Daily notes mapped to syllabus topics, with “Asked before” PYQs and original practice MCQs.
On 6 September 2026 the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment appointed a new Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and three Members of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK). Bhagwat Prasad Makwana is Chairperson and Kaishab Bihari Vice-Chairperson. The appointments run up to 31 March 2028, the rest of the present Commission's tenure.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NCSK status.
6 Sep 2026
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: three-tier biodiversity structure.
6 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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: health registries; RHD.
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: Nagoya Protocol = ABS.
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NCGTC role.
5 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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: products of coal gasification.
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: geothermal sites in India.
4 Sep 2026
On 4 September 2026 the National Financial Reporting Authority set up an Advisory Committee on Audit Quality, Assurance and Technology, using Rules 15 and 16 of the NFRA Rules, 2018. Its experts come from audit professionals, CFOs, audit committees, independent directors, technology, regulators and industry. It is NFRA's third such advisory body.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NFRA's parent Act.
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: geosynchronous vs sun-synchronous orbits; GSLV.
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.
UPSC angle: Prelims: CAQM jurisdiction.
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