September Monthly CA 2 — ca quiz Current Affairs

• Key Fact:
Veteran actor Anant Nag from Karnataka has been honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2026 for the year 2024.

• Supporting Detail:
The award was presented at the 72nd National Film Awards event held in Kevadia, Gujarat.

• Additional Info:
This is India's highest award in the field of cinema, first awarded to Devika Rani in 1969.

• Key Fact:
India ranked 131st in the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 with a score of 64.5%.

• Supporting Detail:
Iceland secured the top position, followed by Finland and Norway.

• Exam Trick:
The index evaluates countries based on four dimensions including Economic Participation and Political Empowerment.

• Key Fact:
East Zone won the Duleep Trophy 2026-27, securing their third title in the tournament.

• Supporting Detail:
South Zone was the runner-up, and Tilak Varma (South Zone) was named the Player of the Series.

• Additional Info:
Ishan Kishan from East Zone was the highest run-scorer.

• Key Fact:
India hosted the 18th edition of the BRICS Summit in 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

• Supporting Detail:
This marked the fourth time India has hosted the BRICS summit, following 2012, 2016, and 2021.

• Exam Trick:
The 'New Delhi Declaration' was adopted by the member countries during this summit.

• Key Fact:
Statement 2 is correct. TRISHNA is scheduled for a 2027 launch to monitor earth's surface temperature and water stress.

• Why Statement 1 is wrong:
It is a joint mission between ISRO (India) and CNES (France), not NASA.

• Exam Trick:
TRISHNA stands for Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural resource Assessment.

• Key Fact:
Shiva Prasad Chamoli was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024.

• Supporting Detail:
The awards are announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and include a ₹15 lakh cash prize.

• Why wrong options are wrong:
Baljeet Kaur and Skalzang Rigzin won in the Land Adventure category.

• Key Fact:
The 26th SCO Summit 2026 was hosted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

• Supporting Detail:
The summit was chaired by Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov. PM Modi participated from India's side.

• Exam Trick:
The 2027 SCO Presidency has been transferred to Pakistan.

• Key Fact:
The Kalpasar Project involves building a 60 km dam across the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat.

• Supporting Detail:
It aims to create a massive fresh water reservoir supplemented by rivers like Sabarmati, Mahi, Dhadhar, and Narmada.

• Exam Trick:
India signed an MoU with the Netherlands to provide technical cooperation for this massive dam.

• Key Fact:
The International Space Summit 2026 was hosted in Paris, France.

• Supporting Detail:
Dr. V. Narayanan, Director of LPSC at ISRO, participated as India's representative.

• Additional Info:
This event aligns with growing Indo-French space cooperation, which includes training Gaganyaan astronauts.

• Key Fact:
Alexander Zverev of Germany won the 2026 US Open Men's Singles title.

• Supporting Detail:
He defeated Ben Shelton of the USA in the finals.

• Exam Trick:
The US Open is a hard-court Grand Slam played as the final major tournament of the year.