Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 21/09/2026: Topics Covered

21 September Context: International Day of Peace (Highlighting the UN Peace Bell donated by Japan).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Shravasti ODOP (Tribal Craft), the massive Mega Leather Cluster in Ramaipur (Kanpur), the highly revered Shakumbhari Devi Mela (Saharanpur), and the tri-state eco-boundary of the National Chambal Sanctuary (UP/MP/Rajasthan).

Polity: Article 338B (102nd Amendment Act granting constitutional status to the NCBC), and the distinct pardoning power of the President over Court Martials (Article 72 vs Article 161).

Economy: The OECD-led BEPS framework (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting), and the RBI-mandated 20-digit Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).

UPSC Science & Tech: The Beryllium-constructed golden mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the groundbreaking concept of Xenotransplantation (Pig-to-human organ transfer), and India’s Project BHISHM (World’s first portable, air-dropped disaster hospital).

Defence & IR: Exercise VARUNA (India-France Naval Drill), the procurement of MH-60R Romeo helicopters from the USA, the headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, and the operationalization of the UN Loss and Damage Fund at COP28.

Awards & Persons in News: Posthumous Bharat Ratna to former PM and UP CM Chaudhary Charan Singh, and the sad demise of the legendary Rampur-Sahaswan Hindustani vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan.

Sports: Arshad Nadeem’s historic, record-breaking Javelin Gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Government Schemes: The Stand-Up India Scheme (Bank loans for SC/ST and Women entrepreneurs).