DAILY GK 21-22 SEP 2026
1.
WORLD CIRCULAR ECONOMY
FORUM 2026
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World Circular Economy
Forum (WCEF) 2026 held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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With this, India
became the 1st South Asian country to host the WCEF.
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Theme ‘Circular Economy:
Transition for People and Prosperity’.
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The forum was organised by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
in collaboration with Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Government of Finland;
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of
India (GoI); Government of Gujarat and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).
2.
GOVERNMENT DISSOLVES
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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The Government of India
(GoI) dissolved the Digital
Communications Commission (DCC), the apex inter-departmental decision-making body under the Department
of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications after nearly
37 years of functioning.
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Formed
in April 1989 as Telecom Commission and renamed DCC in October 2018 under the National Digital
Communications Policy, 2018.
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It handled major telecom policy, administrative and financial matters
as an apex inter-departmental body.
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Financial Powers: Projects up to Rs 100
crore were decided by the DoT Secretary, up to Rs 500 crore by the
Telecom Minister, and Rs 500–1,000 crore to the Expenditure Finance
Committee (EFC).
3. AB
PM-JAY COMPLETES 8 YEARS
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The Ayushman
Bharat Pradhan-Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) launched
by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) to achieve universal
health coverage completed eight years with over 60
crore (Cr) beneficiaries.
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AB PM-JAY was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on 23 September 2018 from the city of Ranchi, Jharkhand.
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It is the world’s largest government-funded public health insurance and
assurance scheme, providing up to Rs 5 lakh per family
annually for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
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This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), with a funding
ratio of: 60:40 - Centre: States, 90:10 – Centre:
North-Eastern (NE) States, Himachal Pradesh (HP),
Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
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60:40 – Centre: Union territories (UTs) with a legislature.
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100% – By Centre for UTs without legislature.
4. 3RD
ANTF CONFERENCE 2026
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Union Minister Amit Shah,
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Minister
of Cooperation, inaugurated the 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF)
Heads of States/Union Territories (UTs) in New Delhi.
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The conference aimed to achieve the targets of the Vision Document
on Narcotics Control (2026–2029), focusing on dismantling drug
networks and setting a goal of a drug-free India by 31 December
2029 in line with the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
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Theme “United Resolve, Shared
Responsibility,” emphasising a whole-of-government approach involving
central agencies, States, and stakeholders.
5. GOVT
MANDATES BIS CERTIFICATION FOR SMARTPHONE SCREEN PROTECTORS
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), Government of India (GoI)
mandated Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for smartphone
screen protectors, bringing them under the Electronics and Information
Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021, with
effect from 1 April 2027.
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Smartphone screen protectors must
conform to the Indian Standard (IS) 19348:2025 before they
can be manufactured, imported or sold in India.
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Quality Parameters: The standard covers parameters including
thickness, dimensions, light transmission, visual defects and strength.
Compliant products will be required to carry the BIS Standard Mark.
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Compliance: Manufacturers and importers must meet the
prescribed standard before sale in India, with a transition period until March
31, 2027.
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Bureau of Indian Standards
(BIS)
established on 1 April 1987 and headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi, is India’s
National Standards Body under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (MoCAFPD).
6. UN
RELEASE ‘THE GENDER SNAPSHOT 2026’
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality
and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) released
the report titled “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The
Gender Snapshot 2026”, highlighting the status of gender equality under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
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The report, released on 17 September 2026, draws on more than 100 data sources to track progress for women and girls
across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Reduction in Budget: Around one in four institutional
mechanisms for gender equality experienced reductions
in their operating budgets, while nearly one in 10 lost control over their
budgets altogether.
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Global
funding for
gender equality fell to its lowest level
since 2021, with women’s rights organisations among the most affected.
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Globally,
six in seven countries are led by men.
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Nearly nine
in 10 defence ministers and more than
eight in 10 finance ministers are men.
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Women’s representation in national
parliaments increased from 22.3% in 2015 to 27.4% in
2026.
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Women’s representation in local government
stood at 35.6%.
7. INDIA’S
FIRST INDIGENOUS LONG-RANGE OWA DRONE ‘KAL’
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India’s first indigenous
long-range One-Way
Attack (OWA) drone named ‘KAL’ has
successfully completed its flight testing at the Pokhran
Field Firing Range (PFFR), Rajasthan.
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The drone, designed and developed by IG Defence (Noida
Uttar Pradesh, UP), and was launched from a vehicle-mounted platform.
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Designed for extended-range operations, it
offers up to 1,000 km (kilometres) range, 7–8 hours endurance,
50 kg (kilograms) payload capacity, and operations up to 5,000 m (metres)
altitude.
8. BIOMETRIC
AADHAAR AUTHENTICATION FOR SUBSIDISED LPG REFILL BOOKING
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Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)
has mandated Biometric Aadhaar
Authentication (BAA) for domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumers from October
1, 2026, to book refills at the regulated
Retail Selling Price (RSP) with applicable subsidy.
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Consumers completing BAA can continue LPG refill booking at regulated RSP with
subsidy, while those without BAA must complete authentication to avail
subsidised refills at RSP.
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Non-BAA Consumers unwilling
or unable to complete BAA can continue receiving LPG by registering through
OMC digital platforms, but will receive 5 kg (kilogram)or 10
kg cylinders at market price without subsidy, subject to local
availability.
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Domestic
LPG is sold below its actual cost, resulting in an implicit subsidy, estimated at around Rs. 210 per 14.2
kg cylinder in September 2026, compared to Rs. 721 per cylinder in June 2026.
9. INDIA
TO HOST ASIAN SENIOR WUSHU CHAMPIONSHIPS 2028
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India will host the 11th Asian
Senior Wushu Championships for the first time in 2028 with the decision
approved at the Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA) Congress in Aichi-Nagoya,
Japan.
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Bhupender Singh Bajwa of the Wushu Association of India (WAI) was nominated as a Member
of the Executive Committee of the WFA.
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The championship will feature around 500
athletes from 42 Asian countries, along with coaches,
judges, technical officials, and sports administrators.
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The 10th Asian Wushu Championships were held
in Macau, China, in September 2024.
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Wushu
is a Chinese martial art and combat sport governed globally by the International Wushu
Federation (IWUF), with competitions held in two categories: Taolu
(demonstration-based routines) and Sanda (full-contact combat competition).
10.
MARK WOOD RETIRES FROM
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
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England fast bowler Mark
Wood announced his retirement from International cricket at the age
of 36, ending an 11-year international career.
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He finished his
career as England’s sixth-highest
wicket-taker in men’s T20I history with 54 wickets in 38 matches, alongside
overall career figures of 119 Test
wickets in 38 matches and 80 ODI wickets in 70 matches.
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He was part of England’s 2019 Cricket World Cup-winning
team, taking 18 wickets, and also a member of the 2022 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World
Cup-winning squad, where he took 9 wickets.
11. INDIA
TO HOST UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2032
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The
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that India will host the UCI
Road World Championships 2032 for the first time in Pune,
Maharashtra, at the UCI’s 195th Congress
in Montréal, Canada.
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The historic bid was jointly led
by the Government of Maharashtra and the Cycling Federation of India (CFI),
with support from the Government of India (GoI).
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UCI: Founded
in 1900 in Paris, France and headquartered in Aigle, Switzerland.
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UCI
is the global governing body for cycling, responsible for regulating competitive
cycling and organising major international championships.
