UPSC Current Affairs 2026

Latest UPSC current affairs, updated daily.

Important Days
11th Ayurveda Day on 23 September: Theme, Facts and Schemes
India marks the 11th Ayurveda Day on 23 September 2026 with the theme 'Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow'. Here are the key facts, schemes and numbers.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
Science & Technology
Office of PSA Holds First State Nodal Officers Meeting on I-STEM
The Office of the PSA held the first meeting of State nodal officers for I-STEM, a portal listing over 31,000 scientific instruments in about 4,000 institutions.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: Nal Jal Mitra and Sujalam Shakti Push
DDWS held its first virtual conference with States on a skilled rural water workforce under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, pushing the Nal Jal Mitra and Sujalam Shakti schemes.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
Mines Ministry Launches Concept Paper on Critical Mineral Recycling
At a national seminar with MRAI, Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched a Concept Paper on the Critical Mineral Recycling Ecosystem and urged Jan Bhagidari.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
National
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.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar 5.0: 15 Lakh Take Ocean Pledge
The fifth Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar coastal clean-up covered 231 locations in 13 States/UTs, and 15 lakh people took the Ocean Conservation Pledge.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
International
India–New Zealand FTA to Enter into Force on 20 October 2026
The India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, signed on 27 April 2026, will come into force on 20 October 2026 and make all of India's exports duty-free.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
Swachhata Hi Seva 2026: Theme, Dates and ODF Plus Progress
Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 began on 17 September with the theme 'Swachhata Mein Sahbhag'. India now has 5.69 lakh ODF Plus villages, 5.25 lakh of them Model.
21 September 2026 · 3 min read
Economy
Asia's First Telecom Manufacturing Zone to Come Up in Gwalior
Asia's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone will come up in Gwalior with about ₹5,500 crore of investment; 24 companies have applied and 170 acres are identified.
21 September 2026 · 2 min read
Environment
NGT Conference on Future of Environment and Climate Concludes
President Droupadi Murmu addressed the close of NGT's two-day conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics', with 17 countries taking part.
21 September 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
India Aims to Be World's No. 1 Silk Producer by 2028-29
India's silk output has risen from 26,000 tonnes in 2014 to 42,000 tonnes; the Centre targets 60,000 tonnes by 2030-31 and the world's top spot by 2028-29.
21 September 2026 · 2 min read
Awards & Honours
72nd National Film Awards: Winners, Venue and Key Facts
The 72nd National Film Awards, for films of 2024, will be presented on 22 September 2026 at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. Article 370 won the Best Feature Film award.
21 September 2026 · 4 min read
Defence
SLINEX-26: 13th India–Sri Lanka Naval Exercise at Visakhapatnam
SLINEX-26, the 13th India–Sri Lanka naval exercise, is being held at Visakhapatnam from 17 to 21 September 2026 with INS Kavaratti, INS Jyoti and SLNS Sindurala.
21 September 2026 · 2 min read
Economy
NLMC Board Clears Assets Worth Over Rs 5,000 Crore
The National Land Monetization Corporation's board has recommended surplus land and buildings valued at over Rs 5,000 crore for monetisation at its 21st meeting.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read
Government Schemes
DDU-GKY 2.0 Training to Begin in 14 States from October
Skill training under DDU-GKY 2.0 starts in October 2026, with 34,920 rural youth in the first 1,164 batches across fourteen States and Union Territories.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read
Appointments
President Appoints 14 Judges to Four High Courts
Fourteen judicial officers have been appointed to the Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka High Courts by the President.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read
Summits & Conferences
NHRC Ends Fifth ITEC Human Rights Course for Global South
A six-day NHRC programme for human rights institutions of the Global South closed in New Delhi, drawing 38 officials from fourteen countries across four continents.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
HAL Delivers Tejas Trainers and Dhruv NG Helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics handed five aircraft to the Air Force and four Dhruv NG helicopters to Pawan Hans at a Bengaluru ceremony attended by two ministers.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read
National
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.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read
Defence
CORE Programme 2026: Tri-Service Review Ends in New Delhi
A five-day tri-service review of national security challenges ended at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi, with three ministries joining the deliberations.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read

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