Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 23/09/2026: Topics Covered

23 September Context: International Day of Sign Languages (Commemorating the establishment of the World Federation of the Deaf in 1951).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Amroha ODOP (Dholak/Musical Instruments), Patna Bird Sanctuary (UP’s smallest bird sanctuary in Etah), India’s first urban public transport ropeway in Varanasi, and the historical significance of Sarnath.

UPSC Polity: 97th Amendment Act (Constitutional status to Co-operative Societies) and the 61st Amendment Act (Lowering the voting age to 18).

Economy: The definition of Core Inflation (stripping out volatile food and energy) and the Gini Coefficient (Measuring income inequality).

UPSC Environment: The Basel Convention (Transboundary movement of hazardous waste) and Keibul Lamjao (The world’s only floating national park in Manipur).

Science & Tech: The LIGO-India observatory in Hingoli (Maharashtra), and ISRO’s NavIC regional navigation system (operational constellation of 7 satellites).

Defence & IR: Exercise Nomadic Elephant (India-Mongolia), India’s procurement of the S-400 Triumf from Russia, the AUKUS pact (Nuclear-powered submarines for Australia), and the UNHRC headquarters in Geneva.

Sports & Awards: Sheetal Devi (The world’s first active armless female archer) and the Sahitya Akademi Award (granted across 24 languages).

Government Schemes: UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik scheme under the Ministry of Civil Aviation).