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Daily Current Affairs: 16 & 17 September 2026

Current affairs of 16 & 17 September 2026: Badri Cattle: First OPU-IVF Calf Born at Pantnagar; PM-KMY Seven Years: Rs 3,000 Farmer Pension Scheme Explained; GOBARdhan CBG Scheme Guidelines: Offtake and Pricing, and 33 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 36 topics

National Affairs

  1. 46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand: India Defends Gold
  2. Kishau Multipurpose Project: Six-Government Pact on Tons River
  3. India Wins 2026 Women’s T20 Asia Cup: Eighth Title
  4. US Open 2026 champions: Zverev and Rybakina
  5. Dhiraj Bommadevara Clinches Archery World Cup Final Recurve Title
  6. UEFA Champions League Finals: Munich 2028, Camp Nou 2029
  7. National Engineer’s Day 2026: Visvesvaraya Tribute
  8. Hindi Diwas 2026: 14 September and Its 77th Year
  9. 6th All India Official Language Conference: Rajbhasha Awards
  10. Alla Nani, Ex-Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM, Dies at 56
  11. A Century of Service: RSS in 100 Acts of Seva Book

Government Schemes

  1. PM-KMY Seven Years: Rs 3,000 Farmer Pension Scheme Explained
  2. GOBARdhan CBG Scheme Guidelines: Offtake and Pricing
  3. Pension Sakhi: Using DAY-NRLM Network for Rural Pensions

Banking & Finance

  1. UPI MDR Framework Effective 15 October 2026
  2. RBI VRRR auction absorbs ₹3.93 trillion; OMO sales planned
  3. TCS and DGCX Team Up to Modernise Derivatives Technology

International Affairs

  1. India–MERCOSUR Protocol Gives e-Certificates of Origin Validity
  2. India-Vietnam 2027 Year of Friendship: 55 Years
  3. International Day of Democracy 2026 Theme and Background
  4. Nairobi picked to host 2029 World Athletics Championships
  5. Princess Astrid of Norway Dies at 94

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Badri Cattle: First OPU-IVF Calf Born at Pantnagar
  2. 9th ASEAN-India Agriculture and Forestry Ministers Meet
  3. Dryland Congress 2026 Ends with Delhi Declaration on Drylands
  4. UP Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana: ₹6 Lakh Loans at 6%

Science & Technology

  1. Gegeneophis chandgadi: New Caecilian From Maharashtra

Environment & Ecology

  1. Mangrove GIS Portal Launched in Bhuj, Gujarat
  2. World Ozone Day 2026: Theme and Montreal Protocol

Defence & Security

  1. IAF Dronathon-2026: First Drone Trials at Pokhran Range, Jaisalmer
  2. VIMARSH 2026: DRDO-Industry Synergy Meet ‘Varta se Vikas’
  3. India-Sri Lanka Defence Ties: MoUs and L70 Gun Upgrade

Reports & Indexes

  1. PLFS monthly bulletin August 2026: unemployment at 5.0%
  2. Global Gender Gap Index 2026: India Holds 131st Rank
  3. India Electric Mobility Index 2025: Delhi Ranks First

Awards & Persons

  1. James Rodriguez Retires From International Football

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Government Schemes

12. PM-KMY Seven Years: Rs 3,000 Farmer Pension Scheme Explained

  • PM-KMY gives small and marginal farmers an assured Rs 3,000 monthly pension after 60; the Centre matches each contribution.
  • Farmers aged 18-40 with up to 2 hectares can join, paying Rs 55-200 a month depending on entry age.
  • On the pensioner's death the spouse gets 50% (Rs 1,500 a month); LIC manages the fund.
  • The scheme began on 12 September 2019 at Ranchi and completed seven years on 12 September 2026.
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Government Schemes

13. GOBARdhan CBG Scheme Guidelines: Offtake and Pricing

  • Notified guidelines for the ₹23,731 crore National Circular Bioenergy Scheme (GOBARdhan) promise CBG producers a buyer and a price.
  • Cabinet approved the scheme in August 2026; guidelines followed in September 2026.
  • The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry runs it over 2026-27 to 2035-36, aiming at almost ten times today's CBG output.
  • City gas distribution companies must buy all CBG from registered plants at an administered price.
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Banking & Finance

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

International Relations

32. India-Sri Lanka Defence Ties: MoUs and L70 Gun Upgrade

  • Rajnath Singh, India's Defence Minister, was in Sri Lanka on 8-10 September 2026.
  • Three MoUs were signed on youth cooperation, military education and air-defence capability.
  • Six L70 anti-aircraft guns (40-mm) of the Sri Lankan Air Force will be modernised with Indian help through a grant.
  • Links between the two National Defence Colleges and between the National Cadet Corps bodies were strengthened.
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Reports & Indexes

Awards & Persons

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