UPSC Current Affairs, September 2026
The news that matters for UPSC from PIB, one brief a day: what happened, the facts for Prelims, the angles for Mains, and practice.
Every day
- 30 September 2026: Wednesday · 11 issues · 5 MCQsCorporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Norms · Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Rabi Crops · Green Energy Corridor Phase-III · National Coastal Mission 2.0 · RoSCTL Scheme · Petroleum Act, 1934 and Draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026 · Intelligent Traffic Management System, Delhi · Annual Survey of Industries · Monthly Accounts of the Union Government · CHIME Telescope and Hydrogen Intensity Mapping · Scientific Steering Committee on One Health
- 29 September 2026: Tuesday · 5 issues · 2 MCQsCommission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) · Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme (PRAMAAN) · Literacy in India and Full Literacy Definition · Statistical Business Register · Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Lakshya Zero Dumpsite
- 28 September 2026: Monday · 6 issues · 2 MCQsPM-MKSSY (Aquaculture Insurance) · International Whaling Commission (IWC) · Steel Industry Safety Council (SISC) · NHAI plantation norms and Green Highways Policy · PRAHAAR counter-terrorism policy · Livestock Insurance Scheme and Portal
- 27 September 2026: Sunday · 3 issues · 1 MCQBharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) · Livestock Insurance Scheme and Portal · National Digital Tourism Stack and Dekho Apna Desh 2.0
- 26 September 2026: Saturday · 2 issuesWHO Pandemic Agreement · Green Methanol / e-Methanol at Deendayal Port, Kandla
- 25 September 2026: Friday · 9 issues · 3 MCQsGovernment Market Borrowing and Sovereign Green Bonds · Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) · Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves (MEE-TR) · Make in India · Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme · Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY · TRAI Digital Connectivity Rating of Properties · CGTMSE and TReDS · National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC)
- 24 September 2026: Thursday · 9 issues · 1 MCQBasic Customs Duty on Edible Oils · Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) · Quantum Measure Theory · Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme · Nidhi Companies (Companies Act, 2013) · Make in India · BioE3 Policy and PLA Biodegradable Plastic · DRDO Technology Development Fund (TDF) and Quantum Dilution Refrigerator · FSSAI Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales Regulations, 2011
- 23 September 2026: Wednesday · 12 issues · 2 MCQsElection Commission of India and Article 324 · KAVACH Automatic Train Protection · IMEI Tampering and Telecommunications Act, 2023 · REWARD Programme and National Rainfed Area Authority · WAVES OTT and MyWAVES (Prasar Bharati) · Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros conservation · National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC) · Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (NSO) · SAT-SAAW Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapon · Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) · ELDERLINE 14567 and Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) · BRICS and India's 2026 Chairship
- 22 September 2026: Tuesday · 8 issues · 1 MCQAyushman Bharat PM-JAY · Corporate Social Responsibility (Section 135, Companies Act, 2013) · Telecom Consumer Protection Regulations (TRAI) · India Cine Hub · OPEC-India Energy Dialogue · Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Castes and SMILE · UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) · National Single Window System (NSWS)
- 21 September 2026: Monday · 6 issues · 1 MCQIndia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement · Pharmacovigilance Programme of India and Biovigilance Programme · GSDP Estimates by Expenditure Approach (Base Year 2022-23) · NHAI Guidelines for Access-Controlled High-Speed Corridors · Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Lakshya Zero Dumpsite · I-STEM Portal
- 20 September 2026: Sunday · 4 issuesCoal India Limited diversification · DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice) · Central Administrative Tribunal · PMLA-IBC interface (Section 32A IBC)
- 19 September 2026: Saturday · 3 issuesDeen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) · National Green Tribunal (NGT) · Biometric Aadhaar Authentication for Subsidised LPG
- 18 September 2026: Friday · 3 issuesTRAI Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 · WOAH and FMD-Free Zones in India · Semicon 2.0 (India Semiconductor Mission)
- 17 September 2026: Thursday · 10 issues · 6 MCQsStem Cell Therapy Regulation in India · Semicon 2.0 (India Semiconductor Mission) · Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) · India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement · Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) · Agricultural Carbon Market and Soil Carbon Credits · Captive Coal Blocks under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 · Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Solid Waste Management · Certificate (Bridge) Course in Primary Teacher Education · Global Coalition for Social Justice (ILO)
- 16 September 2026: Wednesday · 12 issues · 7 MCQsEPFO wage ceiling · PM Vishwakarma · India's Net Zero Portal and NAPCC Dashboard · India Electric Mobility Index (NITI Aayog) · Montreal Protocol and Ozone Layer Protection · Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme · PM-YASASVI · Swachh Seva Aankalan (SBM-G 2.0) · RCMC exemption for small exports · BIMSTEC and Traditional Medicine Cooperation · Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation · Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
- 15 September 2026: Tuesday · 5 issues · 1 MCQKishau Multipurpose Project · UPI and Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) framework · Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) · SHREYAS (Scholarships for Higher Education for Young Achievers Scheme) · Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013
- 14 September 2026: Monday · 5 issues · 1 MCQIndia-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement · Data Centres in India · Commercial Coal Mine Auctions · NHAI 1033 National Highway Helpline · Thermoelectric conversion and wave-like heat transport
- 13 September 2026: Sunday · 6 issues · 3 MCQsIncentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections · MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes) · Great Indian Bustard Recovery Programme · Dryland Congress and Delhi Declaration on Drylands · BRICS and India's 2026 Chairship · Welfare schemes for Senior Citizens (Senior Citizen Homes, RVY)
- 12 September 2026: Saturday · 4 issues · 1 MCQBRICS and India's 2026 Chairship · Colombo Security Conclave · Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) · Steel Slag Road Technology
- 11 September 2026: Friday · 7 issues · 3 MCQsBankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026 · National HPV Vaccination Campaign · Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY) · BRICS and India's 2026 Chairship · National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) · National Maritime Heritage Complex, Lothal · Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0
- 10 September 2026: Thursday · 12 issues · 6 MCQsBRICS and India's 2026 Chairship · Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 · Forest Rights Act, 2006 · Proposed new Seed Act and Seeds Act 1966 · Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) · Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) · ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AIMMAF) · Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Boards and Cess · NSO Survey of Unincorporated Non-agricultural Enterprises · Amended BharatNet Program · National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) · Purple Dots - Unified Benefits Interface
- 9 September 2026: Wednesday · 12 issues · 3 MCQsPM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) · Proposed new Seed Act and Seeds Act 1966 · Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) · FIU-IND and VDA service providers under PMLA · ORV Sagar Manthan · International Seabed Authority (ISA) · Railway multitracking projects under PM Gati Shakti · Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security · NHAI plantation norms and Green Highways Policy · Metal-free organic photocatalysts for green hydrogen · National Programme for Prevention and Control of Fluorosis (NPPCF) · National Consumer Helpline (NCH)
- 8 September 2026: Tuesday · 5 issuesScheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects · Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) · Mission Poshan 2.0 and Rashtriya Poshan Maah · Deep Sea Mining and Deep Ocean Mission · Lumpy Skin Disease
- 7 September 2026: Monday · 5 issuesPost-Matric and Pre-Matric Scholarships for Scheduled Castes · Fisheries and aquaculture · e-FAST India, PACT and ZET Marketplace · Jute · National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
- 6 September 2026: Sunday · 5 issues · 2 MCQsVibrant Villages Programme · Vulture conservation in India · National Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing · Drug-free India Roadmap 2026-2029 · National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)
- 5 September 2026: Saturday · 6 issues · 4 MCQsEmergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) · Zonal Councils · National Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing · Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects · Common Research and Technology Development Hubs (CRTDH) · National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
- 4 September 2026: Friday · 3 issues · 1 MCQNational Policy on Geothermal Energy · National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) · Corporate Mitra
- 3 September 2026: Thursday · 10 issues · 3 MCQsDecentralised Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector · Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) · VISHWAS 2026 (EPF damages settlement scheme) · Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) preparedness · Peptide-based piezoelectric biomaterials · BIO-NIVESH · NAMASTE Scheme (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) · Green shipping corridors and NCoEGPS · Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) and ECINet · SUMAN (Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan) Roadmap 2030
- 2 September 2026: Wednesday · 11 issues · 2 MCQsEPF Scheme 2026 and Amnesty for exempt PF Trusts · Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 · Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) · Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) · Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) · National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) · PM-AJAY (Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana) · Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in road construction · Aircraft leasing, Cape Town Convention and Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Act · GIFT IFSC and RBI's FCNR(B) swap facility · BRICS and India's 2026 Chairship
- 1 September 2026: Tuesday · 10 issues · 5 MCQsIndia's GDP growth and national income estimates · Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) · Sugar stock holding limits · PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana · Watershed Development Component of PMKSY (WDC-PMKSY 2.0) · Price Stabilization Fund and onion buffer stock · Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) · SEED Scheme for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities · Jharia Master Plan · Improved Rice procurement under PMGKAY