Current affairs — 1 October 2026

On 30 September 2026, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all six mandated rabi crops for Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2027-28. Safflower got the largest increase (₹675/quintal), while wheat — the main rabi staple — was raised by only ₹25 to ₹2,610 per quintal.

On 30 September 2026, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III (GEC-III) scheme to build Intra-State Transmission Systems (InSTS) together with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The scheme is meant to enable evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable energy across States and Union Territories by FY 2032-33, at a total outlay of ₹1,86,405 crore.

On 30 September 2026, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), led by Director-General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, closed the June–September southwest monsoon season at 759.4 mm against a Long Period Average (LPA) of 868.6 mm — 87% of LPA, a shortfall of 12.6%. It is the lowest seasonal total since 2015, the fourth-lowest since 2001 and the 13th-lowest since 1901.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) opened its two-day centenary programme, “Shatabdi Samaroh – Manthan”, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 30 September 2026, where Chairman Dr Ajay Kumar named “Trust, Transparency and Technology” as the principles for the Commission's next century. On 1 October 2026, the Commission's 100th Foundation Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the closing celebration and release a commemorative coin, a commemorative stamp and the book “100 Landmark Judgements – Shaping the Policies of UPSC and Public Service Commissions in India”.

The Ministry of Power has notified the third phase of Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE-III) norms for passenger vehicles, applicable from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032; the notification, dated 29 September 2026 according to The Indian Express, was reported on 30 September. Each carmaker's fleet must cut average fuel consumption by about 16.7% over the five years, with electric vehicles earning the largest compliance credit.

A single bench of the Calcutta High Court (Justice Uday Kumar), in Sri Sayan Mondal v. State of West Bengal (CRR 2992 of 2023), reported on 29 September 2026, held that the requirement of “public view” under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 “transcends physical space into the digital domain”. It set aside a police “no clue” closure of a complaint about casteist abuse on Facebook and ordered further investigation.

On 30 September 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released India's External Debt as at end-June 2026, placing it at US$778.2 billion — US$15.4 billion higher than at end-March 2026 — with the external debt-to-GDP ratio at 20.8%. The same day, its International Investment Position (IIP) data showed net claims of non-residents on India rising by US$16.5 billion during Q1 of 2026-27 to US$220.3 billion.

On 30 September 2026, the Pentagon, through chief spokesman Sean Parnell, declared the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq complete: the last forces left the air base at Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region, meeting the deadline agreed in 2024 and ending the 12-year anti-ISIS campaign, Operation Inherent Resolve. President Donald Trump called the Iraq involvement “a very expensive excursion into Hell”, while Iran and its allied militias hailed the exit as a victory for the “axis of resistance”.

On 30 September 2026, the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the results of the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2024-25. Total employment in India's registered factory sector crossed 2 crore for the first time, reaching 2.10 crore, while Gross Value Added (GVA) grew 9.59%.

On 30 September 2026, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh, speaking at Pragati Q-Foundry 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, reported that India has achieved 1,000 km of quantum-secure communication in about three years under the National Quantum Mission (NQM) — half the mission's eight-year target of 2,000 km. Quantum startups supported under the mission have grown from 17 to 26.

A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is listed to begin hearing, on 6 October 2026, the reference in N. Ravi v. Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Chennai (W.P.(Crl.) 206–210 of 2003) on whether a legislature's privileges under Article 194(3) can override the citizen's freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a). On 29–30 September 2026, senior journalists Ajit Anjum and Seema Chishti and stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra applied to intervene.

On 30 September 2026, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice M.M. Sundresh, hearing Arjun Gopal v. Union of India, ruled out both a nationwide total ban on firecrackers and round-the-clock bursting ahead of Deepavali, and accepted CSIR-NEERI's recommendation for a “limited and conditional relaxation” allowing manufacture of next-generation joined green crackers. The directions are interim — no final order has been passed, and the Court said it will fix specific time windows for bursting.

1 October 2026 marks one year since the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) entered into force, linking India with the four European Free Trade Association states — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Writing for the anniversary, Iceland's Ambassador to India Benedikt Höskuldsson called TEPA and the pending EU–India FTA complements, not rivals — “one plus one equals three” — while India and EFTA are reported to be preparing a first-year review in New Delhi this month.

On 30 September 2026, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released the implementation guidelines for National Coastal Mission 2.0 (NCM 2.0), a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) with an approved outlay of ₹767 crore to be implemented in nine coastal States and four Union Territories till 2030-31.

The southwest monsoon season (1 June – 30 September 2026) closed with Telangana recording 615.5 mm of rain against a normal of 740.6 mm — a deficit of 17%, as per Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) data reported on 30 September 2026.

At the close of the monsoon on 30 September 2026, Telangana's major reservoirs together held 503.43 TMC of water, against 834.92 TMC on the same date a year earlier — a fall of about 40%.

On 30 September 2026, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated the new Integrated District Offices Complex (IDOC) — the new Collectorate — at Karimnagar, unveiled a Telangana Talli statue there and held the first district review meeting in the building.

On 30 September 2026, on his first visit to Sircilla as Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy laid foundation stones for development works worth about ₹345.78 crore in Rajanna Sircilla district, and announced a Nethanna Bazaar — a dedicated market for local handloom and powerloom products.

On 30 September 2026 — the day the previous deadline expired — Larsen & Toubro (L&T) told the stock exchanges that the sale of its entire stake (over 90%) in L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd to the State-owned Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) for ₹1,461.47 crore is now expected to be completed by 31 December 2026.

On 30 September 2026, the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) inspected 16 quick-commerce dark stores in Hyderabad with 10 teams and suspended the food licences of four of them.

On 30 September 2026, Telangana's Intermediate Education department announced that about 1,000 differently-abled students in government junior colleges will receive retrofitted three-wheeled scooters in 2026-27, with ₹10 crore set aside.

On 30 September 2026, officials led by government adviser P. Sudarshan Reddy inspected land at the Lakkampally SEZ in Nandipet mandal, Nizamabad district for a proposed oil palm processing unit; Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao is to lay its foundation stone.

On 30 September 2026, Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju reviewed preparations for the annual Telangana Global Summit, to be held in December 2026 at Bharat Future City, with a creative-industries segment themed "Stories, Games & Dreams".

On 30 September 2026, 112 probationary Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) — 74 men and 38 women — completed their basic training of about 10 months at the Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy (RBVRR) Telangana State Police Academy, addressed by DGP C.V. Anand.

On 30 September 2026, the Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI) and the Government of Telangana signed an MoU to jointly host Korea Culture Day 2026 at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad, on 25 October 2026.