Current Affairs 3 September 2026

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Digital Communications Commission Clears Satcom Spectrum Rules, Sets 5% AGR Charge

•The Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the Department of Telecommunications' apex decision-making body, approved most of TRAI's satellite communication spectrum recommendations at its meeting on 3 September 2026.
•Satcom spectrum will be assigned administratively, not auctioned, for five years with a possible two-year extension.
•The spectrum usage charge is 5% of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) — higher than TRAI's 4% — with a 4% concession for notified remote and rural areas.

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FATF Report Flags Digital Hawala as Rising Money Laundering Channel

•The Financial Action Task Force released a report on 3 September 2026 titled 'Investigating Professional Money Laundering, Underground Banking, and the Use of Hawala and Other Similar Service Providers'.
•More than 80% of reporting jurisdictions identify underground banking and hawala-type providers among the principal channels used for professional money laundering.
•Nearly 70% reported the integration of new technologies into these networks - a shift the report calls 'digital hawala'.

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Putin Addresses 11th Eastern Economic Forum Plenary at Vladivostok

•The 11th Eastern Economic Forum was held at Vladivostok from 1 to 4 September 2026 under the theme 'The Far East: Development for the Benefit of People'.
•President Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session on 3 September; he established the forum in 2015 and it has been held annually at Vladivostok since.
•The forum exists to draw investment into the Russian Far East and widen Russia's economic cooperation across the Asia-Pacific.

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Indonesia's Peatland Fires Surge as El Nino Drought Dries Kalimantan and Sumatra

•Peat fires across Kalimantan and Sumatra intensified through 2026 under El Nino conditions, severe drought and long-degraded peatlands.
•Active fire hotspots in Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra jumped from 861 to 1,619 within 24 hours on 2 September 2026, as tracked by the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre.
•NASA Science reported on 3 September 2026 that the year's fires had already released about 10 per cent of the greenhouse-gas equivalent of Indonesia's severe 2015 fire season.

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Direct Tax Buoyancy Stays Above 1 for a Third Year at 1.39 in 2024-25

•India's direct tax buoyancy stood at 1.39 in 2024-25, staying above 1 for the third financial year in a row.
•The figures surfaced before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, chaired by Bhartruhari Mahtab, at its 3 September 2026 meeting on direct tax reforms.
•Buoyancy above 1 means direct tax collections grew faster than nominal GDP over the same period.

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US FDA Approves Zanvastro, First Treatment for Alexander Disease

•On 3 September 2026 the US Food and Drug Administration approved Zanvastro (zilganersen), the first and only disease-modifying treatment for Alexander disease.
•It is approved for both paediatric and adult patients and is made by Ionis Pharmaceuticals.
•Zanvastro is an RNA-targeted medicine that reduces production of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), the protein whose build-up drives the disease.

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Vice-President Meets Seychelles Parliamentary Delegation Led by First Woman Speaker

•Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan met a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Seychelles at Parliament House, New Delhi on 3 September 2026.
•The delegation was led by Azarel Ernesta, the first woman Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles.
•Talks covered maritime security, renewable energy, seafood cooperation, artificial intelligence and capacity building.

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Kenya's Ruto Orders Tata Chemicals Out of Lake Magadi Soda Ash Operations

•Kenyan President William Ruto announced on 3 September 2026 that Tata Chemicals must halt its soda ash operations at Lake Magadi in Kajiado County.
•He said the company had operated for over a century without creating enough local jobs, industry or community benefit.
•Kenya's Ministry of Mining had already suspended operations at the plant in July 2026 over compliance issues under the country's mining laws.

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Ladakh to Get Autonomous Hill Development Councils in All Seven Districts

•Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved a notification extending Autonomous Hill Development Councils to all seven districts of the Union Territory.
•Elected council government, so far limited to Leh and Kargil, will now cover the five new districts of Sham, Nubra, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass.
•The five new districts were created in 2026, following the Centre's announcement of new hill councils on 13 July 2026.

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AICTE Launches Rs 245 Crore Doctoral Fellowship for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

•The All India Council for Technical Education launched the AICTE Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellowship Programme (AIEDFP) on 3 September 2026.
•The programme has a projected outlay of Rs 245 crore over five years and will support 150 PhD fellowships.
•Fellows receive Rs 60,000 a month plus HRA for the first three years and Rs 70,000 a month plus HRA for the next two.

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Critically Endangered Mindoro Bleeding-Heart Pigeon Photographed After 20 Years

•A remote camera trap photographed the Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon (Gallicolumba platenae) in the Puerto Galera rainforest in August 2026; the rediscovery was announced on 3 September 2026.
•It is the first confirmed photographic record of the critically endangered species in 20 years - the last was in December 2005 near Sablayan Prison.
•The bird is endemic to the Philippine island of Mindoro and is named for the red patch on its breast.

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Ig Nobel Prizes 2026 Awarded at First Ceremony Outside the US

•The 36th Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was held on 3 September 2026 at Zurich, Switzerland, the first time in 35 years it was staged outside the United States.
•The prizes are awarded by the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research for work that makes people laugh, then think.
•The Chemistry prize went to a team including Indian scientists for showing that cockroach milk protein crystals carry about three times the energy of an equivalent mass of cow milk.

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Nvidia to Acquire AI Platform Hugging Face for About $13 Billion

•Nvidia announced on 3 September 2026 that it will acquire the AI platform Hugging Face in a deal valued at about $12.93 billion.
•Roughly $11.9 billion goes to Hugging Face stockholders and up to about $1 billion is an equity retention programme for employees joining Nvidia.
•The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027.

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New Woolly-Haired Plant Osbeckia ulotricha Described from Agasthyamala

•Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India's Southern Regional Centre, Coimbatore, have described Osbeckia ulotricha, a new flowering plant of the family Melastomataceae.
•It was found in the shola grasslands of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats, at elevations of 1,200 to 1,500 metres.
•The name comes from Greek words meaning 'woolly, curly-haired', for the hair covering its flower base.

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BIO-NIVESH Launched to Channel Private Capital into Biotech Startups

•The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology launched BIO-NIVESH, a platform to connect biotechnology startups with investors and draw private capital into innovations ready for scale-up.
•It has been developed jointly by the Department of Biotechnology and the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
•The inaugural edition brought together 20 high-potential biotechnology and deep-tech startups with around 50 investors across two sessions.

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31-Member Joint Parliamentary Committee on FCRA Amendment Bill Formed, Sanjay Jaiswal to Chair

•Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted a 31-member Joint Committee of Parliament on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 on 3 September 2026.
•BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bettiah in Bihar, Sanjay Jaiswal, was named its chairperson.
•The panel has 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.

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Polity & GovernanceHighquizQuiz

Supreme Court Says Bar Council Has No Power to Discipline Law Students Before Enrolment

•The Supreme Court held on 3 September 2026 that the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils have neither jurisdiction nor statutory competence over the conduct of law students.
•Disciplinary authority over students rests exclusively with their universities and educational institutions.
•The Bar Council's control begins only after a law graduate is enrolled as an advocate.

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Smriti Mandhana's 124 Makes Her the Highest Run-Scorer in Women's International Cricket

•Smriti Mandhana scored 124 off 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women's T20 Asia Cup at Dubai on 3 September 2026.
•The innings took her career international aggregate to 10,880 runs, past Mithali Raj's 10,868.
•It was her 18th international century, moving her ahead of Australia's Meg Lanning as the leading century-maker in women's cricket.

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Adobe Names Anil Chakravarthy President and CEO from 1 December 2026

•Adobe announced on 3 September 2026 that Anil Chakravarthy will become its President and Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 December 2026.
•He succeeds Shantanu Narayen, who moves to the role of executive chair after 18 years as CEO.
•Chakravarthy will also join Adobe's Board of Directors.

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OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra, an Agentic Model With a One-Million-Token Context Window

•OpenAI announced GPT-6 Astra on 3 September 2026, describing it as a generational leap for cybersecurity, software engineering and professional work.
•The model carries the API identifier gpt-6-astra and a context window of one million tokens.
•Access opened first to enterprise customers in OpenAI's Daybreak cybersecurity programme, before wider release to paid ChatGPT tiers.

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WMO Puts El Nino's Odds of Lasting to February 2027 at Nearly 100 Percent

•The World Meteorological Organization's El Nino/La Nina Update puts the chance of El Nino persisting to February 2027 at nearly 100 percent.
•It is the first time a WMO update has expressed this level of certainty about an ENSO event.
•The Nino 3.4 index rose from +1.5 degrees Celsius over May-July 2026 to +2.0 in July, and to +2.2 to +2.6 in weekly values from late July to mid-August.

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Global Fintech Fest 2026 to Be Held in Mumbai From 8 to 11 September

•The seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest will be held from 8 to 11 September 2026 at the Jio World Centre and Trident BKC in Mumbai.
•The theme of the 2026 edition is 'Potential to Impact', with a focus on trusted, connected and global systems for inclusive finance.
•It is jointly organised by the Payments Council of India, the National Payments Corporation of India and the Fintech Convergence Council.

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Study Values Pichavaram Mangroves at Rs 2,485.38 Crore in Total Economic Value

•An ecological-economic study by the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, has put the total economic value of the Pichavaram mangrove forest at Rs 2,485.38 crore.
•That works out to about Rs 1.83 crore per hectare across the 1,478.64 hectares of the wetland.
•Carbon alone - vegetation plus soil - accounts for Rs 1,612.40 crore of the total, making blue carbon the single largest component.

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Telangana Drops Minister Konda Surekha, Names New Planning Board Vice Chairperson

•Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy dropped Konda Surekha from the Council of Ministers with immediate effect on 3 September 2026.
•Konda Surekha held the portfolio of Environment, Forests and Endowments in the Telangana government.
•The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee's disciplinary committee had recommended action against her in August 2026.

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India and Belgium Sign MoUs on Renewable Energy, Defence and Critical Minerals

•Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever visited India from 2 to 4 September 2026, the first visit to India by a Belgian head of government in two decades.
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with him at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on 3 September 2026, and the two sides issued a joint statement.
•The outcomes include a renewed MoU on Renewable Energy Cooperation, defence-industrial agreements, and cooperation on critical minerals processing and recycling.

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Ahuti Mk II Becomes India's Fastest Multirotor UAV at 498 km/h

•Ahuti Mk II, an electric interceptor drone built by the Hyderabad-based start-up Apollyon Dynamics, has been recognised by the India Book of Records as the country's fastest multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle.
•It recorded a certified top speed of 498 km/h, well past the previous Indian multirotor benchmark of 325 km/h.
•Apollyon Dynamics was founded in 2025 by Jayant Khatri and Sourya Choudhary and is incubated at the BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus.

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NIELIT and Intel India Launch Agentic AI Skilling Programmes

•The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and Intel India launched Agentic AI skilling programmes on 3 September 2026.
•Two courses were launched: Agentic AI for Everyone, covering AI agents, workflow automation and multi-agent systems through no-code platforms, and Engineering Agentic AI Systems for a technical audience.
•The launch took place at a National Leadership Dialogue on the theme Preparing the Future Workforce for the Agentic AI Era, held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

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India Hosts World Archery Para Series for the First Time at Ahmedabad

•India is hosting a leg of the Hyundai World Archery Para Series for the first time, at the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from 5 to 9 September 2026.
•The Ahmedabad leg is Stage 3 of the four-stage 2026 circuit, following Bangkok and Nove Mesto in Czechia, with the final stage due in Santiago, Chile, in October.
•Competition is held in the Recurve Open, Compound Open, W1 and Visually Impaired divisions.

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IAF Clears Drop Trial of Indigenous Khagantak-243 Long-Range Glide Bomb

•The Indian Air Force has completed a successful drop trial of the Khagantak-243, an indigenously designed long-range glide bomb, and said the weapon met its trial objectives.
•The weapon was released from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter and is designed for stand-off attack, striking targets without the launch aircraft entering hostile air defence cover.
•It has a reported stand-off range of more than 140 km when released from an altitude of about 12 km, and carries a 125 kg Mk-81 class blast-fragmentation warhead in a 300 kg total system.

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DRDO and University of Hyderabad Win Patent for BAM-H24 Rocket Propellant

•The Indian Patent Office has granted a patent to DRDO and the University of Hyderabad for BAM-H24, a next-generation solid rocket propellant fuel.
•BAM-H24 is an energetic compound rich in boron, hydrogen and nitrogen, synthesised at the Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials at the university.
•It can be used as a solid rocket fuel, a propellant additive or a burn-rate accelerator.

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Abhinandan Varthaman Joins Goa-Based Regional Airline FLY91 as Pilot

•Former Indian Air Force Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman has joined FLY91, a Goa-based regional airline, as a commercial pilot.
•He retired from the Indian Air Force on 31 March 2026 after nearly 22 years of service.
•He joined FLY91 in August 2026 and is undergoing type training and regulatory clearance for regional commercial operations.

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Tamil Nadu Announces Olympic City and Motorsports City in Chennai

•Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a world-class Tamil Nadu Olympic City in Chennai in the State Assembly on 3 September 2026.
•The complex will be developed by the Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority.
•It is to house world-class arenas, a High Performance Training Centre, and dedicated sports science and sports medicine centres, along with accommodation for athletes and coaches.

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World Skyscraper Day Observed on 3 September 2026

•World Skyscraper Day is observed every year on 3 September.
•The date is the birth anniversary of the American architect Louis Sullivan, born in Boston on 3 September 1856 and regarded as a father of the skyscraper.
•The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat classifies a building of 300 metres or more as supertall and 600 metres or more as megatall.

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Tamil Nadu Bill Caps Business Clearances at 21 Days, Sets Up Investment Commission

•The Tamil Nadu Business Facilitation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the State Legislative Assembly to speed up regulatory approvals for businesses.
•Where a scheduled State law prescribes more than 21 days for a clearance, or prescribes no time limit at all, the period will be treated as 21 days.
•Public and local holidays are excluded while counting the 21 days, and existing shorter timelines continue unchanged.

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Rajnath Singh Releases RAKSHA, India's 10-Year Defence Diplomacy Roadmap

•Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released RAKSHA, a dedicated framework document on India's defence diplomacy, at Kartavya Bhawan in New Delhi on 3 September 2026.
•Prepared by the Ministry of Defence, it lays out a ten-year roadmap for defence partnerships, security cooperation and defence-manufacturing outreach.
•The framework rests on four pillars: Strategic Partnerships, Capacity Building, Indigenous Defence Exports and Maritime Security.

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GeM and Textiles Committee sign MoU to bring recycled and upcycled textiles into public procurement

•GeM and the Textiles Committee signed an MoU to promote recycled and upcycled textile products through public procurement.
•It was signed at the Textiles Committee's 62nd Foundation Day celebrations in Mumbai.
•The partnership creates a 'Waste-to-Value-to-Market' route for textile waste, scrap and second-hand clothes.

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Science & TechLowquizQuiz

Government launches BIO-NIVESH to draw private capital into biotechnology start-ups

•BIO-NIVESH was launched to strengthen engagement between biotechnology innovators and investors and channel private capital into scale-up and commercialisation.
•It was announced at a joint round table with start-ups and investors chaired by the Minister of State for Science and Technology.
•A 'Big Five in Five Years' approach was floated — concentrating resources to build a few large anchor companies around which smaller start-ups can grow.

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National mass pledge planned for Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan's sixth anniversary

•A National Mass Pledge Against Drug Abuse is planned to mark the sixth anniversary of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
•The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment aims to mobilise over 10 crore citizens through physical and online participation.
•The campaign has reached more than 34.56 crore citizens so far, including 13.71 crore youth and 10.65 crore women.

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ECI holds fourth regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs 2.0 and ECINet in Goa

•The Election Commission of India held its fourth regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) and ECINet in Goa.
•CEC Gyanesh Kumar said ELCs across India will help strengthen the world's largest democracy.
•ELCs work through schools, colleges and rural communities to build electoral awareness among future voters.

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CCI orders debenture trustees and their association to stop fixing benchmark fees

•The CCI has directed the Trustees' Association of India and three debenture trustee companies to cease and desist from anti-competitive conduct.
•They were found to have collectively fixed a benchmark fee for debenture trusteeship services in FY 2020-21 and 2021-22.
•No monetary penalty was imposed, given mitigating factors.

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EPFO opens VISHWAS, 2026 one-time settlement for PF damages at cut penalty rates

•EPFO has opened VISHWAS, 2026 — a one-time settlement scheme letting employers close long-pending EPF damages disputes at sharply reduced penalty rates.
•The window closes on 28 December 2026 and will not be extended.
•The Bombay, Madras and Kerala High Courts have directed establishments before them to settle under the scheme.

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CARA holds Western Zone workshop in Pune on adoption of children with special needs

•CARA held its fourth regional consultative workshop, for the Western Zone, in Pune on 3 September 2026.
•It formed part of the Adoption Awareness Campaign themed on non-institutionalised rehabilitation of children with special needs.
•150 stakeholders from more than 74 districts took part, covering Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

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CeNS researchers switch on piezoelectricity in peptides for self-powered medical implants

•Researchers have found a way to switch on strong piezoelectric behaviour in peptide-based materials without altering the peptide itself.
•Adding just one per cent of a suitable co-solvent reorganises the molecules into an ordered arrangement that generates a piezoelectric response.
•The work points towards implantable devices powered by body movements such as heartbeat, breathing or walking.

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APEDA flags off 18 MT of NPOP-certified ethnic rice from Tripura to Austria and the Netherlands

•APEDA facilitated the export of 18 metric tonnes of NPOP-certified ethnic rice from Tripura to Austria and the Netherlands.
•Four varieties were shipped: Aromatic Kali Khasa, Aromatic Harinarayan, Biron (white sticky rice) and Maimi Hanga (black rice).
•Participating farmers are expected to realise up to 40% higher prices than in the domestic market.

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Raksha Mantri releases 'RAKSHA', a ten-year roadmap for India's defence diplomacy

•The Raksha Mantri released 'RAKSHA', a document setting out India's defence diplomacy roadmap for the next ten years.
•It rests on four pillars: strategic partnerships, capacity building, indigenous exports and maritime security.
•It positions India as a Net Security Provider and First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region.

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Ports Ministry pushes zero-emission shipping corridors and green fuel bunkering readiness

•The Ports Minister reviewed green shipping initiatives at TERI's Gwal Pahari campus, centred on zero-emission shipping corridors and port readiness for alternative fuels.
•Deendayal, Paradip and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authorities presented progress on Green Fuel Bunkering Hubs.
•Kamarajar Port reported that its coal terminals now have shore power, letting berthed vessels draw electricity from land instead of running onboard engines.

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Environment Minister reviews NCR state action plans; SPCBs told to adopt zero tolerance on polluting industries

•The Union Environment Minister reviewed the air-pollution action plans submitted by NCR states, focusing on stakeholder engagement and behavioural change.
•State Pollution Control Boards were told to target identified pollution hotspots and apply a 'zero-tolerance' policy to non-conforming polluting industries.
•Over 25 meetings have been held in the past year to review municipal air quality management plans in the NCR.

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NAMASTE occupational safety training begins in West Bengal; state profiles 7,630 sewer workers

•The first batch of NAMASTE occupational safety training began for sanitation workers of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation in West Bengal.
•The programme runs five days and 30 hours, with a maximum of 45 workers per batch and technical support from CSIR-CMERI.
•West Bengal has profiled 7,630 sewer and septic tank workers and held awareness workshops across 124 municipalities and three cantonment boards.

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Health Ministry launches SUMAN Roadmap 2030 targeting 13 high-focus states and 130 districts

•The Health Ministry held a two-day national workshop on the SUMAN Roadmap 2030 at Lucknow on 2-3 September 2026.
•The Roadmap targets zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths by 2030 using a life-course, continuum-of-care approach.
•Section A covers 13 high-focus states and 130 districts accounting for a disproportionate share of deaths; Section B covers all states and UTs.

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Home Secretary reviews GLOF and avalanche preparedness across five Himalayan states

•The Union Home Secretary reviewed preparedness against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and snow avalanches with five Himalayan states and UTs.
•Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir presented their mitigation and early-warning plans.
•States were told to move from response-oriented measures to risk-informed planning, preventive mitigation and community preparedness.

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Tribal Affairs Ministry reviews PM-JANMAN and DA-JGUA, releases ITDA roadmap and Adi Darpan

•The Tribal Affairs Secretary chaired a component-wise review of PM-JANMAN and DA-JGUA, focusing on fund utilisation and implementation bottlenecks.
•A Roadmap and Operational Guidelines for Integrated Tribal Development Agencies were shared with states.
•Adi Darpan, a compendium on tribal development and scheme progress, was released.

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Rural Development Ministry sets Rs 10 lakh crore SHG credit roadmap, targets 6 crore Lakhpati Didis

•The Union Rural Development Minister reviewed Self-Help Group bank linkages under DAY-NRLM and laid out a credit roadmap for women entrepreneurs.
•The roadmap commits Rs 10 lakh crore of credit to SHGs and Rs 1 lakh crore to individual women entrepreneurs over five years.
•The Lakhpati Didi target has been raised from 3 crore to 6 crore, as announced from the Red Fort this year.

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India's crude steel output reaches 70.3 Mt in Apr-Aug 2026; country stays a net finished steel importer

•Crude steel production reached 70.3 Mt in April-August 2026, up 1.8% over the same period last year; finished steel production rose 3.8% to 68.1 Mt.
•Finished steel consumption grew faster than output, up 7.0% to 70.3 Mt.
•India remained a net importer of finished steel by quantity during April-August 2026, with imports up 29.5% and exports up 34.1%.

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Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari crosses 1.58 crore groundwater recharge structures, merges with Catch the Rain

•Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB), launched on 6 September 2024, builds low-cost groundwater recharge and water storage structures and revives defunct borewells.
•In June 2026 it was merged with the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign as JSJB: Catch the Rain.
•As of 3 September 2026, more than 1.58 crore artificial groundwater recharge structures had been constructed.

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India and Belgium sign defence Letter of Intent, launch Investment Fast-Track Mechanism during De Wever visit

•Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever visited India from 2-4 September 2026, his first visit since taking office in February 2025.
•A Letter of Intent between the two Defence Ministries was signed, framing regular exchanges, staff talks, training and defence-industrial partnership.
•The India-Belgium Investment Fast-Track Mechanism was launched to resolve investment bottlenecks in both directions.

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Schemes & CommitteesHighquizQuiz

Decentralised Grain Storage Plan: godowns built in 313 PACS, creating over 1.80 LMT of capacity

•The Decentralised Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector builds godowns and allied infrastructure at Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) by converging four existing central schemes.
•Rolled out as a pilot on 31 May 2023 across 11 PACS in 11 states with 9,750 MT of capacity.
•As of July 2026, 1,012 PACS had been identified and godowns completed in 313 PACS, creating over 1.80 lakh MT of storage capacity.

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