📚 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 8 SEPTEMBER 2026
📌 Source : PIB
🔹 Vinai Kumar Saxena Given Additional Charge as J&K Lieutenant Governor • President Droupadi Murmu appointed Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, to also discharge the functions of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir during the leave of Manoj Sinha.
🔹 High Court Judges Appointed • Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar were appointed Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court. • Nchumbemo Mozhui and Helen Dawngliani were appointed Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court.
🔹 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Puraskar 2026 • Award : Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Puraskar 2026 • Recipient :Kishor Makwana, Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes • Field/Category : Public service and contribution to social justice and protection of Scheduled Caste rights. • The award is to be presented during the 16th Sansad Ratna Awards 2026 in Delhi.
🔹 7th Global Fintech Fest 2026 • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 7th Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. • Theme : “Potential to Impact: Agentic AI | Tokenisation | Quantum: Trusted, Connected, Global Systems for Inclusive Finance.”
🔹 1st India Morocco Joint Defence Committee Meeting • The inaugural India Morocco Joint Defence Committee meeting was held in New Delhi.
🔹 7th India Japan Joint Working Group on Forests • The meeting was held in Bengaluru. • Key areas included Trees Outside Forests, forest genetics and conservation of forest genetic resources.
🔹 Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 • The Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self Defence Force, JASDF, will conduct Exercise Veer Guardian 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 9 to 22 September 2026. • IAF aircraft include LCA Tejas, Su 30MKI and Rafale, while Japan will participate with F 2A fighters.
🔹 IAF Dronathon 2026 • The Indian Air Force will organise Dronathon 2026 at Pokhran, Jaisalmer, from 14 to 16 September 2026. • It will showcase indigenous Unmanned Aerial Systems and Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems.
🔹 Indian Contingent for Asian Games 2026 • The Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2026 received an official send off in New Delhi. • The Asian Games are being hosted by Aichi Nagoya, Japan.
🔹 PM SETU • The 5th National Steering Committee approved Skill Improvement Plans worth ₹735.70 crore under PM SETU. • Total approved investment under the programme has reached around ₹2,171 crore across nine ITI clusters. • PM SETU stands for Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs.
🔹 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 • The 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah is being launched on 9 September 2026. • It highlights the role of Anganwadi Centres and promotes balanced, protein rich nutrition, maternal nutrition, growth monitoring and healthy child feeding practices.
🔹 Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan • The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment expanded partnerships with spiritual organisations under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. • A national pledge against drug abuse is also being organised to commemorate the campaign’s 6th anniversary.
🔹 International Literacy Day : 8 September • International Literacy Day is observed every year on 8 September. • 2026 Theme : “Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity.” • Tripura reported a 95.6% literacy rate, crossing the Government of India benchmark for being declared fully literate.
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