This comprehensive weekly compilation covers all important current affairs
from September 28 to October 4, 2026 relevant to TNPSC exams.
Ideal for weekly revision before your TNPSC Group 1, Group 2, Group 2A, and Group 4 examinations.
Each topic is sourced from The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB, and other reputed media.

Daily Breakdowns

National Politics & Government

1. DDU-GKY Marks 12 Years of Rural Skill Development and Employment Support
2. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Inaugurated Arogya Manthan 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan
3. Union Minister Amit Shah Flags Off India’s First LNG-Powered Train from Sabarmati, Gujarat
4. India’s First Port-Based E-Methanol Plant Worth Rs 2,300 Crore to Come Up at Kandla, Gujarat
5. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Launched IITM Unicorn Frontier Fund-I in Bengaluru
6. CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates India’s First Victim Rights Centre in Patna, Bihar
7. Union MoS Dr Jitendra Singh Launches Five Regional Language Science Magazines on CSIR’s 85th Foundation Day
8. TRAI Launches Digital Connectivity Rating (DCR) Platform
9. MoMA Signed MoUs with IISc, IIMB and IIT Madras to Strengthen Innovation and Skill Development
10. Govt Appoints Dinesh Pant & Girija Subramanian as IRDAI Members
11. Indian Navy Participates in 24th Edition of Exercise VARUNA in France
12. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh Launches Livestock Insurance Portal for Digital Insurance Services
13. Ministry of Steel to Establish Steel Industry Safety Council to Strengthen Safety Standards
14. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Inaugurates Seva First Innovation Challenge at IISc Bengaluru
15. Tata Communications Sets up CoE in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics at SASTRA in TN
16. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Launches ‘Udyog Mitra’ Portal for Business Approvals
17. Features of ‘Udyog Mitra’ Portal:
18. Skytrax World Airline Awards 2026: Singapore Airlines Named World’s Best Airline; Air India Tops Indian Airlines
19. 9th India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise ‘KAZIND’ Begins in Kazakhstan
20. India Secures 10th Position at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026; Wins 6 Silver Medals
21. India Participates in 14th EAS-EMM and 23rd ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultation in Manila, Philippines
22. MoSPI Releases Sub-Sectoral Trial ISP for July 2026 Covering 19 Sub-Sectors
23. Mixed Performance: Air Transport Repair Services (YoY)
24. UIDAI Launches 5 New Initiatives at ‘Aadhaar Samvaad’ on 17th Aadhaar Day in Kolkata, WB
25. Union Minister Amit Shah Inaugurates PRAHAAR CT Policy Conference; Launches Extradition Portal
26. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Launches India’s First PRAMAAN Forest Certification
27. Ministry of MSME & MoSPI Sign MoU to Strengthen Statistical Business Register
28. DRDO and CSIR-CGCRI Collaborate to Develop Indigenous Lightweight Bulletproof Glass for Armoured Vehicles
29. Air Ayodhya Receives NOC from Ministry of Civil Aviation to Connect UP under UDAN
30. Former TV Anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Crowned King of Tooro Kingdom in Uganda
31. 5 new sites added to India’s UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage Sites
32. WHO-UNICEF Report: 50 Million Indian Children with No Access to Sanitation Service, the highest number Globally
33. Global Projections for 2030:
34. India vs Pakistan, Final Asian Games 2026: Playing XI, Squad, Time & Venue

Sports

1. 46th Chess Olympiad 2026: India Wins Silver in Open & Bronze in Women’s Section; Retains Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy
2. India to Host 4th Junior & 11th Senior Asian Pencak Silat Championship 2027 in Goa
3. Indian-Origin Bodhana Sivanandan Becomes Youngest Woman Grandmaster at 46th Chess Olympiad 2026

Awards & Honours

1. Indian scientists Roxy Mathew Koll and Neelima Satyam Among AGU 2026 Awardees
2. Lalit Kala Akademi Announces 20 Awards at 65th National Exhibition of Art
3. Jharkhand’s ‘Mandar’ Gets Geographical Indication Tag

General Knowledge & Miscellaneous

1. World Maritime Day 2026 – September 24
2. World Pharmacists Day 2026 – September 25
3. Antyodaya Diwas 2026 – September 25
4. World Tourism Day 2026 – September 27
5. World Contraception Day 2026 – September 26
6. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons – 26 September
7. World Environmental Health Day 2026 – September 26
8. 9th India International Water Week 2026 – September 22-26
9. International Deaf Day 2026- September 27
10. International Day for Universal Access to Information 2026 – September 28
11. Recognition:15 October 2019
12. International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2026 – 29 September
13. Allahabad HC dismisses plea seeking inclusion of shiksha mitras in special UPTET 2026

Science & Technology

1. TakeMe2Space to Launch India’s First Orbital Data Centre on Falcon 9 in 2028

Economy & Banking

1. SEBI Approves PMS-Mutual Fund Route And Overhauls Settlement Rules
2. Settlement Framework Reforms:
3. RBI Data: India’s Net FDI Increased to five-year high of USD 7.3 billion in July 2026
4. SMFCL Launches India’s First Blue Bond; Targets to Raise Rs 600 crore
5. IndusInd Bank Launched ‘GCC Banking Vertical’ with Five Core Capabilities
6. HAL & SkyPulse Sign MoU for Rs. 2,491 Crore 30-Helicopter Programme
7. JNPA Partners with IFC for India’s First Blue Financing for Shore Power Infrastructure
8. Apple Launched Apple Pay in India with Axis Bank-issued Visa, Mastercard credit cards
9. Bank of India Launches User-Level Programmable CBDC with Auto-Issuance