Current Affairs 06 September 2026

NIELIT and Intel India Launch Agentic AI Skilling Initiative.

• NIELIT and Intel India launched the Agentic AI Skilling Initiative in New Delhi.
• Objective: Prepare India’s workforce for the next phase of AI and future jobs.
• Two skilling tracks:
• Agentic AI for Everyone: AI agents, workflow automation and no-code tools.
• Engineering Agentic AI Systems: Agent architecture, tool integration and AI system development.
• Focus: Shift from predictive AI to systems capable of reasoning, planning and execution under human oversight.
• AI Data Labs: Promote hands-on learning using practical datasets and real-world applications.
• Launch Event: Announced during the National Leadership Dialogue.

India Unveils 10-Year RAKSHA Roadmap for Defence Diplomacy.

• RAKSHA Roadmap: 10-year framework for India’s global defence diplomacy.
• Defence Cooperation: Strengthen bilateral/multilateral partnerships, joint exercises and training.
• Defence Exports: Promote indigenous defence manufacturing and exports.
• Indian Ocean: Enhance India’s role as a net security provider and first responder.
• Modernisation: ₹8.75 lakh crore defence modernisation push.

Lahore Selected as SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026–27.

• Lahore has been designated SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026–27.
• Announcement: Made at the 26th SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• Objective: Promote tourism, cultural heritage and people-to-people connectivity.
• SCO Cultural Capitals: Varanasi → Almaty → Qingdao → Cholpon-Ata → Lahore.
• Selection: Decided by SCO tourism heads in April 2024.

Ahuti Mk II Sets India’s Multirotor UAV Speed Record at 498 kmph.

• Speed Record: Ahuti Mk II achieved 498 kmph, surpassing the previous Indian record of 325 kmph.
• Developer: Designed by Apollyon Dynamics, incubated at BITS Pilani Hyderabad.
• Purpose: Multirotor interceptor designed to counter incoming aerial threats.
• Technology: Uses a 400-amp burst current and underwent 10 design iterations.
• Testing: Tested at military ranges in Babina and Gopalpur.

India and Canada Set Target of CAD 70 Billion Bilateral Trade by 2030.

• Trade Target: India and Canada aim to raise bilateral trade to CAD 70 billion by 2030.
• CEPA: Both sides plan to conclude the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by end-2026.
• Investment: Discussions to begin on a Bilateral Investment Treaty.
• FOC Meeting: Held in New Delhi on 2 September 2026 to strengthen strategic and economic ties.
• Financial Dialogue: Inaugural India–Canada Finance Ministers’ Economic and Financial Dialogue was concluded.