World Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 19 Sept 2026
- 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.
- On 19 September 2026, Indian Railways approved Kavach version 4.0 on 607.7 route kilometres of the Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway at a cost of ₹252 crore.
- On 19 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the campus of JGMM Medical College and KLE Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Hubballi, Karnataka.
- On 19 September 2026, Indian Railways approved ₹142 crore to upgrade the electric traction system from 1x25 kV to 2x25 kV on the 73 route km Savalyapuram–Guntur section of South Coast Railway in Andhra Pradesh.
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.
Thu, 17 Sept 2026
- On 17 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the fifth edition of SEMICON India at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, unveiled the roadmap for Semicon 2.0 and virtually opened commercial production lines at CDIL Semiconductor, Mohali and Suchi Semicon, Surat.
- On 17 September 2026, Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh virtually inaugurated India's 51st Doppler Weather Radar at Sambalpur, Odisha, in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi.
- On 17 September 2026, the Ministry of Textiles said India's textile exports rose 16.1% year-on-year to ₹29,776 crore in August 2026, from ₹25,656 crore in August 2025.
- On 17 September 2026, World Patient Safety Day was observed with the theme 'Safe care for noncommunicable diseases' and the slogan 'Safe care for life!', with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda addressing an event at Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi.
- On 17 September 2026, the Third BIMSTEC Conference on Traditional Medicine Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights, held with the Second BIMSTEC Nodal Group Meeting, concluded in Goa.
- On 17 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed, via video conference, the release of the fourth instalment of ₹3,000 under West Bengal's Annapurna Yojana to about 1.5 crore women.
- On 17 September 2026, the three-day 43rd Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commanders' Conference began in New Delhi, with Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth addressing the commanders on the opening day.
- On 17 September 2026, the Ministry of Coal launched the 16th round of commercial coal mine auctions in New Delhi, offering 25 coal blocks across nine states, and handed over Coal Mine Development and Production Agreements (CMDPAs) for six mines.
- On 17 September 2026, the Ministry of MSME celebrated the third anniversary of PM Vishwakarma at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium, Kolkata, with 30 lakh beneficiaries registered under the scheme.
- On 17 September 2026, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan was Chief Guest at the 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at Parade Ground, Secunderabad, Telangana.