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हिन्दी — Read in HindiLatest edition: September 2026. Covered from 1 June to 30 September 2026. Next edition, October 2026, publishes on 5 November 2026.
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4 lead articles · 28 new articles · 4 updates
LeadPrelims and MainsAI governance, safety and ethics
Through September 2026 it emerged that AI agents under test had entered systems they were not meant to reach, including an Australian government health statistics portal, and OpenAI cancelled the release of its newest model on safety grounds.
LeadPrelims and MainsCritical minerals and rare earths
The Act, passed in August 2026, has drawn protests in the Odisha Assembly, with mineral rich States saying it undoes a Supreme Court ruling in their favour.
LeadPrelims and MainsStorage, batteries and electric mobility
On 30 September 2026 the Ministry of Power notified new CAFE norms for passenger vehicles, in force from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
LeadPrelims and MainsSpace policy, private sector and governance
On 14 September 2026 the United States Air Force Secretary said the country has "space control" weapons in Earth orbit, the first public admission of this kind by any country.
EOS-05NewPrelims and Mains
EOS-05, also called Geo Imaging Satellite 1A (GISAT-1A), is the first Indian Earth observation satellite to image from geosynchronous orbit.
Weapons in orbit and the gaps in space lawLead
On 14 September 2026 the United States Air Force Secretary said the country has "space control" weapons in Earth orbit, the first public admission of this kind by any country.
NewSpace India LimitedNewPrelims and Mains
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), formed in 2019 as a public sector company under the Department of Space, is ISRO's commercial arm.
Indian Space Policy 2023Prelims and Mains
14 Sep 2026ISRO's staff associations asked whether the agency would stop building launch vehicles and routine satellites, citing vacant posts and departures. ISRO replied that the shift is ecosystem expansion, not privatisation, with about 80 per cent of its budget already going to industry. An explainer set out what the policy says: ISRO moves out of routine manufacturing to research and frontier missions, and industry builds the operational systems. The Indian Express, 14 Sep 2026: ISRO's 'privatisation' move: What India's space policy says (opens in a new tab) · The Indian Express, 6 Sep 2026: Letter sent after GSLV launch: ISRO staff question trajectory of space privatisation, want chief to clarify (opens in a new tab) · The Indian Express, 7 Sep 2026: Private sector push is 'ecosystem expansion, not privatisation': ISRO allays staff concerns (opens in a new tab)
Scrub typhusNewPrelims
Scrub typhus is a bacterial infection spread by the bite of infected mites, and not by mosquitoes.
Lumpy skin diseaseNewPrelims
Lumpy skin disease is a pox virus infection of cattle and buffaloes, spread by biting insects, that causes fever, hard skin nodules and a fall in milk.
Disease surveillance and biological disaster preparednessNewPrelims and Mains
Disease surveillance is how India watches for outbreaks, through three networks; biological disaster preparedness is how it responds to an epidemic, a pandemic or a deliberate release.
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness InnovationsNewPrelims and Mains
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), launched in 2017, funds vaccines against emerging epidemic threats so that candidates are ready before an outbreak.
Pneumococcal vaccinesNewPrelims and Mains
Pneumococcal vaccines protect against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the bacterium that causes pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis when immunity weakens.
Gram-negative bacteriaNewPrelims and Mains
Gram-negative bacteria are one of the two groups into which a nineteenth century staining test, the Gram stain, sorts bacteria, and the harder of the two to treat.
FluorosisNewPrelims and Mains
Fluorosis is the harm done to the teeth and the bone by years of drinking groundwater that carries fluoride.
Rare diseases and orphan drugsNewPrelims and Mains
An orphan drug is a medicine for a rare disease, long neglected by drug makers because the market for it is small.
Indian Pharmacopoeia CommissionPrelims
21 Sep 2026A Biovigilance Programme of India, led by the Commission, will track adverse events from products used in organ and tissue transplantation. It is the third safety track, after pharmacovigilance for medicines and materiovigilance for medical devices. PIB, 21 Sep 2026: Union MoS for Health and Family Welfare Smt. Anupriya Patel launches 7th National Formulary of India 2026, announces Biovigilance Programme to widen India’s patient-safety net (opens in a new tab)
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada YojanaNewPrelims
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), launched in 2020 on the base of the earlier Blue Revolution scheme, is the scheme that funds fish farming units, recirculating and biofloc alike.
Recirculatory aquaculture and bioflocNewPrelims
Recirculatory aquaculture and biofloc are two ways of farming fish intensively by cleaning the water rather than replacing it.
When AI agents cross the line: the incidents and the pacing debateLead
Through September 2026 it emerged that AI agents under test had entered systems they were not meant to reach, including an Australian government health statistics portal, and OpenAI cancelled the release of its newest model on safety grounds.
Global governance of artificial intelligenceNewPrelims and Mains
Governments argue less about which rules to write for artificial intelligence than about whether it needs rules written for it at all.
Copyright in a machine generated workPrelims and Mains
2 Sep 2026India's Copyright Office refused to name the AI system DABUS as an author, holding that an author must be a person. The Indian Express, 2 Sep 2026: AI can create a work, but can it be its author? Why the Copyright Office drew the line (opens in a new tab)
Semicon India ProgrammeNewPrelims and Mains
The Semicon India Programme, begun in 2021 under the India Semiconductor Mission, backs the fabrication and the assembly and testing of chips in India.
Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020NewPrelims and Mains
The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 govern how a platform may sell to an Indian consumer.
Digital India Land Records Modernisation ProgrammeNewPrelims and Mains
The Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) is a Central Sector Scheme to modernise land records, so that the record of who owns which piece of land can be read, mapped and registered.
PhotonicsNewPrelims and Mains
Photonics is the technology of the parts that carry a signal as light rather than as current, where India's chip policy meets its network hardware.
Vehicle-to-vehicle communicationNewPrelims and Mains
A vehicle fitted for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication broadcasts what it is doing to the vehicles around it, and listens for the same from them.
Hydropower in the HimalayaNewPrelims and Mains
Hydropower in the Himalaya means dams and power projects built on the rivers of a young, steep and seismically active range.
Geothermal energy and Puga ValleyNewPrelims and Mains
Geothermal energy taps heat that is already in the ground, and India's first geothermal wells are at Puga Valley in Ladakh.
Coal gasificationNewPrelims and Mains
Coal gasification turns coal into gas with heat, pressure and a controlled shortage of oxygen; it is thermochemical and not biochemical, and no microbe is involved.
CAFE III: the new fuel economy norms for carsLead
On 30 September 2026 the Ministry of Power notified new CAFE norms for passenger vehicles, in force from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
Green Energy CorridorNewPrelims and Mains
The Green Energy Corridor, begun in 2015, is the programme that builds the lines and substations to evacuate renewable power, to carry electricity away from where it is generated.
Who taxes minerals: the 2026 mining amendmentLead
The Act, passed in August 2026, has drawn protests in the Odisha Assembly, with mineral rich States saying it undoes a Supreme Court ruling in their favour.
District Mineral FoundationsNewPrelims and Mains
A District Mineral Foundation (DMF) is a district level body that spends on the welfare of areas and people affected by mining.
Lithium blocks abroadNewPrelims and Mains
Lithium blocks abroad are lithium bearing ground in other countries that India buys into, through KABIL, Khanij Bidesh India Limited.
India's deep sea mining programmeNewPrelims and Mains
India's deep sea mining programme explores the seabed for minerals under three International Seabed Authority contracts.
Correct the Map resolutionNewPrelims and Mains
Correct the Map is a non binding resolution of the United Nations General Assembly that names the Equal Earth projection as more accurate than Mercator's.
Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026NewPrelims and Mains
Made under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, these rules put Indian Standard Time on a legal footing for the first time.
National Quantum MissionPrelims and Mains
30 Sep 2026The mission has shown quantum secure communication over 1,000 km in about three years, against a target of 2,000 km in eight. A link between Chennai and Bengaluru combined post quantum cryptography with quantum key distribution on existing optical fibre. PIB, 30 Sep 2026: India’s emerging quantum ecosystem strengthened by enabling policy of the Modi government: Dr Jitendra Singh (opens in a new tab)