Recent event: Five young orangutans were rescued from the Bichitrapur casuarina forest near Badapahi village in the Bhograi area of Balasore district, Odisha. Why important? Orangutans are not native to India. Their natural distribution is in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia. Smuggling angle: Authorities suspect that the animals may have been illegally transported and…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 9 September 2026
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs for 9 September 2026 brings together the news items of the day that map to the Prelims syllabus — polity, economy, environment, science and technology, and international relations. Each item is written as a factual pointer you can revise quickly, with the static-syllabus link made explicit so the reading feeds directly into your Prelims notes.
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Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
Nature: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a Parliamentary Financial Committee. Composition: It consists of 22 members — 15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha. Election: Members are elected through Proportional Representation by means of Single Transferable Vote (STV). Term: The term of members is one year. Chairperson: The Speaker of Lok Sabha appoints…
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC)
Project completion: On 8 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three key sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to the nation, marking the completion of the Dedicated Freight Corridor network. Three sections: The inaugurated sections are Sanand (N)–Makarpura, New Umbergaon–New Saphale and New Saphale–JNPT, covering 326 route km at a cost of…
Ravi Raaz
Hassan Khan
Shadab Ali