Current affairs 10 Sep 2026

Daily current affairs Thursday 10 stories Tamil Test

International Literacy Day 2026 marks 60th anniversary with theme 'Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity'

International International Literacy Day, observed on September 8, reaches its 60th anniversary in 2026, with Mexico hosting the global celebration. The 2026 theme is "Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity". 1 / 10 Read the full story

Majuli and Tawang emerge as community-based models for rural waste management

Environment Majuli in Assam and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh have built community-driven systems for rural waste management. In Majuli, waste is collected in 19 of 20 panchayats, sorted at Central Material Collection Facilities and sent to… 2 / 10 Read the full story

Depalpur in Madhya Pradesh first city under Swachh Shehar Jodi to achieve Zero Legacy Waste

Environment Depalpur in Madhya Pradesh has become the first city under the Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative to reach Zero Legacy Waste, after treating 1,250 metric tonnes of accumulated old waste. The work was done under Swachh… 3 / 10 Read the full story

G20 Innovation Ministers adopt Carolina Principles and AI Prosperity Compact at Chapel Hill meeting

Science & Tech The G20 Innovation Ministers' Meeting was held on 1-2 September 2026 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Ministers adopted an Innovation Ministerial Statement spanning six areas, including pro-innovation policy, emerging technologies, skilled workforce, Artificial Intelligence… 4 / 10 Read the full story

BARC assesses sites for Small Modular Reactors in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

National The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) carried out a site assessment for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from September 4 to 8, 2026, covering all three districts: North & Middle… 5 / 10 Read the full story

Jitendra Singh launches BIO-NIVESH platform to link biotech startups with investors

Science & Tech Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched BIO-NIVESH in New Delhi, a platform that connects biotechnology startups with investors. It seeks to draw more private investment into biotech innovations that are ready to scale up and reach… 6 / 10 Read the full story

Ahuti Mk II becomes India's fastest multirotor UAV with certified speed of 498 km/h

National Hyderabad-based Apollyon Dynamics has developed Ahuti Mk II, the fastest multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) made in India, with a certified top speed of 498 km/h. It is an electric interceptor drone built to pursue… 7 / 10 Read the full story

India launches 'Agni Kawach', its first AI-powered industrial safety platform, at ICS-2026

Science & Tech India unveiled 'Agni Kawach', its first safety platform powered by Artificial Intelligence, at the 6th International Climate Summit (ICS-2026) held in New Delhi. The platform applies AI to support industrial safety processes and strengthen safety… 8 / 10 Read the full story

IIT Madras-incubated Bodhan AI and AI4Bharat release four open-weight AI models for Indian languages

Science & Tech Bodhan AI, a startup incubated at IIT Madras, has launched four open-weight artificial intelligence models for Indian languages in partnership with AI4Bharat. The models handle speech recognition, speech generation, machine translation and Optical Character Recognition… 9 / 10 Read the full story

New legless amphibian Gegeneophis chandgadi discovered in Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Environment Researchers have discovered Gegeneophis chandgadi, a new species of caecilian, or legless amphibian, in Buzawade village of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. It belongs to the genus Gegeneophis. The species takes its name from Chandgadi, a… 10 / 10 Read the full story

Practise these in the app

Daily quizzes, mock tests and audio news on the Tamil Test app. Get the app All current affairs Tamil Test