UPSC Current Affairs, September 2026
Every daily edition of the month, newest first, with its stories.
30 September 2026
- Cabinet approves Green Energy Corridor Phase-III for intra-State lines and batteries Economy
- CDSCO warns against unsupervised use of painkillers and antibiotics Sci-Tech
- IRDAI proposes phased cuts to insurers' distribution cost limits Economy
- Centre notifies CAFE-III fuel-efficiency norms for passenger vehicles from 2027 Environment
- India proposes AIIB support for MSME technology adoption and skills Economy
- NGT orders joint panel to inspect encroachments at Sambhar Lake Environment
- Railways launches first LNG-diesel dual-fuel DEMU train from Sabarmati Sci-Tech
29 September 2026
27 September 2026
23 September 2026
- Election Commission freezes Trinamool Congress name and symbol Polity
- FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 would vest lapsed NGOs' foreign assets in government Polity
- ISRO and ESA renew space cooperation till 2032 Sci-Tech
- Centre doubles environmental clearance validity for ports to 20 years Environment
- Supreme Court holds UP Gangsters Act 'stillborn' Polity
- Punjab's groundwater extraction rate eases to 152%; 110 of 153 blocks over-exploited Environment
- US law provides for up to 100% tariffs on top Russian-oil buyers World & IR
- 0.4% MDR on UPI merchant payments above Rs 2,000 from October 15 Economy
- BRICS Delhi Declaration notes UNSC Resolution 2803, reaffirms 1967 borders World & IR
- India-New Zealand free trade agreement takes effect October 20 Economy
19 September 2026
18 September 2026
- US Bill threatens up to 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian oil World & IR
- UPI gets a 0.4% merchant fee above ₹2,000 Economy
- Report: a fifth of India's GDP rests on the Himalayas Environment
- Shaksgam Valley and the 1963 pact: India rejects China-Pakistan boundary commission World & IR
- EPFO wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000 after 12 years Economy
- Centre proposes Article 371K for Ladakh Polity