Wednesday, 30 September 2026

TAMILNADU CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2026

* Senior CIVIL Servant J Radhakrishnan Has Appointed As The Chairperson Of The Tamilnadu Electricity Regulatory Commission ( TNREC) 


* Chennai Host The 17th Edition Of Kathakali Festival At Kalakshetra Foundation 


* THEME 2026 - Kadha Rasa Sangma - Confluence Of Essence Of Stories 

* The Tamilnadu Infectious Disease Conclave ( TNIDC) Conducted - 


THEME 2026 - The Future Of Infectious Disease: Innovate, Integrate, Inspire 

* Tamilnadu Host The 2nd FOTNA Cup 2026 ( Indian Navy Win) 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay Has Launched The Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Scheme In Madurai 

* Minister Of Culture And Tourism Kandula Durgesh Unveiled The Godavari Declaration Titled The GODAVARI CALLS - Aimed To Promote Tourism 



SCHEMES LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2026

* The Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 

* Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Has Launched The Chief Minister Youth Future Building Scheme in Dehradun 


* Cabinet Approved The 3 Multi Tracking Projects Covering 14 Districts Across The West Bengal, Jharkhand, ODISHA, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh 

* Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana Completed 7 Years.

*  Delhi Government Has Approved The DOUBLES Fixed Monthly Incentive For ASHA Workers From Rs 3,000 To Rs 6,000) 

* Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana SCHEME Complete 3 Years 


* The Government Has Amended The Passport Rule, Providing That Ordinary 36 Page Passport Issues To Children Below 15 Years Of Age Will Now Be Valid For 5 Years Or Until The Child Turn 18

* Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Has Launched The Heritage Club Scheme 

* The Delhi Cabinet Has Approved DURGA SCHEME 
* Tamilnadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay Has Launched The Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Scheme In Madurai 

*  National Highway Network Expanded Nearly 61% From 91,287 Km (2014) To 1,46,572 Km in March 2026 

* Over 3.61 Crores Sapling Planted Across 1.32 Lakh Km Of National High Way In Last 5 Years 

* West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Has Launched The SARATHI Scheme 

* Under This Scheme 12.59 Lakh Students Set To Receive Bicycle During Current Academic Year 

* Students From Class VII Can Receive Now 

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RANKING & INDEX IN SEPTEMBER 2026

*  Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S Has Been Named To The TIMES 100 AI List For 2nd Consecutive Years 

*  India Ranked 10th In The Largest Insurance Market Globally ( Report By Premium Volume Swiss Re Report) 

*  India's Whole Cadamom Exports Have Recorded 16.4 k Tonnes In FY 2025/26 


* USD 201 Million in FY 2024/25 

* USD 437 Million FY 2025/26 

*  India Is World's Largest Producer Of Raw Jute 

 

*  India's Fish Production Surged From 141.64 Lakh Tons In 2019/20 To 197.75 lakh Tones in 2024/25 

* Fisheries Exports Roses From Rs 46,663 Crores  in 2019/20 To  Rs 73,890 Crores in 2024/25 

*  India Is The World's Vaccine Producer In Global By Volume 

* Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada Has Been Recognised As The 6th Edition Of The ET Healthcare Award 2026 

* Wins Hospital Of The Year - Organ Transplantation - South Category 

* Delhi Ranked Top In The Electric Mobility Adoption By India Electric Mobility Index 2025 ( IEMI) 2025 Report By NITI AYOG 

* Maharshtra 
* Karnataka 
* Chandigarh 
* Goa 

*  India Retained The 131st Rank in The Global Gender Gap INDEX 2026 ( Released By World Economic Forums WEF)

(India Ranked 131st In The Global Gender Gap INDEX 2026 

* India Is Now World's Third Largest Publisher Of Research Paper 

* Thrissur Has Emerged As The Highest Rank City In Keralam in The Oxford Economic Global Cities INDEX 

* India Ranked First In Business Climate Among 40+ Global Markets In The Business Climate Survey 2026 By ( Swedish Chamber Of Commerce In India) 

* Karnataka Ranked Third At India Electric Mobility index ( IEMI) 2025 

* Delhi's Indira Gandhi international Airport ( IGI) Has Officially Surpassed Dubai In Global Flight Connectivity With In 6 Hours Transit Window
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* The Oxford Economic Global Cities INDEX 2026 


* 330th Mumbai 
* 427th Pune 
* 614th Nashik 
* 615th Nagpur 
* 646th Sambhaji Nagar 
* 675th Solapur 
* 699th Vasai Bihar 
* 715th Kolhapur 
* 740th Amravati 
* 920th Sangli 

* Mangalore University, Karnataka Has Retained The 2nd Position At Most Sustainable University Of 2026 By UI Green Metric World University Ranking 

* India Secured 10th Position At The 48th World Skill Competition 2026 Sanghai 


APPOINTMENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2026

 * 1995 Batch Indian Police Service Officer ( IPS) Of Uttar Pradesh Cadre Ashok Kumar Singh Has Promoted As The DGP of Uttar Pradesh.

* Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra Has Been Appointed As The First Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) Of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth kshetra Trust In Ayodhya 

* Dr Vinay Prakash Singh Has Been Re -elected As The Secretary General, Asian Pacific Postal Union ( APPU) 

* Former Member Of Bihar Legislative Council Devesh Kumar Has Been Appointed As The Vice Chairman Of The Bihar State Planning Board 


*  Dr Dinesh Sharma Has Been Appointed As Lt Governor Of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 


* 1997 Batch IAS OFFICER Rabindra Kumar Agarwal Has Been Appointed As The Chairman Of The CWC Warehouse, A Navaratna CPSE 

* SENIOR IPS Officer B Dayananda Has Been Promoted To Director General Of Police ( DGP) Of Karnataka Internal Security Division.

* IFFCO Chairman Dileep Sanghani Has Been Elected As The At Large Director On The Global Board Of International Cooperative Alliance 
* IPS Sanjay A Lathkar, Has Been Appointed As The Director General ( Security) Of The Department Of Atomic Energy Until 30th September 2028 


* Odisha's Dr Prasanna Kumar Acharya Takes Charge As The NLC India CMD 


* Sangita Srivastava Has Reappointed As The Vice Chancellor Of Allahabad University 


* Captain B K Tyagi Appointed As The INSA President For 2026/27 


* PROFESOR Abhishek Kumar Srivastava, Department Of Physics ( IIT BHU) Varanasi Has Been Appointed As A COSPAR Inter Commission Liasioning OFFICER From 2026-2030 


* Mandeep K Bhandari Has Been Appointed As The Chairperson Of The CBSE 

 * 1991 batch IPS OFFICER Vinay Kumar Has Been Appointed As The New Chief Information OFFICER Of Bihar.

JUDICIAL - 

* President Of India Appointed New Chief Justice Of States 

* Justice Aswani Kumar Mishra Has Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Punjab And Haryana High Court 


* Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge Took Oath As The 45th Chief Justice Of CALCUTTA High Court 

* Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi Has Sworn In As CHIEF Justice Of BOMBAY High Court 

* Justice V Kameshwar Rao Appointed As Chief Justice Of Patna High court 

* H Prabhakar, Cardiologist Has Been Appointed As The Vice President Of The Indian College Of Cardiology 




HIGH COMMISSIONER - 


* Shri Bharath Kumar Kuthati Appointed As The Indian High Commissioner To Trinidad & Tobago.

* Hansraj Singh Verma Has Been Appointed As The Indian Ambassador To Cuba 

*Rajat Sharma Unanimously ELECTED As President Of News Broadcaster And Digital Association ( NBDA)

PRIME MINISTER - 

* ALBIN KURTI HAS BEEN RE -ELECTED AS THE PRIME MINISTER OF KOSOVO.

* CAPITAL OF KOSOVO - PRISTINA 

* CURRENCY OF KOSOVO - EURO 

* PRESIDENT - ALBULENA HAXHIU 


* 1999 Batch IFS OFFICER Dr Devyani Khobragade Has Been Appointed As Indian Ambassador To Tunisia 

FIRST WOMAN IN INDIA & WORLD IN SEPTEMBER 2026

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma Became The First Woman Officer ( Non - Medical) In The Indian Defence Forces To Attain The Rank Of Air Vice Marshal on 1st September 2026 


* She Assumes As The Chief Of Air Staff ( Education) At Air Headquarters 

* She Also Became The First Woman Officer From Tri Services To Command A Sainik School, Serving As Principal Of Sainik School, Kapurthala 


* 17 Years Old Aditi Paudel Became The Youngest Appointed As The Japan's First Literacy Ambassador 

* Assam's Sanjukta Parashar Becomes The First' Woman To Head CRPF's Elite COBRA Unit 


* Stanzin Tsangyang Became The First Woman From Kargil District In Ladakh To Commissioned Into Indian Army.

* S Evangelin Nishma, 28 Become The First Law Graduate From Kaani Tribe 


WORLD - 

* British High Commissioner To India Lindy Cameron Appointed As The United Kingdom New Permanent Under Secretary ( PUS) At The Foreign, Commonwealth And Development Office ( FCDO) ( First Woman) 

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WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2026

* * SPACE X Has LAUNCHED THE USD 4.3 BILLION ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE ON 30TH AUGUST 2026 


* THE BUS SIZED TELESCOPE RENAMED AFTER THE LATE NANCY GRACE ROMAN.

( NASA'S FIRST CHIEF ASTRONOMER) 

* TO STUDY THE DARK ENERGY, EXOPLANETS, GALAXY & COSMIC STRUCTURE 


* Former Srilankan President Maithripala Sirisena Honoured With The Title President Of The Happiest Era 

* Turkiye Signed The Artemis Accords 


* Uzbekistan Unveiled The 6 Chinese J-10 CE Jets 


* Bhutan Becoming The First Country In WHO South East Asia Region To Eliminate Dog Transmitted Rabies As a Public Health Problem 


* The United Nations General Assembly Adopted An African Proposal For a New World Map 

* The UN General Assembly Passed A Historic Resolution To Designate 27th November As The International Day Of The Elimination Of Child, Early And Forced Marriage 

* INDONESIA'S Anak Krakatau Volcano Erupts 

* United States, South Korea And Japan Began 5 Days Joint Military Exercise FREEDOM EDGE At Jeju Island, South Korea 

* European Union Commission PRESIDENT Ursula Von der Leyen Announced a £200 million Investment Package For Greenland To Strengthen Cooperation Between EU And Greenland.

* Vietnam Became The Largest Exporter To US In 2026 

* Russia And North Korea Opened The first Road bridge Across Their Shared Border on 8th September 2026 

* Dr Khalilur Rahman Takes Oath As The President Of The 81st Session Of The United Nations General Assembly 

* 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded In Nepal 

* Nicaragua Suing Germany At The World Court, Invoking The Genocide Convention 

* UNESCO & Education Above All Foundation ( EAA Foundation) Doha, Qatar With The Support Of Permanent Delegation Of The State Of Qatar To UNESCO Launched The CROSSING At UNEDCO HQ ( Highlights The Growing Number Of Attacks in School) 

* Saima Wazed, The World Health Organisation ( WHO) South East Regional Director, Daughter Of Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Has Resigned 

* Israel Opens It's Embassy In Slovenia 

* Houthis Capture The Yemen's Strategic Port City Of Mokha 

* Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ( Director  WHO) Honoured WITH Order Of Timor Leste 


* Austria Officially Ban Girls Under 14 From Wearing Hijabs in School 

* A New Genus Of Bug Has Been Named After Taylor Swift ( Swiftiephylus) 
*  Danish Filmmaker May -el Toukhy's Post War Drama WOMAN UNKNOWN Win The Golden Lion At The Venice Film festival 

* The 11th Annual Report On Monitoring Progress On Universal Health Coverage And The Health Related - Sustainable Development Goals In SOUTH - East Asia Region 2026 Launched ( REPORT BY WHO) 

* 2026 Focus - Leveraging Climate Change Monitoring For Public Health Action In South - East Asia Region 


* Michael J Fox Honoured At Emmy For Parkinson Advocacy.

* Matthew Rhys Wins Best Actor For The Beast In Me Limited Series At EMMY AWARDS 2026 

* Jean Smart Wins Fifth Best Actress Emmy Win For HACKS 

* Edinburgh, Cardiff, And Belfast To Break Free From UK 

*  The Us Congress Has Passed The Sweeping Sanction Bill Targeting Russia And Iran ( Officially Named Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia And Iran Act Of 2026) 

* United States And Lithuania Have Signed Critical Mineral Framework To Strengthen Supply Chain And Enhance Economic Security Cooperation 

* Luke J Lindberg Has Appointed As Next Executive Director Of The World Food Programme (WFP) ( APPOINTED BY - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres & Food And Agricultural Organization ( FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu 

 * The United States, Denmark And Greenland have Entered Into An Agreement For The US To Develop a Significantly Military Presence On Greenland, 

 * Zhang Yiming, Tiktok Founder Becomes Asia's Richest Person 

* Croatia Became The 74th Nation To Sign Artemis Accords 

 * Panama Joins As The Newest Member Of International Big Cat Alliance 

*  Cote de Ivoire Is The 75th Country To Signed Artemis Accords


* The United Nations ( UN) Enemy State Clause : 

* Japan Want To Remove The Clause 

* The UN Charters Article 53,77,107 Contains Reference To Enemy State - Countries That Were Enemies Of Charters Signatories During World War 2. The Provision Were Created in 1945 

* Bangladesh Announced Launched The Nationwide Measles Rubella Vaccination For 34 Lakh Children 

* ELIAS -2-24 B Youngest Planet Discovered ( 450 Light Years Away)

* United Nations General Assembly Adopted The First Ever UN Declaration On Sea Level Rise On 24th September 2026 

* India Sents 3 Tonnes Of Anti Tuberculosis Medicine To Colombo, Srilanka 


* UN Women Has Launched The Global, And Digital Innovation And AI Hub To Unite Government, Tech Firms, Researchers And Women's RIGHTS For Gender Equality 

* Burkino Faso Inaugurated The First Ever Gold Refinery 


INDIA - WORLD - 


* Uzbekistan Introduce The 30 Days Visa Free Regime For Indian Citizen 

* India Rejects The Hague Tribunals New Indus  Water Award As Illegal 

* 17 Years Old Aditi Paudel Became The Youngest Appointed As The Japan's First Literacy Ambassador 
* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Set To Visit UKRAINE, Poland 

* Deputy PRIME MINISTER And Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel Has Visited To India 

*  India's BRICS Importance 
*  India Has Joined The United States And 24 Other Countries In An international initiative To Shape The Development Of Next Generation Of 6 G Network 

* Prince Rahim Aga Khan V On His First Visit To India (50th Imam Of Ismaili Muslim Community) 

* Central Bureau Of Investigation ( CBI) Successfully SECURED The Return To India Of Long Absconding Accused Harnek Singh 

* India Approved Electricity Exports Of Upto 654 MW To Flood Hit Nepal Until December 2026 

* River Thames Witnessed The London based First Ever Ganga Aarti 

* India Dispatched 10 Tonnes Of Anti Retroviral Medicine To Botswana ( HIV) 

* New Zealand Parliament Has Passed The Legislation To Implement The Free Trade Agreements With India ( Once In A Generation) 

* The Legislation APPROVED 93-29 With Support From The Opposition Party Leader 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Set To Visit Bhutan From 16-17th September 2026 

(  India Hands Over 43 Pureline Jersey Cow To Bhutan National Cattle Breeding Centre In Bumthamg ) 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Laid Foundation Stone of 500 KW LUNANA Hydropower Project In Gasa, Northern Bhutan 

* Bhutan's First Hydroelectric Plant JUNGSHINA in Thimphu in 1967 

* Inaugurated The 65 Bedded Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother And Child Hospital in Mongar 

* Inaugurated The 80 Meter Long Jagannathan Bridge In Samdrup Jongkhar, Built By Under  Project DANTAK 

* Exchange An MoU To Extended The Nehru - Wangchuk Scholarship Scheme For Bhutanese Higher Education Students 

* Bab-el- Mandeb Strait In The Red Sea And The Strait Of Hormuz In Persian Gulf, Houthis Attacked a Ship Which Carrying 14 Indian Seafarers At Oman Off Coast 

*  India Summons Pakistan Diplomat In New Delhi, After Pakistan Naval Unit Action Led To Collision 1476 Million Units Of Clean Power 

SOHAR PORT - 

* Oman's Sohar Port Laid Out India's New Trade Flank Into West Asia 

* Integrating Sohar Creates A Tri -Port Logistical Umbrella Along The Arabian Sea, Cementing India's Trade Connectivity Across The Indian Ocean Region, The Gulf And East Africa 
* Indian Origin Nila Vikhe Patil Has Been Elected To Swedish Parliament From Stockholm City 
*  Greenland, Denmark And The US Have Signed A Joint Agreement Which Strengthen Defence And Security In The Arctic And North Atlantic 

* India Gifts 12 agricultural Drone To Fiji 

* APEDA Flagged Off First GI Tagged SALEM SAGO Consignment From Tamilnadu To Canada.

* INS Tarkash, A Frontline Guided Missile FRIGATE Has Arrived At Mombasa Port At East African Nations, For India And Kenya Maritime Cooperation 


PERSON PASSED AWAY IN SEPTEMBER 2026

*  Noted Music Composer, Singer And Master Tablist Kozhikode Aboobacker ( Known As Avukkakka) Passed Away 

*  Author & Environmentalist Wendell Berry Passed Away 

* Shri Gaurang Vyas, EMINENT Musician In Gujarati Music Passed Away 

* Journalist, Activist And Author Gloria Steinem Passed Away 

*  Former Indian Kabaddi Team Captain Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee Taarak Paul Passed Away.

* Krishna Achuta Rao, a Leading Voice In The Climate And Atmospheric Science And Professor At The Centre Of Atmospheric Science, IIT DELHI Passed Away 

*  Jharkhand Urban Development Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu Passed Away 

*  Professor S R Janakiraman, The Doyen Of The Carnatic Musicology Passed Away.

* Manipuri Musician Chongtham Vikram Died 

* Laura Claridge, AUTHOR of Norman Rockwell, Emily Post, Has Passed Away.

* Tung Chee Hwa, Hong King's First Chief Executive Passed Away 

* Emma Bonino, Italian Politician Who Fought For Abortion Access Passed Away At The Age Of 78.

* Tamil Scholar, And Debate Moderator Solomon Pappaiah Passed Away 
* Norway's Princess Astrid Passed Away 

* Padmashree Awardee, Educationist Writer And Konkani Language Advocate N Purusottam Mallya Passed Away ( 
* Robert Lehman, Foundational Biochemist At Stanford Medicine Passed Away 

*  Noted Konkani Translator And Sahitya Academy Winner Snehalata Bhatikar Passed Away 
* Noted Theatre Personality Chidambara Rao Jambe Passed Away 

* FORMER Assam Minister Siddeque Ahmed Passed Away 

* Veteran Congress Leader Abdul Jalil Mastan Passed Away 

* Hollywood Designer Bob Mackie Passed Away.

* Pa Llewellyn R Marak, Writer, Cultural Guardian Passed Away 

*  Shri Gopiram Borgayan, Eminent Exponents Of Assam's Traditional Music And Recipient Of Sangeet Natak Academy Passed Away ( Exponents Of Sattriya) 

* RECIEVED PADMASHRI IN 2021 

* Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Nani Passed Away 

* Writer Zarren Khan Passed Away 

* Air Forces Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke Passed Away 

* He Was Part Of 1965 Indo -Pak War 

* He Was Awarded VIR CHAKRA In 7th September 1965 

* Cooke Was Commissioned On 19th December 1961 With 80th Pilot Courses 
* Joe Harkness, Author Of BIRD Therapy passed away ( Other Book - Neuro Divergent By Nature) 
* Veteran Political Journalist Payal Mehta Passed Away 

* G Vijayaraghavan, Eminent Cardiologist And Founding Director And Vice Chairperson Of KIMS Health Passed Away 

* Veteran Bengali Actress Mithu Mukherjee Passed Away 

* Shiekh Ahmed Bin Rashid AI Maktoum Passed Away 

* A N Nagaraj, Plant Scientist Passed Away At The Age Of 97. 

* He Was The Son Of Eminent Kannada Writer A N MURTHYRAO

* Mr NAGRAJ Worked As The Scientist In The US 

* HE Worked In Food And Agriculture Organization ( FAO) In Philiphines 

* AUTOBIOGRAPHY - ANANNDADA HUDUKATADALLI ( In Search Of Happiness ) 
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* Annie Dillard, The Pulitzer Prize Winning AUTHOR Passed Away 

* Malayalam Actress Savithri Sreedharan Passed Away 

* Cultural Connoisseur Soorya Krishnamoorthy Passed Away 

* Bollywood Actor Mustaq Khan Passed Away 

* P Jayapala  Menon, Film Director Passed Away 


ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SEPTEMBER 2026

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Shri Shafeen Ahamed K , IPS, IGP, CID Crime Branch, Cuttack Odisha Passed Away 



* Odisha Lok Bhavan Becomes India's First To Earn IGBC Platinum Green Campus Certification 


* Bhubaneswar Biju Pattnaik International Airport Received The Prestigious ISO 9001: 2015 & 14001: 2015 Certification.


* ODISHA State Disaster Management Authority ( OSDMA) Signed Strategic MoU With UNDP And Civic Data Lab To Strengthen Disaster Risk Management At Lok Bhavan ODISHA 


* In Shakti SUMMIT 2026 Bhubaneswar 

* National Woman Commission ( NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar Announced In Collaboration With Mission SHAKTI Was Launched The Self Defence Program For 20,000 WOMAN 

*  IIT Bhubaneswar Signed MoU with ODISHA Government To Establish Renewable Energy Research Centre 

* Odisha's Rourkela And Kalinganagar Secured Ranked One Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 

*  Malkangiri District ODISHA Collector Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshhirke To Receive The Prestigious SKOCH AWARD 


* ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Visited To Abu Dhabi To Inaugurated The Investment SUMMIT 

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The One District, One Product ( ODOP) Gallery In Dubai.

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wrap Up The UAE Investment Drive With Rs 2.43 Lakh Crores Proposal & 6.18 Lakh Jobs 

* KORAPUT MP Saptagiri Ulaka Wins Sansad Ratna Award 2026 

* IIT Bhubaneswar And IIT ISM DHANBAD Join Forces To Advanced Semiconductor Innovation 

*  ODISHA H & UD Department Signed MoU with SBI Epay To Streamline Digital Payment ACROSS ULBs 

* ODISHA At SEMICON India 2026 

* Received 23,600 Crores Of Investment Proposal 

* 870 Acres ODISHA Silicon Valley 

 * A Indigenous Chip Design From NIT ROURKELA Find Place At SEMICON INDIA 

* Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi Announced Rs 23,600 Crores in Investment Proposal From SEMICON India 2026, Creating 6000+ Director Jobs 

* 870 Acres ODISHA Silicon Valley At Naraj 

* Rs 452 Crores Power Electronics Hub With IIT Bhubaneswar 

* Focus On clean Energy And Agri Logistics At State FM Meet 

* 56 MoU And Announced Signed In SEMICON INDIA 2026 
* Odisha Government Approved Rs 2.47 Lakh Crores Investment Pipeline ACROSS 15 Districts, Approved 27 Mega Projects 


 * Saravana Vivek M Has Assumed As The New DCP Of Bhubaneswar 


HOST - 

* Odisha Launched The First' Ever State Level Handicraft Exhibition - Utkala Shri Ganesh In Bhubaneswar 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha's Elena Mishra ( 4 Years Old) 6 Months & 16 Days Become The Youngest Player To Hold An Official  FIDE Ranking (1432)

* Indian Former Cricketer Suresh ( Brand Ambassador ) Of Odisha T20 league 2026 Inaugurated At Barabati Stadium, Katak 

* Paradip Port Authority Has Successfully Berthed MV Mineral Kwangyang, Its First Ever Capesize Vessel With a 16.5 meter Draft At Western Dock -1

KALINGA RATNA AWARDS 2026 - 

* FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA ( CJI) JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA HAS CONFERRED WITH THE KALINGA RATNA AWARD 


* KALINGA RATNA AWARD PRESENTED BY SARALA SAHITYA SANSAD ODISHA 

* JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA SERVED AS CJI (45th CJI OF INDIA) FROM 28TH AUGUST 2017 TO 2ND OCTOBER 2018 


32ND GURU KELUCHARAN MAHAPATRA AWARDV 2026 - 

* THE GURU KELU CHARAN MAHAPATRA AWARD GIVEN IN 4 CATEGORY, CLASSICAL DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE & CINEMA 


* THIS AWARD CARRIES RS 1,00,000/ CASH REWARD 

* GURU SHARON LOWEN  ( For Dance) 

* GURU KESHAB CHANDRA ROUT ( Music) 

* DHIRENDRA NATH MALLICK ( For THEATRE) 

* MAHASHWETA RAY ( For Cinemas)


KALA SAMMAN 2026 ( RS 50,000/ ) 

* AGNIMITRA BEHERA ( For VIOLIN)

* NAZIA ALAM ( Music) 

YUVA PRATIBHA SAMMAN 2026 - ( RS 25,000 CASH) 

* SUSHREE VRINDA CHADDHA ( Odissi Dance) 

* SUSHREE AISHWARYA SINGH DEV ( ODISHI) 

* NIKITA BANWALIKAR ( KATHAK) 

* SOUMYA RANJAN NAIK ( ODISHI MUSIC) 



INAUGURATION - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched Rs 960 Crores Development Project 


* ODISHA's Third Doppler Radar Inaugurated ( 51st India's) 

* Also Chief Minister Inaugurated The Doppler Radar In Sambalpur, ODISHA 

* * 6TH EDITION OF KALINGA LITERACY FESTIVAL BOOK AWARDS 2026 



* BEST FICTION - GREAT EASTERN HOTEL ( Ruchir Joshi) 

* BEST NON - FICTION - Searches: Selfhood In The Digital Age ( Vauhini Vara). 
& SCAMLANDS: Snigdha Poonam 

* BEST DEBUT - The World With It's Mouth Open ( Author - Zahid Raqfiq).

* BEST POETRY COLLECTION - Folie A Deux ( Author - Jennifer Robertson)

* BEST TRANSLATED FICTION (Mudritha) JISSA JOSE ( TRANSLATED By Jayashree Kalathil) 


* Indian Metal And Ferro Alloy LIMITED (120 MW Power Plant) Has Received The Pollution Control Appreciation Award 2026 - In INDUSTRY Category At 43rd Foundation Day Of State Pollution Control Board, Odisha 


* Oil And Natural Gas Corporation ( ONGC) DISCOVERD Gas in Deep Water Of Mahanadi Basin, Odisha ( MDW -28) 

* Odia Film Lahiri Wins The Best Odia Film At 72nd National Film Award 2026 

*  Achutya Samanta Has Received The LEADER OF THE YEAR At 2026 CEEMAN Champion Award 

* Justice Bibhu P Routray Nominated As The Executive Chairman Of ODISHA State Legal Service Authority 

* The Government Of India Has Officially Designated Paradip Port As A Mega Port Under The Indian Ports Act 2025


*  ODISHA Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Launched The ANGAN KA USTAV Across 74,224 Anganwadi Centres Across State


* Odisha Governor Shri Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati Launched The Book - UTHIBA KI JAATIRA KANKALA Book Author - State Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan 

* Odisha's Dhamra Port Became India's First Large Private Multi Cargo Port To Run Fully On Renewable Electricity.

* Hatsun Agro Product LIMITED Partners With Odisha Government And SBI Launch GO -Dhan 

* PUNASCHA PRITHVI Campaign Unveiled The Mascot BISON For Third EDITION By Sambad Publication 


( WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE ) ( 2nd October 2026 3rd Edition Kicked Off) 

* Union Environment Minister And Climate Bhupendra Yadav Has Handed Over India's First PRAMAAN Certificate Under The Indian Forest And Wood Certification Scheme To Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation And Govind MAHAPATRA, ) Bamboo Farmer From ODISHA 

 
* Anil Pradhan, Founder & CEO Of Young Tinker Foundation Has Received The OTV Odisha Citizens Award 2026 

* Paradip Port Authority Recorded 1,54,320 MT Of AP Sulphate Cargo Handling in August FY 2026/27 

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