Current Affairs 26 September 2026

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1. 26 Sept — The Indian Air Force began Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. It is the second edition of this multinational air exercise and it runs till 12 October, with about 32 countries attending as observers.
2. 26 Sept — Researchers at IIT Jodhpur are documenting the Bhil language and the traditional knowledge of Bhil communities of the Osian region, such as methods of building houses and saving water in the Thar Desert.
3. 26 Sept — The Indian Air Force began Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, its second multinational air exercise, at Air Force Station Jodhpur (26 September to 12 October). Several foreign air forces, including those of the USA and France, flew in it and about 32 countries attended as observers.
4. 26 Sept — The Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman reconstituted the 24 Departmentally-Related Standing Committees for 2026-27. Bhartruhari Mahtab heads the Finance committee and Shashi Tharoor heads External Affairs.
5. 26 Sept — The Coal Controller Organisation's SUVIKALP, a mine-repurposing tool of the Ministry of Coal, won the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 in the category "Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making".
6. 26 Sept — SUVIKALP is linked to PRISM, the Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model. The award was conferred on 26 September and reported on 24 October.

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• 26 Sept — The Indian Air Force began Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. It is the second edition of this multinational air exercise and it runs till 12 October, with about 32 countries attending as observers.
• 26 Sept — The Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman reconstituted the 24 Departmentally-Related Standing Committees for 2026-27. Bhartruhari Mahtab heads the Finance committee and Shashi Tharoor heads External Affairs.

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• 26 Sept — Researchers at IIT Jodhpur are documenting the Bhil language and the traditional knowledge of Bhil communities of the Osian region, such as methods of building houses and saving water in the Thar Desert.

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• 26 Sept — The Indian Air Force began Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, its second multinational air exercise, at Air Force Station Jodhpur (26 September to 12 October). Several foreign air forces, including those of the USA and France, flew in it and about 32 countries attended as observers.

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The Indian Air Force began _____ at Air Force Station Jodhpur. It is the second edition of this multinational air exercise and it runs till 12 October, with about 32 countries attending as observers.

Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026

Researchers at _____ are documenting the Bhil language and the traditional knowledge of Bhil communities of the Osian region, such as methods of building houses and saving water in the Thar Desert.

IIT Jodhpur

The Indian Air Force began _____, its second multinational air exercise, at Air Force Station Jodhpur (26 September to 12 October). Several foreign air forces, including those of the USA and France, flew in it and about 32 countries attended as observers.

Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026

The Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman reconstituted the 24 Departmentally-Related Standing Committees_____Bhartruhari Mahtab heads the Finance committee and Shashi Tharoor heads External Affairs.

for 2026-27.

The Coal Controller Organisation's _____, a mine-repurposing tool of the Ministry of Coal, won the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 in the category "Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making".

SUVIKALP

SUVIKALP is linked to _____, the Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model. The award was conferred on 26 September and reported on 24 October.

PRISM

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1. The multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 was hosted at which Indian air base?

   1. Gwalior
   2. Pune
   3. Jodhpur
   4. Jamnagar
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   Answer: Jodhpur — The IAF held the second edition at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan, from 26 September to 12 October 2026.

2. Where was the multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 held in Rajasthan?

   1. Jaisalmer
   2. Bikaner
   3. Jodhpur
   4. Nal
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   Answer: Jodhpur — The second edition was hosted at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 26 September to 12 October 2026.

3. In which year and country was the first Veer Guardian exercise held?

   1. 2023, Japan
   2. 2021, India
   3. 2022, Japan
   4. 2024, India
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   Answer: 2023, Japan — The 2026 edition at Jodhpur was the return leg.

4. Who topped the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026?

   1. Mukesh Ambani
   2. Shiv Nadar
   3. Cyrus Poonawalla
   4. Gautam Adani
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   Answer: Gautam Adani — Gautam Adani and family returned to the top with about Rs 9.2 lakh crore; Ambani was second.

5. Which Japanese aircraft took part in Veer Guardian-2026?

   1. F-22 Raptor
   2. Mirage 2000
   3. F-2A
   4. Gripen
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   Answer: F-2A — Japan's Air Self-Defense Force flew F-2A fighters at Jodhpur.

6. India's first LNG-powered train was flagged off from which station?

   1. Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)
   2. Mumbai CSMT
   3. Howrah
   4. Chennai Central
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   Answer: Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) — Amit Shah flagged off the dual-fuel diesel-LNG train from Sabarmati on 27 September 2026.