Current Affairs One-liners — 18 September 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 18 Sept 2026
- On 18 September 2026, TRAI issued the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026, amending the TCCCPR 2018 to curb unsolicited commercial communications (UCC).
- On 18 September 2026, the National Statistics Office (NSO) released the 'Labour Market Snapshot of Selected Districts', its first release of district-level labour market indicators.
- On 18 September 2026, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over two LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seat trainers and three HTT-40 basic trainers to the IAF, and four Dhruv NG helicopters to Pawan Hans Limited, in Bengaluru.
- On 18 September 2026, the Indian women's cricket team beat hosts Japan by eight wickets in the fourth quarter-final at Korogi Athletic Park, Nisshin, to reach the Asian Games semi-finals.
- On 18 September 2026, Indian Railways approved a 38.21 km new rail line between Mukutban (Adilabad) and Gadchandur in South Central Railway at a cost of ₹493 crore.
- On 18 September 2026, the keel of the first ship of the Indian Navy's Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) project was laid at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi.
- On 18 September 2026, the 17th Kathakali Festival, organised by the Kalakshetra Foundation under the Ministry of Culture, opened at the Bharata Kalakshetra Auditorium in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai.
- On 18 September 2026, the Food Ministry relaxed the sugar stockholding limit for bulk consumers from 15 days to 30 days of consumption, provided stock beyond 15 days comes only from sugar imported under the Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS) and Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).
- On 18 September 2026, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, conveyed birthday greetings and congratulated him on India's successful BRICS Presidency.
- On 18 September 2026, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda met Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to review the state's health sector and praised its use of the PPP model for medical colleges.
- On 18 September 2026, the Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh marked the beginning of the 100 Weeks Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan, with 1,47,798 participants across all 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
- On 18 September 2026, the Combined Operational Review and Evaluation (CORE) Programme 2026, organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and conducted by CENJOWS, concluded at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
- On 18 September 2026, Indian Railways approved doubling of the 10.86 km Chouk–Karjat section of Central Railway in Maharashtra at a cost of ₹497 crore.