Current Affairs September 2026: Monthly News Summary for SSC & Bank Exams

Current Affairs 29 September 2026

• Environment

  CAQM Approves Revised GRAP Schedule for Delhi-NCR with 48 Actions

  • Revised GRAP now has 48 actions: 25 in Stage-I, 8 in Stage-II, 10 in Stage-III and 5 in Stage-IV
  • Actions on DG sets and entry of BS-IV and older buses moved from Stage-II to Stage-I
  • Curbs on BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel 4-wheelers extended to Sonipat (besides Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar)
  • Source: PIB, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 29 Sep 2026 (Release ID 2316597)
• National Affairs

  MoHUA Launches PRAGATI-50 to Develop 50 Model Cities for Swachhata

  • 50 model cities across 24 states identified under PRAGATI-50
  • Runs within the framework of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0
  • Third cohort of Swachhata startups onboarded with IIT Kanpur; Swachh Bharat Test Bed by CSIR-CMERI launched
  • Source: PIB, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 29 Sep 2026 (Release ID 2316495)
• Economy & Banking

  Over ₹1,200 Crore PM-RKVY Support Sanctioned to 10 States at Rabi Campaign Conference

  • West Bengal got the largest sanction (₹290 crore), followed by Haryana (₹198 crore) and Chhattisgarh (₹181 crore)
  • 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' to run from 22 October to 30 November 2026, promoting balanced fertiliser use based on Soil Health Cards
  • Monthly virtual review meetings with states announced to strengthen cooperative federalism
  • Source: PIB, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 29 Sep 2026 (Release ID 2316456)
• Governance

  Government to Run Special Campaign 6 from 2 to 31 October 2026

  • Preparatory Phase: 15 to 30 September 2026
  • Implementation Phase: 2 to 31 October 2026
  • Evaluation Phase: 16 to 30 November 2026
  • Source: PIB, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 29 Sep 2026 (Release ID 2316474)
• National Affairs

  CBI Secures Deportation of Sandeep Mistry, Wanted in Nirav Modi PNB Fraud Case, from UAE

  • INTERPOL Red Notice against him was published in July 2026 at CBI's request
  • Brought back within about 2 months of the Red Notice
  • CBI is the National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in India and coordinates with agencies through BHARATPOL
  • Source: PIB, Ministry of Home Affairs, 29 Sep 2026 (Release ID 2316587)
• World Affairs

  India and Italy Hold 2nd Joint Working Group Meeting on Tourism

  • Areas discussed: tourism data, lesser-known destinations, cine-tourism, destination twinning, skilling and B2B engagement
  • Talks covered the proposed India-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism 2027
  • ENIT (Italian National Tourism Board) was part of the Italian delegation
  • Source: PIB, Ministry of Tourism, 29 Sep 2026 (Release ID 2316607)
• World Affairs

  India and Republic of Korea Hold 10th Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Industries and Logistics

  • Indian companies L&T and BEML took part; Korea was represented by Hanwha Aerospace, Korean Air, Hanwha Systems, KAI and DS Navcours
  • DAPA Vice Minister Kim Il Dong called on Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth
  • Source: PIB, Ministry of Defence, 29 Sep 2026 (Release ID 2316749)