National Current Affairs 2026: Latest Updates & MCQs

National current affairs: government decisions, policies, schemes and events across India.

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India Cine Hub: NFDC's Single-Window Portal for Film Shooting Permits
India Cine Hub, run by the National Film Development Corporation, is a single-window digital portal for film-shooting permits, film visas and co-production applications.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
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TRAI Mandates Voice-and-SMS-Only Recharge Packs of 30 Days or Less
TRAI's Thirteenth Amendment to the Telecom Consumer Protection Regulations makes operators offer voice-and-SMS-only recharge vouchers for validities of 30 days and less.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
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PM Mementos e-Auction 2026: Gujarat's Heritage Goes Under the Hammer
The 8th PM Mementos e-Auction, begun on 17 September 2026, offers 1,498 mementos, with Gujarat's crafts featured; proceeds go to the Namami Gange Programme.
21 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Kathakali Festival Opens in Chennai: Three Schools, Three Nights
Chennai's Kalakshetra Foundation has opened the seventeenth edition of its Kathakali festival, with three schools of the form staging one production each.
18 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Vice-President Attends 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day at Secunderabad
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan was chief guest at the 79th Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at Parade Ground, Secunderabad, in Telangana.
17 September 2026 · 2 min read
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MHA Declares Shahzad Bhatti Network a Terrorist Organisation
The Ministry of Home Affairs declared the Shahzad Bhatti Network a terrorist organisation under the UAPA, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on 16 September.
16 September 2026 · 2 min read
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CCPA Fines Rapido 10 Lakh Rupees for Dark Patterns
The Central Consumer Protection Authority imposed a penalty of ten lakh rupees on the operator of Rapido for confirm shaming and interface interference in its app.
15 September 2026 · 2 min read
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India Sends Largest-Ever Team to WorldSkills Shanghai 2026
A 70-member Indian contingent was flagged off for the 48th WorldSkills Competition at Shanghai, where it will compete across 63 skill categories from 22 to 27 September.
15 September 2026 · 2 min read
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National Conference on Construction Workers Concludes in Mumbai
The two-day National Conference on Building and Other Construction Workers ended in Mumbai, with States showing their work on skilling and digital labour chowks.
12 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Two Commemorative Stamps Mark Two Decades of BRICS Cooperation
Two commemorative postage stamps on twenty years of BRICS were released in New Delhi on 12 September 2026 on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit.
12 September 2026 · 2 min read
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ECI Holds 5th Electoral Literacy Club Conference at Ahmedabad
The Election Commission held its fifth regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs and ECINET at Ahmedabad, where CEC Gyanesh Kumar spoke on ELC 2.0.
11 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Lothal Maritime Heritage Complex Phase 1A Crosses 82 Per Cent
Sarbananda Sonowal chaired the 2nd Governing Council meeting of the NMHC Society and was told Phase 1A at Lothal has crossed 82 per cent progress.
11 September 2026 · 2 min read
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E-Commerce Rules Amended to Strengthen Consumer Protection
The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 have been amended to curb dark patterns and misleading search results, and the new rules apply from 2027.
10 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Bye-Election Schedule: Five Assembly Seats, Nagaon Poll on 6 October
The Election Commission announced bye-elections to five Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam.
7 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Commemorative Stamp Marks 75 Years of Dinamalar Newspaper
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released a commemorative postage stamp in Chennai marking the 75th year of the Tamil newspaper Dinamalar, founded in 1951.
5 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules 2026 Notified
The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 make IST the legally recognised time reference for India and come into force 180 days after publication.
2 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Indian Railways Approves Kavach 4.0 and Three More Works
Indian Railways sanctioned four works on 1 September 2026, among them Kavach 4.0 on 712 route km of the Moradabad Division at a cost of ₹170 crore.
1 September 2026 · 2 min read