Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the 'Udyami Bharat' programme in New Delhi to launch the 'Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance' (RAMP) scheme.
On 21 September 2021, the Government of India appointed Chaudhari as the next Chief of the Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on 30 September 2021.
Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Tarkash, visited Djibouti and conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Sudan Navy ships Almazz and Nimer in the Red Sea near the Sudan Naval Base.
US President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is experiencing a runny nose, fatigue with an occasional dry cough, confirmed physician Dr Kevin O'Connor in a letter to the White House press secretary.