UPSC Current Affairs 2026

Latest UPSC current affairs, updated daily.

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
Defence
Indian Navy's First NGMV Keel Laid at Cochin Shipyard, Kochi
The keel of the Indian Navy's first Next Generation Missile Vessel was laid at Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi, on 18 September 2026 under a March 2023 contract.
19 September 2026 · 2 min read

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