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Daily Current Affairs: 5 September 2026

Current affairs of 5 September 2026: BIO-NIVESH: Platform Linking Biotech Startups to Investors; UNEP Report on Limiting Climate Overshoot Beyond 1.5°C; Scapia Axis Bank Credit Card: Zero Fee Travel Card, and 13 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 16 topics

National Affairs

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Named Ram Temple Trust’s First Full-Time CEO
Rangpur-Sivasagar Ensemble Enters UNESCO Tentative List

Government Schemes

GeM and Textiles Committee MoU on Recycled Textiles

Banking & Finance

Scapia Axis Bank Credit Card: Zero Fee Travel Card
ICICI Bank Buys 2% More of ICICI Prudential Life

Economy

BTTF and Premiere Vision SA MoU for High-Value Textile Exports

International Affairs

UN ‘Correct the Map’ Resolution: India Votes Yes
India-Afghanistan Connectivity and Chabahar Port

Science & Technology

BIO-NIVESH: Platform Linking Biotech Startups to Investors
NIELIT and Intel India launch Agentic AI skilling drive

Environment & Ecology

OSDMA Signs MoUs with UNDP and CivicDataLab

Defence & Security

RAKSHA: India’s 10-Year Defence Diplomacy Roadmap
Aero India 2027 dates and venue announced
RAKSHA Framework for India’s Defence Diplomacy
Adani Defence AK-203 Ammunition Pact with IRRPL

Reports & Indexes

UNEP Report on Limiting Climate Overshoot Beyond 1.5°C

National Affairs

Defence & Security

1. Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra Named Ram Temple Trust’s First Full-Time CEO

Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra now holds the newly created full-time CEO post, a first, at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
He last commanded the IAF's Western Air Command (AOC-in-C) and left service in April 2026.
Govind Dev Giri became General Secretary and Mahesh Bhagchandka Treasurer.

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History, Art & Culture

2. Rangpur-Sivasagar Ensemble Enters UNESCO Tentative List

Assam's Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble joined the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
It reflects the seat of the Ahoms, who held sway over the Brahmaputra Valley for close to six centuries.
The site includes royal, religious, water-management and funerary structures.
India sent the nomination dossier to UNESCO on 19 June 2026.

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Government Schemes

3. GeM and Textiles Committee MoU on Recycled Textiles

GeM and the Textiles Committee signed an MoU.
It promotes recycled and upcycled textile products via government procurement.
The goal is a Waste-to-Value-to-Market ecosystem.
The Textiles Committee will certify producers; GeM will give market access.

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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

4. Scapia Axis Bank Credit Card: Zero Fee Travel Card

Axis Bank and fintech partner Scapia introduced the Scapia Axis Bank Credit Card.
It is offered on both Mastercard and RuPay networks.
No joining fee, no annual fee and no forex mark-up apply to the card.
It targets digitally native and travel-focused customers.

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5. ICICI Bank Buys 2% More of ICICI Prudential Life

ICICI Bank acquired an extra 2% of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.
The deal was worth about ₹1,470 crore.
ICICI Bank's holding rose to roughly 52.8%.
The purchase went through the stock exchange route and links to regulatory needs from Prudential's plan to acquire Bharti Life Insurance.

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Economy

6. BTTF and Premiere Vision SA MoU for High-Value Textile Exports

Bharat Tex Trade Federation (BTTF) and Premiere Vision SA signed an MoU in Paris.
The goal is moving Indian textile exports from volume-led to high-value, design-led goods.
A Joint Steering Committee will oversee implementation.

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International Affairs

International Relations

7. UN ‘Correct the Map’ Resolution: India Votes Yes

The Correct the Map resolution was passed by the UN General Assembly on 4 September 2026.
It targets inaccurate or distorted depiction of the world in maps.
India cast a vote in favour.

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International Relations

8. India-Afghanistan Connectivity and Chabahar Port

The two countries share civilisational, economic and people-to-people links.
No direct land route exists from India, so transit corridors and strategic ports carry connectivity.
Chabahar Port remains an important route to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Connectivity matters for trade, humanitarian assistance and regional integration.

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Science & Technology

9. BIO-NIVESH: Platform Linking Biotech Startups to Investors

BIO-NIVESH was launched by Dr Jitendra Singh, MoS (Independent Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology.
It connects biotechnology startups with investors to raise private capital for innovations ready to scale and commercialise.
The launch took place at a joint roundtable of startups and investors in New Delhi.
It is a two-way engagement mechanism, not a conventional pitching event.

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Government Schemes

10. NIELIT and Intel India launch Agentic AI skilling drive

NIELIT and Intel India launched programmes to build an Agentic AI-ready workforce.
The two programmes are Agentic AI for Everyone and Engineering Agentic AI Systems.
NIELIT works under MeitY for electronics and IT skill development.

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Environment & Ecology

Polity & Governance

11. OSDMA Signs MoUs with UNDP and CivicDataLab

OSDMA signed separate MoUs with UNDP and CivicDataLab for disaster risk work.
UNDP will carry out Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (HRVA) in all 30 districts.
CivicDataLab will put the IDS-DRR platform in place.
Floods, coastal flooding and heatwaves are focus hazards.

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Defence & Security

International Relations

12. RAKSHA: India’s 10-Year Defence Diplomacy Roadmap

RAKSHA is a strategic 10-year defence diplomacy vision document prepared by the Ministry of Defence.
It was released by the Defence Minister at Kartavya Bhawan.
The Ministry of External Affairs and the NSC Secretariat coordinate with the Defence Ministry.

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Science & Technology

13. Aero India 2027 dates and venue announced

The 16th Aero India will take place on 8-12 February 2027.
Venue is Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
The Department of Defence Production organises it and the Indian Air Force hosts it.

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International Relations

14. RAKSHA Framework for India’s Defence Diplomacy

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the RAKSHA framework.
It offers a 10-year vision for global defence partnerships.
Its four pillars are Strategic Partnerships, Capacity Building, Indigenous Exports and Maritime Security.
It stresses India's role as Net Security Provider and First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region.

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15. Adani Defence AK-203 Ammunition Pact with IRRPL

A five-year contract was inked between Adani Defence & Aerospace and Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited.
The contract supplies home-made 7.62×39 mm rounds meant for AK-203 rifles under the programme.
It backs domestic small-calibre ammunition output and Make in India.

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Reports & Indexes

Environment & Ecology

16. UNEP Report on Limiting Climate Overshoot Beyond 1.5°C

UNEP's report on overshoot asks how the world can come back under 1.5°C after temporarily breaching it.
Human-driven warming stands near 1.4°C and climbs about 0.25°C every ten years.
About 130 GtCO₂ of carbon budget is left; at present emission rates it may last roughly 3 years.
Present policies point to around 2.6°C by 2100; even full NDC delivery could peak near 1.8°C.

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