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Indian Railways has approved the introduction of the Bhuj-Barauni Amrit Bharat Express, a tri-weekly long-distance train service numbered 19427/19428. The train will connect Bhuj in Gujarat with Barauni in Bihar over a route of 2,532 km and will pass through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
The Assam Cabinet approved a special increase in Orunodoi scheme assistance to Rs 1,500 for October 2026. The enhanced amount was announced as a one-time Durga Puja gift for beneficiaries under the state’s direct benefit transfer programme.
Prasar Bharati’s PB-SHABD, or Prasar Bharati – Shared Audio-Visuals for Broadcast and Dissemination, is a free multimedia news feed service for registered media organisations in India. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting launched the platform on 13 March 2024 in New Delhi, and free access has been extended until March 2027 for 3,600 media organisations.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana 2.0 is a rural skilling programme of the Government of India that was upgraded through notified guidelines in May 2025. The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development and focuses on training, placement, post-placement support, and employment sustainability for rural youth.
Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) is a digital youth platform under the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The portal crossed 3 crore registered youth by September 2026, less than three years after its launch on 31 October 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Gujarat has registered over 63.35 lakh farmers in its Farmer Registry as of 23 September 2026. The registry links Aadhaar-based identity with verified land records and forms part of India’s digital agriculture framework under the Digital Agriculture Mission and AgriStack.
The Delhi government approved the Driving Upliftment and Rozgar for Women/Transgender Green e-Auto (DURGA) scheme on 23 September 2026. The scheme provides 1,300 pink electric autos for women and transgender persons in Delhi.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) completed eight years on 23 September 2026. The scheme was launched on 23 September 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and provides cashless health coverage for eligible families in India.
Shastri Bhawan and Krishi Bhawan are government office buildings in Lutyens’ Delhi that were constructed between 1956 and 1968. The Central Public Works Department has begun the process to vacate both buildings by the end of September 2026 for demolition and replacement by Kartavya Bhawans 4 and 5 under the Central Vista redevelopment project.
India has set a target to eliminate Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C as public health threats by 2030. The commitment is linked to the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP), which was launched in 2018 and aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 3.3 on ending major communicable diseases.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued guidelines on 21 September 2026 for planning and designing access-controlled high-speed National Highways. The guidelines cover upcoming 4-lane and 6-lane Greenfield and Brownfield corridors and exclude expressways.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 on 22 September 2026. The amendment concerns Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) for voice and SMS services and modifies the framework under the Telecom Consumer Protection Regulations.