7 September 2026 — Current Affairs Quiz

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India's national observance of International Vulture Awareness Day 2026 was held at Panchkula, Haryana, on 6 September 2026. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated a national workshop themed 'From Crisis to Recovery'. It was organised with MoEFCC, the Central Zoo Authority, Haryana Forest & Wildlife Dept, BNHS and the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore. A coffee table book, 'Story of Jatayu', was released. Exam angle: IVAD falls on the first Saturday of September.

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The 89th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle was held at Surat, Gujarat, on 6 September 2026 under the theme 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat'. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya led it along with Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi. It began at the Sardar Patel statue at Mangadh Chowk and covered a 6-km ride to Sarthana Zoo. Exam angle: Sundays on Cycle runs under the Fit India Movement, launched on 29 August 2019.

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The Indian Air Force's Sarang Helicopter Display Team travelled to Egypt to take part in the 2nd El Alamein International Airshow, held from 8 to 10 September 2026 at El Alamein International Airport. Sarang is the world's only five-helicopter display team and flies the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv. It performed its signature 'Dolphin Leap' along with a new manoeuvre, the 'Spot Stall Turn'. Exam angle: the ALH Dhruv is built by HAL.

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RULIP stands for the Rajasthan Urban Livability Improvement Project, an urban development programme supported by the Asian Development Bank. At the 7 September 2026 meeting in Jaipur between Chief Secretary V. Srinivas and ADB Country Director (India) Mio Oka, ADB reaffirmed support for the Jaipur Metro, RULIP and PRITHWI. Note: ADB documents also render it as an Investment Program. Exam angle: ADB was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Manila.

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the China Masters Super 750 men's doubles title at Shenzhen on 6 September 2026. The world No. 5 pair beat China's He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 in an hour and 10 minutes. It is India's first title at the tournament, which began in 2005. This was their 10th career BWF World Tour title and their second of the 2026 season, after the Singapore Open.