The 9th India International Water Week 2026 Held from September 22–25 under the theme “ Climate Resilient Water Management”.

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons - September 26

Established by the UN General Assembly in 2013, this day raises awareness about the dangers of nuclear weapons and calls for their complete elimination.

33X growth in mobile phone production.

₹18,900 crore in 2014 → ₹6.27 lakh crore in 2026.
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✅India, the world’s seventh-largest coffee producer and fifth-largest exporter, exported coffee worth more than $2 billion in 2025-26, with nearly 39% comprising value-added products.

✅Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer, contributing about 40% of global production, followed by Vietnam.
✅India primarily produces two main varieties of coffee: Arabica and Robusta.
✅Karnataka leads coffee production in India, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu

✅Coffee plants require a hot and humid climate, with temperatures ranging between 15°C and 28°C and annual rainfall of 150–250 cm.

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🔆 ONE-LINERS | 25 SEPTEMBER 2026

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🔆 GEOGRAPHY

📍 Cyclone Arnab 2026
🟢 The system over the Bay of Bengal was classified by IMD as a Deep Depression, not an official cyclonic storm.
🟢 “Arnab” is the next unused name in the North Indian Ocean cyclone naming list, contributed by Bangladesh.
🟢 Sustained winds remained around 52–65 km/h, below the threshold for cyclone classification.
🟢 Brought heavy to very heavy rainfall to coastal and interior parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
🟢 Authorities issued warnings, closed schools, restricted fishermen and deployed emergency response teams.

🔆 SOCIAL ISSUES

📍 WHO/UNICEF JMP – WASH in Schools 2015–2025
🟢 Report tracks global progress in drinking water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) in schools.
🟢 Prepared by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP).
🟢 The world is not on track to achieve universal WASH coverage in schools by 2030.
🟢 Current improvement rate must increase by 4× for drinking water, 5× for sanitation and 4× for hygiene.
🟢 Projected 2030 basic coverage:
🟢 Drinking water – 84%
🟢 Sanitation – 81%
🟢 Hygiene – 79%
🟢 Schools projected to have no service in 2030: Water – 10% | Sanitation – 7% | Hygiene – 12%.

🔆 POLITY & GOVERNANCE

📍 Next Phase of UDAN Scheme
🟢 Ministry of Civil Aviation signed 21 agreements with States/UTs for the next phase of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik).
🟢 Launched on 21 October 2016 to make air travel affordable and improve regional connectivity.
🟢 Focus: regional connectivity and aviation infrastructure in underserved areas.
🟢 Modified UDAN emphasises affordability, sustainability and indigenous manufacturing.
🟢 So far, 687 routes have been operationalised and 1.71 crore passengers served.
🟢 New Challenge Mode portal allows States to nominate airstrips and helipads for development.

🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

📍 UK’s First Dedicated Space Defence Squadron
🟢 The UK established No. III Space Effects Squadron, the Royal Air Force’s first dedicated active space-defence unit.
🟢 Role: disrupt, degrade and deny hostile threats targeting British space assets.
🟢 Uses electronic warfare and counter-measures against adversarial satellite signals and tracking.
🟢 Protects military systems including navigation, communications and missile-warning architectures.
🟢 Also safeguards satellite-dependent civilian services such as mobile communications, weather forecasting and financial networks.
🟢 Works alongside No. I Space Operations Squadron and No. II Space Warning Squadron.

🔆 SPORTS

📍 India’s First Mixed Skeet Team Medal
🟢 India won its first-ever international medal in Mixed Skeet Team.
🟢 Skeet is a shooting discipline involving clay targets launched from two different stations.
🟢 Mixed Team format consists of one male + one female shooter.
🟢 The achievement highlights India’s growing participation in mixed-team shooting events.

🔆 SECURITY

📍 Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026
🟢 2nd edition of the Indian Air Force’s premier multinational air exercise.
🟢 Scheduled from 26 September–12 October 2026 at Jodhpur and adjoining Rajasthan air bases.
🟢 8 participating nations: Australia, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Greece, Sri Lanka, UAE & USA.
🟢 32 countries participating as observers.
🟢 Key aircraft include US F-35A, French Rafale, UAE F-16, alongside Indian Rafale, Su-30MKI, Tejas & MiG-29.
🟢 Focus: interoperability, air defence, counter-air, reconnaissance, airlift & air-to-air refuelling.

📍 Exercise Varuna 2026
🟢 24th edition of the India–France bilateral maritime exercise.
🟢 Commenced with INS Trishul arriving at Toulon Naval Base, France.
🟢 Conducted between the Indian Navy and French Navy.
🟢 Activities include professional interactions, cross-deck visits, sporting events and tactical operations.
🟢 Aim: improve operational coordination, interoperability and maritime cooperation.

🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

📍 ISRO Advanced Radar Research Centre – Chandrapur
🟢 ISTRAC Advanced Radar Research Facility (IARRF) is being developed at Chandrapur, Assam, near Guwahati.
🟢 Part of Project NETRA – Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis.
🟢 Main objective: strengthen India’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
🟢 Will track operational/defunct satellites, rocket bodies and space debris.
🟢 NETRA architecture includes:
🟢 Chandrapur Radar → Hanle Optical Telescope → MOTR at Sriharikota → Data Analysis & Conjunction Assessment
🟢 Aim: protect Indian space assets from collision and space-debris risks.

🔆 AWARDS

📍 FAO 100 Women Heroes Award
🟢 Z T Lalrithangi (Pi Mari-i) of Mizoram selected among FAO’s 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development.
🟢 Recognition associated with the International Year of Women Farmers 2026.
🟢 100 women selected from 600+ nominations across 131 countries.
🟢 Lalrithangi is one of two Indian awardees.
🟢 Started strawberry cultivation in 2024 and expanded to 10,000+ plants across 2 hectares.
🟢 Also produces strawberry wine and other value-added products.
🟢 Venture earned around ₹1.5 lakh in 2024 and ₹10 lakh+ in 2025.
🟢 Highlights women-led agripreneurship, value addition and rural livelihoods.

🔆 MISCELLANEOUS

📍 World Pharmacists Day 2026
🟢 Observed annually on 25 September by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
🟢 Theme:“Empowering pharmacists for healthier futures.”
🟢 Marks the founding of FIP in 1912.
🟢 Highlights pharmacists’ role in disease prevention, patient counselling and medication safety.
🟢 Also focuses on strengthening health systems amid challenges such as non-communicable diseases and climate change.
🟢 In India, awareness is promoted by bodies including the Pharmacy Council of India, including initiatives related to antimicrobial resistance.

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🔆 INDIGENOUS GAS TURBINE ENGINES — CSIR-NAL

📍 News
🟢 CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) unveiled three indigenous micro & small gas turbine engines.

📍 Key Engines
🟢 NJ-05 → 5 kg thrust
🟢 NJ-50 → 50 kg thrust
🟢 NJ-100 → 100 kg thrust

📍 Applications
🟢 Tactical UAVs
🟢 Drone interceptors
🟢 Compact missile systems

📍 Significance
🟢 Developed indigenously to address critical requirements of defence technology.
🟢 Provides compact propulsion solutions for unmanned and missile platforms.

🔆 MUST REMEMBER
CSIR-NAL → NJ-05 | NJ-50 | NJ-100
Thrust → 5 kg | 50 kg | 100 kg
Use → UAVs | Drone Interceptors | Compact Missiles

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The Govt just introduced Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, consumers will now have:

• 30-day recharge plans, reducing the need for 13 monthly recharges to 12 in a year
• Voice and SMS-only plans for those who do not need data
• More suitable options for low-budget consumers who primarily need basic voice calls

🔆 POLITICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANISATION OF STATES — QUICK REVISION

📍 Introduction
🟢 Reorganisation of India’s states and territories has been a continuous process since the mid-19th century, driven by political, administrative, linguistic, ethnic and developmental considerations.

🔆 PHASES OF REORGANISATION

📍 1857–1935
🟢 India divided into British provinces + princely states.
🟢 British largely followed a policy of non-interference in territorial expansion.
🟢 Bengal partition and shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi were major changes.

📍 1935–1947
🟢 Government of India Act, 1935 proposed an Indian federation involving provinces and princely states.
🟢 Cabinet Mission grouped territories into A, B and C categories for administrative purposes.

📍 1947–1956
🟢 Post-Independence integration and reorganisation began.
🟢 States Reorganisation Commission (Fazal Ali Commission) → basis for the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

📍 1960–2000
🟢 Maharashtra & Gujarat → linguistic considerations.
🟢 Punjab, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh → linguistic/developmental considerations.
🟢 Sikkim & Goa → integration and subsequent statehood.
🟢 Northeast → new states created to accommodate ethnic diversity.

📍 2000 onwards
🟢 Uttarakhand, Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh (2000) → administrative + developmental concerns.
🟢 Jammu & Kashmir reorganised into UT of Jammu & Kashmir + UT of Ladakh.
🟢 Continuing demands include Bodoland, Harit Pradesh, Purvanchal, Saurashtra, etc.

🔆 CORE IDEA
Reorganisation has evolved from → colonial administrative control → national integration → linguistic identity → ethnic aspirations → administrative & developmental needs.

📍 UPSC Mains Line:
Thus, state reorganisation in India is not a one-time event but an evolving process reflecting the changing political, social, cultural and developmental aspirations of its people.

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🔆 ONE-LINERS | 26 SEPTEMBER 2026

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🔆 HISTORY, ART & CULTURE

📍 Mizoram’s First ‘Pluck & Pay’ Festival
🟢 Launched in Khawzawl district, Mizoram.
🟢 Concept: Visitors harvest farm produce themselves and pay farmers directly.
🟢 Connects agriculture, horticulture, tourism, local food & community enterprises.
🟢 Creates livelihood opportunities for farmers, homestays, guides, transport operators & artisans.
🟢 Features Mizo music & dance, local cuisine, handicrafts, cultural performances and traditional games.
🟢 Tourist arrivals increased from 4.27 lakh (2024) → 8.41 lakh (2025).
🟢 Other Mizoram festivals include Anthurium Festival, Hnahsin Kût, Travel Fest, Leitlangpui Music Festival & Winter Festival.

🔆 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

📍 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
🟢 Observed annually on 26 September.
🟢 Established by UNGA Resolution 68/32 in 2013.
🟢 Aim: Raise awareness about nuclear-weapon risks and promote global nuclear disarmament.
🟢 Around 12,187 nuclear weapons are estimated to remain globally.
🟢 A UNGA high-level plenary meeting on nuclear disarmament is scheduled for 29 September 2026.
🟢 The Nuclear Abolition Day Appeal calls for ending the arms race and achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world by 2045.

🔆 ECONOMY

📍 GI-Tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal Exported to Maldives
🟢 1 MT of GI-tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal exported from Karnataka to the Maldives.
🟢 Export facilitated by APEDA and undertaken by Silken Global Exports & Imports, Mysuru.
🟢 Export conducted through an FPO-led brand.
🟢 Farmers can potentially receive around ₹82/kg, compared with the prevailing market price of about ₹60/kg.
🟢 Strengthens the role of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in international agricultural value chains.
🟢 Promotes direct linkage between Indian farmers and international markets.
🟢 Gulbarga Tur Dal represents the distinctive agricultural identity of Gulbarga, Karnataka.

🔆 ENVIRONMENT

📍 Cool Leaders’ Initiative
🟢 Cool Leaders Awards launched on 17 September 2026 by UNEP.
🟢 Addresses extreme heat and the growing global need for sustainable cooling.
🟢 Announced at the Global Cooling Pledge Assembly 2026 in Singapore.
🟢 Key initiatives: Global Heat Resilience Roadmap and Nature for Cooling Challenge.
🟢 2026 Cool Leaders: Singapore, UAE and Dong Mingzhu of Gree Electric Appliances.
🟢 Focus areas include passive cooling, district cooling, heat resilience and ultra-efficient low-carbon cooling technologies.

📍 Kalpasar Project
🟢 Officially known as the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project in Gujarat.
🟢 Envisions a ~60-km dam-cum-dyke across the Gulf of Khambhat.
🟢 Aims to create a major coastal freshwater reservoir using runoff from rivers including Sabarmati, Mahi and Dhadhar, supplemented by Narmada.
🟢 Proposed freshwater storage: approximately 7,800–8,000 million cubic metres.
🟢 Intended to irrigate 1 million+ hectares and address water scarcity in Saurashtra.
🟢 Proposed highway-cum-rail corridor could reduce travel distance between Saurashtra and South Gujarat.
🟢 Includes around 2,470 MW hybrid renewable energy capacity.
🟢 India and the Netherlands signed MoUs in September 2026 for technical cooperation involving CWC, Gujarat’s Kalpasar Department, Deltares and TU Delft.

🔆 HEALTH

📍 World Lung Day 2026
🟢 Observed on 25 September 2026.
🟢 Theme: “A Lifetime of Lung Health.”
🟢 Coordinated by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS).
🟢 Focus: protecting lung health across the entire life course.
🟢 Priorities: prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, clean air and equitable access to lung care.
🟢 Major threats include tobacco/nicotine, air pollution, pneumonia, tuberculosis, asthma, COPD and occupational exposures.

🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

📍 Project Suncatcher
🟢 A long-term Google research initiative exploring AI computing infrastructure in space.
🟢 Concept: clusters of small LEO satellites carrying Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs).
🟢 Uses near-continuous sunlight in orbit to generate significantly more solar power than comparable Earth-based panels.
🟢 Aims to overcome terrestrial constraints such as power-grid capacity, land availability and cooling-water requirements.
🟢 Satellites would communicate through high-bandwidth free-space optical/laser links.
🟢 Designed to explore distributed AI and machine-learning workloads in orbit.

📍 DRDO–Start-up Agreement on Quantum Cryogenics
🟢 DRDO signed its first high-value deep-tech project agreement with a start-up under the Technology Development Fund (TDF).
🟢 Partner: Zero mK India Pvt. Ltd., Alwar, Rajasthan.
🟢 Agreement signed on 24 September 2026.
🟢 Project: indigenous development of a 20 millikelvin (20 mK) Dilution Refrigerator.
🟢 Such systems achieve ultra-low temperatures essential for several quantum computing platforms and technologies.
🟢 Supports the National Quantum Mission.
🟢 Aims to strengthen capabilities in quantum technology, advanced cryogenics and strategic deep technologies.
🟢 Reduces dependence on imported cryogenic infrastructure.

🔆 INDEX

📍 Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2026
🟢 Released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
🟢 India ranked 31st out of 110 economies, with a score of 4.42/7.
🟢 India climbed 9 places from its recalculated 2024 ranking.
🟢 Japan ranked first, followed by the USA, Spain, Australia and France.
🟢 India’s strengths include cost competitiveness, cultural & natural resources and UNESCO World Heritage cultural sites.
🟢 Challenges include environmental sustainability, infrastructure, tourist services and workforce skills.

🔆 SPORTS

📍 20th Asian Games – Aichi-Nagoya 2026
🟢 Held from 19 September–4 October 2026 in Aichi Prefecture & Nagoya, Japan.
🟢 Early events began from 10 September.
🟢 Motto:“One Asia, One Heart.”
🟢 Mascot: HONOHON, inspired by the Shachi Hoko deity.
🟢 45 nations/territories competing across 43 sports and 469 events.
🟢 New disciplines include virtual taekwondo and mixed martial arts.
🟢 India’s contingent: 503 athletes — 269 men and 234 women.
🟢 Athletics has the largest Indian.

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Solar module manufacturing capacity 168.04 GW in 2026.

More than 70X growth in India’s domestic clean-energy manufacturing capability.

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5G now reaches 99.9% of India’s districts, covering 85% of the population.