Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 12/09/2026: Topics Covered

12 September Special: United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation.

UP Specific (ODOP, Infra, History, Scheme): Ghazipur ODOP (Jute Wall Hangings), Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Hardoi), the UP Mathrubhumi Yojana (60-40 public participation model), the historic Chauri Chaura incident (Gorakhpur), and the architect of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor (Bimal Patel).

Polity: Article 323A (Administrative Tribunals created by the 42nd Amendment) and Article 161 (Governor’s limitation on pardoning a death sentence).

Economy & Finance: The RBI’s Digital Rupee (CBDC) and its underlying DLT/Blockchain technology, and the UPI Lite X relying on NFC for offline transactions.

UPSC Science & Tech-(Space Technology): NASA’s OSIRIS-REx returning asteroid samples from Bennu, and JAXA’s SLIM Mission (the “Moon Sniper” pinpoint lunar landing).

UPSC Defense & IR: Exercise Ekuverin (India-Maldives), the I2U2 Group (West Asian Quad), and Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara.

Environment: The 30×30 Target under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Awards & Personalities: The Saraswati Samman (K.K. Birla Foundation), Jannik Sinner winning the 2024 US Open Men’s Singles, and the passing of eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman.

Government Schemes: The PM-eBus Sewa scheme (Public-Private Partnership wet-lease model) and the CDS retirement age (65 years).