Current Affairs One-liners — 24 September 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 24 Sept 2026
- On 24 September 2026, the opening day of track and field at Aichi-Nagoya, Seema Kumari won women's 10,000 m bronze in 32:50.05 and India's mixed 4x400 m relay team won silver in 3:14.46.
- On 24 September 2026 the Government reduced the Basic Customs Duty on crude sunflower oil from 10% to nil and on crude soybean and crude palm oil from 10% to 5% to moderate domestic edible oil prices.
- On 24 September 2026 Naorem Roshibina Devi won silver in women's sanda 60kg wushu, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in men's double sculls, and Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won mixed skeet team bronze.
- The Commerce Ministry said on 24 September 2026 that an Indian delegation led by Additional Secretary Nitin Kumar Yadav took part in the 14th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' Meeting and the 23rd ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultation in Manila, Philippines.
- On 24 September 2026 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh formally launched the commercial use of bio-based biodegradable plastic made from Polylactic Acid (PLA), taken forward by Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd under the BioE3 framework.
- On 24 September 2026 APEDA facilitated the flag-off of a 1 metric tonne consignment of GI-tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal from Karnataka to the Maldives.
- On 24 September 2026 FSSAI proposed a draft amendment to stop analogue products not derived from milk from being made, sold or marketed as 'Paneer'.
- On 24 September 2026 the Technology Development Board of DST signed an agreement with Bengaluru-based GalaxEye Space Solutions for ₹63.84 crore support under the RDI Fund to develop a next-generation multisensor satellite.
- On 24 September 2026 DRDO signed its first high-value deep-tech project agreement under the Technology Development Fund with start-up Zero mK India Pvt Ltd, Alwar, Rajasthan, to develop a 20 mK dilution refrigerator for quantum applications.
- The Ministry of Culture announced on 24 September 2026 that it will organise the BRICS Theatre Festival 2026 in New Delhi from 12 to 14 October under India's BRICS Presidency.
- On 24 September 2026 Indian Railways approved a four-lane Road Over Bridge at Alkapuri in Vadodara Division of Western Railway at a cost of ₹166.5 crore, shared equally with the Gujarat Government.
- The 65th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament concluded on 24 September 2026 at Dr B.R. Ambedkar Stadium, where Minerva Public School (CISCE), Mohali beat MIC EMHSS, Kerala 3-2 in the Junior Boys (U-17) final.
- On 24 September 2026 ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi advised consumers not to avoid tuna or other fish because of reports of parasitic infection found in fish from a specific region abroad.