26 September 2026

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1. DayNational Service Scheme (NSS) Day is observed every year on September 24; NSS was formally launched in 1969 and its motto is 'Not Me, But You'.
2. RankIn the WEF's 2026 Travel & Tourism Development Index, India climbed to 31st rank globally, with Japan ranked first.
3. DayWorld Tourism Day 2026 (September 27) has the theme 'Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism', with El Salvador as the official host country.
4. AppointedDr Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh was elected President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
5. RankHurun India Rich List 2026: Gautam Adani ranks India's richest with Rs 9.23 lakh crore, ahead of Mukesh Ambani at Rs 8.63 lakh crore.
6. DayThe 'Make in India' initiative completed 12 years since its September 2014 launch.
7. DayAntyodaya Diwas is observed on September 25 every year, marking Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's birth anniversary.
8. SchemeArogya Manthan 2026, inaugurated by the Union Health Minister, marked 5 years of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
9. ReportThe Environment Ministry launched the 6th cycle of the Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves (MEE-TR) and released its 2026 technical manual.
10. SchemeMeitY has made BIS certification mandatory for smartphone screen protectors, the 66th product category under the Compulsory Registration Order.
11. DayThe 9th India International Water Week (Sept 22-26, 2026) was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, with the Netherlands and Germany as official partner countries.
12. SportsPune has been selected to host the 2032 UCI Road World Championships, the first time India will host the event.
13. SchemeFSSAI has proposed a strict ban on selling non-dairy analogue products under the name 'paneer'.
14. ReportThe United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has called a three-day nationwide bank strike from September 28-30, 2026.
15. SchemeMaruti Suzuki commissioned its first green hydrogen electrolyzer plant at its Manesar facility in Haryana.
16. DayWorld Lung Day is observed on September 25, led globally by the International Respiratory Societies (FIRS).
17. DefenceThe Indian Navy's INS Trishul reached Toulon, France, for the 24th edition of the bilateral naval exercise Varuna.
18. WorldIndia and the Netherlands signed trilateral MoUs through the Central Water Commission to support Gujarat's Kalpsar project.
19. WorldThe US, Denmark and Greenland renewed and expanded their 1951 defence framework agreement to boost Arctic security cooperation.
20. SchemePM-KISAN's next instalment provides eligible farmers Rs 6,000 in annual income support paid in three instalments.
21. ReportA new checklist has documented 3,261 flowering plant species in the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, reaffirming it as a major centre of plant diversity.
22. ReportNeelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), a Western Ghats shrub, flowers en masse only once every twelve years.
23. KarnatakaKarnataka announced a Rs 22,000 crore subsidy for free electricity to agricultural pump sets, according to Deputy CM G. Parameshwara.
24. KarnatakaBelagavi-based Aequs received government approval for a Rs 650 crore equity infusion.
25. KarnatakaBengaluru Police issued fresh guidelines to curb harassment and extortion targeting transgender persons.