Current Affairs — 22 September 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 22 Sept 2026
Next phase of UDAN: Civil Aviation Ministry signs 21 MoUs with States/UTs and launches Challenge Mode portal for aerodromes
On 22 September 2026, the Ministry of Civil Aviation signed 21 MoUs with States/UTs and AAI under the next phase of the UDAN scheme, and Minister Ram Mohan Naidu launched the Challenge Mode Portal for Aerodrome Development.
72nd National Film Awards presented at Ekta Nagar; Dadasaheb Phalke Award to Anant Nag; Article 370 is Best Feature Film
On 22 September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu presented the 72nd National Film Awards at Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), Gujarat, and conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 on veteran actor Anant Nag.
Asian Games 2026: India's women retain cricket gold, thrash Sri Lanka by 147 runs for India's first gold of the Games
On 22 September 2026, India's women's cricket team beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the Asian Games final at Aichi-Nagoya to retain the title and win India's first gold medal of the Games.
INS Trishul arrives at Toulon, France, for the 24th edition of Exercise VARUNA
On 22 September 2026, INS Trishul arrived at Toulon, France, to take part in the 24th edition of VARUNA, the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the French Navy.
TRAI notifies Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, mandating short-validity voice-and-SMS vouchers
On 22 September 2026, TRAI released the Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, requiring telecom operators to offer voice-and-SMS-only Special Tariff Vouchers with shorter validities.
DoT holds investors' roundtable in Bengaluru for India's first integrated Telecom Manufacturing Zone at Gwalior
On 22 September 2026, the Department of Telecommunications held its 3rd Investors' Roundtable in Bengaluru for India's first integrated Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ), coming up in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
7th High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-India Energy Dialogue held in New Delhi
On 22 September 2026, the Seventh High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-India Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi, co-chaired by Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais.
IAF–Japan air exercise Veer Guardian 2026 concludes at Air Force Station Jodhpur
On 22 September 2026, the bilateral air exercise Veer Guardian 2026 between the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force concluded at Air Force Station Jodhpur.
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan inaugurates 9th India International Water Week 2026
On 22 September 2026, Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 9th India International Water Week (IIWW) 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on the theme 'Climate Resilient Water Management'.
Amit Shah inaugurates 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force heads; sets Roadmap 2029 for a drug-free India
On 22 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States/UTs in New Delhi.
Dallirajhara–Rowghat new rail line in Chhattisgarh completes final Taroki–Rowghat section; CRS inspection held
On 22 September 2026, the Commission of Railway Safety inspected and speed-tested the Taroki–Rowghat section, the final stretch of the 95 km Dallirajhara–Rowghat new rail line in south Chhattisgarh.
World Rhino Day: PM says Assam holds nearly 80% of world's rhinos; Project Rhino initiated for range states
On 22 September 2026, World Rhino Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Assam holds nearly 80% of the world's rhino population and shared that Project Rhino has been initiated to support rhino range states.
DRI seizes 86 live Tokay geckos at Mariani, Assam; two arrested
On 22 September 2026, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted two persons at Mariani, Assam, and seized 86 live Tokay geckos under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.