IBPS Current Affairs Quiz: 5 September 2026

The release describes the newly inaugurated Phase-I (Reach-II) as a stretch of about 11 km with 11 stations running from Super Corridor-3 to Malviya Nagar Chauraha, developed at an estimated cost of ₹2,850 crore.

The backgrounder states that the scheme, approved on 5 May 2026 and implemented by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company, aims to facilitate an additional credit flow of up to that amount, and that the scheme runs till 31 March 2027 or till guarantees of the same value are issued…

The release records that the Authority sanctioned that amount in ABS proceeds to 27 State Biodiversity Boards and 5 Union Territory Biodiversity Councils, arising from access to biological resources of four vegetable crops.

The Ministry of Coal states that the Union Cabinet approved the scheme on 13 May 2026 with that total financial outlay, and the same figure appears at the start of the clarification issued about press reports on the scheme.

The release records that he launched the India Valve Registry at India Valves 2026, a national academic meeting on valvular and structural heart disease held in Chennai.

The release records that the Vice President released a commemorative postage stamp in Chennai marking the 75th year of Dinamalar, and that the function itself was held to mark the paper's 75th year of publication along with the release of the stamp.

The release states that with this expansion the Indore Metro network now comprises 16 operational stations covering approximately 17 km, at a cumulative project cost of about ₹4,370 crore.

The release separates the two levels of cover clearly: eligible MSMEs get a full guarantee, while eligible non-MSME borrowers get 90 per cent cover.

The table in the release ranks the recipients, and Madhya Pradesh stands at the top, ahead of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat.

The Ministry said it had been informed that both companies had already submitted their applications through the online portal, and it used this fact to reject the claim that the scheme had received no takers.

The release describes the registry as a collaborative multicentre initiative for the systematic, secure and de-identified collection of real-world data on transcatheter valve interventions across India, with the aim of strengthening India-specific clinical evidence and improving patient care.

The Vice President noted in his address that Dinamalar was founded in that year with the resolve to serve as a touchstone of truth, and the same address places the paper in its 75th year of publication, which fits the founding year.

Metro rail in India falls under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the release records that the Minister inaugurated the corridor in the presence of the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

The backgrounder names it as the implementing agency and adds that borrowers must satisfy the eligibility conditions prescribed by NCGTC, including account status and other lending norms.

The release states that the boards and councils are required to spend the funds on the activities listed in that provision, and it lists them: documentation and updating of People's Biodiversity Registers, conservation of biological resources both in their natural habitat and outside it, restoration of degraded ecosystems, strengthening of…

The release says the scheme will contribute significantly to the Government's broader objective of achieving 100 million tonnes of coal gasification capacity by 2030, which makes the pair of numbers, 100 million tonnes and the year 2030, one of the most likely items to be asked from this story.

Referring to the national goal of building a Viksit Bharat by 2047, the Vice President said that a developed India must also be a healthy India, and the release carries the line as one of its highlighted quotations.

The release states that the Vice President stressed the importance of nurturing the next generation and appreciated Dinamalar's efforts through its Pattam publication, which brings knowledge on general awareness, language skills and scientific innovations to school students.