PIB Current Affairs 14 September 2026

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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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PIB Current Affairs — 14 September 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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