1) 🇮🇳 National

• 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 is being launched today in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

• The 2026 campaign places special emphasis on Anganwadi Centres and community participation in improving nutrition outcomes.

• The theme of Poshan Maah 2026 is “Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari”.

• India–Japan air exercise “Veer Guardian-2026” begins today at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan. It involves the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).

• The 8th Central Pay Commission is scheduled to hold consultations with stakeholders in Puducherry on September 9, 2026, as part of its nationwide consultation process.

• The 72nd National Film Awards will be presented on September 22, 2026, at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, marking the first time the ceremony is being held outside Delhi.

2) 🌍 International

• The International Space Summit 2026 begins in Paris, France, on September 9 and continues through September 10.

• The summit focuses on strengthening Europe’s role in space, space security, satellite infrastructure and orbital sustainability.

• India is preparing to host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026.

• India is the BRICS Chair for 2026.

• The theme of India’s BRICS Chairmanship is “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”

3) 💰 Economy

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is conducting an overnight Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction of ₹5 lakh crore on September 9 to absorb surplus liquidity from the banking system.

• The VRRR operation is being conducted under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF).

• The RBI is also scheduled to conduct a ₹24,000 crore Treasury Bill auction today:

  • 91-day T-Bills: ₹9,000 crore

  • 182-day T-Bills: ₹8,000 crore

  • 364-day T-Bills: ₹7,000 crore

• UPI continues to remain the backbone of India’s digital-payment ecosystem, with monthly transaction volumes reaching record levels.

4) 🗓 Date’s importance

International Day to Protect Education from Attack – September 9

• Observed annually on September 9.

• Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2020.

• The day highlights the need to protect schools, students, teachers and educational institutions during armed conflicts.

• It promotes education as a fundamental right and calls for preventing attacks on education.

International Sudoku Day – September 9

• Observed annually on September 9.

• The date commemorates the birthday of Howard Garns, the American architect credited with creating the modern Sudoku puzzle.

• Sudoku is a popular logic-based number-placement puzzle.

5) 👱‍♂👩‍🦳 Person of the day

Leo Tolstoy

• Born: September 9, 1828

• Russian novelist, philosopher and social thinker.

• Famous works include “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina.”

• Regarded as one of the greatest novelists in world literature.

• His ideas on non-violence and moral philosophy influenced several later thinkers and leaders.

6) 🏅 Sports

• The World Archery Para Series Stage 3 concludes today in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

• This is the first time India is hosting a World Archery Para Series event.

• The competition features categories including Recurve Open, Compound Open, W1 and Visually Impaired.

• Indian para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar are among the prominent Indian participants.

• In the 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship, Railway Sports Promotion Board defeated CISF 5–1 in their Pool D match.

7) 🏆 Awards

• Global Fintech Awards 2026 will be presented during the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai today.

• The awards recognise achievements in areas including fintech, banking technology, AI-powered financial innovation and digital finance.

• The 72nd National Film Awards ceremony is scheduled for September 22, 2026, at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.

• Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan are set to receive the Best Actor award jointly for Bramayugam and Chandu Champion, respectively.

• Article 370 has been selected as the Best Feature Film at the 72nd National Film Awards.

8) ⭐️ Other important significance

• Poshan Maah 2026: September marks the annual National Nutrition Month campaign in India; Poshan Maah has been observed since 2018.

• Veer Guardian-2026: Strengthens defence cooperation and interoperability between India and Japan.

• World Archery Para Series: Ahmedabad becomes the first Indian host city for this international para-archery series.

• BRICS 2026: India’s upcoming New Delhi summit is expected to focus on Global South cooperation, digital payments, trade, technology, climate action and resilient supply chains.

• National Film Awards: The 2026 ceremony marks a significant change in tradition by moving the event outside New Delhi for the first time.

📚 Word of the day

Resilience — the ability to recover quickly from difficulties or adapt successfully to challenging conditions.

Example: Economic resilience helps a country withstand global financial shocks.