State Staff Selection Current Affairs One-liners
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 21 Sept 2026
- On 21 September 2026, India won silver in the men's 10 m air rifle team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, and Himanshu Dhillon (silver) and Rudrankksh Patil (bronze) then made a double podium in the individual final.
- On 21 September 2026, MoS Health Anupriya Patel launched the 7th edition of the National Formulary of India and announced Government approval of the Biovigilance Programme of India, at the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week in New Delhi.
- On 21 September 2026, the Commerce Ministry released provisional data showing the Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23) grew 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026, slightly below July's 5.0%.
- On 21 September 2026, Piyush Goyal and New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay announced that the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 20 October 2026.
- On 21 September 2026, the National Steering Committee of the Skill Development Ministry approved a ₹320 crore Strategic Investment Plan for the Kurukshetra ITI Cluster in Haryana under the PM-SETU scheme.
- On 21 September 2026, NHAI released guidelines for planning and designing high-speed access-controlled National Highways other than Expressways, to bring uniform standards to their Detailed Project Reports.
- On 21 September 2026, the 13th edition of the India–Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-26 concluded at Visakhapatnam after running from 17 to 21 September.
- On 21 September 2026, Suchika Tariyal won bronze in the women's traditional 60 kg mixed martial arts event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, India's first Asian Games medal in MMA.
- On 21 September 2026, the 18th edition of the India–Mongolia joint military exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT began at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and will run until 3 October 2026.
- On 21 September 2026, the Ministry of Defence signed a ₹586 crore contract with Accurate Industrial Controls Pvt Ltd to procure Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for the Army's T-72 and T-90 tanks.
- On 21 September 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Global Conservation Conference of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Jaipur, Rajasthan, attended by representatives of more than 100 countries.
Sun, 20 Sept 2026
- On 20 September 2026, Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the 77th Foundation Day of the Central Silk Board in Bengaluru and said India aims to become the world's No. 1 silk producer by 2028-29.
- On 20 September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the valedictory session of the National Green Tribunal's two-day International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics' in New Delhi.
- On 20 September 2026, Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod won silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, India's first medal of the Games, and Elavenil later won individual silver.
- On 20 September 2026, the Coal Ministry said Coal India Limited (CIL) is building a diversified portfolio across five platforms, including about ₹69,346 crore in four coal-to-chemicals projects.
- On 20 September 2026, the Indian women's hockey team beat Uzbekistan 19-0 in their Pool B opener at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Deepika scoring eight goals.
- On 19 and 20 September 2026, the Indian Air Force's Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) performed over Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, for the first time, drawing more than 1 lakh spectators.
- On 20 September 2026, the Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh under the 100 Weeks Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan was held at more than 1,000 locations across India with over 4 lakh participants.
- On 20 September 2026, Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kulish arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines, to take part in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus Joint Cooperation Activity (ADMM-Plus JCA).
- On 20 September 2026, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the new Office-cum-Court Complex of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench, at Bahu Plaza, Jammu.
- On 20 September 2026, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inspected the site identified for the Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ) at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Counter Magnet City (SADA), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Sat, 19 Sept 2026
- On 19 September 2026, the Petroleum Ministry announced that from 1 October 2026 domestic LPG consumers must have completed Biometric Aadhaar Authentication (BAA) to book refills at the regulated price with subsidy.
- On 19 September 2026, Japan's Emperor Naruhito declared the 20th Asian Games open in Aichi-Nagoya, with Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat carrying India's flag at the opening ceremony.
- On 19 September 2026, SEMICON India 2026, the fifth edition of India's flagship semiconductor conference, concluded at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, after three days with 56 MoUs, announcements and strategic initiatives.
- On 19 September 2026, the Rural Development Ministry said Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 2.0 training batches will start across most States/UTs from October 2026, with 34,920 rural youth in 1,164 batches.
- On 19 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in government organisations at the 20th Rozgar Mela via video conferencing.
- On 19 September 2026, the Law Ministry notified that the President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed 14 judicial officers as Judges or Additional Judges of the Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka High Courts.
- On 19 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics', organised by the National Green Tribunal, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- On 19 September 2026, the 'Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar' 5.0 coastal clean-up campaign, held from 12 to 19 September, concluded after covering 231 locations across 13 States/UTs.
- On 19 September 2026, the 8.9 km Indora Chowk–Dighori flyover on NH-353D in Nagpur, Maharashtra, was inaugurated in the presence of Nitin Gadkari and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.