Here are the most important national and international developments of 25–26 September 2026 for UPSC, SSC, banking, railway and state PSC exams.
Each story below has background, key static GK and practice MCQs. Revise the one-liners at the end for quick recall.
Top News
- TDB Backs Agnikul's Reusable Agnibaan Rocket – 25 September 2026 – TDB (DST) signed a ₹200 crore RDI Fund agreement, via OCDs, with Agnikul Cosmos for the fully reusable Agnibaan RLV (TRL-4 to TRL-8).
- Govt Borrowing Plan for H2 FY 2026-27 – 25 September 2026 – The Centre will borrow ₹7.86 lakh crore in H2 FY27, including ₹15,000 crore of green bonds; full-year borrowing cut to ₹15.99 lakh crore; WMA limit ₹50,000 crore.
- CGTMSE Guarantee Cover Goes Live on TReDS – 25 September 2026 – CGTMSE guarantee (75% of the amount in default) is now live on the M1xchange, RXIL and DTX (KredX) TReDS platforms for MSE-to-MSE invoice discounting.
- ICG Ship Shaunak Sails on QUAD-at-Sea Mission – 25 September 2026 – ICGS Shaunak sailed from Chennai to Perth with six Quad Sea Riders under the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission.
- Asian Games 2026: India's Medals on Day 6 – 25 September 2026 – Gulveer Singh (10,000m silver), Baranica Elangovan (India's first Asian Games pole vault medal) and Manpreet Kaur (shot put bronze) medalled; India on 23 medals.
- Arogya Manthan 2026: 8 Years of AB PM-JAY – 25 September 2026 – J.P. Nadda opened Arogya Manthan 2026 marking 8 years of AB PM-JAY (60 crore+ beneficiaries) and 5 years of ABDM (97.8 crore ABHAs).
- 6th Cycle of Tiger Reserve Evaluation Launched – 25 September 2026 – Bhupender Yadav launched the 6th cycle of MEE of all 58 Tiger Reserves, adding Solid Waste Management as a new criterion.
- Six Nations' Envoys Present Credentials – 25 September 2026 – President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of Finland, Vietnam, Mexico, Estonia, the EU and Belgium.
- TRAI Launches Connectivity Rating Platform – 25 September 2026 – TRAI launched the Digital Connectivity Rating Platform and DCRA app under its 2024 property-rating regulations.
- NIMAS Team Summits 20 Unclimbed Ladakh Peaks – 25 September 2026 – Rajnath Singh flagged in the NIMAS Dirang team that summited 20 unclimbed Ladakh peaks above 6,000 m in 23 days.
- 9th India International Water Week 2026 Concludes – 25 September 2026 – The 9th India International Water Week (22–25 Sep, Bharat Mandapam) on 'Climate Resilient Water Management' concluded.
- Amit Shah Opens 4th UP International Trade Show – 25 September 2026 – Amit Shah opened the 4th UP International Trade Show in Greater Noida on the 12th anniversary of Make in India.
- CSIR Marks 85th Foundation Day; Mascot Unveiled – 25 September 2026 – CSIR marked its 85th Foundation Day; Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled a mascot and a CSIR@85 postal stamp.
- India at UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemics – 25 September 2026 – Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava pressed for a fair PABS system and DPI as a global public good at the UN HLM on pandemics.
- Important Days: 26 and 27 September 2026 – 26 September 2026 – 26 Sep: World Contraception Day, World Environmental Health Day, European Day of Languages, Manmohan Singh's birth anniversary; 27 Sep: World Tourism Day (host El Salvador).
10 Quick One-liner Facts
- Agnikul's Agnilet is a single-piece 3D-printed rocket engine; Agnikul is based in Chennai.
- The RBI's Ways and Means Advances limit for H2 FY 2026-27 is ₹50,000 crore.
- TReDS invoice discounting grew from ₹40,000 crore (FY22) to ₹3.5 lakh crore (FY26).
- MAHASAGAR = Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.
- India's first Asian Games medal in women's pole vault was won by Baranica Elangovan (Aichi-Nagoya 2026).
- Earlier MEE cycles for Tiger Reserves: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022.
- The TRAI Chairman is Anil Kumar Lahoti.
- CSIR began in 1942; its DG is Dr. N. Kalaiselvi.
- DARPG's 49th CPGRAMS report for States/UTs (August 2026): 98,997 grievances received and 79,639 redressed; UP had the most disposals (28,939).
- World Tourism Day 2026 theme: 'Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism'; 2027 host: Cabo Verde.
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