
The People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) 2026-27, with the theme “Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas”, will begin across India on October 2, 2026. The campaign will start the process for Gram Panchayats to prepare Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs) for the financial year 2027-28.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav launched the Guidelines for the implementation of the National Coastal Mission (NCM) 2.0 in New Delhi on 30 September 2026. NCM 2.0 is a Central Sector Scheme with an approved outlay of ₹767 crore and a scheduled implementation period up to 2030-31 across nine coastal states and four Union Territories.
On 25 September 2026, the United States and China agreed in Washington, D.C. to create an artificial intelligence incident communication channel and a US-China Super Intelligence Dialogue. The arrangement was announced after talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the next dialogue exchange scheduled by November 2026.
Abhiram Singh Yadav, Chairman of Persatuan Cricket Indonesia, was elected to an Associate Member position on the International Cricket Council Chief Executives’ Committee on 24 September 2026. He won one of the three seats reserved for Associate Member representatives and will serve until the next elections at the ICC Annual Conference in June 2027.
Warren Buffett, aged 96 years, stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway on 18 September 2026. He assumed the role of chairman emeritus and remained a director on the company’s board after the transition.
Karnataka approved a five-year Marine Biotechnology Policy for 2026-2031 on 18 September 2026. The policy aims to expand the state’s Blue Bioeconomy, increase marine biotechnology-based enterprise, and create institutional and industrial infrastructure along the Karnataka coast.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day International Conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics” on 19 September 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) organised the conference on 19 and 20 September 2026.
Tavengwa Mukuhlani was appointed Deputy Chairperson of the International Cricket Council on 17 September 2026. He will hold the office until November 2027 and becomes the first Zimbabwean to serve in this position.
N. Chandrasekaran was reappointed as the Executive Chairman of Tata Sons on 17 September 2026 for another five-year term. The new term extends his leadership until 2032 and follows a board decision taken in Mumbai.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the India Net Zero Portal and the National Action Plan on Climate Change Dashboard on 16 September 2026 in Mumbai. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh launched the two digital platforms on World Ozone Day 2026.
The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi, India, on 12 September 2026. At the summit, BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration and discussed reforms in global governance, the United Nations, and international financial institutions.
The three-day Table Top Exercise of the Colombo Security Conclave concluded on 12 September 2026 at the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam. The exercise began on 9 September 2026 and focused on a coordinated response to illicit maritime activities in the Indian Ocean Region.