1 September 2026 — Current Affairs Quiz

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On 31 August 2026, 39-year-old Lionel Messi announced on Instagram that he was retiring from the Argentina national team. This is retirement from international football only - he continues to play club football for Inter Miami in MLS. Since his 2005 debut he scored 125 goals in 207 internationals, played six World Cups, won the 2022 title in Qatar and was runner-up in 2014 and 2026. Exam angle: Argentina lost the final on 19 July 2026 in New Jersey to Spain.

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By a Public Health Department notification dated 20 August 2026, Goa declared cancer a Notified Disease under the Goa Public Health Act, 1985. Government and private hospitals, clinics, laboratories and oncologists must report newly diagnosed cases, in-situ and invasive, to the Directorate of Health Services within seven days and at most one month, building a State Cancer Registry. Exam angle: on 11 August 2026 the Supreme Court asked the remaining 19 states and UTs to notify cancer.

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The Pravasi Rajasthani Samman Awards (PRSA) are given by the Government of Rajasthan to Non-Resident Rajasthanis and NRR-run organisations for achievement in business, art, culture, industry, science, philanthropy and social service. Applications are invited by the nodal body, Rajasthan Foundation, at prsa.rajasthan.gov.in, with 13 September 2026 as the last date. Exam angle: Rajasthan Foundation was set up on 30 March 2001 under the Industries Department, headquartered at Yojana Bhawan, Jaipur.

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Nikol Pashinyan has been Prime Minister of Armenia since May 2018. Their meeting on 31 August 2026, on the sidelines of the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, was his first face-to-face bilateral with PM Narendra Modi after his re-appointment following Armenia's June 2026 elections. The MEA said they discussed defence, economic, pharma, science and technology, culture and education ties, and West Asia. Exam angle: Armenia's capital is Yerevan; Pashinyan's predecessor was Karen Karapetyan.

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A Supreme Court bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta directed the Rajasthan government in August 2026 to set up an Integrated Coordination Group under the Chief Secretary, plus a River Rejuvenation Authority. The ICG met on 1 September 2026 under Chief Secretary V. Srinivas to review the action plan; the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board is the nodal agency. Exam angle: the Jojri is a tributary of the Luni, joining it at Tilwara near Balotra.