Current affairs 4 Sep 2026

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Rare Sharp-tailed Sandpiper spotted in Chandu village, Gurgaon

A rare Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) was recently sighted in Chandu village, Gurgaon. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.

New scorpion species Liocheles gracilipalpus described from Shivalik Hills, Jammu and Kashmir

Researchers have discovered and formally described a new scorpion species, Liocheles gracilipalpus, from the Shivalik Hills in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir. It belongs to the Hormuridae family and was found at an elevation of…

New stingless honey bee Tetragonula nagalandensis found in Nagaland; India's count rises to 19

Scientists have described a new stingless honey bee species, Tetragonula nagalandensis, from the Medziphema region of Nagaland. It is named in honour of the state where it was first found. The discovery takes the number…

GCRMN's seventh Status of Coral Reefs of the World report: hard coral cover down about 9.5%

The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) released its seventh Status of Coral Reefs of the World report, showing bleaching events are growing more frequent. Global hard coral cover has fallen about 9.5% against the…

UN report warns world likely to cross 1.5°C warming by around 2030, but overshoot can be reversed

A landmark United Nations report warns the world will likely breach the 1.5°C warming limit around 2030, though a temporary overshoot could be reversed later this century. The Paris Agreement (2015) seeks to keep warming…

Centre defers Census operations in Manipur amid demands to update NRC with 1951 base year

The Centre has deferred Census operations in Manipur. Meiteis, Pangals (Meitei Muslims) and Nagas demanded that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be updated first with 1951 as the base year, and petitions in the…

High Court of Kerala name to stay unchanged despite State's renaming as Keralam

The name 'High Court of Kerala' will remain even though the State has become Keralam. A High Court's name can be changed only through a High Court Name Amendment Act passed by Parliament, on the…

National Conference on Quantum Biotechnology 2026 held at IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay hosted the National Conference on Quantum Biotechnology 2026 to promote the use of quantum technology in life sciences and healthcare. Sessions covered diagnostics, biomedical imaging, drug discovery, precision medicine and biosensing, along with…

MoSPI explains revised Q1 2026-27 GDP estimates and negative manufacturing GVA deflator

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) clarified the revised GDP estimates for Q1 of 2026-27. A negative 1.5% manufacturing GVA deflator does not mean factory prices fell; under double deflation, input prices rose…

India's solar module capacity reaches 233 GW, raising overcapacity and upstream-gap concerns

India's solar photovoltaic module manufacturing capacity hit 233 GW by June 2026, but cell capacity is only about 35 GW, with very little ingot and wafer capacity, exposing a large upstream gap. Module plants run…