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Highlights of Current Affairs 14 September 2026
- India is holding the BRICS Presidency in 2026, hosting the 18th Summit in New Delhi under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” with the grouping now expanded to 11 full members after Indonesia joined in January 2025.
- BRICS collectively accounts for over 40% of global GDP (PPP) and about 40% of global crude oil production, giving it significant leverage in energy markets and the push for de-dollarisation via local-currency transactions.
- The Ministry of Rural Development released operational guidelines for DILRMP 3.0 (2026-2031), aiming to build an integrated, interoperable GIS-based “Land Stack” combining cadastral maps, ownership records and court data.
- DILRMP’s Bhu-Aadhaar/ULPIN system assigns a 14-digit alphanumeric Unique Land Parcel Identification Number to georeferenced land parcels, while NAKSHA uses drones and GNSS surveys for urban land records.
- India’s air-quality monitoring network comprises 1,646 stations across 603 cities as of March 2026, with new CAQM particulate-matter emission norms of 50 mg/Nm³ for large industries applicable from October 2026.
- Road dust and construction activities contribute 40-50% of PM10 emissions in many Indian cities, prompting mandatory Dust Control and Management Cells for NCR road and construction agencies.
- Sediment analysis from Bakhira Lake (a Ramsar site since 2022) in Uttar Pradesh reconstructed nearly 25,000 years of Indian Summer Monsoon variability, capturing events like the Last Glacial Maximum and Younger Dryas.
- National Forest Martyrs Day (September 11) commemorates the 1730 Khejarli sacrifice, where over 360 Bishnoi community members, led by Amrita Devi Bishnoi, died protecting Khejri trees from felling.
- The Defence Acquisition Council granted Acceptance of Necessity for capital acquisition proposals worth about ₹1.10 lakh crore to strengthen India’s armed forces’ combat preparedness.
- At the First International Space Summit in Paris, India’s PM virtually outlined plans for an indigenous space station by 2035 and sending an Indian astronaut to the Moon by 2040.
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