State Focus
Evening
26 September 2026
State Focus Current Affairs — 26 September 2026, Evening
26 September 2026
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced changes in the eligibility criteria of the 'Mukhya Mantri Ka Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar Yojana'. He spoke at a public meeting at Kansa Chowk in Balh Assembly constituency of Mandi district. The mandatory requirement of completing one day of MGNREGA work to receive benefits will be removed. The annual family income limit will be raised from Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000. Eligible women above the age of 21 will receive a monthly pension of Rs 1,500. He also said recruitment to 800 posts of police constables would be held soon.
Scheme:
Mukhya Mantri Ka Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar Yojana
Family income limit:
Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000
Monthly pension for eligible women above 21:
Rs 1,500
Police constable posts to be filled:
800
Why it matters for exams: State welfare schemes and their eligibility rules are asked in State Focus and governance questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
MGNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act — The central law guaranteeing wage employment to rural households.
26 September 2026
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated an MRI machine worth ₹23 crore at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital, Nerchowk, in Mandi district. He also opened a Tertiary Care Cancer Centre equipped with linear accelerator (LINAC) and CT simulator machines. He laid the foundation stone of a PET scan machine block estimated to cost ₹51 crore. He said 25 to 30 additional ICU beds would be added at the college. He said the State would increase postgraduate seats by 320 this year. He said automated laboratories were being set up in all medical colleges of the State.
MRI machine cost:
₹23 crore
PET scan block (foundation stone):
₹51 crore
Additional PG seats this year:
320
Additional ICU beds planned:
25 to 30
Why it matters for exams: State health infrastructure and cancer-care technology such as LINAC and PET are asked in State Focus and science papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
LINAC Linear accelerator — A machine that produces high-energy X-rays to treat cancer by radiotherapy.
PET scan Positron Emission Tomography — An imaging test that uses a radioactive tracer to show how tissues are working, widely used in cancer care.
26 September 2026
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 21 development projects worth Rs 136.25 crore in Mandi district. The projects cover the Balh, Nachan, Mandi Sadar and Karsog Assembly constituencies. They were launched at Kansa ground in Balh during his one-day visit to the district. The works relate to road connectivity, drinking water, healthcare, education, rural development and administrative infrastructure. They include metalling and tarring of the Chandyal-Pipli-Kuthwari-Kandi-Tarapur-Kharsi-Mansa Mata Mandir-Dola Tikkar road at a cost of Rs 10.73 crore.
Number of projects:
21
Total value:
Rs 136.25 crore
Constituencies:
Balh, Nachan, Mandi Sadar, Karsog
Chandyal-Pipli-Dola Tikkar road work:
Rs 10.73 crore
Why it matters for exams: State Focus questions often ask about district-level investment and the constituencies it covers.
UPSC
State Focus
Himachal Pradesh
Sports
Sports
26 September 2026
India's women's kabaddi team beat Iran 37-34 in the final of the 2026 Asian Games to win the gold medal. The win successfully defended the title India won at the Hangzhou edition. The team was captained by Pushpa Rana of Himachal Pradesh. Captain Pushpa Rana, Jyoti Thakur and Bhawna Thakur are associated with the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Dharamshala. Another member, Ritu Negi, hails from Sirmaur district. Players at SAI Dharamshala watched the final together and celebrated the win.
Final score:
India 37, Iran 34
Captain:
Pushpa Rana
Previous title:
Hangzhou edition
Training centre:
SAI National Centre of Excellence, Dharamshala
Why it matters for exams: Asian Games medal winners, finals and captains are standard sports questions; the State link makes it a State Focus fact.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
SAI Sports Authority of India — The Union government body that runs national training centres for athletes.