UPSC Current Affairs 01 October 2026 — PIB

• Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri launches GOBARdhan Scheme to accelerate development of India’s Compressed Biogas sector
• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Participates in Opening Day of G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwauke, U.S
• INS TRISHUL PARTICIPATES IN 24TH EDITION OF INDIA–FRANCE BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE VARUNA
• Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Organises National Workshop to Strengthen Implementation of PC&PNDT Act
• Secretary, Ministry of Mines Virtually Launched Auction of Two Offshore Mineral Blocks; Urges Active Industry Participation
• PM E-DRIVE Scheme
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participates in Centenary Celebrations of UPSC
• Agreement Signed between DBN (Digital Bharat Nidhi) - Department of Telecommunications; Government of Maharashtra; MDIL; BSNL & MahaIT for Implementation of Amended BharatNet Program in Maharashtra
• Government Revises Sugar Stock Holding Norms to Prevent Hoarding and Ensure Smooth Supply to Consumers During Festive Season
• HEADQUARTERS INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF JOINTNESS AND INTEGRATION
• NMMSS Scholarship Application Deadline Extended to October 31, 2026
• Special Gram Sabhas across India to Mark 2nd October with Discussions on Transformative Governance Reforms ; Launch People’s Plan Campaign 2026-27 ‘Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas’
• Union Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri commends energy sector resilience, insulation of domestic consumers from global price shocks, and massive upstream push under ‘Samudra Manthan’ and ‘GOBARdhan’
• NHAI Rolls out Tamil Nadu’s First Barrierless Multi-Lane Free Flow Tolling System
• Cooperation between the Nalanda University and the CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (CSIR-TKDL) Unit for research and capacity-building in the areas of Traditional Knowledge (TK), Intellectual Property Rights (...
• National-Level SafaiMitra Suraksha Evam Samman Shivir Reaches Over 3.69 Lakh Beneficiaries Across 3,870 ULBs
• Government Strengthens Implementation of PCR and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Acts through Special Courts, Victim Support, Awareness and Grievance Redressal Mechanisms