UPSC Current Affairs September 2026 — PIB & The Hindu
All UPSC-relevant current affairs for September 2026, rated and summarised from PIB and The Hindu, with practice MCQs.
PIB press releases
- Cabinet approves PM-DHARA (PM-Developing Harmonized and Accelerated Renewable-energy Access) Scheme for Development of Intra-State Transmission System with Battery Energy Storage Systems
- Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2027-28
- Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2027-28
- Cabinet approves Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme for Development of Intra-State Transmission System with Battery Energy Storage Systems
- NEW CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY (CAFE) NORMS NOTIFIED
- UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Inaugurates SEMICON India 2026; Unveils India’s Ambitious Roadmap for Transition to Semicon 2.0, with Expanded Support for Design, Manufacturing, Packaging, R&D and Talent Development
- Cabinet approves enhancement of EPFO wage ceiling from Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000 per month
- Cabinet approves enhancement of EPFO wage ceiling from Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000 per month
- Cabinet Approves Higher EPFO Wage Ceiling of Rs. 25,000, Expanding Mandatory Coverage
- ASEAN-INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE (AIME-2026) COMMENCES IN SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES
- Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav launches Guidelines for National Coastal Mission 2.0
- Ministry of Mines to Launch Auction of Offshore Mineral Blocks in Andaman Sea
- Release of the Annual Survey of Industries (2024-25) results
- Bankers Books Evidence Act, 2026
- ₹1,600 Crore Approved for 41 Pharma & MedTech Innovation Projects under PRIP First Round
- New Discovery Track for Startups and MSMEs with Financial Assistance upto ₹ 50 cr under PRIP Scheme announced
- Viksit Bharat- G RAM G
- CAQM Approves Revised GRAP Schedule; Tightens Measures for Vehicles, Dust and Pollution Control
- Union Environment Minister hands over India’s first PRAMAAN certificates under the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme to Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation and a Bamboo Farmer from Odisha
- Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to Develop 50 Model Cities for Swachhata in New Delhi today
- Release of Sub-Sectoral Trial Index of Services Production (ISP) for July 2026 (Base Year 2024–25)
- INDIAN ARMED FORCES CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE KAZIND-2026
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates the Conference on ‘PRAHAAR - CT Policy and Strategy’ in New Delhi
- Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use- Based Index for the Month of August 2026 (Base 2022-23=100)
- EXERCISE TARANG SHAKTI 2026: “POWER IN PARTNERSHIP”
- Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool
- India's First Port-based e-Methanol Production Facility to Produce and Supply Green Fuel to Ships
- Union Environment Minister launches Inception Workshop for 6th Cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves in India; Technical Manual for MEE-TR 2026 released
- Government’s Borrowing Plan for the second half of FY 2026-27
- Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda inaugurates Arogya Manthan 2026, marking eight years of AB PM-JAY and five years of ABDM
- TDB-DST signs agreement with Agnikul Cosmos for ₹200 crore RDI support to develop fully reusable Agnibaan launch vehicle
- PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs for Resilient Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
- Production Linked Incentive Schemes have Strengthened India’s Pharmaceutical, Bulk Drugs and Medical Devices Manufacturing Ecosystem
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Formalises Commercial Launch of Bio-based Biodegradable Plastic under BioE3
- Indian Railways Commissions KAVACH 4.0 for the First Time on South Central Railway, Marking a Major Milestone in Railway Safety
- India-New Zealand FTA to Enter into Force from 20 October 2026
- PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES OF INDEX OF CORE INDUSTRIES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026, AND FINAL INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2026 WITH BASE YEAR 2022-23
- Biometric Aadhaar Authentication Mandatory for Subsidised Domestic LPG Refills from 1 October 2026
- Government Relaxes Sugar Stockholding Limit for Bulk Consumers from 15 to 30 Days, Additional stock to be sourced exclusively from imported sugar under Advance Authorization Scheme (AAS) and Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ)
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates SEMICON India 2026
- Ministry of Coal Successfully Launches 16th Round of Commercial Coal Mine Auctions; Executes CMDPAs for Six Coal Mines
- India Welcomes Passage of New Zealand Legislation to Give Effect to India-New Zealand FTA
- Semicon 2.0 to deepen India’s semiconductor ecosystem with focus on design, equipment, fabs, advanced packaging, R&D and talent
- MHA declares Shahzad Bhatti Network as a terrorist organization under UAPA, says Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah
- PM Vishwakarma Completes Three Years: 30 Lakh Artisans Registered Under the Scheme
- Shri Rajiv Gauba Calls Electric Mobility a "Strategic Imperative" for Viksit Bharat as NITI Aayog Launches Second Edition of India Electric Mobility Index
- INDIA-US JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS 2026 COMMENCES AT AULI AND MAHAJAN
- In the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah and Union Jal Shakti Minister Shri C. R. Patil, CMs of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana signed t...
- Press Note on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin August 2026
- LAUNCHING OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE INDIA-MERCOSUR PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
- Provisional Estimates of Wholesale Price Index (Base Year 2022-23) for the month of August 2026
- PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR AUGUST, 2026
- Text of Prime Minister's opening address during the 18th BRICS Summit session: "Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Development"
- Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections
- BRICS New Delhi Declaration: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 to come into force from 1st October 2026
- India Administers 80 Lakh HPV Vaccine Doses, Marking Major Milestone in Cervical Cancer Prevention
- Government amends E-Commerce Rules to strengthen consumer protection and promote transparency
- Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Launches Operational Guidelines for DILRMP 3.0
- First-ever district-level estimates released by NSO for unincorporated non-agricultural sector
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches India’s Advanced Ocean Research Vessel ‘ORV Sagar Manthan’ to Drive Indigenous Maritime Research
- Department of Land Resources to Launch Operational Guidelines for DILRMP 3.0; Set to Announce ₹565.50 Crore Digital Overhaul of Land Records
- DAC clears capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 1.10 lakh crore for the defence forces
- India-Belgium Joint Statement on the visit of the Prime Minister of Belgium to India
- India’s Sovereign Credit Rating upgraded to 'A-' with Stable Outlook by Japan Credit Rating Agency
- Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 Notified: Major Step Towards “One Nation, One Time”
- Understanding Q1 2026-27 GDP Estimates
- Prime Minister participates in the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
- Prime Minister congratulates the nation on achieving 7.8% GDP growth; highlights surging economic confidence
- India’s GDP Performance
- PM to participate in Centenary Celebrations of UPSC on October 1 at Bharat Mandapam
- Ayush Emerges as One of India’s Fastest-Growing Service Sectors, RIS Study Estimates US$36.92 Billion Economy
- Shri Chouhan Approves ₹5,547.99 Crore Procurement of Pulses and Oilseeds Under PSS for Kharif 2026-27
- Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal Arrives in Milwaukee, U.S. to Attend G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting
- Digital India BHASHINI Division and CAG Launch “CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad” to Enable AI-powered Multilingual Translation of Official Documents
- NBA to Mark 23rd Foundation Day tomorrow with significant progress in Access and Benefit Sharing
- India Showcases Justice Reforms and Global Legal Partnerships at 15th UN Congress in Abu Dhabi
- UPSC Centenary Celebrations ‘Manthan’ Focus on Future-Ready Civil Services, Innovation and Constitutional Values
- Draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Released for Stakeholder and Public Consultation
- Scientists map earliest glow of hydrogen, opening a new window to the universe
- Ministry of Textiles extends RoSCTL Scheme till 31 December 2026
- DGCA Introduces Training Framework for Gyroplane Pilots
- UIDAI unveils five new initiatives at Aadhaar Samvaad Kolkata to further advance trusted digital identity and good governance
- Ministry of MSME and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for development and strengthening of the Statistical Business Register
- NRIDA and IIM Kolkata Sign MoU for Four-Year Impact Assessment Study of PMGSY-IV and PM-JANMAN
- India-France Space Cooperation Enters New Phase with Focus on Human Spaceflight, Start-ups and New Space Ecosystem: Dr. Jitendra Singh
- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal to Visit the United States to Participate in G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting
- Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of August 2026
- India showcases Forest and Landscape Restoration Initiatives at COFO 28, in Rome
- India Reaffirms Commitment to Conservation of Whales and Other Cetaceans at IWC-70 in Hobart, Australia
- Ho'nble Union Minister for Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying & Panchayatiraj Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh launched Live Stock insurance portal
- Insuring the Blue Revolution: How PM-MKSSY Is Transforming Risk Management for India's Aquaculture Farmers
- India Energy Week 2027 Sets the Stage for Global Energy Dialogue in Kolkata
- FASTag Annual Pass Reaches One Crore Milestone
- Ministry of Steel Announces Apex Body for Strengthening Safety Standards and improve safety culture in Steel sector
- Green Highways
- Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY)
- INDIAN NAVAL SHIPS SAHYADRI AND KULISH CONCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ADMM-PLUS MARITIME SECURITY JOINT COOPERATION ACTIVITY
- Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh to Launch Livestock Insurance Portal in New Delhi on 28 September 2026
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates development projects worth ₹1,472 crore and flagged off the country’s first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad
- India Ranks 10th at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, Wins 6 Silver Medals and 20 Medal for Excellence
- Government Approves One-Time Interest-Free Loan of ₹50,000 per Barn for FCV Tobacco Growers in Andhra Pradesh
- APEDA Facilitates Export of GI-Tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal from Karnataka to Maldives
- TRAI Launches Digital Connectivity Rating Platform
- ICG to strengthen maritime cooperation through QUAD‑at‑Sea Ship Observer Mission
- Union Environment Minister launches Workshop on ‘Capacity Enhancement for Effective Forest Management Project’, in collaboration with JICA, in New Delhi
- ICAT Marks 20 Years of Excellence with PM e‑Drive Dialogue with the industry and Launch of Agri Machinery Test Facility
- 9th India International Water Week 2026 Concludes with Focus on Climate-Resilient Water Management and Sustainable Water Services
- CGTMSE Guarantee Cover Goes Live on TReDS to Strengthen MSME Working Capital Access
- 70,000 Rural Youth to Begin Skill Training Under DDU-GKY 2.0 Across States/UTs from October 2026
- Technological Sovereignty Crucial to National Sovereignty, Says Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh at CSIR@85 Foundation Day
- Women Power Takes Centre Stage at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 as 14 Young Women Represent Team India Across Diverse Skills
- Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects worth ₹150 crore and above
- India International Water Week 2026
- Coal Distribution Over the Years: From Allocation to Auction, Powering India’s Growth
- India Participates in 14th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting and 23rd ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultation
- Government Cuts Import Duty on Major Edible Oils to Provide Relief to Consumers
- DRDO inks first high-value deep tech project agreement with a start-up under TDF scheme for indigenous development of 20 mK Dilution Refrigerator for Quantum Applications
- INS TRISHUL ARRIVES AT TOULON, FRANCE FOR THE 24th EDITION OF BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE VARUNA
The Hindu
- What does it take to obtain justice for cybercrime?
- Revisiting the farmer question
- A new governance model for Ladakh
- Should voting be a fundamental right?
- EC switches to damage control mode after facing flak over SIR
- Union Minister says SC/ST MPs not given enough time to speak
- Iran offers to reopen Hormuz if U.S. lifts blockade
- Using trade treaty policy to strengthen arbitration
- Towards recognising women farmers
- Why did the SC reject methanol rules?
- India’s real rate moment, the cost of delay
- The paradox of self-reliance: India-China trade dynamics
- The copyright stakes in the EU FTA
- Developing nations wrongly blamed for emissions: Modi
- How will the U.S.’s Sanctioning Act affect India?
- What is the India-Pakistan conflict at sea about?
- Does the BRICS summit signify a shift for Indian foreign policy?
- Currency conundrum
- What lies beyond India’s E20 push
- What Voyager’s journey tells us about the purpose of exploration
- Lessons from India’s smallholder farmers
- Montreal Protocol, signed on September 16, 1987, turned a 1970s scientific hypothesis into a successful international environmental treaty. How well do you know its story?
- Modi flags weaponisation of tech, critical minerals
- Putin suggests BRICS grain trade to fight global curbs
- Building consensus
- At BRICS, India must bank on the NDB
- The BRICS bank — an alternative that wasn’t
- A bigger BRICS, shaped by India’s vision
- More heft
- Trade between BRICS countries shows marked increase
- From moon’s far side, a satellite to look for the first radio signal
- Concerns over the Census questions
- India’s opportunity to put BRICS back together
- Harnessing BRICS ‘POWER’ to empower the world
- Steady gaze
- Does inflation targeting work in India?
- Why is the Centre opposed to totalisers?
- A BIT of a reset, with a wider debate
- SC orders oversight of Bar Council’s policy decisions
- Reducing India’s exposure to U.S. tariff risks
- Constitutional faultlines in FCRA Bill
- Can jurists be appointed as Supreme Court judges?
- Untouchability and the idea of ‘purity’
- Top court flags steep mark-ups on essential drugs
- Surveillance is not the only privacy issue
- Indian delegation attends SCO meeting in Pakistan
- Opposition members seek more time from JPC chief on FCRA Bill
- Declaration with Form 6 now only in SIR States
- Recall split verdict in CEC appointment case: petition
- SC to hear plea for CEC’s suspension next week
- Centre moves SC to stay Nicobar project hearings
- Why did the Centre reduce import duty on edible oils?
- Authorities lax in ensuring women’s safety in Delhi: SC
- Yet another POCSO case filed against Veeramani
- SC questions govt.’s power to levy UPI merchant fees
- Ease third language evaluation norms for Class 6, says SC
- Civil society groups seek SIR rollback, say polls must use previous voter list
- Decide disqualification petitions against MLAs by Oct. 8, SC tells Bengal Speaker
- SC questions food safety regulator over delay in warning label roll-out
- Collegium proposes 3 HC Chief Justices for elevation to SC
- On this day 72 years ago, CERN’s founding convention entered into force. A quiz on the storied science lab
- Pleas against ‘3-capital’ plan for A.P. now infructuous: HC
- SC had warned against leaving EC’s powers in the hands of one person
- SC judge advises wider use of mediation in family feuds
- Personal law has no immunity from POCSO Act: HC
- What does the law say about CEC’s removal?
- Dissent in the Commission
- China, U.S. agree to $30 bn tariff cut, AI dialogue during Xi’s visit
- Declaration part of Form 6 changed since SIR in Bihar
- Plea in SC seeks SIT probe against CEC, audit of poll body
- AFSPA extended in parts of Arunachal, Manipur, Nagaland
- Top court hands Trump a temporary win in collecting sensitive voter data
- SC rejects MLA’s plea over disqualification
- ‘Karnataka creates 1.56 cr. person-days of job’
- SC reserves orders on Centre’s plea to finalise OBC creamy layer policy
- SC modifies stay on HC order against District Magistrate
- SC advocate seeks to file contempt plea against CEC
- Caught in kitchen garden net, tiger cub returned to the wild
- India and the plausible multilateralism of BRICS
- The backdrop in which the U.S. Fed raised interest rate
- Differing views by members a part of decision-making: EC
- Disclose details of decisions by EC, say former members
- ‘Minister on CEC panel sends wrong signal’
- Jaishankar takes up U.S. sanctions law in meeting with Rubio
- Super El Niño to add 15,800 heat deaths in India: report
- SC to examine BCI’s power to regulate legal education
- SC judge defends Collegium system, hits back at Centre
- SC grants time to Centre over third language for Class 6
- MoD signs ₹811 cr. deal to buy 160 glide bombs for IAF
- BRICS must work in sync on transfer-pricing disputes: FM
- Refinery sector must balance energy security with net-zero push: experts
- Reiterating the basics of criminalisation
- Can’t penalise refusal to sing National Song: SC
- Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on Oct. 16
- ‘Broad daylight dacoity’: SC on essential cancer drugs’ prices
- RBI absorbs ₹71,971 crore liquidity from banks
- AI doomsaying
- Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats causing fear among farmers: Shivakumar
- The arithmetic of Tamil Nadu’s growth ambition
- ‘₹370 biryani’ row : SC notice to States on comedian’s plea
- How will Gaganyaan’s crew module deploy its parachutes?
- Kerala varsity campus politics rules not finalised: Minister
- India’s NGOs at a new funding crossroads
- Late economist, top poll official on SIR notice list
- ‘Keen to explore ways to reset, renew Indo-Nepal ties’
- SC calls for law to safeguard multi-crore court deposits
- Over 22 lakh Bengal voters filed appeals against exclusion: EC
- Prohibition is no solution to alcoholism: top court
- Nepal disaster impact: HC initiates PIL on climate justice
- JPC members question Centre on FCRA Bill’s asset takeover provisions
- Shift to computer-based NEET-UG under ‘active consideration’: Centre
- RBI may deliver two rate hikes by end of CY26, say analysts
- A war room for India in an age of sanctions
- U.S. passes Bill targeting Russian energy sector
- Plea flagging issues in Delhi SIR to get ‘precedence’ in SC
- Defer Class 6 language policy roll-out to 2027: SC to Centre
- SC notice to Centre, State over woman’s deportation
- 51% of India’s July oil imports from Russia
- India’s August crude imports dropped 3%, spend rose 18%: data
- China opposes U.S. sanctions Bill; Russia says it could hinder peace