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Highlights of Current Affairs 22 September 2026
- India holds three ISA exploration contracts covering ~95,000 sq km for polymetallic nodules and sulphides, with its Central Indian Ocean Basin block estimated to contain 366 million tonnes of dry nodules to help offset 100% import dependence on cobalt and nickel.
- The WMO’s State of Global Water Resources 2025 found 2025 was among the driest years for global river discharge in 35 years, with glaciers losing ~1,400 gigatonnes of ice between 2023-2025, and India facing significant groundwater stress in the Ganges-Indus headwater region.
- UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2026 found none of SDG 5’s 18 indicators are on track for 2030, estimating full gender equality is 171 years away, with women holding just 27.4% of parliamentary seats globally.
- The US and Denmark announced a new security agreement on Greenland strengthening US military access while Denmark retains sovereignty; Greenland’s Gardar Province holds significant rare-earth deposits like tantalum and niobium.
- Denmark inaugurated Project Greensand, the EU’s first commercial offshore Carbon Capture and Storage facility, storing liquefied CO2 in depleted North Sea oil reservoirs.
- Karnataka granted Tulu second official language status in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts; Tulu is UNESCO-classified as “Vulnerable” and is not yet in the Constitution’s Eighth Schedule.
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified revised CBFC film certification guidelines replacing the 1991 framework, retaining the 2025-introduced UA 7+, UA 13+ and UA 16+ age categories and mandating holistic, contextual film assessment.
- India ranked 1st in business climate among 40+ global markets in the Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s Business Climate Survey 2026.
- India’s CMLRE surveyed 25 seamounts documenting 195 deep-sea species, while NCPOR identified hydrothermal vents via AUV surveys, though biological disturbance at benthic test sites persisted even 44 years after mining trials, highlighting slow abyssal ecosystem recovery.
- Asia and Africa together accounted for over 80% of global deaths from water-related disasters in the past five years, per the WMO report, while 34% of global groundwater monitoring stations showed below-normal levels in 2025.
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