Current affairs grouped by GS paper (filter view; topic-level grouping uses syllabus_topic).
The National Biodiversity Authority held the 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils at Chandigarh on 6 and 7 September 2026. The Environment Minister asked States to align their rules with the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the 2024 Rules, and to make over 2.76 lakh Biodiversity Management Committees work.
6 Sep 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 6 September 2026 explains the Vibrant Villages Programme for villages on India's land borders. Its two phases, VVP-I for the northern border and VVP-II for all other land borders, have a combined outlay of ₹11,639 crore and cover more than 2,616 villages. By July 2026 MHA had sanctioned 1,248 VVP-I projects.
6 Sep 2026
On 5 September 2026 the Ministry of Coal said reports that its ₹37,500 crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects had no applicants were premature. The first round was open till 7 September, and Talcher Fertilisers and NTPC had applied. The scheme, approved on 13 May 2026, backs conversion of coal into syngas, methanol, ammonia and urea.
5 Sep 2026
ECLGS 5.0, approved on 5 May 2026 and run by NCGTC, gives government-backed guarantees so lenders can give extra working capital to firms hit by external shocks. It aims at up to ₹2.55 lakh crore of credit. By 20 August 2026, 6,73,979 guarantees worth ₹2,50,024 crore had been issued, 97.3 per cent of them to MSMEs.
5 Sep 2026
On 5 September 2026 the National Biodiversity Authority said its cumulative Access and Benefit-Sharing disbursements had crossed ₹200 crore. It sanctioned ₹8.23 crore to 27 State Biodiversity Boards and 5 UT Biodiversity Councils, from seed companies' use of bitter gourd, okra, chilli and onion. Money is shared by crop area because the source farmers cannot be traced.
5 Sep 2026
On 5 September 2026 the Vice President launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026, a national meeting on valvular and structural heart disease, in Chennai. The registry is a multicentre effort to collect secure, de-identified, real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India, so that doctors have India-specific evidence.
5 Sep 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 4 September 2026 explains India's push into geothermal energy. The National Policy on Geothermal Energy was notified in September 2025, and in July 2026 ONGC Energy Centre commissioned India's first two geothermal wells in Puga Valley, Ladakh. GSI has mapped 381 hot springs in 10 geothermal provinces, with a theoretical potential of about 10.6 GW.
4 Sep 2026
On 3 September 2026 the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas ran a special industrial inspection drive in Nuh, Haryana. Eight flying squads with Haryana pollution officials checked 35 units: 17 were non-compliant, 11 compliant and 7 closed. Faults included broken scrubbers and ESPs, dust, unapproved fuels and missing emission monitors.
4 Sep 2026
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever visited India from 2 to 4 September 2026, his first visit since taking office in February 2025. The joint statement backed early implementation of the India-EU FTA, launched an Investment Fast-Track Mechanism and welcomed a defence Letter of Intent. In Mumbai, the Commerce Minister pitched Antwerp-Bruges as India's gateway into Europe.
4 Sep 2026
On 4 September 2026 the Prime Minister congratulated ISRO on the successful launch of GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05, which he called India's first-ever imaging satellite from geosynchronous orbit. He said the launch reflects the growing capability of India's space sector and the rising partnership between ISRO and Indian industry.
4 Sep 2026