Daily Current Affairs 24 September 2026
These daily current affairs 24 september 2026 notes bring together the most important developments for competitive examinations. Today’s news covers Health, Economy, Defence, Science & Technology, Space, Biotechnology, Youth Affairs, Sports, Food Safety, Governance, Electronics and Telecom.
The major highlights include Arogya Manthan 2026, cut in customs duty on edible oils, DRDO’s first high-value TDF deal for a 20 mK dilution refrigerator, TDB support to GalaxEye and Ubifly, PLA bioplastic launch under BioE3, MY Bharat crossing 3 crore youth, India’s Day 6 Asian Games medals, FSSAI’s draft on analogue paneer, Special Campaign 6, SEMICON India 2026 and DoT’s warning on IMEI tampering.
These current affairs are useful for SSC, Railway, Banking, Defence, UPSC, State PSC and other competitive examinations. Missed yesterday’s update? Read the Daily Current Affairs 23 September 2026 first.
🏥 1. Arogya Manthan 2026 Marks 8 Years of AB PM-JAY and 5 Years of ABDM
The National Health Authority (NHA) organised:
Arogya Manthan 2026
at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda commemorating eight years of AB PM-JAY and five years of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
According to the Health Ministry, AB PM-JAY provides health cover of:
Up to ₹5 lakh per family per year
for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. The scheme covers more than 60 crore beneficiaries and has facilitated over 13 crore hospital admissions worth more than ₹2 lakh crore.
Under ABDM, as on 1 September 2026:
- 97.8 crore+ ABHAs created
- 121 crore+ health records linked
- 5.6 lakh+ health facilities registered
- 11 lakh healthcare professionals registered
New initiatives to be launched at the event include:
- National Healthcare Providers Registry (NHPR) Mobile App
- NHCX Implementation Guide for Payers
- Guidebook for a Model Digital Health Facility
- Secure Data Environment (SDE), developed with IISc Bengaluru
- Framework for Auto-Adjudication of Claims under AB PM-JAY
Exam Point
Event → Arogya Manthan 2026
Organiser → National Health Authority
Venue → Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
AB PM-JAY launch → 2018
ABDM launch → September 2021
Expansion to all 70+ citizens → October 2024
🛢️ 2. Government Cuts Customs Duty on Edible Oils
To curb domestic food inflation caused by rising international prices, the Government reduced:
Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on Edible Oils
with effect from 24 September 2026.
The revised rates are:
- Crude soybean and crude palm oil → 10% to 5%
- Crude sunflower oil → 10% to Nil
- Refined soybean and palm oil → 32.5% to 27.5%
- Refined sunflower oil → 32.5% to 22.5%
The Government has maintained a duty differential of:
19.25% between crude and refined oils
to support the domestic refining industry.
Exam Connection
Duty → Basic Customs Duty
Effective → 24 September 2026
Objective → Curb food inflation
Crude–refined differential → 19.25%
❄️ 3. DRDO Signs First High-Value Deep Tech Deal for 20 mK Dilution Refrigerator
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) signed its first high-value agreement under the:
₹500 crore Technology Development Fund (TDF)
with the start-up:
Zero mK India Pvt. Ltd., Alwar (Rajasthan)
The project aims to indigenously develop a:
20 mK Dilution Refrigerator
Dilution refrigerators provide the ultra-low temperatures needed for quantum applications. The project is intended to strengthen India’s quantum computing infrastructure and reduce dependence on imported technology.
Exam Point
Organisation → DRDO
Fund → Technology Development Fund (₹500 crore corpus)
Product → 20 mK dilution refrigerator
Company → Zero mK India Pvt. Ltd., Alwar
Sector → Quantum technology
🛰️ 4. TDB Supports GalaxEye for Multisensor OptoSAR Satellite
The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science & Technology signed an agreement with:
GalaxEye Space Solutions
for support of:
₹63.84 crore
under the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund, through Optionally Convertible Debentures.
The total project cost is ₹247.69 crore. The project will develop a multisensor OptoSAR satellite combining:
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
- Optical imaging
It targets sub-0.5 metre resolution and will take the technology from TRL-6 to TRL-9.
Exam Connection
Company → GalaxEye Space Solutions
Support → ₹63.84 crore
Project cost → ₹247.69 crore
Technology → OptoSAR (SAR + Optical)
Fund → RDI Fund
Board → TDB, DST
✈️ 5. ₹285 Crore RDI Support to Ubifly for e200X ePlane
The TDB also approved financial support of:
₹285 crore
to Chennai-based Ubifly Technologies Private Limited under the ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund, for its indigenous ePlane Advanced Air Mobility Solution.
The total approved project cost is ₹570 crore, and the technology will move from TRL-6 to TRL-9.
The aircraft being developed is the:
e200X
- Three-seater, zero-emission aircraft
- One pilot + two passengers
- Targeted range → 110 km
- Ideal speed → 160 kmph
The company has designed the complete airframe, including fuselage, wings and booms, in-house.
Exam Point
Company → Ubifly Technologies, Chennai
Support → ₹285 crore
Project cost → ₹570 crore
Aircraft → e200X
Range → 110 km
Instrument → Optionally Convertible Debentures
🌱 6. PLA Biodegradable Plastic Launched Under BioE3
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the commercial use of:
Polylactic Acid (PLA) Biodegradable Plastic
through an initiative led by Balrampur Chini Mills Limited (BCML), which uses renewable sugar-based feedstock.
A grant of ₹75 crore from BIRAC under the Department of Biotechnology supports a pilot-scale R&D facility under:
BioE3 – Biotechnology for Economy, Environment & Employment
The pilot facility will have a capacity of 100 tonnes per annum and will be set up at BCML’s complex in Kumbhi, Uttar Pradesh.
Exam Connection
Material → Polylactic Acid (PLA)
Grant → ₹75 crore (BIRAC)
Policy → BioE3 (approved 2024)
Pilot capacity → 100 tonnes per annum
Location → Kumbhi, Uttar Pradesh
🇮🇳 7. MY Bharat Crosses 3 Crore Registered Youth
Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), the national youth engagement platform of the Department of Youth Affairs, has crossed:
3 crore+ registered youth
The platform was launched by PM Narendra Modi on:
31 October 2023
Its growth journey:
- October 2025 → 2 crore+ registrations
- August 2026 → 2.46 crore+ registrations
- September 2026 → 3 crore+ registrations
As of August 2026, more than 1.22 lakh youth had enrolled in nearly 25,000 Experiential Learning Programmes.
Exam Point
Platform → MY Bharat
Launch → 31 October 2023
Milestone → 3 crore+ youth
Ministry → Youth Affairs & Sports
🏅 8. India Wins Five Medals on Day 6 of Asian Games 2026
On 24 September 2026, India added five medals at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
🥈 Silver Medals
- Naorem Roshibina Devi → Women’s Sanda 60 kg (Wushu) – medals in 3 consecutive Asian Games
- Mixed 4x400m Relay → Manu TS, M.R. Poovamma, Vishal TK, Vithya Ramraj
🥉 Bronze Medals
- Seema → Women’s 10,000m (32:50.05)
- Satnam Singh & Salman Khan → Men’s Double Sculls, Rowing (6:13.25)
- Anantjeet Singh Naruka & Parinaaz Dhaliwal → Skeet Mixed Team – India’s first-ever medal in this event
Exam Point
Venue → Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Roshibina Devi → Silver → Wushu Sanda 60 kg
Seema → Bronze → 10,000m
Naruka + Dhaliwal → Bronze → Skeet Mixed Team
🧀 9. FSSAI Proposes Ban on “Paneer” Label for Non-Milk Products
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed a draft amendment to the:
Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011
The draft would prohibit the manufacture and sale of non-milk analogue products as “paneer”. Products sold as “Analogue in Dairy Context” would have to stop using the term paneer in names, labels and marketing.
The draft is not yet in force; comments have been invited for 60 days after Gazette publication.
Exam Connection
Regulator → FSSAI
Regulations → 2011 Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales
Target → Analogue (non-milk) paneer
Comment period → 60 days
🧹 10. Special Campaign 6 Preparations Gather Pace
The Government will conduct:
Special Campaign 6
focusing on Swachhata and reduction of pendency in government offices. The nodal department is the:
Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG)
- Preparatory phase → 16–30 September 2026
- Implementation phase → 2–31 October 2026
Focus areas include disposal of pending references, record management, efficient use of office space and scientific disposal of e-waste. Progress is monitored through a dedicated Special Campaign 6 portal.
Exam Point
Campaign → Special Campaign 6
Nodal department → DARPG
Implementation → 2–31 October 2026
Focus → Swachhata + Pendency reduction
💻 11. SEMICON India 2026 Highlights Whole-of-Industry Approach
A session titled “Industry Associations Advancing India’s National Agenda” at SEMICON India 2026 was moderated by:
Amitesh Kumar Sinha, CEO, India Semiconductor Mission
SEMICON India 2026, the fifth edition, was held at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, from 17–19 September 2026.
- 600+ exhibitors, around 300 international
- Representatives from 52 countries
- 51,656 total registrations
- 56 MoUs, strategic initiatives and announcements
Exam Connection
Event → SEMICON India 2026 (5th edition)
Venue → Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
Dates → 17–19 September 2026
ISM CEO → Amitesh Kumar Sinha
📱 12. DoT Warns IMEI Tampering Can Attract 3 Years’ Jail
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) reiterated that tampering with a phone’s IMEI is an offence under the:
Telecommunications Act, 2023
It can attract imprisonment of up to 3 years, a fine of up to ₹50 lakh, or both.
The IMEI is a 15-digit identifier. Its first eight digits form the Type Allocation Code (TAC), which is allocated by the GSMA.
Citizens can check their IMEI by dialling *#06# and verify devices through the Sanchar Saathi portal/app, or by sending KYM with the IMEI to 14422.
Exam Point
Law → Telecommunications Act, 2023
Penalty → Up to 3 years + ₹50 lakh fine
IMEI → 15 digits
TAC allocator → GSMA
Verification → Sanchar Saathi
📝 Important One-Liners – 24 September 2026
- Which body organised Arogya Manthan 2026?
→ National Health Authority - How many ABHAs had been created as on 1 September 2026?
→ More than 97.8 crore - What is the new BCD on crude sunflower oil?
→ Nil - What duty differential between crude and refined edible oils has been maintained?
→ 19.25% - Which start-up signed DRDO’s first high-value TDF agreement?
→ Zero mK India Pvt. Ltd., Alwar - What is the corpus of DRDO’s Technology Development Fund?
→ ₹500 crore - How much RDI support did GalaxEye receive from TDB?
→ ₹63.84 crore - Which aircraft is Ubifly Technologies developing?
→ e200X - What is the targeted range of the e200X?
→ 110 km - Which organisation gave the ₹75 crore grant for the PLA pilot facility?
→ BIRAC - Where will the PLA pilot facility be set up?
→ Kumbhi, Uttar Pradesh - When was MY Bharat launched?
→ 31 October 2023 - Who won Silver in Women’s Sanda 60 kg at Asian Games 2026?
→ Naorem Roshibina Devi - Who won Bronze in Women’s 10,000m on 24 September?
→ Seema - Which pair won India’s first-ever Skeet Mixed Team Asian Games medal?
→ Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal - Which regulator proposed restricting the term “paneer” for non-milk products?
→ FSSAI - Which department is nodal for Special Campaign 6?
→ DARPG - Where was SEMICON India 2026 held?
→ Yashobhoomi, New Delhi - How many digits does an IMEI have?
→ 15 - Which organisation allocates Type Allocation Codes?
→ GSMA
🧠 Quick Revision – 24 September 2026
Health
Event → Arogya Manthan 2026
Organiser → National Health Authority
Economy
Duty → Basic Customs Duty
Effective → 24 September 2026
Defence
Organisation → DRDO
Fund → Technology Development Fund (₹500 crore corpus)
Science & Technology
Company → GalaxEye Space Solutions
Support → ₹63.84 crore
Company → Ubifly Technologies, Chennai
Support → ₹285 crore
Material → Polylactic Acid (PLA)
Grant → ₹75 crore (BIRAC)
Youth
Platform → MY Bharat
Launch → 31 October 2023
Sports
Venue → Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Roshibina Devi → Silver → Wushu Sanda 60 kg
Food Safety
Regulator → FSSAI
Regulations → 2011 Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales
Governance
Campaign → Special Campaign 6
Nodal department → DARPG
Electronics & Telecom
Event → SEMICON India 2026 (5th edition)
Venue → Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
Law → Telecommunications Act, 2023
Penalty → Up to 3 years + ₹50 lakh fine
🎯 Why Daily Current Affairs 24 September 2026 Matter for Exams
For SSC, focus on Arogya Manthan, MY Bharat, Asian Games medals, FSSAI and IMEI rules.
For Banking and Economy, revise edible oil customs duty cuts, the 19.25% duty differential, RDI Fund support and Optionally Convertible Debentures.
For Defence exams, remember DRDO → TDF → 20 mK dilution refrigerator and GalaxEye → OptoSAR satellite.
For UPSC and State PSC, focus on digital health, BioE3, deep-tech funding, semiconductors, telecom security and administrative reforms.
For Sports Current Affairs, remember Roshibina Devi’s Silver, the Mixed Relay Silver and India’s first-ever Skeet Mixed Team Bronze.
🔥 5 Facts You Must Remember
Arogya Manthan 2026 → 8 years of AB PM-JAY + 5 years of ABDM
Crude sunflower oil BCD → 10% to Nil
DRDO → First high-value TDF deal → 20 mK dilution refrigerator
Ubifly e200X → ₹285 crore → 110 km range
MY Bharat → 3 crore+ registered youth
📖 How to Revise Daily Current Affairs 24 September 2026
Do not try to memorise every number in one sitting. Start with the headings and the Exam Point boxes, because those hold the facts examiners like to test: names of schemes, organisations, venues, amounts and first-ever achievements.
Next, go through the one-liners and say each answer aloud before reading it. Mark the ones you get wrong and revisit them after a day, then again after a week. This spaced revision helps current affairs stay in memory until the exam.
Finally, link each news item to the static syllabus, for example a scheme to its ministry, an exercise to the partner country, or a sports medal to the event and venue. Questions in SSC, Banking and State PSC papers often combine a current event with a static fact.
❓ FAQs – Daily Current Affairs 24 September 2026
What are the top headlines in daily current affairs 24 September 2026?
The key stories are Arogya Manthan 2026, the cut in customs duty on edible oils, DRDO’s first high-value TDF deal, TDB support to GalaxEye and Ubifly, MY Bharat crossing 3 crore youth and India’s Day 6 Asian Games medals.
Which body organised Arogya Manthan 2026?
The National Health Authority (NHA) organised Arogya Manthan 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, marking 8 years of AB PM-JAY and 5 years of ABDM.
What is the new Basic Customs Duty on crude palm and soybean oil?
It was cut from 10% to 5%, while crude sunflower oil was cut to Nil, with effect from 24 September 2026.
Which start-up signed DRDO’s first high-value TDF agreement?
Zero mK India Pvt. Ltd. of Alwar, Rajasthan, to develop an indigenous 20 mK dilution refrigerator for quantum technologies.
Where can I practise MCQs on 24 September 2026 current affairs?
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Sources: Official releases of the Press Information Bureau, including PIB: Arogya Manthan 2026 curtain raiser.
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