Daily Current Affairs — 4 September 2026: ISRO's EOS-05 Launch, Belgian PM's India Visit, RBI Annual Report & Ram Mandir Trust's New CEO

The Supreme Court directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to consult the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General before taking major policy decisions, after flagging concerns including 'jolting' felicitation expenditures and a proposed Goa university plan.

Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra was appointed the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, selected from 5,585 applicants through an AI-assisted and manual screening process.

The Kerala High Court criticised the state government over conditions at mental health centres, describing some facilities as 'horror places' in need of urgent reform.

The RBI's Annual Report for FY2025-26 showed its balance sheet grew over 22% to about ₹91.97 lakh crore, with a record ₹2.86 lakh crore surplus transferred to the central government.

India's fiscal deficit for April-July of FY27 stood at ₹4.55 lakh crore, or 26.8% of the full-year target of ₹16.96 lakh crore (4.3% of GDP).

Onion growers in Nashik, Maharashtra protested after prices crashed to Rs 4-6/kg, demanding a government procurement price of Rs 32/kg; the Centre raised its procurement price to only Rs 15/kg.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever completed a three-day state visit to India (2-4 September) — his first as PM and Belgium's first prime ministerial visit in nearly two decades — with talks covering defence, critical minerals, semiconductors and clean energy.

The 81st session of the UN General Assembly opens on 8 September 2026 under President Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh, with the high-level General Debate beginning 22 September.

ISRO successfully launched its GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the EOS-05 (GISAT-1A) earth observation satellite from Sriharikota on 4 September 2026, placing India's first satellite in a sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati is set to host one of India's first physical quantum computers — an IBM Quantum System Two with a 156-qubit Heron processor — by September 2026, under the state's Quantum Valley initiative.

Indian researchers developed a portable 'glow' biosensor that uses luminescence to detect toxic heavy metals and harmful bacteria in water, soil, vegetables and milk.

Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma became the first woman non-medical officer in the Indian Air Force to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal, assuming charge as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) on 1 September.

GE Aerospace delivered three more F404-IN20 engines to HAL, taking total deliveries for the Tejas Mk1A programme to 10 of the 99 engines contracted under a ₹5,375-crore deal.

The UN Environment Programme's 'Limiting Overshoot' report, released in Nairobi, warns that global warming will cross 1.5°C within the next few years and outlines an 'overshoot, peak, and decline' pathway to eventually return below the threshold.

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated a two-day international workshop on tiger landscapes, conservation, ecotourism and livelihoods, jointly organised by the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), the Asian Development Bank and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

France's Alex Lanier won the men's singles gold at the BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi, beating Japan's Kodai Naraoka 21-11, 21-11 to become the first French world badminton champion.

India Women beat Hong Kong Women by 137 runs in the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 in Dubai, with Smriti Mandhana scoring 124 off 64 balls as India became the first team to qualify for the knockouts.

India's contingent for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan (19 September-4 October) has been expanded to 768 members — 503 athletes plus 265 officials and support staff — competing across 36 disciplines.

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers' Awards 2026 on 48 teachers — 26 men and 22 women from 27 states, 7 Union Territories and 6 central organisations — at Vigyan Bhawan on 5 September, Teachers' Day.

Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu was named recipient of the 60th Jnanpith Award (for 2025), India's highest literary honour, for his contribution to Tamil literature and poetry.

Assam, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Nagaland achieved 100% functional household tap connection coverage in their urban areas under Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), as of 31 August 2026.

National Nutrition Week 2026 is being observed from 1-7 September with the theme 'Eat Right, Grow Bright'; the PM POSHAN scheme currently reaches about 11.8 crore children.

Two Kuki-Zo legislators — Kimneo Haokip Hangshing (Saikul) and Haokholet Kipgen (Saitu) — attended the Manipur Legislative Assembly in person for the first time in over three years since the 2023 ethnic violence.

Odisha's 18th All India Dance Festival, 'Vysakhi Nrithyotsav 2026', will be held on 26-27 September in Visakhapatnam, featuring classical and folk dance forms including Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Kathak, Bharatanatyam and Chari folk dance.