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Highlights of Current Affairs 2 September 2026
- The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled the Indus Waters Treaty remains in force regarding the Ratle project, but India rejected the proceedings, citing the tribunal’s lack of jurisdiction and improper constitution.
- The Northern Sea Route along Russia’s Arctic coast is gaining traction as a seasonal alternative to the Suez Canal, potentially cutting Asia-Europe transit distance by up to 40%.
- India’s Ethanol Blended Petrol programme is raising food-security concerns, as diverting sugarcane, maize and rice toward ethanol production risks pushing up sugar prices and animal feed costs.
- ICAR-IARI developed Pusa Rice DST1, India’s first genome-edited rice variety using CRISPR-Cas9 (SDN-1) technology, offering 10-30% higher yields under drought and saline conditions without foreign DNA.
- The 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Awards went to Tommy Koh (Singapore, international law/UNCLOS), Runa Khan (Bangladesh, riverine community development), and Bo Kyi (Myanmar, political prisoner rights).
- Bihar and Jharkhand signed an MoU ending a 25-year Sone River water dispute, splitting the 7.75 MAF allocation from the 1973 Bansagar Accord as 5.75 MAF to Bihar and 2 MAF to Jharkhand.
- India’s fiscal deficit reached 26.8% of its FY2026-27 target (4.3% of GDP, about ₹16.96 lakh crore) during April–July 2026, per CGA data.
- Nepal’s flash floods spotlighted the danger of “hanging glaciers” — ice masses on steep slopes that can collapse and trigger cascading floods (LLOFs/GLOFs) in the Himalayas.
- India reaffirmed plans to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, by end-2026, while Rani Avantibai Lodhi’s martyrdom day recalled her 1857 revolt leadership at the Battle of Kheri.
- Uzbekistan became the 11th country to enable UPI-based cross-border merchant payments, allowing Indian travelers to pay via UZQR codes linked directly to their Indian bank accounts.
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