Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 22/09/2026: Topics Covered

22 September Special: World Rhino Day (Focusing on the ‘Vulnerable’ status of the Greater One-Horned Rhino).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Pilibhit ODOP (Bansuri/Bamboo Flutes), the Sur Sarovar (Keetham Lake) Ramsar site in Agra, the Noida International Airport (Jewar) developed by Zurich Airport International, and the historical town of Bithoor (Kanpur) related to the 1857 mutiny.

Polity: The 16th Finance Commission (Chaired by Arvind Panagariya) and the Ninth Schedule (added via the First Amendment Act 1951 to protect land reform laws).

UPSC Economy: The concept of Shrinkflation (reducing size while maintaining price) and the Twin Balance Sheet Problem (impaired commercial banks and over-leveraged corporates).

Environment: The Minamata Convention regulating highly toxic Mercury and the Blue Flag Certification awarded by the Denmark-based Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).

Science & Tech: India eliminating Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis transmitted by the Sandfly), and ISRO’s LVM3 rocket (used for Chandrayaan-3).

Defence & IR: Exercise DUSTLIK (India-Uzbekistan), IAF’s C-130J Super Hercules procured from the USA, the Quad (India, USA, Japan, Australia), and the ASEAN Secretariat located in Jakarta.

Sports & Awards: Avani Lekhara’s historic double Paralympic Golds in Shooting, and the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Quantum Dots.

Government Schemes: Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY (Providing up to Rs 5 Lakhs health cover per family).