September 2026 Current Affairs

September 2026 current affairs for APPSC, TSPSC, SSC, UPSC, banking and police exams — national and international news, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, economy, appointments, awards, science, defence, sports and important days, with the key facts and exam points for each item.

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September 29, 2026

Neeru Dhanda wins India's first women's trap gold at the Asian Games

Shooter Neeru Dhanda won gold in the women's individual trap at the 2026 Asian Games on 29 September with an Asian-record score of 28 in the...

Sports

September 28, 2026

National Agriculture Conference launches Rabi Campaign 2026

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the two-day National Agriculture Conference - Rabi Campaign 2026 in New Delhi o...

Govt Schemes

September 27, 2026

World Tourism Day observed (27 September)

World Tourism Day was observed on 27 September 2026 with the theme "Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism". El Salv...

Important days & Theme

46th Chess Olympiad: India wins Open silver and Women's bronze

At the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which ended on 27 September 2026, India won silver in the Open section behind hosts Uzb...

Sports

India ranks 10th at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026

India finished 10th at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 (22-27 September), its first top-10 finish, winning six silver medals and 20 Medallions for...

Ranks or Indexes

Amit Shah flags off India's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah flagged off India's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati railway station in Ahmedabad on 27...

National

September 26, 2026

Asian Games 2026: India women retain kabaddi gold, beat Iran 37-34

India's women's kabaddi team defeated Iran 37-34 in the final at the 2026 Asian Games on 26 September, retaining their title and winning Ind...

Sports

September 25, 2026

Antyodaya Diwas observed (25 September)

Antyodaya Diwas is observed on 25 September, the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (born 1916), whose idea of Antyodaya means...

Important days & Theme

Make in India completes 12 years

The Make in India initiative, launched on 25 September 2014, completed 12 years on 25 September 2026. Under Make in India 2.0 it covers 27 s...

Govt Schemes

September 23, 2026

Kavach 4.0 commissioned for the first time on South Central Railway

Indian Railways commissioned Kavach Version 4.0 over 108 route km on the Malkajgiri-Kamareddy section of the Hyderabad Division on 23 Septem...

Telangana

AP Cabinet clears Rs 22,178 crore investments and four new police commissionerates

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on 23 September 2026 approved investment proposals worth Rs 22,177...

Andhra Pradesh

Supreme Court split verdict on referring CEC appointment law challenge to Constitution Bench

A two-judge Supreme Court bench delivered a split verdict on whether the challenge to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Com...

National

September 22, 2026

World Rhino Day: India's one-horned rhino population crosses 4,000

World Rhino Day was observed on 22 September 2026. India's population of the greater one-horned rhinoceros has grown from about 1,500 to ove...

Important days & Theme

Asian Games 2026: India women's cricket team wins gold, beats Sri Lanka

India's women's cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, won the country's first gold of the 2026 Asian Games on 22 September, beating Sri Lan...

Sports

President confers 72nd National Film Awards; Anant Nag gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award

President Droupadi Murmu presented the 72nd National Film Awards at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on 22 September 2026, the first time the ceremony w...

Awards

INS Trishul reaches Toulon for 24th India-France exercise Varuna

Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul arrived at Toulon, France, on 22 September 2026 for the 24th edition of the India-France bilateral naval exe...

Defences

September 21, 2026

International Day of Peace observed (21 September)

The International Day of Peace was observed on 21 September 2026 with the theme "Invest in Peace - For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day".

Important days & Theme

India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement to come into force on 20 October 2026

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on 21 September 2026 that the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, signed in New De...

International

September 17, 2026

SLINEX-26: India-Sri Lanka naval exercise held at Visakhapatnam

The 13th edition of the Sri Lanka-India bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-26 was held from 17 to 21 September 2026 at Visakhapatnam, with h...

Defences

PM Vishwakarma scheme completes three years with 30 lakh registrations

The PM Vishwakarma scheme, launched on 17 September 2023 for artisans and craftspeople in 18 traditional trades, completed three years on 17...

Govt Schemes

September 16, 2026

EPFO wage ceiling raised from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 a month

The Union Cabinet on 16 September 2026 approved raising the EPFO wage ceiling for mandatory coverage from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per month,...

Govt Schemes

NIA court sentences all 10 convicts in 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack case to death

A Special NIA Court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, sentenced all ten convicts in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati (Darbha valley) Maoist attack case to de...

National

World Ozone Day observed (16 September)

World Ozone Day is observed on 16 September to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987 and raise awareness of ozone layer p...

Important Days

September 15, 2026

Engineers' Day observed (15 September)

Engineers' Day is observed in India on 15 September, the birth anniversary of Sir M. Visvesvaraya (born 1861), to recognise the contribution...

Important days & Theme

Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Alla Nani passes away

Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas (Alla Nani), former Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died of a heart attack in Visakh...

Obituary

PLFS: Labour force participation rate rises to 55.6% in August 2026

The monthly Periodic Labour Force Survey released by the National Statistics Office on 15 September 2026 showed the labour force participati...

Economy

RBI introduces MDR on large-value UPI merchant payments

On 15 September 2026 the RBI announced a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select person-to-merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000, effective 15...

Banking

APPSC releases 20 recruitment notifications in a single day

The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission released 20 recruitment notifications on 15 September 2026, covering posts including Group-I Se...

Andhra Pradesh

International Day of Democracy observed (15 September)

The International Day of Democracy is observed on 15 September to promote the principles of democracy and review the state of democracy worl...

Important Days

September 14, 2026

Hindi Diwas observed (14 September)

Hindi Diwas is observed on 14 September, marking the anniversary of Hindi's adoption as an official language of India by the Constituent Ass...

Important Days

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