September 2026 Current Affairs: Revision Q&A
All 315 quiz questions of September 2026 with their answers, day by day. Read it in one go before the exam.
1 September 2026 open
Which Uttarakhand river basin was found to hold 219 hanging glaciers in a recent study?
Alaknanda basin
A hanging glacier is best defined as which one of the following?
A glacier that originates high on a mountain wall and terminates abruptly at a steep cliff face instead of reaching the valley floor
Which monsoon season does RAINCHNNAI, the second rainfall-linked weather derivative introduced by NCDEX in India, cover?
The North-East or retreating monsoon, September to December
Under which scheme will Puducherry see fisheries infrastructure works costing roughly Rs 36.49 crore?
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
What was India's real GDP growth rate for Q1 FY27, covering April to June 2026?
7.8 per cent
Real GVA growth of 8.2 per cent ran ahead of real GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in Q1 FY27. What does such a gap usually point to?
Subsidies on products rose faster than taxes on products
What share of the FY27 full-year Budget Estimate had the fiscal deficit reached by the end of July?
26.8 per cent
Cooperative-led cultivation of which crop, tied to the Blue Economy, was promoted at a Multi-Dimensional Capacity Building Conclave?
Seaweed
Which city, in which country, is the venue for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit?
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
The SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure has its headquarters in which city?
Tashkent
Which department notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, which make IST the sole time reference for official use?
Department of Consumer Affairs
OIL Green Energy signed MoUs with the municipalities of Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar and Ambala on waste-to-clean-energy projects. What quantity of municipal solid waste will they handle?
5,000 tonnes per day
On what date is National Small Industry Day marked in India?
30 August
From where will NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, newly lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, carry out its observations?
Around Lagrange Point 2
Which pairing of C-DOT quantum product and its function is correct?
Q-DARSHAN - quantum-safe video IP phone
2 September 2026 open
Global hard coral cover is down by roughly what proportion against the 1980-2009 reference period, as per the 7th Status of Coral Reefs of the World report?
9.5 per cent
In 2024, the fourth global mass bleaching event of 2023-24 exposed what portion of the world's reefs to heat stress never seen before?
About 87 per cent
Which organism do heat-stressed corals expel, causing them to bleach?
Zooxanthellae, the symbiotic algae inside coral tissue
A valuation put the Pichavaram mangroves at roughly Rs 2,485.38 crore in Total Economic Value. Blue carbon assets make up about what part of that figure?
About 65 per cent
The Strategic Action Plan for Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031 was released at Agatti, Lakshadweep. Which sector does this mission aim to develop?
Ornamental fisheries
In July 2026, UPI handled how many transactions, with a combined value close to Rs 30 lakh crore?
2,366 crore
What function does the PSP Bank perform within UPI's three-layer set-up?
It sponsors the third-party app and links it to the UPI network
NPCI developed UPI, which began as a pilot in April 2016 involving how many banks?
21 banks
What revised FY27 GDP growth forecast did SBI Research issue for India?
Raised from 6.6 per cent to 7.3 per cent
UPI 123Pay from PhonePe lets feature-phone users pay without internet. What kind of architecture makes this possible?
An SMS-based architecture
The V-Dem Democracy Report put India's Electoral Democracy Index at its lowest since 1975. The institute that publishes it is based at which university?
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Depalpur in Madhya Pradesh became the first city under Swachh Shehar Jodi to reach Zero Legacy Waste. Which city mentored it?
Indore
Which group of rivers did the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty assign to India as the Eastern Rivers?
Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
MoSPI signed an MoU with the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology for an AI-based framework using HCES data. What is the framework meant to estimate?
Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure at national and State levels
Which network released the 7th Status of Coral Reefs of the World report?
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
3 September 2026 open
UNCCD COP17, the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, was held from 17-28 August 2026 in which city?
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Up to what sum is the Drought Resilience Investment Facility (DRIF), unveiled at UNCCD COP17, meant to raise?
USD 400 million
India Post Payments Bank celebrated its 9th Foundation Day on 1 September 2026. What proportion of its customers, as of 31 March 2026, lived in rural areas?
77 per cent
How much did India Post Payments Bank hold in customer deposits at 31 March 2026?
Rs 29,104 crore
Two insurance plans were introduced by LIC on 1 September 2026. Which plan number belongs to LIC Jeevan Raksha, the pure protection one?
Plan 894
After InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy merged, what is the premium book of the combined firm?
Over Rs 6,600 crore
In early September 2026, Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) lifted India's sovereign rating by a single notch. Which rating did India receive?
A-
Which base year does the new national accounts series in MoSPI's National Accounts Statistics 2026 use?
2022-23
What real GDP growth rate for Q1 FY27 does the 2022-23 base-year series, as clarified by MoSPI, show for India?
7.8 per cent
The Gender Parity Index in higher education was what value according to AISHE 2023-24, released by the Ministry of Education?
1.08
An MoU between the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission launches "Creating Intergenerational Bonding". In how many schools will it be piloted?
200 schools
According to UNEP's "Limiting Overshoot" report, what would peak warming be if all countries fulfil their national climate plans and net-zero targets?
1.8 degrees Celsius
The Foundation for Quantum Computing Innovation, a thematic hub under the National Quantum Mission, was set up at IISc Bengaluru. What is the total outlay of the mission?
Rs 6,003.65 crore
Suman Ray assumed office as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India on 1 September 2026. Which responsibility will she hold?
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation and the Premises Department
Which bodies form the special purpose vehicle for the NSHIPOL project?
Odisha Maritime Board and Paradip Port Authority
4 September 2026 open
NABARD and the India Meteorological Department signed an MoU to supply agro-meteorological data to the DiCRA platform. What does the acronym DiCRA expand to?
Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture
NABARD backs the open-source DiCRA platform together with which international organisation?
United Nations Development Programme
Which ministry runs the 5th edition of Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar, the campaign that added a National Ocean Olympiad?
Ministry of Earth Sciences
The Public Insurance Registry proposed by IRDAI is envisaged as Digital Public Infrastructure under which law?
Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025
To put the Public Insurance Registry into practice, which existing body is proposed to become a wholly owned, not-for-profit IRDAI subsidiary?
Insurance Information Bureau
Zerodha Corporate Advisors received a Category-I merchant banking licence from SEBI. What minimum net worth must a Category-I merchant banker hold?
Rs 50 crore
SEBI's norms limit a Category-I merchant banker's business to how many multiples of its liquid net worth?
20 times
For which bank did the RBI approve Carol Kripanayana Furtado as interim MD and CEO?
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
At the 26th SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek, which country took over the SCO presidency for 2026-2027?
Pakistan
In which city is the SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) headquartered?
Tashkent
MeitY notified the operational framework for Semicon 2.0. How large is the programme's total outlay?
Rs 1,27,500 crore
Into how many pillars and categories is Semicon 2.0 organised, respectively?
6 pillars and 10 categories
Which launch vehicle will carry ISRO's EOS-05 earth observation satellite, earlier called GISAT-1A?
GSLV-F17
The 4th Indo-German Environment Forum saw India and Germany sign a Joint Declaration of Intent on wetland conservation. In which year was the IGEF set up?
2008
The September 2026 NABARD-IMD MoU adds weather data to which platform?
DiCRA
5 September 2026 open
Under which ministry was BIO-NIVESH, a platform that links biotechnology startups with investors, introduced?
Ministry of Science and Technology
On which card network or networks was the co-branded Scapia Axis Bank Credit Card introduced?
Mastercard and RuPay
ICICI Bank bought a further 2 per cent of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. Roughly what was the deal worth?
Rs 1,470 crore
UNEP's "Limiting Overshoot" report says how much carbon budget is left for a 50 per cent chance of holding warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius?
About 130 GtCO2
What does the UNEP report give as the present level of human-induced warming and its pace of rise?
1.4 degrees Celsius, rising 0.25 degrees per decade
What chance does the WMO give that the average temperature for 2026-2030 will go above 1.5 degrees Celsius?
75 per cent
Which is the right order of the four stages in the climate overshoot pathway described by UNEP?
Exceedance, Plateau/Peak, Decline, Stabilization
The report cautions that each five years of continued high emissions might add about 0.1 degrees Celsius to peak warming. Roughly how much CO2 would then need removing to bring temperatures back down?
220 GtCO2
Without proper adaptation, food production could fall by how much by 2050, as per the UNEP report?
Up to 14 per cent
For how long a period does the RAKSHA document, released by the Defence Minister, lay out India's defence diplomacy vision?
10 years
In an MoU signed with the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority, UNDP will carry out a Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment covering how many districts?
30 districts
ISRO sent up EOS-05 on GSLV-F17 on 4 September 2026. About how heavy is this satellite?
2,367 kg
A UN General Assembly resolution of 4 September 2026 named which date as the International Day for the Elimination of Child Marriage?
27 November
The MoU between the Government e-Marketplace and the Textiles Committee seeks to create which kind of ecosystem?
Waste-to-Value-to-Market ecosystem
BIO-NIVESH is a platform to connect which two groups?
Biotechnology startups and investors
6 & 7 September 2026 open
Which state ranked first across the country in the third phase of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB 3.0)?
Chhattisgarh
Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari works under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign. In what year did that campaign begin?
2019
Which body created the Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) framework, which PSEB and MDU Rohtak have recently joined?
Unique Identification Authority of India
RBI recently gave Life Insurance Corporation of India approval to take a stake in which bank?
ICICI Bank
The new SEBI-ESMA MoU on Central Counterparties supersedes an earlier agreement from which year?
2017
What is 'RAY', launched jointly by Razorpay and IndusInd Bank?
An AI-based conversational account manager on WhatsApp
Canada's new CAD 20 banknote carries King Charles III on its front. What is shown on the back?
The Vimy Ridge Memorial in France
In which state was Ophiopogon japonicus, a medicinal plant, recorded in India for the first time?
Arunachal Pradesh
The Northern Goshawk, known as Baaj, was in the news recently. Of which state is it the state bird?
Punjab
From which city did the Ministry of Women and Child Development launch the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026?
Varanasi
Gegeneophis chandgadi is a new species from Buzawade village in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. To which group of animals does it belong?
Burrowing caecilian amphibians
The NHAI Green Highways Excellence Awards were instituted in 2025, and the 2026 winners were declared. Under which policy were they set up?
Green Highways Policy, 2015
In which year did the UN General Assembly designate 5 September as the International Day of Charity?
2012
Under which framework did Birkbeck, University of London get UGC approval for a campus in Bengaluru?
India's 2023 Foreign Higher Educational Institutions regulations
In which state was Ophiopogon japonicus recorded in India for the first time?
Arunachal Pradesh
8 September 2026 open
A meeting chaired by the Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister reviewed the Action Plan to strengthen Krishi Vigyan Kendras. Where, and in which year, did India's very first KVK come up?
Puducherry, 1974
Through which institutional arrangement are Krishi Vigyan Kendras coordinated at the regional level?
ATARI — Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes
About what share of its water can a Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS), promoted under PMMSY, reuse?
90–95 per cent
Based on the PIB feature on next-generation aquaculture, which statement correctly describes India's place in global fisheries?
Second-largest fish producer with about 8 per cent of global fish production, and the largest producer and exporter of shrimp
What is the key difference between Biofloc technology and a Recirculatory Aquaculture System?
Biofloc relies on beneficial microorganisms to manage waste and water quality, whereas RAS relies mainly on mechanical and biological filtration with recirculation
The Botanical Survey of India recently described Osbeckia ulotricha. To which family does it belong, and in which biosphere reserve was it found?
Melastomataceae; Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
The IMF's latest report on Strong, Sustainable, Balanced and Inclusive Growth (SSBIG) estimates medium-term G20 growth at roughly what rate?
3 per cent
The 5th e-FAST India Summit 2026 saw the launch of the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT). A Member of which body launched it, and what does it chiefly do?
NITI Aayog; aggregating freight demand to create deployment opportunities for zero-emission trucks
The FATF's report on underground banking found new technologies in use within hawala-type networks in what share of surveyed jurisdictions, leading to the label "digital hawala"?
Nearly 70 per cent
The RBI cleared LIC to acquire up to what percentage of the paid-up capital or voting rights of ICICI Bank, and within what time must it be done?
9.99 per cent; within one year from September 4, 2026
Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, a 'POWER' framework was proposed for Greater BRICS. What does its pillar 'O - Openness' mainly address?
Protecting WTO rules and MFN treatment while resisting protectionist tariff barriers
Which body administers India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), now accepted by the UK for CBAM pricing relief, and under which law?
Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the Ministry of Power; Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022
A UN General Assembly resolution named which date as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage?
27 November
Through which network does WhatsApp's newly introduced native Bill Payments service in India run, and how many billers does it include?
Bharat Connect; 22,722 billers across 30 categories
Where was the first Krishi Vigyan Kendra set up?
Puducherry
10 September 2026 open
Under the Union Budget 2026-27 drive for high-productivity crop diversification, what share of the crop sub-sector's gross value output comes from horticulture, and how much horticulture was produced in 2024-25?
37 per cent; 370.74 million tonnes
Which statement about India's horticulture standing is right?
India ranks second globally in fruits and vegetables and first in onions and shallots, and horticulture output has exceeded foodgrain output since 2012-13
Which set of leading states is correct for coconut in India?
Kerala — largest area; Tamil Nadu — highest production; Andhra Pradesh — highest yield
Agarwood, flagged as a valuable plantation crop, comes from which genus, and under which CITES appendix is it controlled?
Aquilaria; CITES Appendix II
A second phase of PM-KUSUM is likely to be announced. Which pairing correctly describes the scheme's three components?
Component A — decentralised ground-mounted grid-connected solar plants up to 2 MW on barren or fallow farmland; Component B — standalone solar pumps replacing diesel pumps; Component C — solarisation of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps
What does agrivoltaics, to be added as a separate component in PM-KUSUM 2.0, mean?
Combining agricultural activity and solar generation on the same land, with panels raised or spaced so crops grow beneath or between them
The 9th AIMMAF took place in New Delhi on 9 September 2026. India meets which grouping at this ministerial meeting, and on what subjects?
ASEAN; agriculture and forestry, with a focus on food security
The 5th National Steering Committee under PM-SETU cleared Rs 735.70 crore for three ITI clusters. Where are they, and what is the total sanctioned investment under PM-SETU so far?
Bhiwadi, Medchal and Meerut; Rs 2,171 crore across 9 ITI clusters
For FY 2026-27, the MoU between the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Food Corporation of India chiefly sets performance targets in which areas?
Storage, logistics, quality control and technology adoption, with capacity building of FCI employees
The RBI cleared ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company to acquire up to what percentage of paid-up capital or voting rights of which bank?
9.95 per cent of CSB Bank
Which regulator granted fintech platform Niyo a Payment Service Provider licence to work from GIFT City?
IFSCA
The Secretary-General of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union was re-elected for 2027-2030. Which description fits this organisation best?
A Restricted Union of 32 member countries under Article 8 of the UPU Constitution, headquartered at Bangkok
Mount Anak Krakatau, whose eruptions disrupted flights at Jakarta, lies in which strait, and rose from the caldera of which eruption?
Sunda Strait; the 1883 Krakatoa eruption, rated VEI-6
What is the estimated cost of the eight railway multitracking projects approved by the Union Cabinet, and how many States do they span?
Rs 20,804 crore across nine States
What was India's horticulture production in 2024-25, according to the notes?
370.74 mt
11 September 2026 open
Where did UNCCD COP17 take place, and what was its theme?
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with the theme "Restoring Land, Restoring Hope"
Which statement about the UNCCD is accurate?
It was adopted in Paris on 17 June 1994, is one of the three Rio Conventions with the UNFCCC and CBD, and is the only legally binding international agreement on land management
Which of these statements about UNCCD COP17 outcomes is correct?
Drought will be a standalone agenda item from COP18, and the Drought Resilience Investment Facility was co-launched with Luxembourg
The 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 began at Varanasi. For what dates does it run, and what is its main theme?
9 September to 8 October 2026, with the theme "Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari"
The proposed Article 371(K) for Ladakh would be added under which Part of the Constitution, and what would it set up?
Part XXI on Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions, creating a directly elected UT-level governing body with lawmaking power over specified subjects
NIT Rourkela, ISRO-NRSC and the Tea Board of India signed an MoU on Project CHAYANKAN. What is it about?
AI-based geospatial analytics to monitor tea plantations, including yield estimates and pest and disease forecasts
Bihar signed an MoU to set up a dedicated food processing park with which foreign body?
AIM Global Foundation of the UAE
The CCEA cleared eight railway multitracking projects worth Rs 20,804 crore. Which detail is accurate?
They span 31 districts in nine states, and three projects worth Rs 10,783 crore add roughly 656 km to the network
Which ministry launched the Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) Portal on Data Harmonisation, and what is its purpose?
MoSPI, to improve identification, standardisation and quality of administrative datasets across Central Ministries and Departments
The Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited released the first sector-specific CSR Framework for coal firms. Who developed it?
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
SEBI's Demat 2.0, unveiled at the Global Fintech Fest, is a pilot for what?
Tokenising corporate bonds on distributed ledger technology with digital money settlement
With which firm did NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) team up to allow UPI QR payments at merchants in Singapore?
FOMO Pay
For the ChipIN Centre initiative, which state is in the lead, and which body launched the centre?
Karnataka, with 81 organisations and 73 chip tape-outs, launched by MeitY in 2023 at C-DAC
ONGC announced an Alternative Investment Fund for deep-tech energy startups. What is the fund's size and the maximum per startup?
A Rs 2,000 crore fund, with up to Rs 2 crore each via convertible and milestone-based funding
UNCCD COP17 was held in which city?
Ulaanbaatar
12 September 2026 open
What outlay for 2026-2031 do the Operational Guidelines for DILRMP 3.0, issued by the Ministry of Rural Development, set for the Central Sector Scheme?
Rs 565.50 crore
Every land parcel under DILRMP 3.0 gets a Bhu-Aadhaar, the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN). How many digits does it have?
14 digits
Under the Registration Seva Kendras component of DILRMP 3.0, 75 busy Sub-Registrar Offices are to be upgraded in the style of which existing service facility?
Passport Seva Kendras
What does the NAKSHA component of DILRMP 3.0 deal with?
GIS-based land survey of urban habitations and issue of Urban Property Cards
Which organisation brought out the ASUSE 2025 district-level report on the unincorporated sector?
National Statistical Office under MoSPI
In the district-wise estimates from ASUSE 2025, which district of Telangana had the largest share?
Rangareddy
Shalimar Sugandh, known as Kashur Basmat, is a newly bred variety of which crop?
Rice
Which body holds the Geographical Indication registration for Basmati rice, granted in 2016?
APEDA
In the Ladakh glacial water project at Chuchot and neighbouring villages, which glacier feeds the nallah used for irrigation?
Stok Kangri Glacier
Project CHAYANKAN, a collaboration of NIT Rourkela, ISRO-NRSC and the Tea Board, applies AI and geospatial tools to do what?
Monitoring of tea plantations
How many Gram Panchayats does the Digital Bharat Nidhi's Jharkhand agreement cover under the Amended BharatNet Programme?
4,395 Gram Panchayats
The RBI recently gave Pluxee India authorisation to function as what?
Payment Aggregator for online and physical transactions
India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026. What was its theme?
"Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability"
What bilateral trade target have India and Russia set to be reached by 2030?
$100 billion
What is the outlay of DILRMP 3.0 for 2026–2031?
₹565.50 crore
13 & 14 September 2026 open
GANGA, India's first cloned cattle, was produced in 2025 at ICAR-NDRI. Which native breed is it?
Gir
Which world first in animal biotechnology did ICAR-NDRI, Karnal achieve in 2009?
The first buffalo calf cloned by the Hand-guided Cloning Technique
In which year was the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, which aims to develop and conserve native bovine breeds, launched?
December 2014
Badri cattle, whose elite high-yielding animals are being considered for cloning, are native to and the state animal of which State?
Uttarakhand
ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar produced calves of a native breed through OPU-IVF-ET at the institute for the first time. Which breed was it?
Sahiwal
What is the botanical name of moth bean, the drought-tolerant pulse in the news?
Vigna aconitifolia
The moth bean varieties CAZRI Moth-4, 5, 6 and 7 showed resilience in Kharif 2026 by withstanding a dry spell of how long?
35 days
In which part of India is moth bean grown most widely?
The Thar Desert region of western Rajasthan
In which water body was the fish Schizopygopsis waddellii recorded in India for the first time?
Pangkang Teng Tso Lake in Tawang district
The Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026, to take effect on 1 October 2026, replaces an earlier law from which year?
1891
Which of these is a feature of the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026?
The Central Government can extend it to NBFCs and fintechs by notification
SEBI's consultation paper on the Closing Auction Session (CAS) framework proposed what about order cancellation?
Orders within plus or minus 1 per cent of the reference price may be cancelled, while those beyond 1 and up to 3 per cent cannot be cancelled but may be modified to improve price
The Government of India says the 11 full BRICS members together make up about what share of global GDP?
40 per cent
Which organisation is building the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line, which just reached its 41st tunnel breakthrough?
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Ben Shelton's 2026 US Open final defeat extended the American men's Grand Slam title drought to how many years?
23 years
15 September 2026 open
Agri-tech startup Grow Indigo recently paid roughly 2,500 farmers for over 57,000 agricultural carbon credits. What stood out about this payout?
It was made from the company's own funds even though the credits were not yet fully sold
Direct-seeded rice grown with SAVA-134 FullPage lowered methane emissions by almost how much, according to a study by CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya together with Savannah Seeds?
90 per cent
How much greenhouse gas does a single carbon credit normally stand for in terms of reduction or removal?
1 tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent
Which raw material does the Grass Mache technique, developed by an artisan in Srinagar, use?
Aquatic weeds and grasses removed from Dal Lake
Which authority is in charge of managing Dal Lake in Srinagar?
Lakes Conservation and Management Authority
Ophiopogon japonicus was recorded for the first time in India. From which State was it reported?
Arunachal Pradesh
With what outlay was the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, which marked six years on 10 September 2026, started?
Rs 20,050 crore
What outlay and time frame does the Chhattisgarh Cabinet's CM Startup and NIPUN Mission carry?
Rs 500 crore over five years
What total did India's foreign exchange reserves reach as a new record in the week to 4 September 2026?
$785.7 billion
Which organisation did the RBI recognise as fintech's second Self-Regulatory Organisation during Global Fintech Fest 2026?
Unified Fintech Forum
Which organisation initiated the World Circular Economy Forum, whose 2026 meeting India is hosting in Gandhinagar, back in 2017?
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund
What is the combined investment in the 50:50 joint venture between Cochin Shipyard Limited and UAE-based Drydocks World to enlarge Kochi's International Ship Repair Facility?
Rs 1,800 crore
Tata Steel has commissioned the Coke Oven Gas Injection Project at its Meramandali plant, a first for India. Coke Oven Gas contains hydrogen above what share?
55 per cent
Which historical event does National Forest Martyrs Day, marked in India on 11 September, remember?
The Khejarli Massacre of 1730
Which farming method generated many of the carbon credits for which Grow Indigo paid farmers?
Direct-Seeded Rice
16 & 17 September 2026 open
India's first Badri calf born through OPU-IVF at Pantnagar came from a surrogate of which breed?
Sahiwal
Badri cattle, known locally as Pahadi, are notable for which distinction?
They were the first cattle breed from Uttarakhand registered by ICAR's NBAGR
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana completed seven years on 12 September 2026. What fixed monthly pension does it promise at age 60?
Rs 3,000
What is the correct eligibility condition for joining PM-KMY?
Small and marginal farmers aged 18 to 40 with cultivable land up to 2 hectares
What financial outlay accompanies the newly notified operational guidelines of the GOBARdhan scheme?
Rs 23,731 crore
What was the value of India-ASEAN goods trade in FY2025-26, as stated at the ninth AIMMAF ministerial meeting on agriculture and forestry?
USD 128 billion
ICAR co-organised Dryland Congress 2026, whose outcome was the Delhi Declaration on Drylands. Which institution was its partner?
ICRISAT
Gujarat launched a Mangrove GIS Portal. Under MISHTI, how much mangrove area has it brought back so far, against a 2023-27 goal of 29,250 hectares?
27,652 hectares
Which agency has partnered, through an MoU with the Department of Rural Development, on Pension Sakhi to extend rural pension coverage?
PFRDA
Under Uttar Pradesh's Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, small and marginal farmers can get concessional long-term loans up to what sum and at what interest rate?
Up to Rs 6 lakh at 6 per cent
What was the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and above in August 2026, as per the NSO's 17th PLFS Monthly Bulletin?
5.0 per cent
What MDR will be levied from 15 October 2026 under the new UPI framework when a person pays a merchant more than Rs 2,000?
0.4 per cent
The Union Cabinet raised the EPFO monthly wage ceiling from Rs 15,000, effective 17 September 2026. What is the new ceiling?
Rs 25,000
The India Electric Mobility Index 2025 from NITI Aayog was topped by which State or UT?
Delhi
Which technology produced India's first Badri calf at Pantnagar?
OPU-IVF
18 September 2026 open
Kuno National Park's review of Project Cheetah after four years puts India's cheetah population at what number?
52
In which year was the cheetah declared extinct in India?
1952
The newly described Gegeneophis chandgadi from the Western Ghats falls in which amphibian order?
Gymnophiona
In which district was Gegeneophis chandgadi found in leaf litter of a backyard?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
FY2023-24 to FY2027-28 is the period covered by the PM Vishwakarma Scheme. What is its total outlay?
₹13,000 crore
Under PM Vishwakarma, artisans get collateral-free loans of ₹1 lakh and then ₹2 lakh. What interest rate do they pay?
5 per cent
A 232.6-metre concrete gravity dam is planned on which river under the Kishau Multipurpose Project agreed by six states?
Tons
NIELIT and Infineon Technologies opened a semiconductor manufacturing Centre of Excellence in which city?
Ahmedabad
What purpose lay behind the RBI's ₹50,000 crore Open Market Operation of mid-September 2026?
Absorb durable liquidity from the banking system
For which two articles do central laws on land and customary practice require the State Legislative Assembly's concurrence?
371A and 371G
Which State is set to be the first in India to require a computer-based Hazard Perception Test from driving licence applicants?
Kerala
What was the combined value of India's merchandise and services exports in April-August 2026?
USD 399.27 billion
Who has been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024?
Anant Nag
Which force got its first woman chief officer in Sanjukta Parashar?
CRPF CoBRA
Who was re-elected unopposed as ICA President for 2026-2030 at the same assembly?
Ariel Guarco
19 September 2026 open
With which partner did the FAO publish the report "Forests for Food: Nourishing People, Sustaining the Planet"?
CIFOR-ICRAF
The report says pollinators that live in forests underpin what proportion of global crop production?
35 per cent
According to the report, how many people mainly used woodfuel for cooking in 2022?
1.8 billion
What was the average yearly deforestation from 2015 to 2025?
10.9 million hectares
India's first soil carbon payments to individual farms were made under whose 'Aadi' programme?
Grow Indigo
Under the soil carbon payment mechanism, farmers get upfront payments or what part of the net earnings from carbon-credit sales?
75 per cent
Which afforestation method does the 'Bharat Vann' green initiative at Lodhi Colony Park use?
Miyawaki
To what level did the Union Cabinet approve raising the mandatory EPFO wage ceiling?
₹25,000 per month
What was the EPFO wage ceiling just before the 2014 revision?
₹6,500
To what level did Moody's Ratings lift its FY27 real GDP growth forecast for India?
7.0 per cent
What is India's current sovereign rating from Moody's?
Baa3, stable
At what year-on-year rate did India's real GDP grow in the first six months of 2026?
8.2 per cent
Under which theme was SEMICON India 2026 held?
"Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem"
As per the FAO report, how many wild species are used worldwide for food, energy, medicine and materials?
More than 50,000
Approximately how many appointment letters have been issued through all 20 Rozgar Mela editions?
12.75 lakh
20 & 21 September 2026 open
SPROUT, the facility opened at BRIC-NIPGR in New Delhi, is an abbreviation of what?
SpeedSeed Phenotyping and Resource Optimization for Unified Trait Analysis
Speed breeding at the SPROUT facility brings a crop cycle down to about how long?
40 days
In 2023, how many DBT institutes were merged to create BRIC, NIPGR's parent body?
14
What Compressed Biogas purchase obligation do the new GOBARdhan operational guidelines fix for City Gas Distribution companies?
3% in FY27, 4% in FY28, 5% from FY29
Which theme was chosen for the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?
"Swachhata Mein Sahbhag; Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat"
NSTFDC entered an MoU with which company for smart classrooms and computer labs at Eklavya Model Residential Schools (29 of them) in Rajasthan?
HPCL
Which sector did NITI Aayog's Trade Watch Quarterly concentrate on in its 9th edition?
Metals and ores
NPCI's revised MDR framework takes effect on 15 October 2026. Up to what value do UPI P2M transactions stay free?
₹2,000
India's first tokenised corporate bonds, made possible by NSE, were issued within which framework?
SEBI Regulatory Sandbox Framework, 2020
Kamlesh Chandra Varshney was reappointed to SEBI's board as a Whole-Time Member. Which service is he from?
Indian Revenue Service
Among 41 markets in the Global Business Climate Survey 2026, India placed first. Which two countries followed, in order?
Ireland and Vietnam
Which large State ranked first in the 2025 India Electric Mobility Index?
Maharashtra
What was India's electric vehicle penetration for 2025-26, as given in the IEMI 2025?
8.25 per cent
Where did GIFT City rank in the Global Financial Centres Index 40?
37th
SPROUT, inaugurated in September 2026, is located at which institute?
BRIC-NIPGR, New Delhi
22 September 2026 open
In the WMO's 2025 water resources assessment, what fraction of monitored groundwater stations reported levels that were lower than normal or far lower than normal?
34 per cent
How much mass did glaciers lose worldwide in 2025, per the report?
408 ±132 Gt
What proportions of Indian irrigation and of rural drinking supply are met from groundwater?
60 per cent of irrigation and 85 per cent of rural drinking water
InD Events Dubai, with which APEDA has just signed an MoU, is the organiser of which trade fair?
Gulfood
Roughly how many rural properties will be registered at no cost under the 2026 Swamitva Adhikar Abhilekh scheme of Madhya Pradesh?
50 lakh
The FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes that a District Judge hear an appeal on the vesting of assets if it is filed within what time?
90 days
In which year's FCRA amendment were the 20 per cent limit on administrative spending and the designated SBI account introduced?
The 2020 amendment
Indian Overseas Bank has a RuPay credit card co-branded with novio. Which company operates novio?
Credilio Financial Technologies
SLINEX-26, the bilateral naval exercise at Visakhapatnam, is conducted between India and which country?
Sri Lanka
In which strait does Mayun (Perim) Island, captured by the Houthis, lie?
Bab el-Mandeb
How many countries have a land border with Ukraine?
Seven
India offered Bhutan a concessional credit line for energy projects while the External Affairs Minister was there. How large was it?
₹4,000 crore
India's submission in the Oscars 2027 Best International Feature Film race is which film?
Gondhal
The homegrown drone 'KAL', a one-way attack type trialled at Pokhran's field firing range, is reported to fly up to what distance?
1,000 km
Where is the World Meteorological Organization headquartered?
Geneva
23 & 24 September 2026 open
A thorough checklist of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve recorded how many species of flowering plants?
3,261
Which plant family had the most species in the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?
Fabaceae
Which reserve was the first biosphere reserve in India?
Nilgiri
Under which theme was the 9th India International Water Week held?
"Climate Resilient Water Management"
Which pair of veterinary NSAIDs did India ban in 2023 to protect vultures?
Aceclofenac and ketoprofen
Where are India's Vulture Conservation Breeding Centres located?
Pinjore, Rajabhatkhawa and Rani
What interest rate now applies to farm loans under Uttar Pradesh's Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana?
6 per cent
Who validates the Gram Panchayat's self-assessment in Swachh Seva Aankalan, an initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti?
The Gram Sabha
Which entity is raising India's first blue bond?
Sagarmala Finance Corporation
Which country issued the first sovereign blue bond anywhere in the world?
Seychelles
Which agency now gives the highest FY27 GDP growth forecast for India, and what is it?
OECD — 7.1 per cent
What does the RBI action known as 'Operation Twist' involve?
Simultaneous sale of short-term and purchase of long-term securities
Jayanti Prasad has taken additional charge as IBBI Chairperson. Which service is he from?
Indian Audit and Accounts Service
Whose debut feature film is 'Angh', winner of the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival?
Theja Rio
How many flowering plant species did the checklist record in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?
3,261
25 & 26 September 2026 open
Which country ranked second in the Global Business Climate Survey 2026?
Ireland
How often does Strobilanthes kunthiana (Neelakurinji) flower en masse?
Every 12 years
How much did banks mobilise through FCNR(B) deposits, per the RBI Bulletin's State of the Economy report?
$13.3 billion
According to the RBI survey for 2025-26, India's software services exports were worth how much?
$221.4 billion
From 22 September 2026, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited is known by what name?
ICICI Life Insurance Limited
Which bank is the Sponsor Operating Unit for TBX's B2B bill payments?
IDFC FIRST Bank
Which regulator proposed lower Expense of Management limits and commission caps for insurance distributors?
IRDAI
From which date will RBI's new market-risk capital framework apply?
1 April 2027
How many NBFCs had their Certificates of Registration cancelled by RBI during 4-31 August 2026?
Five
Which constitutional provision governs removal of the Chief Election Commissioner?
Article 324(5)
Which two UN bodies released the Gender Snapshot 2026?
UN Women and UN DESA
Which Act replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991?
CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023
India became the first country of which region to host the World Circular Economy Forum?
South Asia
In which sport did Salman Khan of the Indian Army win bronze at the Asian Games?
Rowing
Who won India's first Asian Games mixed team skeet bronze?
Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal
27 & 28 September 2026 open
Which institution developed the RSVC-AMRIT digital platform with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser?
NABARD
What does DiCRA stand for?
Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture
PMGSY-4 was launched in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
Sehore
Which department launched the Livestock Insurance Portal?
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Polin, launched by Dhanuka Agritech, protects paddy against which diseases?
Leaf blast and neck blast
Where did NABARD open its new Experience Centre?
Mumbai
Where is SWIFT headquartered?
La Hulpe, Belgium
What was the RBI's net forex purchase in July 2026, a record?
$18.65 billion
Which two institutions signed an initial MoU on financing rural infrastructure projects?
NABARD and NaBFID
Which two entities are building the National Digital Tourism Stack?
Ministry of Tourism and ONDC
In which month and year did the West Bengal Assembly pass the Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill?
June 2026
Which authority proposed restricting the name 'paneer' for non-dairy analogue products?
FSSAI
Which country contributed the name Dujuan for the typhoon that hit Japan?
China
Which philosophy is associated with Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya?
Integral Humanism
India retained which trophy at the 46th Chess Olympiad?
Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy
29 September 2026 open
The Pashudhan Bima Portal belongs to which Department?
Animal Husbandry and Dairying
The UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise was adopted at which UNGA session?
81st
What rank did India secure in the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index 2026?
31st
What FY27 GDP growth did the OECD's September 2026 interim report project for India?
7.1%
What was India’s IIP growth in August 2026?
8%
Which country was India's largest source of crude oil in September 2026?
Russia
How many pillars does the PRAHAAR National Counter-Terrorism Policy and Strategy have?
Seven
What is the theme of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026?
Power in Partnership
Where is the 2nd edition of Tarang Shakti 2026 being held?
Jodhpur
Which institute developed India's first working indigenous micro-GPU?
IIT Delhi
World Car-Free Day is observed on which date?
22 September
On which date is the International Day of Sign Languages observed?
23 September
On which date is NSS Day observed?
24 September
On which date is World Heart Day observed every year?
29 September
In which city is FICCI FRAMES 2026 being held?
Mumbai