Current Affairs 5 September 2026

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Stanzin Tsangyang Becomes Zanskar's First Woman Army Officer

•Lieutenant Stanzin Tsangyang was commissioned into the Indian Army at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, on 5 September 2026, becoming the first woman officer from the Zanskar region of Ladakh.
•Zanskar was part of Kargil district when she enrolled, making her also the first woman officer from Kargil district.
•She was commissioned at the Passing Out Parade of the SSC-122 and SSC (Women)-36 courses, in which 342 officer cadets — including 29 women — were commissioned, along with 17 cadets from friendly foreign countries.

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128 CCW States Agree on First Common Text on Killer Robots

•On 5 September 2026, the 128 High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons agreed by consensus in Geneva on a non-binding text on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems.
•The document is the draft final report of the Group of Governmental Experts on LAWS and is the first common international text on the subject, though it was substantially diluted to secure agreement.
•States remain divided on how much human control is required and on whether a legally binding treaty is needed; the United States and Russia prefer national guidelines to binding international rules.

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Athira Suresh Commissioned as Lieutenant at OTA Gaya Passing-Out Parade

•Athira Suresh of Kozhikode, Kerala, was commissioned into the Indian Army as a Lieutenant on 5 September 2026 at the Officers Training Academy, Gaya, Bihar.
•She trained under the Short Service Commission Technical (Women) entry and was among 253 officer cadets at OTA Gaya's 29th passing-out parade.
•The commissioning ceremonies of 5 September 2026 across OTA Gaya and OTA Chennai produced 595 new officers, including 64 women.

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At Least 25 Killed as Bus Falls Into Ravine on Cape Verde's Fogo Island

•A bus carrying mostly secondary school students plunged about 30 metres into a ravine on the Campanas de Cima route on Fogo Island, Cape Verde, on 5 September 2026.
•At least 25 people were killed and 14 injured, making it the deadliest road accident in the island nation's history.
•President José Maria Pereira Neves called it a great catastrophe and the country declared two days of national mourning.

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Shekhawati's Painted Havelis Enter UNESCO's Tentative List

•The Rajasthan government announced on 5 September 2026 that the fresco-covered havelis of the Shekhawati region have been included in UNESCO's Tentative List as 'The Painted Haveli Towns of Shekhawati'.
•The nomination covers 14 settlements across Sikar, Jhunjhunu and Churu districts, including Mandawa, Nawalgarh, Fatehpur, Ramgarh, Alsisar, Bissau, Chirawa, Dundlod, Khetri, Laxmangarh and Mahansar.
•Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari announced the inclusion, which is the mandatory first step before a property can be formally nominated to the World Heritage List.

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NIA Court Convicts All Ten Accused in 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist Attack

•A Special NIA Court at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district convicted all ten surviving accused in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati massacre on 5 September 2026, nearly 13 years after the attack.
•Special Judge Abhay Singh Rajput found them guilty under the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Arms Act; the order on sentence was reserved for 16 September.
•The attack of 25 May 2013 ambushed a Congress 'Parivartan Rally' convoy in Jhiram Valley under Darbha police station limits, killing 29 people including senior state leaders.

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Vice President Launches India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026 in Chennai

•Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the India Valve Registry on 5 September 2026 at the India Valves 2026 conference in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
•The registry is a multicentre national database that collects secure, de-identified real-world data on patient outcomes in heart valve interventions.
•Advanced heart valve interventions have been performed in India since 2011, but no continuous national database existed before this.

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Indore Metro Priority Corridor-2 Inaugurated, Network Grows to 16 Stations

•Indore Metro Priority Corridor-2, covering Phase-I (Reach-II) of the project, was inaugurated on 5 September 2026 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
•The 11 km corridor runs from Super Corridor-3 to Malviya Nagar Chauraha, also called Radisson Hotel Chowraha.
•Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated it in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.

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Russia Ships First Crude Through Vostok Oil Pipeline from Arctic Sever Bay

•Russia moved the first crude through the Vostok Oil trunk pipeline on 5 September 2026, loading it at the Sever Bay terminal in Krasnoyarsk Krai.
•President Vladimir Putin authorised the first cargo over a televised video conference; he had announced the launch plan at the Eastern Economic Forum on 3 September 2026.
•The roughly 790-km first-stage pipeline, completed on 31 August 2026, links the Vankor cluster and Payakha group of fields to the Arctic coast.

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Centre Notifies New Chief Justices for Eight High Courts

•The Union government notified the appointment of Chief Justices to eight High Courts on 5 September 2026.
•President Droupadi Murmu approved the appointments after consultation with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and the Supreme Court Collegium.
•Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal of the Chhattisgarh High Court becomes Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, which had gone nearly a year without a regular Chief Justice.

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Joheirry Mola of Dominican Republic Crowned Miss World 2026 in Vietnam

•Joheirry Mola Dominguez of the Dominican Republic was crowned Miss World 2026 at the final held on 5 September 2026.
•The 73rd edition was staged at April 2nd Square in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province — the first time Vietnam has hosted the pageant.
•Elisabeth Reynes of Spain finished first runner-up and Taanusiya Chetty of Malaysia second runner-up; 111 contestants competed.

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Dinesh Sharma Named Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

•Rashtrapati Bhavan notified on 5 September 2026 that President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr Dinesh Sharma as Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
•He becomes the 15th Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory, replacing Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi (Retd), who had held the post since 8 October 2017.
•Sharma, 62, is a BJP Rajya Sabha MP whose Upper House term was due to end on 25 November 2026, creating a vacancy on his move.

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President appoints Dinesh Sharma Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

•The President of India has appointed Dr Dinesh Sharma as Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with effect from the date he assumes charge of the office.
•The announcement was issued as a Press Communique by the President's Secretariat on 5 September 2026.
•He succeeds Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi, who had held the post since 8 October 2017.

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Indore Metro Priority Corridor-2 opened; network reaches 16 stations over 17 km

•Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated Indore Metro Priority Corridor-2 on 5 September 2026, with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav present.
•The new Phase-I (Reach-II) stretch runs about 11 km with 11 stations from Super Corridor-3 to Malviya Nagar Chauraha, built at an estimated Rs 2,850 crore.
•Indore Metro now has 16 operational stations over roughly 17 km, at a cumulative project cost of about Rs 4,370 crore.

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NCSC Issues Notice to Punjab Over SC Reservation in 1,013 Lecturer Posts

•The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has ordered an inquiry, under Article 338 of the Constitution, into alleged non-implementation of reservation in the recruitment of lecturers by the Punjab Education Department.
•The complaint, from Rajya Sabha MP Shri Tarun Chugh, alleges that Scheduled Caste candidates were denied reservation benefits in recruitment to 1,013 lecturer posts.
•A notice to the Chief Secretary of Punjab seeks the facts, the action taken and all related records including the recruitment notification and the reservation roster, within seven days.

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CSIR-CRRI Trains Delhi PWD Engineers on CAQM Road Paving and Greening Framework

•CSIR-Central Road Research Institute conducted a one-day training for Public Works Department engineers of the Government of NCT of Delhi at the NDMC Convention Centre.
•The programme covered implementation of the Commission for Air Quality Management's Standard Framework for paving and greening urban roads across the National Capital Territory.
•Modules ran from carriageway design standards and data collection formats to non-motorised transport, road signage and integration of drainage, electricity, telecom and gas utilities, aligned with Indian Roads Congress guidelines.

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Vice President Launches India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026 in Chennai

•Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026, a national academic meeting on valvular and structural heart disease held in Chennai.
•The registry is a collaborative multicentre initiative for systematic, secure and de-identified collection of real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India.
•Its purpose is to build India-specific clinical evidence on outcomes rather than relying on data generated in other countries.

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DSIR-CRTDH on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur Turns Self-Sustaining

•The Common Research and Technology Development Hub on Affordable Healthcare at IIT Kharagpur has completed its grant-supported phase and entered a self-sustaining phase, meeting costs through user fees, industry sponsorships and translational partnerships.
•It was inaugurated by Dr N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and Director General, CSIR.
•Established in 2019 under the DSIR's CRTDH scheme, the 5,000 sq ft hub has facilitated over 20 technology transfers and trained frontline health workers running rural health units in areas including the Sundarbans and Birbhum.

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Coal India Supplies 322.90 MT in April-August as Monsoon Effect Wanes

•Coal India Limited supplied 322.90 million tonnes of coal during April-August of the current fiscal, 6.70% above the 302.60 MT of the same period a year earlier.
•August 2026-27 supplies were 60.60 MT, up 5.50%, with power sector supplies rising 4.5% to 48.46 MT.
•CIL holds a pithead stock cushion of 76 MT and 46 MT of ready-to-mine exposed coal, and has offered power plants road-mode lifting over and above Annual Contracted Quantities under their Fuel Supply Agreements.

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NBA Crosses Rs 200 Crore in Access and Benefit-Sharing Disbursement

•Cumulative Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) disbursements by the National Biodiversity Authority have crossed Rs 200 crore.
•The NBA has sanctioned Rs 8.23 crore to 27 State Biodiversity Boards and 5 Union Territory Biodiversity Councils from the utilisation of bitter gourd, okra, chilli and onion.
•The proceeds came from seed companies Nunhems India, East West Seeds India and Bayer Science and Innovation for access to these biological resources.

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President Confers National Awards to Teachers on 82 Educators Across Three Streams

•President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Awards to Teachers in New Delhi on 5 September 2026, Teachers' Day.
•Eighty-two teachers and educators were selected this year across three streams — 48 from the Department of School Education and Literacy, 21 from higher educational institutions and polytechnics, and 13 skill trainers from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
•The President said education is the most effective means of realising the constitutional ideal of equality of opportunity and credited teachers with India's negligible primary school dropout rate.

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Coal Ministry Clarifies Status of Rs 37,500 Crore Coal Gasification Scheme

•The Ministry of Coal rejected press reports that its Rs 37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects had attracted no applications, noting the first window was still open.
•The scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet on 13 May 2026 to convert domestic coal and lignite into syngas, methanol, ammonia and urea and cut dependence on imported feedstock.
•Talcher Fertilizers Limited and NTPC Limited had already applied through the online portal; the first-round deadline was 7 September 2026.

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ECLGS 5.0: Rs 2.55 Lakh Crore Credit Guarantee Cover for MSMEs and Airlines

•ECLGS 5.0, approved on 5 May 2026, extends government-backed credit guarantees to businesses hit by external economic shocks, targeting an additional credit flow of up to Rs 2.55 lakh crore.
•It is run by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) and covers MSMEs, eligible non-MSME borrowers and scheduled passenger airline companies through Member Lending Institutions.
•Guarantee cover is 100% for MSMEs and 90% for eligible non-MSMEs and airlines, with no guarantee fee payable by lenders.

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Indian Researchers Map Venom Gland of Social Spider Stegodyphus sarasinorum

•Indian researchers have produced the first comprehensive molecular and functional profile of the venom gland of Stegodyphus sarasinorum, the Indian cooperative or social spider.
•The work was carried out at Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi, Kerala.
•The team combined transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and confocal Raman spectroscopy to inventory the gland.

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International Day of Charity Marks 29th Death Anniversary of Mother Teresa

•5 September 2026 marks the 29th death anniversary of Mother Teresa, who died in Kolkata on 5 September 1997 aged 87.
•The same date is observed worldwide as the International Day of Charity, designated by UN General Assembly resolution 67/105 on 17 December 2012.
•The observance originated in a 2011 Hungarian civil society initiative and was adopted by consensus with 44 co-sponsoring states.

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PSEB, MDU Rohtak Become First Board and University on UIDAI's OVSE Framework

•The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has become India's first school education board, and Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, the first university, to onboard UIDAI's Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) framework.
•OVSE lets an authorised organisation verify a person's identity locally, using digitally signed credentials, without querying UIDAI's Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR).
•Verification is consent-based and selective: the holder decides what is shared, and the verifying entity is barred from storing the plain Aadhaar number.

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Adani Defence Signs Five-Year AK-203 Ammunition Supply Pact with IRRPL

•Adani Defence & Aerospace has signed a five-year agreement with Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) to supply indigenous 7.62x39 mm small-calibre ammunition for the AK-203 assault rifle programme.
•The ammunition will be made at Adani's small-calibre facility in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; the rifles are built at Korwa in Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh.
•It links locally made rifles with locally made ammunition, closing the domestic supply chain for the programme.

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India, Japan to Play First Men's T20I as Suzuki Cup in Sano

•India and Japan will play their first-ever men's T20 International on 22 September 2026 at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
•The fixture is named the Suzuki Cup and opens celebrations leading to 75 years of India-Japan diplomatic relations, completed in 2027.
•It falls under Sport 75, a bilateral sporting initiative agreed at the summit between PM Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi.

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Karnataka Confers State Best Teacher Awards at Vidhana Soudha on Teachers' Day

•Karnataka's Department of School Education and Literacy announced its state-level Best Teacher Awards for the 2026-27 academic year, with the presentation set for Teachers' Day at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru.
•The school-level list carries 31 names - 20 primary school teachers and 11 high school teachers; the awards also cover lecturers and pre-university college principals.
•Each awardee receives Rs 25,000 in cash and a certificate of appreciation.

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Teachers' Day 2026: India Marks Radhakrishnan's 138th Birth Anniversary

•India observed Teachers' Day on 5 September 2026, the 138th birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
•Radhakrishnan was born on 5 September 1888 at Thiruttani in the then Madras Presidency and asked that his birthday be marked as Teachers' Day rather than as a personal celebration.
•He was India's first Vice-President (1952-1962) and second President (1962-1967), and received the Bharat Ratna in 1954 in the award's very first year.

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RBI Allows LIC to Raise ICICI Bank Holding to 9.99%

•ICICI Bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on 5 September 2026 that the RBI has approved LIC acquiring an aggregate holding of up to 9.99% in the bank.
•The approval letter reached ICICI Bank on 4 September 2026 at 9:09 pm and stays valid for one year, lapsing in September 2027 if unused.
•LIC held 31,18,17,010 shares, or 4.35% of ICICI Bank, as on the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

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President Murmu Confers National Teachers' Awards 2026 on 48 School Teachers

•President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Teachers' Awards 2026 on 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Teachers' Day, 5 September 2026.
•The awardees comprise 26 men and 22 women drawn from 27 States, 7 Union Territories and 6 central government organisations.
•They were selected through a three-stage online process at district, State or organisation, and national levels.

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