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Highlights of Current Affairs 19 September 2026
- Concerns over misuse of BNS Section 299 (criminalizing malicious religious insult) have resurfaced, with courts like in Imran Pratapgadhi v. Gujarat (2025) stressing that police must assess context before proceeding in speech-related cases.
- India rejected the newly operationalized Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, reaffirming it does not recognize the 1963 China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement that ceded the Shaksgam Valley to China.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced NDA-ruled states would work toward implementing a Uniform Civil Code before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, building on Uttarakhand’s UCC (effective January 2025).
- CBIC marked 10 years of its Authorised Economic Operator Programme, with 5,967 certified entities and Mutual Recognition Arrangements with the US, South Korea and Taiwan to speed up customs clearance.
- India inaugurated its 51st Doppler Weather Radar in Odisha under Mission Mausam (launched 2024), part of efforts to make India “Weather Ready” and “Climate Smart.”
- India retained 131st rank (of 145) in the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Index 2026 with 64.5% parity, scoring high on education (96.6%) but low on political empowerment (24.5%); Iceland topped the list at 93%.
- Tamil Nadu marked the 147th birth anniversary of E.V. Ramasamy Periyar, founder of the Self-Respect Movement and the Dravidar Kazhagam, known for his anti-caste and rationalist reforms.
- The government’s 17 September Hyderabad Liberation Day marks Operation Polo (1948), which ended the Nizam’s rule and integrated Hyderabad State into India.
- DRDO developed indigenous Gallium Nitride (GaN)-on-Silicon Carbide semiconductor technology for AESA radars and electronic warfare systems, placing India among just seven countries with this capability.
- The Health Ministry proposed amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945 to tighten oversight of Schedule H, H1 and X prescription medicines, aiming to curb unauthorized sales and address antimicrobial resistance concerns.
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