1 Asian Games: Male shooters win 3 medals on a single day
Indian men shooters shone at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday . India’s men’s 10m air rifle team won silver, while in the individual event, Himanshu Dhillon won silver and Rudraksh Patil won bronze. On Monday, the men’s 10m air rifle team of Rudraksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won the silver medal with a score of 1,890.1 points, while China won the gold with a world record of 1,899 points . South Korea won the bronze medal with 1,884.2 points. Shooter Himanshu Dhillon won two medals on the same day. Apart from winning silver in the 10m air rifle team, he also won silver in the 10m air rifle individual event. In the men’s 10m air rifle individual event, reigning Olympic champion Sheng Lihao of China won the gold medal with a Games record of 254.2 points , while Himanshu Dhillon took the silver with a total of 252.4 points. India’s Rudraksh Patil (230.9) won the bronze.
2 Suchika Tariyal created history, winning India’s first MMA bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
Indian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athlete Suchika Tariyal created history on Monday at the ongoing Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya . She won the country’s first medal in the sport by winning the bronze medal in the women’s traditional 60 kg MMA competition . Suchika won the bronze medal despite losing 2-0 to Singapore’s Hoon Teo. Earlier on Sunday, she had secured India’s first medal by making it to the semi-finals. Suchika defeated Altankhimeg Baiglamaa in the semi-finals of the women’s traditional 60 kg MMA event in Nagoya on Sunday.
3 11th Ayurveda Day to be celebrated on 23rd September
The 11th Ayurveda Day will be celebrated across the country on September 23. This year’s theme is ” Ayurveda for a Healthy Future .” The Ministry of AYUSH reported that more than 9,700 events were organized in 30 states and union territories. The ministry said citizens are registering and reporting for events through the official Ayurveda Day website, ayurvedaday.org.in.
4 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the WWF Global Conservation Conference in Jaipur.
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the World Wide Fund for Nature ‘s (WWF) Global Conservation Conference in Jaipur on Monday . Addressing delegates and conservation leaders from over 100 countries, he urged people across the world to work together and promote conservation through the active participation of local communities. Bhupender Yadav said that in the last decade, the number of protected areas in the country has increased from around 750 to over 1,000. The number of tiger reserves has increased from 47 to 58, elephant reserves from 30 to 33 and Ramsar sites (wetlands of international importance) from 24 to 101.
5 Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and the Chief of the Air Self-Defense Force of Japan flew a sortie in the Tejas fighter aircraft.
Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force Chief, General Takehiro Morita flew together in India’s indigenous fighter aircraft ‘ Tejas ‘ in Jodhpur . This flight by the Air Force Chiefs of both countries took place during the ongoing joint air exercise Veer Guardian 2026 in Jodhpur . This is the first time that Japanese fighter aircraft are flying from Indian soil as part of a bilateral exercise. The ‘Veer Guardian’ exercise, which began on September 9, will continue till September 22. Under this exercise, the air forces of both countries are testing their air combat capabilities through simulated war situations.
6 India-Mongolia joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant’ begins in Pithoragarh
The 18th India-Mongolia joint military exercise ‘ Nomadic Elephant ‘ has commenced at the Foreign Training Centre in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. This is an annual platoon-level exercise held alternately in India and Mongolia and will run from September 21 to October 3. The last exercise was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in May-June 2025. Forty-five personnel each from the Indian Army and Mongolian Armed Forces are participating in the exercise. The aim of this exercise is to enhance the joint military capabilities of both sides to conduct counter-terrorism operations in semi-urban and mountainous terrain under the United Nations mandate.
7 Defence Ministry signs Rs 586 crore contract for procurement of Auxiliary Power Units for T-72 and T-90 tanks
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth Rs 586 crore with Accurate Industrial Controls Pvt Ltd for the procurement of Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for T-72 and T-90 tanks . The contract was signed on September 21, 2026, in New Delhi in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh. The APU is an alternative source of electrical power generation for the tank’s fire control system, firing circuits, gun stabilization system, and other auxiliary equipment. The induction of the indigenously developed APU will further strengthen the operational readiness, reliability, and sustainability of the Indian Army’s mechanized units.
8 Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Smt. Anupriya Patel launched the 7th National Formulary of India 2026
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, launched the 7th National Formulary 2026 , a guidance document for hospitals in India for safety monitoring and reporting of adverse events related to medical devices, and the ADR-PVPI 2.0 mobile app for iOS users, a secure and popular mobile operating system, at the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week organized by the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC). Adverse events due to medicines can be reported online through the official mobile app developed under the Indian Pharmacovigilance Program. The 7th edition of the National Formulary is also available digitally through the National Formulary of India Online. The 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week , being celebrated from September 17 to 23, 2026 , is based on the theme ” Promoting Rational Use of Medicines through Pharmacovigilance: A Step towards Safer Healthcare .”
9 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone of ISRO’s Advanced Radar Centre in Chandrapur
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma performed the groundbreaking ceremony for ISTRAC ‘s Advanced Radar Research Facility in Chandrapur on Monday. This is the first space surveillance facility of its kind in Northeast India . The center has been developed by the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network . The facility will be built under Project NETRA , an Indian initiative aimed at improving space situational information and strengthening orbital object tracking . The proposed radar research center is expected to contribute to broader efforts to improve India’s capabilities in space surveillance and the security of satellites and other space-based assets. Such capabilities are becoming increasingly important as the number of objects in Earth orbit grows and space infrastructure plays a vital role in national security, communications, and scientific research.
10 India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement to come into effect from October 20
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will come into effect on October 20 this year , coinciding with Vijayadashami . Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that under this agreement, Indian exports to New Zealand will be 100% duty-free . He said that this strategic partnership reflects a shared ambition to further enhance this cooperation. Mr. Goyal informed that the target is to double the bilateral trade in goods and services to approximately Rs 35,000 crore in the next 4 to 5 years. The Commerce Minister said that the implementation of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will translate this target into concrete economic results.
11 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation releases publication titled ‘Sources and Methods’
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released a publication titled ” Sources and Methods .” It details the process used to calculate the new national income data, with the financial year 2022-23 as the base year . The ministry stated that the publication covers in detail the concepts, definitions, data sources, methods, and calculation procedures adopted in the new series. This publication comes just seven months after the release of the new series. The new series of national accounts was released in February this year , replacing the old series with a base year of 2011-12 . In August, the latest Producer Price Index and Index of Industrial Production data were also incorporated.
12 Microsoft expands cloud in India, launches fourth region in Hyderabad
Microsoft has launched its fourth cloud region in India in Hyderabad , expanding its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the country. This move comes at a time when India is expected to experience rapid growth in data center capacity and AI adoption by companies. The launch of the new India South Central Cloud Region in Hyderabad joins Microsoft’s existing cloud regions in Pune, Chennai, and Mumbai , expanding the company’s large-scale cloud infrastructure in India. This launch is part of Microsoft’s previously announced $20.5 billion investment commitment in India . This investment aims to strengthen cloud capabilities, AI infrastructure, skills development, and expand the company’s operations.
13 Indian Navy warships ‘Sahyadri’ and ‘Kulish’ arrive at Subic Bay, Philippines
Indian Navy ‘s indigenously built modern warfare ships ‘ INS Sahyadri ‘ and ‘ INS Kulish ‘ have arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines . Both ships have been deployed as part of the Indian Navy’s operational deployment. Indian Navy ships will participate in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus , Joint Cooperation Activity (JCA) in the Philippines . ADMM-Plus, JCA brings together the maritime forces of 10 ASEAN countries and 8 partner countries. Its aim is to enhance synergy, promote mutual understanding and strengthen cooperation in the maritime domain through professional and operational activities.
14 Ladakh village heads’ honorariums more than tripled, benefiting 247 ‘gobas’
The monthly honorarium of village heads , locally known as ” gobas, ” in the Union Territory of Ladakh has been increased by more than three times. Following the approval of Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena, village heads will receive an honorarium of Rs. 5,000 per month instead of Rs. 1,500. This will benefit 247 “gobas” across Ladakh. The Lieutenant Governor said that this decision will provide greater financial support to village heads, also known as ” nambardars ,” and strengthen participatory governance at the grassroots level, especially in remote and inaccessible areas. The revised honorarium has been determined under the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Lambardari Act, 1972 , and the Jammu and Kashmir Lambardari Rules, 1980, applicable in the Union Territory of Ladakh.