notified on 27 August 2026 and published in the Gazette on 29 August. Notes ›

Banking & Finance

5. NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and Uzbekistan's NIPC signed a commercial agreement on 30 August 2026. Notes ›

Economy

6. Real GDP grew 7.8% in Q1 FY27, versus 6.9% a year earlier and 8.6% in Q4 FY26. Notes ›

International Affairs

7. The 26th SCO summit took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, as the bloc completed 25 years. Notes ›
8. The day falls on 29 August each year. Notes ›

Science & Technology

9. C-DOT unveiled 14 indigenous quantum products on 31 August 2026, its 43rd Foundation Day, in New Delhi. Notes ›
10. JNCASR and IISc Bengaluru, with the University of Sydney, reported a Seebeck coefficient beyond -124 mV/K in scandium nitride films. Notes ›

Environment & Ecology

11. A study counted 219 hanging glaciers in the Alaknanda basin of Uttarakhand. Notes ›

Defence & Security

12. Tata Advanced Systems Limited signed an MoU with the Javelin Joint Venture, formed by Raytheon (RTX) and Lockheed Martin, around 30-31 August 2026. Notes ›

Awards & Persons

13. Lionel Messi retired from international football on 31 August 2026, closing a 21-year career with Argentina. Notes ›
14. Lallianzuala Chhangte of Mohun Bagan was named Indian Footballer of the Year 2026 by the Football Players Association of India (FPAI). Notes ›