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Highlights of Current Affairs 9 September 2026
- The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (164 in favour, US against, 6 abstentions) endorsing the Equal Earth projection over the 1569 Mercator projection to better represent continents’ true relative sizes, especially Africa’s.
- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs’ clarification on Gram Sabha consent for forest diversion has reignited debate, even as landmark cases like the Niyamgiri judgment (2013) affirmed Gram Sabhas’ central role in protecting tribal cultural rights.
- Concerns over judicial integrity resurfaced after a Supreme Court judge alleged nepotism against the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, spotlighting gaps like the lapsed Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 and the “Uncle Judge” phenomenon.
- A decade into Flexible Inflation Targeting (4% target, 2-6% band under Section 45ZA), India’s average CPI inflation fell from 6.8% (2012-16) to 4.9% post-FIT, though supply-side shocks and weak monetary transmission remain challenges.
- The Green Climate Fund faced criticism after a seven-year delay in clearing Nepal’s $49.9 million GLOF-resilience proposal, highlighting slow climate-finance access for vulnerable developing nations.
- The RBI absorbed nearly ₹6.02 lakh crore via Variable Rate Reverse Repo auctions amid a ₹10.32 lakh crore liquidity surplus, aiming to align the Weighted Average Call Rate with its policy repo rate.
- The Cabinet reaffirmed ECLGS 5.0, offering up to ₹2.55 lakh crore in guaranteed credit (100% for MSMEs) to cushion businesses from disruptions linked to the West Asia crisis.
- ASI declared Telangana’s 12th-13th century Gollala Gudi Temple, near the UNESCO-listed Ramappa Temple, a Monument of National Importance, showcasing distinctive Kakatiya-era interlocking masonry and “sandbox” foundation technology.
- India drilled two geothermal wells at Puga, Ladakh (over 14,000 feet elevation) for its first 1 MW geothermal demonstration plant, part of a broader push under the National Policy on Geothermal Energy notified in September 2025.
- China’s proposed 60 GW mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) near Medog raises Indian concerns over water security and seismic/glacial flood risks, given the absence of a binding India-China water-sharing treaty; separately, the Supreme Court raised the retirement age of district judges from 60 to 62 in seven consenting states.
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