1    The Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) has  began the mass production of Pinaka rockets on September 26, 2020.
2    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 300 million dollar (about Rs 2,200 crore) loan to develop the inclusive water supply, sanitation infrastructure and services in secondary towns of Rajasthan.
3    World Environmental Health Day was being observed globally on 26th September. 
4    According to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India has been ranked at the 89th spot among 181 Countries.
5    An outbreak of Scrub Typhus (also known as Bush Typhus), a bacterial disease, has caused 5 deaths and 600 infections in Nagaland’s Noklak district bordering Myanmar.
6    Kerala has won the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases Awards 2020 for its “outstanding contribution” towards the non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals.
7    The United Nations observes 26 September every year as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. 
8    A leading Personal Computer(PC) brand, Acer India has appointed actor Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador.
9    The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has celebrated the foundation day of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) as “Kaushal Se Kal Badlenge” on the occasion of Antyodaya Diwas (25th September).
10    Fourth edition of India-Japan Maritime bilateral exercise (JIMEX) began in North Arabian Sea from September 26, 2020.
11    The Government of India has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh and 241 Charging Stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.
12    The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a “Positive Pay System” that will come into effect from January 2021. The system has been launched to make the cheque payment more secure.
13    Vodafone Group has won the tax case against India over retrospective tax demand of ?20,000 crore including the capital gains tax and withholding tax.
14    Delhi police has arrested a strategic affairs analyst under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), 1923 for passing information such as the deployment of Indian troops on the border to Chinese intelligence officers.
15    The LIC of India, GIC of India and The New India Assurance Co have been identified as Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) for 2020-21 by IRDAI.