Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 08/09/2026: Topics Covered

8 September Milestone: International Literacy Day (Spearheaded by UNESCO since 1967).

UP Specific (ODOP, Infra & Authority): Baghpat ODOP (Home Furnishings), the Saryu Nahar National Project (Interconnecting five rivers in eastern UP), and the newly established UP Inland Waterways Authority (Headquartered in Lucknow).

Defence, Security & Space: DRDO’s Project Kusha (India’s ‘Iron Dome’ LR-SAM system), the commissioning of INS Jatayu in Minicoy (Lakshadweep), and ISRO’s XPoSat (Studying X-ray polarization from black holes).

Banking, Finance & Economy: The historic linkage of India’s UPI with Singapore’s PayNow, the Logistics Performance Index (World Bank), and the concept of a Windfall Tax on unexpected massive profits.

Science, Tech & Health: Casgevy (World’s first approved CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy for Sickle Cell) and Indian Railways’ Kavach (Automatic Train Protection system).

International Affairs, Appointments & Awards: The UN’s BBNJ Treaty (High Seas Treaty), the G7 Summit hosted in Italy, Tharman Shanmugaratnam elected President of Singapore, and the 58th Jnanpith Award (awarded to Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya).

Sports & Personalities: The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final (hosted in Barbados) and Karpoori Thakur (Posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna).

Government Schemes: PM Vishwakarma (Holistic support for traditional artisans).