Current Affairs 14 September 2026

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India and Canada Open Fourth Round of CEPA Talks in New Delhi, Target Deal by End-2026

•India and Canada began the fourth round of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in New Delhi on 14 September 2026, a five-day round running to 18 September.
•The round covered trade in goods and services, rules of origin, intellectual property, sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade.
•Negotiations on two chapters have already been concluded, with talks continuing on the rest; both sides aim to close the agreement by the end of 2026.

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19th India-Vietnam Joint Commission: Defence Co-production, 2027 Declared Friendship Year

•EAM S. Jaishankar and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung co-chaired the 19th India-Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi on 14 September 2026.
•Both sides identified co-production of Indian defence items as the way forward for defence and security cooperation.
•2027 will be observed as the Year of India-Vietnam Friendship, marking 55 years of diplomatic relations.

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Djibouti Signs Artemis Accords, Becomes 72nd Nation and 8th African Signatory

•Djibouti signed the Artemis Accords on 14 September 2026 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. It is the 72nd country to sign and the eighth from Africa.
•Ambassador Mohamed Siad Douale signed for Djibouti. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson and US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Frank Garcia were present.
•Djibouti started its national space programme in 2020 under the Centre for Studies and Research of Djibouti (CERD). Its satellites Djibouti 1A (2023) and Djibouti 1B (2024) were launched on Falcon 9 rockets.

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Kerala First State to Make Hazard Perception Test Mandatory for Driving Licence

•On 14 September 2026 the Kerala Motor Vehicles Department announced a mandatory computer-based Hazard Perception Test (HPT) for driving licence applicants from 1 December 2026. Kerala is the first state in India to do this.
•Applicants watch 10 one-minute video clips of road situations and press a button when they spot a hazard. Each clip carries 10 marks, and the pass mark is 60 out of 100.
•The HPT comes after the learner's licence test and must be cleared within 30 days of it, before the ground and road tests.

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First Diplodocus Fossils Outside North America Found in Teruel, Spain

•Palaeontologists reported on 14 September 2026 the first confirmed Diplodocus remains outside North America, from the La Tejería site at El Castellar, Teruel, Spain.
•The find — 14 tail vertebrae and several chevron bones of an animal about 25 m long that lived ~150 million years ago — is a close relative of Diplodocus hallorum.
•Published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology by the Teruel-Dinópolis Foundation, it supports Late Jurassic dinosaur migration between North America and Europe over temporary land bridges.

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India Exports 500 Tonnes of Hilsa to Bangladesh, Reversing the Traditional Trade Flow

•India has exported about 500 tonnes of hilsa to Bangladesh over roughly two months — the first reversal of the usual Bangladesh-to-India flow, reported on 14 September 2026.
•Another 150-200 tonnes are expected; the fish came mainly from Gujarat via Bharuch port, with some routed through Howrah's wholesale market.
•Lower hilsa production in Bangladesh this year drove the imports; roe-rich Gujarat hilsa is in demand in Chattogram and Sylhet.

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Gujarat Notifies State Child Protection Policy 2026 With Mandatory Abuse Reporting

•Gujarat announced its State Child Protection Policy 2026 on 14 September 2026, effective from its publication in the state Gazette.
•It adopts zero tolerance towards violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect and discrimination against children, across schools, healthcare, care institutions, workplaces, public places and digital platforms.
•Professionals must report suspected abuse to child helpline 1098/112, the police or the Child Welfare Committee; institutions must police-verify staff and volunteers who deal with children.

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India and Mercosur Open Talks to Widen Trade Pact, Sign First Additional Protocol

•India and Mercosur announced on 14 September 2026 that they will begin negotiations to expand their existing Preferential Trade Agreement, with Terms of Reference being prepared to define the scope.
•The same day they signed the First Additional Protocol to the PTA, giving electronic Certificates of Origin the same legal validity as paper ones.
•The protocol amends Article 16 of Annex III of the PTA, which governs Rules of Origin, and was adopted by mutual consent at the fifth meeting of the Joint Administrative Committee on 9 April 2026.

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New Frog Species Ingerana aizawl Described from Mizoram University Campus

•A small frog found along the Hratdawng Stream on the Mizoram University campus in Aizawl has been described as a new species, Ingerana aizawl.
•The description was published in the journal Zootaxa on 14 September 2026 by researchers from Mizoram University, Cotton University and the conservation group Help Earth.
•Populations in Mizoram had long been identified as Ingerana borealis; DNA and morphology showed them to be distinct.

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Krishna Water Release to Chennai from Kandaleru Halted as Storage Dips

•Andhra Pradesh has all but stopped releasing Krishna water to Chennai from the Kandaleru reservoir in Nellore district after storage there fell to 17 TMC.
•The discharge, which peaked at 455 cusecs in July, was cut to 100 cusecs from 10 September and then to 40 cusecs, with a full halt expected within days.
•Chennai received about 3 TMC of Krishna water between May and September, against the usual 4-5 TMC for the period.

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Karnataka Readies 10,000-Tonne Raisin Processing and Cold Storage Unit at Vijayapura

•Karnataka has set up a raisin processing and cold storage unit at Thoravi village in Tikota taluk of Vijayapura district, under the Karnataka Grape and Wine Board.
•It is funded by NABARD and the state government through the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, and has a storage and processing capacity of 10,000 tonnes.
•The unit can process four tonnes of raisins an hour, has wet and dry lines, colour sorting and automated packing, and runs partly on 250 kW of solar power, to be raised to 500 kW.

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Austria Bars Iran's Nuclear Chief Eslami From the 70th IAEA General Conference

•Mohammad Eslami, Iran's Vice President for Nuclear Affairs and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, was blocked from the IAEA General Conference in Vienna on 14 September 2026.
•Austria denied him entry after a sanctions waiver request to the United Nations sanctions committee failed to secure consensus; Iran's envoy said the visa had initially been approved.
•The 70th regular session of the IAEA General Conference runs from 14 to 18 September 2026 at the Vienna International Centre, opened by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.

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US House Amendment Names India for 100% Duties in Russia Sanctions Bill

•The US House Rules Committee made public on 14 September 2026 the amendments moved to the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act.
•An amendment by Democratic Congressman Steny Hoyer names ten countries, India among them, as eligible for 100% duties on trade in Russian oil.
•The Senate version, passed 86-11 on 7 August 2026, named no country and referred instead to the five largest importers of Russian oil and gas by volume.

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Pakistan Lists Masood Azhar in FIA Red Book and Raises Bounty to PKR 70 Lakh

•Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has placed Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar in its 2026 Red Book of most-wanted terrorists and raised the bounty on him to PKR 70 lakh.
•The reward had been PKR 50 lakh since 2021 and PKR 20 lakh before that; Azhar appears at serial number 1480, with an entry date of 31 December 2021.
•The move, reported on 14 September 2026, comes ahead of the Financial Action Task Force plenary scheduled for October 2026, with Pakistan seeking to stay off the grey list.

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Kilauea Stays at WATCH as Episode 55 Lava Fountaining Is Delayed at Halemaumau

•Kilauea volcano in Hawaii remained in a prolonged precursory phase on 14 September 2026, still awaiting Episode 55 of lava fountaining at the Halemaumau crater.
•The north vent produced continuous spatter bursts overnight on 13-14 September; summit inflation stalled, pushing the expected onset back again.
•The USGS Volcano Alert Level stayed at WATCH and the Aviation Color Code at ORANGE, both raised from ADVISORY and YELLOW when precursory activity began on 7 September 2026.

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US Publicly Acknowledges On-Orbit Space Control Weapons for the First Time

•United States Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on 14 September 2026 that the Space Force now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action.
•He spoke at the Air & Space Forces Association's 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, and said the wording had been 'very well thought out'.
•It is the first direct public acknowledgement by a United States official that weapons are deployed in orbit; Meink did not give the type, number or launch dates.

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DRI Seizes 362 Tonnes of Pakistan-Origin Dry Dates Misdeclared as UAE Cargo

•The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence announced on 14 September 2026 the seizure of more than 362 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates at the Container Freight Station, Ambad, in Nashik.
•The consignment filled 13 containers, was imported by a Mumbai-based firm and was valued at about Rs 3 crore.
•Documents declared the United Arab Emirates as the country of origin; the cargo had in fact moved from Karachi Port to Jebel Ali and was reshipped to India in different containers and vessels.

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Houthis Seize Greater and Lesser Hanish Islands in the Southern Red Sea

•Houthi officials announced on 14 September 2026 that the group had seized Greater Hanish and Lesser Hanish, the two main islands of the Hanish archipelago in the southern Red Sea.
•The islands lie about 160 km north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the chokepoint linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
•The seizure followed the fall of the mainland port of Mokha on 10 September and of Perim, also called Mayun, inside the strait on 11 September.

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SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein Sign Cardiff Memorandum on Self-Determination

•The leaders of the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein signed a memorandum of understanding in Cardiff on 14 September 2026 asserting their nations' right to self-determination.
•The signatories were John Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth, Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald, signing as party leaders rather than in their official government capacities.
•The document says 'Westminster's time is coming to an end' and asks the UK government to prepare for, plan and facilitate constitutional change.

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Widow's Bay Sets Comedy Record at 78th Primetime Emmy Awards; The Pitt Wins Drama

•The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on 14 September 2026 at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, hosted by Mariska Hargitay and telecast on NBC and Peacock.
•Apple TV's Widow's Bay won 14 Emmys, the most ever by a comedy series in a single year, beating the 13 won by The Studio in 2025.
•HBO Max's The Pitt retained Outstanding Drama Series and led all programmes with 25 nominations; HBO's DTF St. Louis won Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

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IAF Opens First Dronathon at Pokhran, Unveils Unmanned Systems Roadmap

•The Indian Air Force began its first Dronathon at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on 14 September 2026; the event runs to 16 September.
•It was inaugurated by Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, with Ministry of Defence officials and representatives of the Army and the Border Security Force present.
•More than 20 defence firms, start-ups, MSMEs and defence PSUs are testing unmanned aircraft systems in live operating conditions rather than on a display stand.

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DFS Wins First Rajbhasha Kirti Prize at 6th All India Official Language Conference

•The Department of Financial Services won the First Prize under the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar for 2025-26 in the category of ministries and departments with fewer than 300 personnel.
•The award was presented by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah at the inaugural session of Hindi Diwas 2026 and the 6th All India Official Language Conference.
•The conference was held on 14-15 September 2026 at the CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, and was organised by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Centre Notifies UPI Payments up to Rs 2,000 and RuPay Debit Cards as Charge-Free

•A Ministry of Finance gazette notification dated 14 September 2026 bars banks and payment system providers from charging anything on UPI transactions up to Rs 2,000 and on RuPay debit card payments.
•No charge may be imposed, directly or indirectly, on either the person making or the person receiving such a payment.
•The notification is issued under Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, which the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026 rewrote during the Monsoon Session.

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Grass Mache: Srinagar Artisan Turns Dal Lake Weeds into Papier-Mache Craft

•Srinagar artisan Simran Irshad has developed 'Grass Mache', a craft technique that uses aquatic weeds and grasses removed from Dal Lake as raw material.
•The dried, pulverised weeds are mixed with recycled paper pulp and a binding agent, then moulded into durable pieces with a stone-like texture.
•The technique adapts Kashmir's GI-tagged papier-mache tradition. She turned to it after rising paper prices made the traditional craft costlier.

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Hindi Diwas 2026: Supreme Court Launches Jan Soochna Seva for Hindi Judgment Summaries

•Hindi Diwas was observed on 14 September 2026. It marks the day in 1949 when the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi in the Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.
•To mark the day, the Supreme Court launched 'Jan Soochna Seva'. The service offers simplified Hindi summaries of selected important judgments and orders, plus 15-30 minute Hindi audio and video bulletins.
•The service is meant for ordinary citizens, litigants and persons with disabilities. It will later be extended to other Indian languages in phases.

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EconomyMediumquizQuiz

WPI Inflation Rises to 9.92% in August 2026 as Fuel and Power Prices Surge

•WPI inflation rose to 9.92% in August 2026 from 9.78% in July, according to provisional data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 14 September.
•Fuel and power inflation jumped to 22.93% from 20.05%. Manufactured products edged up to 8.37%, a high for the new series, while primary articles eased to 7.76% from 8.52%.
•August's reading is the second highest in the new WPI series (base year 2022-23). June's figure was revised up to 9.97% from 9.87%.

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Polity & GovernanceLowquizQuiz

NHRC opens fifth ITEC human rights programme for NHRIs of 14 Global South countries

•The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, with the Ministry of External Affairs, began the fifth ITEC Executive Capacity Building Programme on Human Rights for NHRIs of the Global South in New Delhi on 14 September 2026.
•About 38 participants from the NHRIs of 14 countries are attending the six-day programme, which began in 2023.
•NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian flagged emerging-technology rights questions such as the right to be forgotten and the right to erasure.

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IAF opens first Dronathon at Pokhran, releases UAS Roadmap and demonstrates Vayu UTtaM

•Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit inaugurated the first IAF Dronathon-2026 at the Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer, on 14 September 2026 (event runs 14-16 September).
•He released the 'IAF UAS Roadmap', which sets out the IAF's unmanned capability priorities for industry, academia and research organisations.
•The IAF demonstrated Vayu UTtaM, its indigenous multi-mode Unmanned Traffic Management system, which tracked both military and civil drones.

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India and Nigeria women's ministers discuss SHG collectives, care economy under BRICS 2026

•Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi met Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, in New Delhi on 14 September 2026.
•Talks covered women's economic collectives, financial inclusion, the care economy, clean energy, social protection, and child rights, protection and digital inclusion.
•The meeting was framed within India's BRICS 2026 Chairship, with Nigeria taking part as a BRICS partner country.

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Rs 46,581 crore released in post-matric SC scholarships since 2014-15, says Social Justice Ministry

•The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment reported central assistance of Rs 4,893.03 crore under Pre-Matric Scholarships and Rs 46,581.54 crore under Post-Matric Scholarships for Scheduled Caste students from FY 2014-15 to FY 2025-26.
•In FY 2025-26 alone, Rs 562.36 crore reached 26.79 lakh pre-matric students and Rs 6,186.95 crore reached 47.53 lakh post-matric students.
•The Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme moved to a DBT-enabled framework from FY 2021-22, paying into Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts.

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Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan reaches 34.54 crore citizens as campaign enters sixth year

•The Ministry of Social Justice And Empowerment reported that Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) has reached more than 34.54 crore citizens, including over 13.70 crore youth and 10.64 crore women, as the campaign completes six years.
•More than 1.67 lakh Nasha Mukti Mitras have joined, and over 1.67 lakh master volunteers, community leaders and personnel have been trained in addiction identification and caregiving.
•Over 755 new de-addiction facilities — District De-addiction Centres, Addiction Treatment Facilities and centres inside jails — were established in the last two years.

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JNCASR finds wave-like heat transport in TlCu5Se3, raising thermoelectric efficiency

•Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, reported an unusual wave-like heat transport regime in thallium copper selenide (TlCu5Se3), a copper chalcogenide.
•The material records a thermoelectric figure of merit (zT) of 1.7, among the highest for pristine ternary chalcogenides, making it a candidate for converting industrial waste heat into electricity.
•The work, led by Prof. Kanishka Biswas of JNCASR's New Chemistry Unit, was published in Science Advances.

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Ayush Economy at USD 43.4 Billion as India Marks 11th Ayurveda Day

•India marks the 11th Ayurveda Day on 23 September 2026 with the theme 'Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow'.
•The Ayush market grew from USD 2.85 billion in 2014 to USD 43.4 billion in 2023, with exports rising from USD 1.09 billion to USD 2.16 billion.
•The first exclusive All-India Survey on Ayush found Ayush awareness at 94.8 per cent in rural and 96 per cent in urban areas.

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Visits Bhutan; India-Bhutan Electoral Cooperation in Focus

•Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is on a three-day visit to Bhutan from 14 to 16 September 2026.
•He meets His Majesty the King of Bhutan in Thimphu on 14 September and calls on Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay on 16 September.
•He is Chief Guest at Bhutan's National Voters' Day at the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, Paro, on 15 September 2026.

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NHAI to Rebuild 1033 National Highway Helpline with AI and Location Tracking

•NHAI will upgrade the 1033 National Highway Helpline with AI, real-time caller location tracking, multilingual call handling and smart dispatch of ambulances, cranes and patrol vehicles.
•Introduced in 2018, 1033 runs round the clock, covers more than 1.46 lakh km of National Highways and receives about 15,000 calls a day.
•Indian Highways Management Company Limited, promoted by NHAI, has invited an Expression of Interest for the Next Generation 1033 platform and call centre.

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Kerala's EcoSense Scholarships Reach 45,880 Students Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0

•Kerala's Student Green Brigade Scholarship - EcoSense pays school students for hands-on waste-management work under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0.
•Against a target of 50,000 scholarships, 45,880 students across 986 Local Self Government Institutions are receiving Rs 1,500 and a certificate each this year.
•Selection is quota-based: 50 students per Grama Panchayat, 75 per Municipality and 100 per Corporation, drawn from Classes 6-9 and first-year Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary.

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India and MERCOSUR Sign First Additional Protocol on Electronic Certificates of Origin

•India and MERCOSUR signed the First Additional Protocol to their Preferential Trade Agreement, giving electronic Certificates of Origin the same legal validity as paper ones.
•The Protocol amends Article 16 of Annex III (Rules of Origin) of the India-MERCOSUR PTA, which was signed on 25 January 2004 and took effect on 1 June 2009.
•On the same day both sides announced the launch of negotiations to expand the PTA, with Terms of Reference being finalised.

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Ministry of Coal Gears Up for Special Campaign 6.0 with E-Waste Focus

•Special Campaign 6.0 for disposal of pending matters will run from 2 to 31 October 2026, with e-waste collection, segregation and disposal as its special theme.
•The Ministry of Coal reported its Campaign 5.0 record: over 1.13 crore sq ft cleared, 14,017 metric tonnes of scrap disposed and Rs 56.85 crore earned.
•DARPG rated the Ministry top performer in Space Freed and third in Revenue Earned among all Union Ministries and Departments in Campaign 5.0.

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GIB Soft Release Centre opened at Naliya; Kachchh mangrove cover crosses 27,600 hectares

•The Union Environment Minister inaugurated a Soft Release Centre for the Great Indian Bustard at Naliya in Kachchh district, Gujarat.
•A chick from the second 'jump-start' egg-replacement attempt has survived beyond the critical first three months in the wild.
•Around 11 sq km of grassland infested with invasive Prosopis juliflora has been restored and 30 km of predator-proof fencing raised over 15 sq km.

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Coir as rural enterprise: India holds over 80% of world coir fibre output

•The Ministry of MSME set out how coir is being converted from a traditional craft into rural enterprise through the Coir Board and PMEGP.
•India is the world's largest coir producer, accounting for more than 80 per cent of global coir fibre production.
•Women make up nearly 80 per cent of those engaged in coir fibre extraction and spinning.

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India approves up to 600 MW power export to Nepal after flood damage to hydro

•The Ministry of Power approved export of electricity to the Nepal Electricity Authority for 18 hours a day from 13 September to 31 December 2026.
•Up to 600 MW will flow through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar 400 kV line and up to 54 MW through the Tanakpur-Mahendranagar 132 kV line.
•The approval follows flood damage to Nepal's hydropower infrastructure; the quantum from January 2027 will be reviewed in December 2026.

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Hindi Diwas 2026: 6th All India Official Language Conference held in Navi Mumbai

•Hindi Diwas 2026 was marked alongside the 6th All India Official Language Conference at Navi Mumbai, with the Union Home Minister as Chief Guest.
•The date commemorates the Constituent Assembly's decision of 14 September 1949 to adopt Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union.
•The Rajbhasha Kirti and Rajbhasha Gaurav Awards were conferred, with the Department of Financial Services taking a first prize and DARPG a special Rajbhasha Utkrishtata Sammaan.

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DRI seizes 362 tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates routed through UAE

•The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized more than 362 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin dry dates under Operation Deep Manifest.
•Thirteen containers were intercepted at a Container Freight Station at Ambad, Nashik, with documents declaring the UAE as the country of origin.
•The goods had actually moved from Karachi to Jebel Ali, where they were transferred into different containers and a different vessel before shipment to India.

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Retail inflation at 4.82% in August 2026; wholesale inflation climbs to 9.92%

•Retail inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index was 4.82 per cent in August 2026, against 4.45 per cent in July.
•Food inflation measured by the Consumer Food Price Index was 5.95 per cent; rural inflation at 5.23 per cent ran well above urban at 4.31 per cent.
•Wholesale inflation measured by the WPI rose to 9.92 per cent from 9.78 per cent in July, driven largely by fuel and power at 22.93 per cent.

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Six years of commercial coal auctions: 147 mines allotted, output crosses 200 MT

•The Ministry of Coal reviewed six years of commercial coal mine auctions, launched on 18 June 2020.
•147 coal mines have been auctioned across nine states, with 44 new companies winning a block.
•Auctioned blocks are projected to generate about Rs 47,500 crore in annual revenue, Rs 55,000 crore in capital investment and 4.9 lakh jobs.

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India win Women's Asia Cup 2026, beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in Dubai

•The Prime Minister congratulated the Indian Women's Cricket Team on winning the Asia Cup.
•India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 13 September 2026.
•It was India's eighth Women's Asia Cup title overall and their fourth in the Twenty20 format.

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India's data centre capacity reaches 1.57 GW; policy push builds digital infrastructure

•A PIB Backgrounder sets out how infrastructure status, fiscal incentives and clean-energy measures are building India's data centre ecosystem.
•Installed data centre power capacity has grown from about 375 MW in 2020 to 1.57 GW as of August 2026, with nearly 8 GW projected by 2030.
•Data centres were placed in the Harmonised Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors in Union Budget 2022-23, opening cheaper long-term credit.

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