{"id":73380,"date":"2026-05-09T18:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=73380"},"modified":"2026-05-09T18:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:39:46","slug":"news-in-short-09-05-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/09-05-2026\/news-in-short-09-05-2026","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 09-05-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">165th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/ History and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PM Modi paid tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his Jayanti.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861, corresponding to <strong>25th Boishakh, 1268 Bangabda <\/strong>(Bengali calendar)<strong>, in Calcutta.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His birth anniversary is celebrated as <strong>\u201cPochishe Boishakh\u201d <\/strong>in West Bengal and Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He<strong> <\/strong>was an <strong>Indian polymath<\/strong> who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renaissance.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He founded <strong>Visva-Bharati University<\/strong> in <strong>1921.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Literary Contributions: <\/strong>Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music by incorporating Contextual Modernism, blending tradition with contemporary themes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gitanjali: <\/strong>A collection of devotional poems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gora:<\/strong> A philosophical novel reflecting ideas of nationalism and identity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World): <\/strong>A critique of aggressive nationalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Musical Legacy<\/strong>: His lyrical compositions became the national anthems of:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>India: <\/strong>&#8220;Jana Gana Mana&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bangladesh: <\/strong>&#8220;Amar Shonar Bangla&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His song &#8220;<strong>Banglar Mati Banglar Jol&#8221;<\/strong> has been adopted as the state anthem of West Bengal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legacy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In <strong>1913<\/strong>, Tagore became the <strong>first non-European <\/strong>to win a Nobel Prize in any category<strong> (for Gitanjali)<\/strong>, and also the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tagore was known by the sobriquets <strong>Gurudeb, Kobiguru, and Biswokobi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tributes-to-rabindranath-tagore-on-birth-anniversary\/article70958218.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Birth Anniversary of Maharana Pratap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: Person in News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PM Modi, paid tributes to the valiant warrior, Maharana Pratap on the occasion of his Jayanti.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Maharana Pratap<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maharana Pratap was born on<strong> May 9th 1540<\/strong> in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was the <strong>son of Maharana Udai Singh of the Sisodiya clan of Rajputs,<\/strong> the rulers of <strong>Mewar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is widely revered as a legendary hero for his unwavering resistance against the expansionist policies of the <strong>Mughal Emperor Akbar.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Battle of Haldighati (1576): <\/strong>Fought between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal forces led by <strong>Raja Man Singh I of Amber. <\/strong>The battle is famous for heroic Rajput resistance against heavy odds.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It did <strong>not lead to a decisive victory,<\/strong> as Maharana Pratap continued his resistance by retreating into the hills of southern Mewar after the battle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His horse <strong>Chetak<\/strong> is also legendary for its loyalty and bravery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Battle of Dewair (1582): <\/strong>A significant turning point where Pratap&#8217;s forces decisively defeated a large Mughal army, leading to the recovery of most of his territory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Col. Tod,<\/strong> the famous British antiquarian, gave Pratap the title of <strong>\u2018Leonidas of Rajasthan\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pib\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Project Freedom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The US announced a pause to the just-launched <strong>US initiative Project Freedom.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Hormuz Strait<\/strong> has remained largely blocked since the <strong>US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on 28 February<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iran responded by blocking the <strong>crucial waterway through which 20%<\/strong> of the world&#8217;s oil and liquefied natural gas is meant to pass freely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c7d2d8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-78.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-73382\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c7d2d8; width:623px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-78.png 800w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-78-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-78-768x708.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The US launched the operation to g<strong>uide thousands of merchant ships stranded by Iran&#8217;s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The operation utilizes guided-missile destroyers, over 100 aircraft, and roughly 15,000 personnel to provide 24\/7 security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/editorial\/unwinnable-war-on-the-donald-trumps-operation-project-freedom\/article70952513.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">RBI Revises Capital Adequacy Norms for Banks&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Economy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Reserve Bank of India has revised guidelines for including quarterly profits in banks\u2019 Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital used to calculate the Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Do you know?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)<\/strong> is a key indicator used to measure a bank\u2019s financial strength and ability to absorb potential losses, while CET1 represents the core capital held by banks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>RBI&#8217;s revised guidelines<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed norms allowing banks to include current-year quarterly profits in their capital adequacy calculations (CRAR) by removing an additional condition linked to <strong>non-performing assets (NPAs).<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earlier, banks could include quarterly profits in Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital only if they met certain NPA-related conditions.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The revised directions now remove this requirement, simplifying the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the updated framework, banks can reckon quarterly profits for <strong>CRAR calculations<\/strong> subject to specified conditions and formulas, along with mandatory audit or limited review of quarterly financial statements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banks must ensure that quarterly financial statements are either fully audited or undergo a limited review before profits can be counted for regulatory capital.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/rbi-revises-capital-adequacy-norms-for-banks\/#:~:text=The%20Reserve%20Bank%20of%20India,%2Dperforming%20assets%20(NPAs).\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DD<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">TARA Glide Weapon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The DRDO and Indian Air Force successfully tested the <strong>Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon<\/strong>, designed to convert <strong>conventional unguided bombs (also known as dumb bombs, gravity bombs, or iron bombs)<\/strong> into <strong>precision-guided munitions (PGMs).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat, a Hyderabad-based DRDO laboratory, in collaboration with other DRDO facilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The objective of TARA is to provide a <strong>low-cost solution to enhance the lethality and accuracy of existing unguided munitions<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is specifically designed to neutralize <strong>ground-based targets with high precision<\/strong>, reducing collateral damage and improving mission success rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"9a9da4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-77-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-73381\" style=\"--dominant-color: #9a9da4; width:714px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-77-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-77-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-77-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-77.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/drdo-indian-air-force-conduct-maiden-flight-trial-of-tara-weapon-off-coast-of-odisha\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Space&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Bureau of Indian Standards<\/strong> hosted the 35th Plenary and Working Group meetings of <strong>International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Technical Committee 20\/Subcommittee 14<\/strong> on <strong>\u2018Space Systems and Operations\u2019<\/strong> in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The International Organization for Standardization is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops and publishes<strong> voluntary, consensus-based international standards.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a <strong>worldwide federation of national standards bodies<\/strong>, with one member representing each country. In India, the member body is the Bureau of Indian Standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISO standards help <strong>machines, technologies, and systems from different countries function together smoothly <\/strong>like Communication protocols in electronics, industrial manufacturing compatibility &amp; space systems integration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HQ<\/strong>: Geneva, Switzerland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About ISO TC 20 \/ SC 14<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ISO Technical Committee 20\/Subcommittee 14 is a specialized subcommittee under ISO responsible for framing international standards related to space systems and operations.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TC 20: Aircraft and Space Vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SC 14: Space Systems and Operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2259005&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Hybrid rose \u2018Tribhuvan\u2019 Unveiled as Tribute to Late Tribhuvan Prasad Singh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A newly-developed <strong>hybrid rose<\/strong> named<strong> \u201cTribhuvan\u201d<\/strong> was unveiled during founder\u2019s day 2026 celebrations at The Tribhuvan School.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a floral tribute to late <strong>Tribhuvan Prasad Singh<\/strong>, eminent civil servant and visionary educationist whose life symbolised excellence in public service and nation-building.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was<strong> India\u2019s first full-time secretary of the Planning Commission <\/strong>and 1936-batch ICS officer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He later served as the <strong>country\u2019s finance and agriculture secretary,<\/strong> and is often recalled as <strong>one of leading policymakers post Independence.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was honoured for his contribution to the formation of the country\u2019s policies in its nascent years since Independence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: IE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/p>\n<p>Context<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\n<p>PM Modi paid tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his Jayanti.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>About<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"\t>\n<p>Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861, corresponding to 25th Boishakh, 1268 Bangabda (Bengali calendar), in Calcutta.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\n<p>His birth anniversary is celebrated as \u201cPochishe Boishakh\u201d in West Bengal and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/09-05-2026\/news-in-short-09-05-2026 \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73384,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73380\/revisions\/73384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}