Current Affairs 4 September 2026

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Anthropic's Claude Completes First Computer-Checked Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in Lean

•On 4 September 2026 Anthropic announced that Claude had produced the first end-to-end, computer-checked proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in the Lean proof assistant.
•A multi-agent Claude system did the work largely autonomously in 11 days, writing about 13 million lines of Lean and proving 30,300 theorems, 29,500 of them used in the final proof.
•The proof follows Andrew Wiles's 1995 argument; formalisation does not discover new mathematics but converts an existing proof into a form a computer can verify line by line.

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RBI Absorbs Rs 6.02 Lakh Crore Through Two VRRR Auctions as Liquidity Surplus Hits Record

•The Reserve Bank of India absorbed about Rs 6.02 lakh crore from the banking system on 4 September 2026 through two three-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auctions.
•Banks bid Rs 5,41,975 crore against a notified Rs 7 lakh crore in the first auction and Rs 60,419 crore against a notified Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the second; both cleared at a cut-off of 5.24%.
•Banking system liquidity was in surplus of roughly Rs 10.32 lakh crore as on 3 September, a record, driven largely by inflows under the special FCNR(B) deposit scheme and month-end government spending.

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New GPS Method Identifies Fault Sections Likely to Rupture

•Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a method to identify sections of major faults where tectonic strain is accumulating and a future rupture is more likely.
•The study, led by Gareth Funning and Axel Periollat, was published in Geophysical Research Letters.
•The method uses GPS observations of very small movements of the Earth's surface, analysed by an algorithm that flags fault sections that are locked rather than slipping freely.

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Vinaya Prakash Singh Re-elected APPU Secretary-General at Bangkok Congress

•Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh, a 1988-batch Indian Postal Service officer, was re-elected Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union at the 14th APPU Congress in Bangkok on 4 September 2026.
•He was declared elected unopposed, by acclamation, for a second consecutive four-year term running from January 2027 to December 2030.
•The APPU is an intergovernmental body of 32 member countries headquartered in Bangkok and is the only Restricted Union of the Universal Postal Union in the Asia-Pacific.

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WHO Validates Bhutan as First in South-East Asia to End Dog-Transmitted Rabies

•The WHO on 4 September 2026 validated Bhutan's elimination of dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem — the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to be so validated.
•Bhutan has recorded no human death from dog-mediated rabies since June 2023, meeting the WHO criterion of at least two years with zero deaths plus the capacity to stop the disease returning.
•The result came from a One Health strategy: mass dog vaccination, dog population management, integrated human-animal surveillance, free post-exposure prophylaxis in all 20 districts, and community participation.

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India and Poland Finalise Agreements on Cyber Security, Space and Clean Coal

•External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Warsaw on 4 September 2026.
•The two sides said they were finalising agreements in cyber security, space, clean coal, protection of classified information and critical minerals.
•They reviewed the Action Plan of the India-Poland strategic partnership, covering defence, emerging technologies and trade.

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SEBI Clears NSE IPO, Reopening the Debate on an Exchange Listing Itself

•SEBI issued its observation letter to the National Stock Exchange on 4 September 2026, clearing the way for an IPO delayed for nearly a decade.
•The issue is estimated at around Rs 30,000 crore, which would make it among the largest public issues in Indian history.
•NSE shares will be listed on the BSE, because SEBI rules bar an exchange from listing itself — an exchange is the first-level regulator of what trades on it.

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CUSAT Researchers Discover Two New Pistol Shrimp Species in Kochi Backwaters

•Researchers at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) have described two new species of pistol shrimp from the Kochi backwaters.
•They are named Alpheus vembanadi, after the Vembanad backwaters, and Alpheus hari, after CUSAT Senior Professor M. Harikrishnan.
•Specimens were collected from gillnets, a traditional fishing method used in the backwaters.

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FAO Food Price Index Hits Highest Level Since November 2022 in August 2026

•The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.3 points in August 2026, released on 4 September 2026.
•That is up 2.5 points or about 1.9% from July's revised 130.8 and the highest reading since November 2022.
•It remains nearly 17% below the record peak of March 2022.

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ISRO Launches EOS-05, India's First Dedicated Geo-Imaging Satellite, on GSLV-F17

•ISRO launched the 2,367-kg EOS-05 aboard GSLV-F17 at 2:55 am on 4 September 2026 from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
•EOS-05 is India's first dedicated imaging satellite meant for a geosynchronous orbit, enabling near-continuous watch over the Indian landmass.
•It is the heaviest payload a GSLV has placed into a transfer orbit; injection into sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit came about 18 minutes after lift-off.

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CBI Searches 89 Locations in 20 States Under Operation Chakra-VI Against Digital Arrest Scams

•The CBI carried out searches at 89 locations across 20 states on 4 September 2026 under Operation Chakra-VI, targeting digital arrest fraud networks.
•Three accused were arrested for receiving, layering and dispersing proceeds of cyber fraud in three cases involving about Rs 42.36 crore.
•The three underlying cases involved victims held under 'digital detention' for periods ranging from one to three months, with losses of Rs 7.67 crore, Rs 19.24 crore and Rs 15.45 crore.

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Pacific Islands Forum Meets in Palau Amid China-Taiwan Friction

•The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting was held in Palau from 30 August to 4 September 2026 under the theme 'Building Economies: Life. Action. Unity.'
•The meeting was marked by diminished leadership attendance, with about a third of leaders absent, and by pressure from China over Taiwan's participation.
•Taiwan attended after being kept out in 2025; China warned of consequences after Taipei's envoys took part in a ceremonial event.

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Faster EV Shift Could Cut India's Import Bill by $125 Billion a Year by 2050: ICCT

•An International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) working paper estimates that faster electric vehicle adoption plus domestic battery manufacturing could cut India's annual oil and battery import bill by up to $125 billion by 2050.
•That would take the road-transport import bill from $153 billion in the Baseline scenario to about $28 billion - a reduction of roughly 82%.
•Faster electrification alone accounts for about $94 billion of the saving, even if India keeps importing all battery cells; localisation adds about $31 billion.

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UN Declares 27 November as Day to End Child, Early and Forced Marriage

•The UN General Assembly adopted resolution A/80/L.99 by consensus in New York on 4 September 2026, declaring 27 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.
•Sierra Leone led the resolution, championed by its First Lady Dr Fatima Maada Bio; India was among more than 66 co-sponsors.
•The date matches the launch of India's national Child Marriage Free India campaign on 27 November 2024.

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Ahom Capital Ensemble of Assam Enters UNESCO Tentative List

•The Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble in Assam, the political and ceremonial centre of the Ahom kingdom, has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List.
•India's Permanent Mission to UNESCO submitted the nomination dossier on 19 June 2026 under cultural criteria (iii) and (iv).
•The property includes Rang Ghar, described as Asia's oldest surviving amphitheatre, the multi-storeyed Talatal Ghar, the Namdang Stone Bridge and the Sivasagar, Joysagar and Gaurisagar tanks.

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India Hosts BRICS Chief Justices' Forum in New Delhi

•The Supreme Court of India hosted the three-day BRICS Chief Justices' Forum in New Delhi from 4 to 6 September 2026, announced by the Court on 3 September.
•Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant opened the forum and held bilateral meetings with heads of judicial delegations from ten countries.
•Discussions covered modern jurisprudence, artificial intelligence in judicial administration, international commercial mediation, sustainable development and cross-border enforcement of arbitral awards.

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Munitions India, Drogo Aerospace Sign MoU for Indigenous UAVs, Loitering Munitions

•Munitions India Limited (MIL), a defence PSU, and Hyderabad-based Drogo Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Pune on 4 September 2026 for indigenous UAVs and loitering munition systems.
•The MoU covers design, development, integration, safety evaluation, field and range trials, and quality certification of munition-linked aerial platforms.
•Drogo Aerospace brings UAV airframe and platform work; MIL brings munitions design, explosive systems, payload filling, fuzing and modular munition development.

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US FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Etcamah for ESR1-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer

•The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval on 4 September 2026 to AstraZeneca's Etcamah (camizestrant) for advanced or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer carrying an ESR1 mutation.
•It is a 75 mg oral daily therapy used in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitors abemaciclib, palbociclib or ribociclib.
•It is the first cancer therapy approved on the basis of a resistance mutation detected in circulating tumour DNA before the disease shows progression on imaging.

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India to Host Inaugural iBRICS Sovereign Capital Summit Alongside BRICS Leaders' Meet

•The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute announced on 4 September 2026 that it will convene the inaugural iBRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026.
•Formally titled 'The Global Sovereign & Private Deal Room', the invitation-only event will be held at The Oberoi, New Delhi, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit.
•More than 500 institutional investors, finance ministers and business leaders managing a combined $1 trillion are expected to attend.

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India Wins Record Nine Medals at International Earth Science Olympiad 2026 in Turin

•India won nine medals - four gold, three silver and two bronze - at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad, held in Turin, Italy, from 20 to 27 August 2026.
•It is India's best-ever performance at the competition, achieved by a four-member team against students from 39 countries.
•The team was Soumik Mandal, Aaron Maiti, Riddhi Ranjan and Mohammed Ehtesham Rizvi, selected from about 17,000 national applicants.

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Sikkim Identifies 40 High-Hazard Glacial Lakes, 16 in the Highest Risk Category

•Sikkim has identified 40 high-hazard glacial lakes - 16 in Category A, 2 in Category B, 9 in Category C and 13 still unclassified.
•The state has begun work on what would be India's first dedicated Glacial Lake Outburst Flood risk mitigation protocol for downstream settlements.
•Shako Chho has been assessed as the state's most vulnerable lake; a Detailed Project Report for solar-powered pumping to lower its level has gone to the NDMA.

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Virtual Museum on Sri Aurobindo Unveiled at Bharat Nivas in Auroville

•A virtual museum on Sri Aurobindo was unveiled at the India Space in Bharat Nivas, Auroville, on 4 September 2026.
•It is a joint initiative of the Auroville Foundation, the Government of Puducherry and the Union Ministry of Culture, executed by the Central Public Works Department.
•The museum uses digital touchpoints and interactive learning interfaces to present Sri Aurobindo's life, integral yoga, literature and legacy.

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IPCC Lead Author and IIT Delhi Climate Scientist Krishna AchutaRao Dies at 62

•Krishna AchutaRao, professor at IIT Delhi and Head of its Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, died at the age of 62 after a prolonged illness.
•He was a lead author of the Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports of IPCC Working Group I, which handles the physical science basis of climate change.
•He joined IIT Delhi in 2007 after working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, and served as Dean (Faculty) and Head of the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences.

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UN General Assembly Adopts Correct the Map Resolution

•The UN General Assembly adopted the Correct the Map resolution on 4 September 2026 by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions.
•Togo introduced it on behalf of the African Group, the 54 African member states at the UN, with African Union backing.
•The United States was the only country to vote against; Serbia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine abstained.

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India's Forex Reserves Hit Record $740.803 Billion

•RBI data released on 4 September 2026 showed India's foreign exchange reserves at an all-time high of $740.803 billion for the week ended 28 August 2026.
•Reserves rose $11.475 billion in the week, following a $12.422 billion jump the week before to $729.328 billion.
•Foreign currency assets, the largest component, gained $9.337 billion to $600.670 billion.

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Malaysia Declares Haze Emergency in Serian as API Touches 519

•Malaysia declared an emergency in Serian district of Sarawak on 4 September 2026 after the Air Pollution Index touched 519.
•Malaysia treats an API above 300 as hazardous and uses a reading of 500 as the threshold for declaring an emergency.
•The haze was blamed on forest and land fires in the neighbouring Indonesian part of Borneo.

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Ophiorrhiza assamensis: New Plant Species Described from Near Guwahati

•Botanists have described Ophiorrhiza assamensis, a new flowering plant found in a moist, shaded habitat near Guwahati in Assam's Kamrup Metropolitan district.
•It belongs to the genus Ophiorrhiza in the family Rubiaceae — the coffee family.
•The genus is a natural source of camptothecin, the alkaloid behind several anti-cancer drugs.

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Reverse Vaccinology Yields Broad-Coverage Pneumococcal Vaccine Candidate

•British researchers have taken an early step towards a broad-coverage pneumonia vaccine using reverse vaccinology, a genome-first approach to vaccine design.
•Reverse vaccinology screens a pathogen's whole genome computationally to predict surface-exposed or secreted proteins as vaccine targets, instead of starting by culturing the organism.
•The term was coined by Rino Rappuoli in 2000 and was first applied against serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis.

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Northern Goshawk, Punjab's State Bird, Back in the Political Spotlight

•The Northern Goshawk, Punjab's state bird and locally called 'Baaj', returned to public attention as rival leaders in the state claimed sightings of the raptor during pre-election political discourse.
•It is a large bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
•It is distributed across Europe, Asia and parts of North America and favours dense coniferous and mixed woodland.

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Subarnarekha Falls Below Danger Mark at Rajghat as Balasore Flood Eases

•The Subarnarekha fell below its danger mark at Rajghat in Odisha's Balasore district on 4 September 2026, a day after peaking at Jaleswar.
•The river was flowing at 9.75 metres against a danger mark of 10.36 metres.
•About 40 gram panchayats in Balasore were affected, including 22 in Bhograi block and 15 in Baliapal.

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Dadabhai Naoroji's 201st Birth Anniversary Observed on 4 September 2026

•4 September 2026 marked the 201st birth anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji, born in Bombay on 4 September 1825.
•Called the 'Grand Old Man of India', he built the Drain of Wealth argument against colonial economic policy.
•He was the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons, winning Central Finsbury in 1892 as a Liberal.

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Leopard Trapped at Junagadh's Uparkot Fort; Heritage Site Reopens

•A leopard that had strayed into Junagadh's historic Uparkot Fort was captured on 4 September 2026, ending a four-day closure of the monument to visitors.
•The Gujarat Forest Department placed five cages across the fort and used trap cameras, thermal drones and round-the-clock patrolling during the operation.
•Uparkot sits at the foothills of Girnar hill, beside the 180 sq km Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary — a satellite habitat of the Asiatic lion and prime leopard country.

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Global Bond Sell-Off Pushes Sovereign Yields to Multi-Year Highs, Spills Into India

•A synchronised sell-off in government bonds has driven sovereign yields in major economies to multi-year highs.
•Japan's 10-year yield moved above 3 percent for the first time since 1996, Germany's reached its highest since 2011 and UK gilt yields hit a post-2008 peak.
•The drivers are heavy sovereign debt issuance, an oil-price shock that has revived inflation, and expectations that policy rates stay higher for longer.

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Milei Threatens Sanctions Over Falklands Oil; UK Calls Its Commitment Unshakeable

•Argentine President Javier Milei announced economic sanctions against foreign firms developing offshore oil and gas near the Falkland Islands without Argentine approval.
•The measures single out the Sea Lion project in the North Falkland Basin, in which Britain's Rockhopper Exploration and Israel's Navitas Petroleum are involved.
•Milei also announced an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina's southernmost province.

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National Wildlife Day Observed on 4 September 2026

•National Wildlife Day was observed on 4 September 2026, drawing attention to endangered species and habitat loss.
•It was founded in 2005 by animal behaviourist and philanthropist Colleen Paige.
•The 4 September date is linked to the wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin, who died on that date in 2006.

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Giorgia Meloni Becomes Italy's Longest-Serving Prime Minister of the Republican Era

•Giorgia Meloni's government completed 1,414 consecutive days in office on 4 September 2026, the longest single government of Italy's republican era.
•It passed the previous record of 1,412 days set by Silvio Berlusconi's second government (2001-2005).
•Meloni marked the milestone at a Brothers of Italy rally in Bari, themed 'The most stable government, a stronger Italy'.

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Amit Shah Opens India's First World Archery Para Series in Ahmedabad

•Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the Archery Association of India's World Archery Para Series in Ahmedabad through video conferencing.
•The competition runs from 5 to 9 September 2026 with 108 athletes from 19 countries, including Bhutan, the United Kingdom, China, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Indonesia and the United States.
•Ahmedabad will host the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030 and is India's proposed host city for the 2036 Olympic Games.

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NAMASTE Cards Issued to Waste Pickers in Delhi's Najafgarh Zone

•Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale inaugurated the issuance of NAMASTE Cards to waste pickers of the MCD Najafgarh Zone at Matiala, Delhi.
•Ayushman Cards were distributed alongside, extending health coverage to the same workers; more than 300 waste pickers from the zone attended.
•NAMASTE is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment covering sewer and septic tank workers and waste pickers, aimed at ending hazardous manual cleaning.

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Corporate Mitra Course Begins with 2,879 Learners to Build MSME Compliance Paraprofessionals

•The first batch of the Corporate Mitra Course commenced with 2,879 registered learners, and the programme's Learning Management System was launched at the ICAI head office in New Delhi.
•Announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, the initiative creates certified paraprofessionals who help MSMEs manage business and regulatory compliance affordably.
•It is delivered by ICAI, ICSI and ICoAI under the guidance of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, with technology and academic support from IIT Madras, IIT Madras Pravartak and SWAYAM Plus.

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DoPPW Special Campaign 3 Redresses 2,306 Long-Pending Pension Grievances

•The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare closed Special Campaign 3 on 31 August 2026, redressing 2,306 of the 3,193 long-pending pension cases taken up — a 72% redressal rate.
•Of those cases, 1,062 were identified by ministries in the preparatory phase and 2,131 were drawn from grievances pending over a month on the CPENGRAMS portal.
•Most resolved cases belonged to pensioners in rural areas who had filed online, which DoPPW reads as evidence of a narrowing digital divide.

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SAIL Reports Best-Ever August Output and 13% Sales Growth

•SAIL posted its best-ever August production of hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel in August 2026.
•Crude steel production rose 8% to 1.68 MT, hot metal 9% to 1.78 MT and saleable steel 1% to 1.69 MT year on year; total sales grew 13% to 1.871 million tonnes.
•Rail supplies to Indian Railways rose 5% to 1.23 lakh tonnes, with a record 1.12 lakh tonnes of long rails; borrowings were cut by Rs 870 crore from the 31 March 2026 level.

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India and France Deepen Space Ties Ahead of Paris International Space Summit

•Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh held a virtual bilateral meeting with France's Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space, Prof Philippe Baptiste, agreeing to deepen cooperation in human spaceflight, advanced space technologies and industry engagement.
•The talks preceded the International Space Summit in Paris on 9-10 September 2026 and the Bengaluru Space Expo on 7-9 September 2026.
•The Chairman of ISRO, who is also Secretary, Department of Space, has been invited to deliver the opening keynote at Paris on India's future human spaceflight in Low Earth Orbit.

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India Wins Best-Ever 9 Medals at the 19th Earth Science Olympiad in Turin

•India recorded its best-ever performance at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad, held in Turin, Italy, from 20 to 27 August 2026, winning 4 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.
•Students from 39 countries competed; Soumik Mandal of DAV Model School, Durgapur finished third in the overall global ranking with 2 gold and 1 silver.
•Union Minister for Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh felicitated the team at Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi.

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NFRA Sets Up Advisory Committee on Audit Quality, Assurance and Technology

•NFRA has constituted an Advisory Committee on Audit Quality, Assurance and Technology under Rules 15 and 16 of the NFRA Rules, 2018.
•The Committee draws on professionals, CFOs, audit committee members, independent directors, technology experts, regulators and industry, to advise on matters bearing on audit quality.
•It is NFRA's third such body: the Technical Advisory Committee was constituted in 2020 and its term ended in December 2022, and an Advisory Group on Auditor-Audit Committee resources was constituted in July 2024.

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CAQM Inspection Drive in Nuh Finds 17 of 35 Industrial Units Non-Compliant

•CAQM conducted a Special Industrial Inspection Drive in Nuh district, Haryana, on 3 September 2026, deploying eight Flying Squads with the Haryana State Pollution Control Board and the State administration.
•Of 35 units inspected, 17 were non-compliant, 11 compliant (10 fully) and 7 closed or non-operational.
•Violations included defective wet scrubbers, non-functional Electrostatic Precipitators, inadequate stack height, uncovered conveyor belts, non-compliant DG sets, burning of wood, unapproved boiler fuels and missing Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems.

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India-Belgium Dialogue on the India-EU FTA: A Market of 2 Billion People

•The India-Belgium High-Level Dialogue on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement was held in Mumbai, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
•The FTA covers 2 billion people, about a quarter of global GDP, a third of world trade and a market of USD 24 trillion; all 27 EU member states are on board.
•Belgium's Prime Minister said tariffs on more than 95 per cent of Indian and European goods exports would be scrapped or reduced.

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NCPCR Campaign Rescues Over 3,800 Children from Child Labour

•The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ran a special 'Pan-India Rescue and Rehabilitation' Campaign from 12 June 2026 to 31 August 2026.
•Over 3,800 children were rescued from child labour and over 575 FIRs were registered during the campaign.
•NCPCR worked with State and UT administrations, District Magistrates, Labour Departments and the police, targeting child labour and trafficking hotspots.

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GSLV-F17 Launches EOS-05, India's First Imaging Satellite in Geosynchronous Orbit

•ISRO's GSLV-F17 launched EOS-05, described by the Prime Minister as India's first-ever imaging satellite from geosynchronous orbit.
•The mission lifted off on 4 September 2026 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota - the 19th flight of the GSLV programme.
•EOS-05, also designated GISAT-1A, was placed in a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and raised towards the geostationary altitude of about 35,786 km by onboard apogee-motor firings.

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India's Geothermal Push: National Policy and Puga Valley's First Wells

•A PIB Backgrounder sets out India's geothermal roadmap: the National Policy on Geothermal Energy, notified in September 2025, with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as nodal ministry.
•ONGC Energy Centre commissioned India's first two geothermal wells at Puga Valley, Ladakh, in July 2026 - each 1,000 metres deep, at an altitude above 14,000 feet.
•The wells enable reservoir evaluation and pave the way for India's first 1-MW demonstration geothermal power project.

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