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Highlights of Current Affairs 7 September 2026
- Minilateralism (small-group cooperation like Quad, BRICS, G20) is gaining traction as traditional multilateral bodies like the UN and WTO face gridlock, though critics warn of fragmentation and limited legitimacy.
- India’s cotton production has fallen from around 350 lakh bales to 290.91 lakh bales in 2025-26, with Punjab’s cotton acreage shrinking 37.5%, pushing India toward becoming a net raw cotton importer.
- UNEP’s “Limiting Overshoot” report warns global warming could temporarily hit 1.8°C even under ambitious action (2.6°C under current policies), proposing an “Overshoot, Peak and Decline” pathway to return below 1.5°C by 2100.
- The Tamil Nadu Assembly’s push to make Tamil the principal Madras High Court language spotlighted Article 348, under which English remains default while states can introduce regional languages with presidential consent.
- Only about 28% of India’s ~72,368 MLD urban sewage is treated, and just 17% is safely reusable, prompting UP and Uttarakhand to promote treated wastewater reuse under the “Apna Jal” branding.
- A UN report presented at the Pacific Islands Forum found global sea levels rose 5.9mm in 2024 and could rise at least 0.5m by 2100, threatening over 14 million people in Mumbai, Kolkata and Dhaka with inundation.
- The Indian Air Force conducted the maiden drop test of Khagantak-243, a 300-kg indigenous precision-guided glide bomb with over 120km range, developed by JSR Dynamics and BEL.
- India’s Cotton Productivity Mission “Kapas Kanti” targets raising productivity to 755 kg/ha through an integrated Farm-to-Fashion value chain approach, alongside initiatives like PM MITRA and Kasturi Cotton India.
- Namami Gange’s Hybrid Annuity Model ensures 15-year private-sector operation and maintenance of sewage treatment infrastructure to prevent plants from becoming dysfunctional after construction.
- Declining Bt cotton pest resistance (since ~2006) and assured MSP-linked paddy procurement have driven northern Indian farmers away from cotton, with Pink Bollworm-hit yields falling to 1.5-2 quintals/acre against a 7-quintal break-even level.
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