Wednesday
30 September 2026
16 updates for SSC, banking, railway and Andaman exams, each checked against an official source or two news reports.
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- Topics
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- Exam facts
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16 key points from 28 to 30 September 2026. Each is checked against an official source or at least two news sources.
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- 1Economy & BusinessUPI charge0.4 per cent
- 2Defence, Environment & GovernanceExtradition Portal288 fugitives
- 3NationalMedicine prices16 per cent
- 4NationalLNG train40 per cent
- 5Economy & BusinessFDI7.3 billion dollars
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Medicine prices
On 29 September the Supreme Court asked why a 16 per cent retailer margin cap should not apply to essential medicines such as cancer drugs.
Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 is issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Source: Business Standard, LiveLaw
LNG train
Amit Shah flagged off what the government calls India’s first LNG-diesel dual-fuel DEMU train at Sabarmati, which can replace up to 40 per cent diesel.
LNG is natural gas cooled to about minus 162 degrees Celsius.
Source: ETV Bharat, Railway Supply
Petroleum Bill
The Petroleum Ministry released a draft Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on 30 September, replacing criminal action for minor licence breaches with civil penalties.
Source: PIB, Business Standard
Collegium
On 28 September the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Chief Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh for elevation to the Supreme Court.
Article 124 deals with the appointment of Supreme Court judges.
Source: ANI, India Legal
UNHCR
UNHCR has warned that 8.3 million refugees and displaced people risk losing vital assistance because of deep funding cuts.
UNHCR was created in 1950 and is headquartered in Geneva.
UK
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Labour conference in Liverpool on 29 September that Brexit has done more harm than good.
The UK formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020.
Source: ABC Australia, Express Tribune
US sanctions
On 29 September the US Treasury sanctioned 10 individuals and entities accused of buying weapons and parts for Iran’s defence ministry under Operation Economic Outcast.
OFAC is the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Source: US Treasury, Al Jazeera
FDI
India’s net foreign direct investment rose to about 7.3 billion dollars in July 2026, the highest monthly figure in five years, says RBI data.
FDI means a lasting stake, usually 10 per cent or more, in a foreign company.
Source: Business Standard
UPI charge
The Supreme Court on 28 September refused to stay the standard UPI merchant charge of 0.4 per cent on payments above Rs 2,000, starting 15 October.
UPI was launched by NPCI in April 2016.
Source: Business Standard, LiveLaw
AI
OpenAI has launched Dots, always-on AI agents powered by its GPT-6 Astra model, that work on user goals with little human help.
Source: TechCrunch, Al Jazeera
Asian Games relay
India’s women won the 4x400m relay gold at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on 29 September, clocking 3:29.69.
Asian Games are held every four years.
Asian Games shooting
Neeru Dhanda won a historic women’s trap shooting gold at the Asian Games on 29 September, and the Indian women’s team took silver.
Extradition Portal
On 28 September Amit Shah launched an Extradition Portal at the PRAHAAR counter-terrorism conference, noting 288 fugitives were brought back from 36 countries since 2019.
Source: News On AIR, Greater Kashmir
CAFE-3 norms
The government notified CAFE-3 fuel efficiency norms for passenger vehicles covering April 2027 to March 2032, skipping a small-car carve-out and giving electric vehicles triple credit.
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency works under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
Source: PIB, Business Standard
KAZIND exercise
India and Kazakhstan began the ninth KAZIND joint military exercise at Oskemen, with a 60-member Indian team led by a Garhwal Rifles battalion, running till 11 October.
Source: The Statesman, Social News XYZ
Morocco
King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri, a Marrakech mayor, as Morocco’s first woman prime minister on 29 September.
Rabat is the capital of Morocco.
Source: Al Jazeera, PBS