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Highlights of Current Affairs 16 September 2026
- The New Development Bank (BRICS Bank), headquartered in Shanghai with regional offices including Ahmedabad, aims for 30% local-currency financing and 40% climate-focused financing under its 2022-2026 strategy.
- September 14, 1949’s adoption of the Munshi-Ayyangar Formula (now marked as Hindi Diwas) gave Hindi a 15-year transitional period while preserving English and recognizing 14 other Eighth Schedule languages.
- India’s counter-terrorism strategy has evolved through phases from “Reactive Restraint” (1990s-2008) to today’s “Strategic Codification” era, marked by the new PRAHAAR policy framework and NATGRID intelligence-sharing platform.
- SAWEN’s first General Assembly in Kathmandu adopted the Kathmandu Declaration and a 2026-2030 Implementation Plan to combat wildlife trafficking as organized crime across eight South Asian nations.
- The BRICS Photovoltaic Industry Action Plan, adopted in Jaipur, supports India’s solar manufacturing growth from 2.3 GW (2014) to about 172 GW (March 2026), though wafer manufacturing remains import-dependent.
- India overtook Russia to become the world’s 4th-largest forex reserve holder at $785.71 billion, behind China, Japan and Switzerland.
- India and MERCOSUR signed a First Additional Protocol to their 2004 PTA, legally recognizing electronic Certificates of Origin to support paperless trade.
- Copper prices hit record highs, reinforcing its “Dr. Copper” status as an economic indicator, with Chile as the top global producer and Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand leading Indian production.
- National Engineers’ Day (September 15) marked Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s 165th birth anniversary, honoring his work on the KRS Dam and patented automatic weir floodgates first installed at Khadakwasla Reservoir in 1903.
- DRI’s “Operation Deep Manifest” seized over 362 MT of Pakistan-origin dry dates smuggled via third-country routes, while PM Modi gifted Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural ahead of the BRICS Summit.
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