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3 September 2026 Current Affairs: Grain Storage Plan

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The current affairs for 3 September 2026 cover 8 stories and 25 practice questions. The edition covers International, Defence, Economy, Awards & Honours, Science & Technology, Government Schemes, Environment. Every fact is drawn from an official government release, and each article cites the release it came from. Candidates preparing for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway and State exams can use the one-liners below for a quick revision of the day.

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Top Headlines

  1. India-Belgium Joint Statement: Defence LoI and Investment Track
  2. Rajnath Singh Releases 'RAKSHA' Defence Diplomacy Document
  3. Steel Sector Grows in April-August 2026; NMDC Sets August Record
  4. NHAI Announces Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026 Winners
  5. CeNS Bengaluru Turns Peptides Into Piezoelectric Biomaterials
  6. Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Turns Six: National Pledge Planned
  7. Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Crosses 1.58 Crore Recharge Structures
  8. Grain Storage Plan: Godowns Built in 313 PACS by July 2026

One-liner Current Affairs

  • Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever was on an official visit to India from 2 to 4 September 2026, his first since taking office in February 2025, accompanied by Defence and Foreign Trade Minister Theo Francken
  • A Letter of Intent was signed between the Defence Ministries of the two countries, and an MoU between the Central Bureau of Investigation and Belgium's Federal Police on organised crime and cybercrime
  • Belgium was among the first European countries to establish diplomatic relations with India in 1947, and the 80th anniversary of those relations will fall in 2027
  • Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh released the 'RAKSHA' document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi on 3 September 2026
  • The document sets out India's strategic roadmap and vision for global defence partnerships over the next 10 years, that is, for the coming decade
  • Its four pillars are Strategic Partnerships, Capacity Building, Indigenous Exports and Maritime Security
  • The Ministry of Steel's review for April to August 2026, based on provisional Joint Plant Committee data, showed crude steel output up 1.8 per cent and finished steel consumption up 7.0 per cent over the year
  • India remained a net importer of finished steel by quantity during April to August 2026, even though both imports and exports grew
  • NMDC mined 4.07 million tonnes of iron ore in August 2026 with sales of 3.58 million tonnes, growth of 20.8 per cent and 5.6 per cent; its Kirandul, Bacheli and Donimalai mines set August records
  • NHAI announced the winners of the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026 in three categories: Avenue Plantations, Median Plantations, and Plantation in Land Parcels covering clover leaves, interchanges, toll plazas and service areas
  • A total of 86 nominations came from across the country, 27 for Avenue Plantations, 36 for Median Plantations and 23 for Plantation in Land Parcels
  • After initial screening, 15 nominations were shortlisted for final assessment, five in each of the three categories
  • Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, made highly efficient piezoelectric biomaterials from peptides
  • The work was done with IISER Kolkata and JNCASR Bengaluru, and was led by Dr Goutam Ghosh with his doctoral scholar Aparna Ramesh
  • A National Mass Pledge Against Drug Abuse has been planned for this month to mark the 6th anniversary of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, with a target of mobilising more than 10 crore citizens
  • The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 15 August 2020 to curb drug demand in the country
  • Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari was launched on 6 September 2024 and is guided by the 3Cs, namely Community, Corporate Social Responsibility and Cost, following a Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society approach
  • More than 27 lakh structures were built under JSJB 1.0 by May 2025; JSJB 2.0 was launched in June 2025 and had more than 1.5 crore recharge structures by May 2026
  • The Decentralised Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector was launched in 2023 and works through Primary Agricultural Credit Societies, with the National Cooperative Development Corporation as the implementing agency
  • The pilot covered 11 PACS across 11 states with 9,750 MT of capacity; by July 2026, 1012 PACS had been identified and godowns were complete in 313 PACS, creating more than 1.80 lakh metric tonnes of capacity

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Today's MCQs

Q4.InternationalHard

Which of these was NOT signed or launched during the Belgian Prime Minister's visit to India?

  1. A.Letter of Intent between the two Defence Ministries
  2. B.MoU between the Central Bureau of Investigation and Belgium's Federal Police
  3. C.India-Belgium Civil Nuclear Liability Treaty
  4. D.India-Belgium Investment Fast-Track Mechanism
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Correct answer: C. India-Belgium Civil Nuclear Liability Treaty

The joint statement lists what was actually concluded. A Letter of Intent was signed between the Defence Ministries of the two countries, giving a framework for staff talks, training, education, research and defence-industrial partnerships, and building on an understanding the two Defence Ministers reached in March 2025.

Q5.DefenceEasy

Who released the 'RAKSHA' document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi on 3 September 2026?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The Chief of Defence Staff
  3. C.The Raksha Mantri
  4. D.The Defence Secretary
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Correct answer: C. The Raksha Mantri

The release states plainly that he put out the RAKSHA document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi, and that the framework sets down India's strategic roadmap and vision for defence partnerships across the world for the next 10 years.

Q6.DefenceMedium

The 'RAKSHA' document sets out India's roadmap for global defence partnerships over which period?

  1. A.The next 3 years
  2. B.The next 5 years
  3. C.The next 10 years
  4. D.The next 25 years
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Correct answer: C. The next 10 years

The release calls RAKSHA a comprehensive framework that carries India's strategic roadmap and vision for global defence partnerships over the coming decade, and it repeats that the document gives a clear and actionable vision for the next ten years.

Q7.DefenceMedium

Under which pillar of the 'RAKSHA' document is India described as a Net Security Provider and First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region?

  1. A.Strategic Partnerships
  2. B.Capacity Building
  3. C.Indigenous Exports
  4. D.Maritime Security
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Correct answer: D. Maritime Security

That pillar of the RAKSHA document speaks of strengthening India's role as a Net Security Provider and a First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region, and both phrases are standard usage in Indian maritime strategy.

Q13.Awards & HonoursHard

The Green Highways Excellence Awards were instituted by NHAI as mandated in which policy?

  1. A.National Highways Development Policy, 2011
  2. B.Green Highways Policy, 2015
  3. C.National Green Corridor Policy, 2018
  4. D.Bharatmala Plantation Policy, 2022
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Correct answer: B. Green Highways Policy, 2015

The release states that NHAI instituted the awards in 2025 as mandated in that policy, and describes them as reinforcing the Authority's commitment to joining environmental sustainability with the development of the National Highway network.

Q14.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which institute led the research that made peptides strongly piezoelectric?

  1. A.Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru
  2. B.Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
  3. C.Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
  4. D.Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: A. Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru

The release names it as the institute whose researchers took up peptides, and the work was led there by Dr Goutam Ghosh with his doctoral scholar Aparna Ramesh.

Q15.Science & TechnologyMedium

How did the researchers switch on a strong piezoelectric response in the peptide material?

  1. A.By changing the chemical composition of the peptide
  2. B.By adding one per cent of a suitable co-solvent
  3. C.By coating the peptide with a ceramic layer
  4. D.By heating the peptide above 500 degrees Celsius
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Correct answer: B. By adding one per cent of a suitable co-solvent

The team found that in water the peptide molecules form nanofibers and show no piezoelectric response. Introducing just that small share of a co-solvent reorganised the molecules into a highly ordered supramolecular arrangement, and the piezoelectric response switched on at once.

Q16.Science & TechnologyHard

Which structural arrangement is the fundamental requirement for piezoelectricity, according to the study?

  1. A.A centrosymmetric crystal structure
  2. B.An amorphous structure with no order
  3. C.A non-centrosymmetric structure
  4. D.A body-centred cubic structure
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Correct answer: C. A non-centrosymmetric structure

The release explains that controlled chiral self-assembly aligns the molecular dipoles into such a structure, and calls it a fundamental structural requirement for piezoelectricity.

Q17.Government SchemesEasy

When was the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan launched?

  1. A.2 October 2019
  2. B.15 August 2020
  3. C.26 January 2021
  4. D.1 April 2022
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Correct answer: B. 15 August 2020

The release states that the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on that date to combat the demand for drugs in the country, which is why the campaign is now marking its sixth anniversary with a National Mass Pledge Against Drug Abuse.

Q19.Government SchemesHard

The anti-drug strategy of the Ministry rests on the findings of the first National Survey on Substance Use, which was conducted by which body?

  1. A.National Crime Records Bureau
  2. B.National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi
  3. C.Narcotics Control Bureau
  4. D.Indian Council of Medical Research
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Correct answer: B. National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre at AIIMS, New Delhi

The release explains that the Ministry runs a comprehensive and evidence-based strategy under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction, and that the strategy is based on the findings of the first National Survey on the Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India, carried out by that centre.

Q22.EnvironmentMedium

The Aawa Paani Jhoki movement, under which farmers set aside 5 per cent of their land for water conservation, is in which district?

  1. A.Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh
  2. B.Korea district, Chhattisgarh
  3. C.Kalahandi district, Odisha
  4. D.Barmer district, Rajasthan
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Correct answer: B. Korea district, Chhattisgarh

The backgrounder describes farmers there voluntarily dedicating 5 per cent of their agricultural land for recharge ponds and terraced pits under the Aawa Paani Jhoki movement, and holds the model up as proof that sustainable water management needs neither large-scale displacement nor heavy capital.

Q23.Government SchemesMedium

Which body is the implementing agency of the Decentralised Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector?

  1. A.Food Corporation of India
  2. B.National Cooperative Development Corporation
  3. C.NABARD
  4. D.Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority
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Correct answer: B. National Cooperative Development Corporation

The backgrounder names it as the implementing agency, supported by coordination at the national, state and district levels through an Inter-Ministerial Committee, a National Level Coordination Committee, and State and District Cooperative Development Committees.

Q25.Government SchemesMedium

To what level does the effective loan interest rate for a PACS fall under the Plan?

  1. A.1 per cent
  2. B.3 per cent
  3. C.4 per cent
  4. D.7 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 1 per cent

The Plan uses NABARD's special refinance facility to lighten the burden on participating cooperatives, and when that is combined with the 3 per cent interest subvention available under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, the effective loan interest rate for a PACS comes down to 1 per cent.

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