Shaheed Bhagat Singh Jayanti observed on September 28.
Dated: 30 September 2026
Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary was commemorated across India on September 28, 2026, in honour of his revolutionary legacy.
Key Highlights:
1. Punjab organised the state-level Jashn-e-Inquilab programme at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana.
2. Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907, as the second of seven siblings in a revolutionary family.
3. Tributes were paid at his native village Khatkar Kalan in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.
4. He was nicknamed Bhaganwala, meaning the lucky one.
5. He sacrificed his life alongside Rajguru and Sukhdev in India’s freedom struggle.
Additional Information:
1. Bhagat Singh was executed at Lahore Jail on March 23, 1931, now observed as Shaheed Diwas.
2. He founded Naujawan Bharat Sabha in 1926 and wrote Why I Am an Atheist in 1930.
India wins silver and bronze at 46th Chess Olympiad.
Dated: 30 September 2026
India won silver in the Open section and bronze in the women’s section at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 27, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. Host Uzbekistan won Open gold after beating Ukraine 2.5-1.5, while India finished second on tiebreak following a 2-2 draw with Hungary.
2. Arjun Erigaisi defeated Peter Leko, whereas Gukesh Dommaraju lost to Hungary’s Gleb Dudin.
3. China won its seventh women’s title after defeating Vietnam 3-1; Kazakhstan took silver and India earned bronze on tiebreak.
4. India’s women drew 2-2 with Georgia, with Savitha Shri rescuing a draw against Meri Arabidze.
5. Germany secured Open bronze after Matthias Bluebaum defeated Jorden van Foreest.
Additional Information:
1. FIDE was founded in Paris in 1924 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
2. The Open trophy is the Hamilton-Russell Cup and the women’s trophy is the Vera Menchik Cup.
AFSPA extended in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The Home Ministry extended AFSPA for six months in specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh from October 1, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. All of Manipur was declared disturbed except areas under 13 police stations in the Imphal Valley.
2. The extension covers eight Nagaland districts and 21 police stations in five other districts.
3. In Arunachal Pradesh it covers Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts.
4. It also applies to Namsai, Mahadevpur and Chowkham police-station areas in Namsai district adjoining Assam.
5. The notification followed a security review and designation of the covered regions as disturbed areas.
Additional Information:
1. Parliament enacted the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in 1958.
2. Section 3 empowers the Central Government or a Governor to declare an area disturbed.
Government approves premature retirement of LIC MD Dinesh Pant.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The Central Government approved Dinesh Pant’s premature retirement as LIC Managing Director on September 24, 2026, enabling his move to IRDAI.
Key Highlights:
1. Dinesh Pant became a Whole-Time Member of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
2. He had assumed office as LIC Managing Director on June 1, 2025, with an original term ending in May 2027.
3. His IRDAI tenure is five years or until age 65, whichever occurs earlier.
4. The retirement used LIC Staff Rules 1960 and Managing Directors service rules 1988.
5. He served as Appointed Actuary during LIC’s 2022 Initial Public Offering.
Additional Information:
1. LIC was established on September 1, 1956, and is headquartered in Mumbai.
2. IRDAI is a statutory regulator created under the IRDA Act 1999 and headquartered in Hyderabad.
President returns West Bengal Anti-Goonda Bill 2026.
Dated: 30 September 2026
President Droupadi Murmu returned the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill 2026 to the state on September 25, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. The West Bengal Assembly had passed the legislation, popularly called the anti-goonda bill, in June 2026.
2. It was returned because of significant overlap with the Central legal framework on drug trafficking.
3. The bill seeks public safety by regulating criminal elements and controlling anti-social activities.
4. Article 201 governs a State Bill reserved by a Governor for the President’s consideration.
5. The President may assent, withhold assent or direct the Governor to return the bill for reconsideration.
Additional Information:
1. Article 200 defines a Governor’s options to assent, withhold or reserve a State Bill.
2. Drug-related offences are primarily governed nationally by the NDPS Act 1985.
NMDC commissions Rs.5,427 crore integrated project in Chhattisgarh.
Dated: 30 September 2026
NMDC commissioned a Rs.5,427 crore iron-ore processing, slurry-pipeline and pellet-making project in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, on September 28, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. The integrated project includes a new iron-ore processing plant at Bacheli.
2. A 135-kilometre slurry pipeline links mining operations to the Nagarnar steel plant.
3. The pipeline can transport 15 million tonnes of iron ore annually.
4. A pellet plant at Nagarnar has an annual capacity of 2 million tonnes.
5. The value-chain infrastructure directly connects Bacheli mines with NMDC’s steel facility.
Additional Information:
1. NMDC is India’s largest iron-ore producer and a Navratna enterprise under the Steel Ministry.
2. Established in 1958, NMDC is headquartered in Hyderabad.
Uttar Pradesh mandates Use by Date for loose sweets.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration mandated Use by Date labels for loose sweets on September 28, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. Sweet shops and retailers must comply with the labelling rule from October 15, 2026.
2. Open-counter sweets must clearly display manufacture date and specific expiry date.
3. Shelf life ranges from 1 to 30 days depending on ingredients.
4. Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycol were banned as coolants in milk-processing units.
5. Propylene Glycol was recommended as a safer cooling alternative.
Additional Information:
1. FSSAI is a statutory body created under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.
2. It works under the Health Ministry and is headquartered in New Delhi.
UP International Trade Show targets Rs.5 lakh crore annual exports.
Dated: 30 September 2026
Piyush Goyal outlined Uttar Pradesh’s global trade roadmap at the UP International Trade Show in Greater Noida on September 27, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. Uttar Pradesh aims to raise annual exports from Rs.2 lakh crore to Rs.5 lakh crore by 2030.
2. The state targets a $1 trillion economy by using free-trade agreements and attracting global investment.
3. Priority sectors include semiconductors, defence and electronics.
4. A large robotics manufacturing facility is planned in Greater Noida.
5. Six partner countries and hundreds of international delegates and exhibitors attended the trade show.
Additional Information:
1. Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state and fourth largest by area.
2. Its One District One Product scheme promotes local crafts and industries.
Centre approves Rs.50,000 interest-free loan for Andhra tobacco growers.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The Commerce Ministry approved a one-time interest-free working-capital loan of Rs.50,000 per barn for Andhra Pradesh FCV tobacco growers on September 26, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. The financial intervention totals about Rs.220 crore.
2. Approximately 44,000 tobacco growers will receive support under the Interest-Free Working Capital Assistance Scheme.
3. Money will be transferred directly through the Direct Benefit Transfer mechanism.
4. Registered and unregistered growers may sell excess 2025-26 FCV tobacco on authorised auction platforms.
5. The relaxation modifies applicable Tobacco Board Act provisions for the crop season.
Additional Information:
1. The Tobacco Board is a statutory body under the Tobacco Board Act 1975 and is headquartered in Guntur.
2. Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco is grown mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Centre notifies India’s first four Mega Ports.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The Ports Ministry officially designated four Indian ports as Mega Ports through a gazette notification issued on September 25, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. Deendayal, Jawaharlal Nehru, Paradip and Mundra received the new status.
2. Mundra, owned by the Adani Group, is the only private port in the list; the other three are central major ports.
3. Bulk ports need annual cargo throughput of at least 150 million metric tonnes.
4. Container ports need annual throughput of at least 7.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units.
5. The Mega Port designation remains valid for five years.
Additional Information:
1. Deendayal Port in Gujarat was renamed from Kandla Port in 2017.
2. Mundra is India’s largest commercial private port and lies on the Gulf of Kutch.
India ranks 31st in WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index.
Dated: 30 September 2026
India rose to 31st place in the World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Development Index 2026, announced on September 25.
Key Highlights:
1. India improved eight positions from 39th in 2024.
2. It ranked among the global top 10 for the number of UNESCO World Heritage cultural sites.
3. Japan topped the overall index, while advanced economies occupied nine of the top 10 places.
4. The ten largest non-high-income economies, including India, contribute over 28% of global direct tourism GDP.
5. Their share is projected to reach 35% by 2035.
Additional Information:
1. The World Economic Forum was established in 1971 and is headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland.
2. The 2026 index assessed 110 economies and 92% improved their scores from 2024.
Indian kabaddi teams win gold at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Dated: 30 September 2026
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams won gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on September 26, 2026, helping India enter the overall top 10.
Key Highlights:
1. The men defeated Iran 40-34 to win their ninth kabaddi gold since the sport’s 1990 Asian Games debut.
2. The women beat Iran 37-34 in the final.
3. Sawan Barwal earned marathon silver in a national-record 2:11:58, India’s first medal in the event for 44 years.
4. Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet won 10-metre air-pistol mixed-team gold.
5. Tajinderpal Singh Toor took shot-put silver at 20.64 metres and Prachi Choudhary won 400-metre bronze in 53.21 seconds.
Additional Information:
1. Aichi-Nagoya 2026 is the 20th Asian Games and is hosted by Japan.
2. Kabaddi entered the Asian Games in 1990; India missed gold only at Jakarta 2018.
OECD raises India’s FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7.1%.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The OECD raised India’s FY27 economic growth forecast to 7.1% on September 23, 2026, an upward revision of 80 basis points.
Key Highlights:
1. The earlier FY27 estimate was 6.3%; FY26 growth is estimated at 7.8% and FY28 at 6.5%.
2. Fitch projects 6.9% for FY27, while S&P and Moody’s each project 7%.
3. India’s GDP expanded 7.8% in the April-June quarter of FY27.
4. Manufacturing grew 9.2% and private consumption rose 7.1%.
5. Gross fixed capital formation grew 11.9%, while financial, real-estate and professional services expanded 12.1%.
Additional Information:
1. The OECD was established in 1961 and is headquartered in Paris.
2. It has 38 member countries, while India participates as a key partner.
NTPC and EDF form 50:50 joint venture for low-carbon energy.
Dated: 30 September 2026
NTPC and France’s EDF Power Solutions signed a 50:50 joint-venture agreement on September 25, 2026, to build low-carbon energy infrastructure.
Key Highlights:
1. The venture joins NTPC with EDF Power Solutions India, a subsidiary of the French utility.
2. It will develop, own and operate pumped-storage projects.
3. Its scope also includes hydroelectric installations, renewable-energy facilities and electricity-distribution operations.
4. The company will pursue projects in India and neighbouring countries.
5. The partnership supports India’s target of 100 GW installed pumped-storage capacity by 2036.
Additional Information:
1. NTPC was established in 1975, is headquartered in New Delhi and is India’s largest power utility.
2. EDF is a Paris-headquartered French multinational and one of the world’s largest electricity producers.
Mandeep K. Bhandari appointed CBSE Chairperson.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Mandeep K. Bhandari’s appointment as CBSE Chairperson on September 25, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. He was appointed in the rank and pay of an Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
2. He succeeded Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, who held additional charge, becoming the third appointment in four months.
3. Bhandari is a 2001-batch AGMUT-cadre IAS officer with an MBBS degree.
4. He previously served as Principal Secretary to the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor.
5. He also held additional charge as Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
Additional Information:
1. CBSE works under the Education Ministry and was established on July 2, 1929, before reconstitution in 1962.
2. CBSE is headquartered in New Delhi and conducts Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations.
CBC launches Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 for training institutes.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The Capacity Building Commission launched Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 on September 28 to turn regional training institutes into competency-driven institutions.
Key Highlights:
1. Sadhana means Strengthening Adaptive Development and Humane Aptitude for National Advancement.
2. Regional workshops are scheduled at Vijayawada, Guwahati, Lucknow and Pune between September and November 2026.
3. The UNNATI portal anchors digital implementation.
4. UNNATI Exchange shares courses, faculty and infrastructure across 900 training institutions.
5. Training aligns with the Karmayogi Quality Framework and the principle of right capacity for the right role at the right time.
Additional Information:
1. Mission Karmayogi is the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building launched in September 2020.
2. CBC supervises central training institutions and prepares ministries’ Annual Capacity Building Plans.
Ashok Singhal centenary celebrations begin in New Delhi.
Dated: 30 September 2026
Amit Shah addressed the opening of former VHP President Ashok Singhal’s centenary celebrations in New Delhi on September 27, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. He digitally inaugurated 11 Shri Ram Stambhs to mark the centenary year.
2. The pillars commemorate the route associated with Lord Ram’s 14-year exile and preserve the Ram Van Gaman Path message.
3. Service initiatives included prayers at Sant Ravidas and Maharishi Valmiki temples, Prayagraj Ganga Aarti and conservation work.
4. Artificial limbs were donated in Ayodhya.
5. Ashok Singhal was VHP International President and a leading figure of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
Additional Information:
1. VHP was founded in 1964 by leaders including M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte.
2. The Ram Van Gaman Path connects exile-related sites across several states; Chhattisgarh first developed a dedicated circuit.
National Zoological Park organises bird and butterfly walks.
Dated: 30 September 2026
The National Zoological Park in New Delhi held its 15th Sunday Bird Walk and fourth Butterfly and Dragonfly Walk on September 27, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. Experts guided participants to identify and record local fauna for citizen science.
2. The bird walk recorded 47 species and more than 750 individual birds.
3. Participants documented 8 butterfly, 10 dragonfly and 5 damselfly species.
4. Wildlife Week will run from October 2-8 with tree, spider, insect and bird-nest activities.
5. Children up to age 12 receive free entry during Wildlife Week.
Additional Information:
1. The National Zoological Park was formally inaugurated on November 1, 1959.
2. It lies near Purana Qila and works under the Environment Ministry.
CSIR-NIScPR launches science magazines in five regional languages.
Dated: 30 September 2026
Jitendra Singh launched five regional-language popular-science magazines on September 26, 2026, during the CSIR Foundation Day programme.
Key Highlights:
1. The publications are in Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
2. Their titles are Bigyan Lahar, Bigyan Brittanto, Vidnyan Kshitij, Ariviyal Arikkaiyalar and Vigyan Velugu.
3. Artificial Intelligence translates content from Vigyan Pragati, Science Reporter and Science Ki Duniya.
4. Human reviewers verify scientific accuracy, language quality and readability.
5. CSIR-NIScPR publishes the magazines to make science accessible and highlight regional innovations.
Additional Information:
1. CSIR-NIScPR was formed by merging NISCAIR and NISTADS and is located in New Delhi.
2. CSIR was established in September 1942 and the Prime Minister is its ex-officio President.
Rs.108 crore four-lane road overbridge launched in Guntur.
Dated: 30 September 2026
Union Ministers V. Somanna and Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar laid the foundation stone for a four-lane road overbridge in Guntur on September 27, 2026.
Key Highlights:
1. The Railways Ministry will bear the full estimated project cost of Rs.108 crore.
2. The bridge between Guntur and Nambur stations will be 668 metres long and require 2.9 acres of land.
3. It replaces Level Crossing Gate 3 on the Guntur-Nambur railway line.
4. Near Guntur Inner Ring Road, it directly connects Bus Stand Road with Gorantla village.
5. The project supports the New Andhra Pradesh rail-safety vision by eliminating crossings and reducing fuel loss and travel time.
Additional Information:
1. South Coast Railway is India’s 18th railway zone and is headquartered in Visakhapatnam.
2. Guntur Railway Division was formed in 1997, became operational in 2003 and belongs to South Central Railway.
Air Ayodhya receives Civil Aviation Ministry NOC under UDAN.
Dated: 30 September 2026
Regional carrier Air Ayodhya received a Civil Aviation Ministry No Objection Certificate on September 28, 2026, to operate under UDAN.
Key Highlights:
1. The NOC is the first regulatory step before applying to DGCA for an Air Operator Certificate.
2. Air Ayodhya, operated by Megamax Aviation, will focus on tier-2 and tier-3 towns, pilgrimage centres and tourist destinations in Uttar Pradesh.
3. Initial operations will use Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft.
4. The first aircraft delivery is scheduled for December 2026.
5. Future plans include 19-seat aircraft and larger turboprops on high-demand routes.
Additional Information:
1. UDAN was launched in 2016 to make regional air travel accessible and affordable.
2. DGCA is a statutory body under the Aircraft Amendment Act 2020 and is headquartered in New Delhi.
DRDO and CSIR-CGCRI develop indigenous lightweight bulletproof glass.
Dated: 30 September 2026
DRDO and CSIR-CGCRI began a Rs.50 crore project on September 28, 2026, to develop indigenous lightweight bulletproof glass for armoured vehicles.
Key Highlights:
1. The four-year project will replace imported transparent armour with nanocrystalline glass-ceramic technology.
2. It targets 30-50% lower weight and thickness than conventional material.
3. The glass is designed to withstand direct AK-47 fire from 100 metres under BIS level V and VI standards.
4. Nanometre-sized crystals dispersed in a glass matrix provide toughness and transparency.
5. NMRL Maharashtra and TBRL Chandigarh are participating laboratories; initial TBRL trials stopped a TAR round travelling at 695 metres per second.
Additional Information:
1. DRDO was established in 1958 under the Defence Ministry and is headquartered in New Delhi.
2. CSIR-CGCRI is a Kolkata-based Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute laboratory.