Daily Current Affairs — 14 September 2026: BRICS Summit Concludes, Women's Asia Cup Win, UCC Push & Mizoram Rail Line

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that BJP-led NDA governments in 21 states will introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before 2029, at a press conference in Mumbai on 13 September 2026.

The West Bengal government ordered the closure of 252 madrasas and issued show-cause notices to about 100 others (13 September 2026), after a statewide survey found many institutions lacked government recognition, adequate infrastructure or deviated from the prescribed curriculum.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Modi, approved three railway multitracking projects — Kharagpur-Jharsuguda (Bagdehi) fourth line, Katni-Pendra Road fourth line, and Bilaspur (Uslapur)-Pendra Road third line — worth Rs 10,783 crore, adding about 656 km of track and connecting 4,790 villages across five states (13 September 2026).

The GST Council Secretariat rescheduled the 57th GST Council Meeting from 12 September to 7 October 2026, because hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12-13 September made concurrent arrangements impracticable.

PM Modi began a three-day visit (13-15 September 2026) to Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar to launch development projects worth over Rs 71,000 crore; on 13 September at Aizawl he inaugurated the Bairabi-Sairang new rail line (over Rs 8,070 crore) — connecting Mizoram's capital to the Indian Railways network for the first time — and flagged off three new trains: Sairang-Delhi Rajdhani Express, Sairang-Guwahati Express and Sairang-Kolkata Express.

India's first Vande Bharat Freight EMU (16-coach, built by Chennai's Integral Coach Factory) touched a peak speed of 130 kmph during an RDSO trial run on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara-Mumbai Central section of Western Railway (13 September 2026).

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the central bank is not considering any proposal to prematurely close its concessional swap window for Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) [FCNR(B)] deposits.

India's Index of Eight Core Industries recorded 6.3% growth in August 2026 — a 13-month high — led by a 14.2% surge in steel production on the back of government infrastructure demand.

Bengaluru-based space-tech startup Pixxel raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Temasek and Seraphim — India's largest-ever private space-tech funding round — taking its total funding to $195 million (early September 2026).

The 18th BRICS Summit concluded in New Delhi (13 September 2026) with the 'New Delhi Declaration' adopted after overnight negotiations that went on till 4 am; Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Modi both offered to facilitate peace talks on Ukraine, a move Russian President Putin welcomed.

BRICS leaders' New Delhi Declaration called for 'maximum restraint' in the Middle East, condemned attacks on civilian infrastructure and nuclear sites, and pushed for reform of the UN Security Council, IMF and World Bank to give emerging economies greater representation.

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, celebrated its 20th Foundation Day on 14 September 2026, with former ISRO chairman Dr G. Madhavan Nair as chief guest and a Foundation Day lecture by Indian Institute of Astrophysics director Dr Annapurni Subramaniam.

Ahead of SEMICON India 2026 (17-19 September, New Delhi), exhibitor numbers nearly doubled in two years to 535 companies (up from 351 in 2025 and 271 in 2024), with India's semiconductor firms raising close to half their all-time equity funding since the start of 2025 — deal activity at a multi-year high.

The Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) Headquarters began its five-day 'Combined Operational Review and Evaluation' (CORE) programme on 14 September 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, bringing together senior officers of the Defence Forces to review emerging national and regional security challenges.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of isolated extremely heavy rainfall over the Gujarat region and north Madhya Maharashtra on 13-14 September 2026, under the influence of a low-pressure area over southwest Madhya Pradesh, with widespread rain also forecast for Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh.

India Women won a record-extending eighth Women's T20 Asia Cup title, beating Sri Lanka by 73 runs in the Dubai final (13 September 2026); Shafali Verma's 24-ball fifty was the fastest in tournament history, and her 129-run opening stand with Smriti Mandhana was the tournament's highest for any wicket.

Rain curtailed Day 4 of the second India-Sri Lanka Test in Colombo after India enforced the follow-on; Sri Lanka closed on 229/6, leading India by 16 runs, setting up a decisive final day.

Indian shuttler Isharani Baruah reached her first BWF World Tour final at the Vietnam Open Super 100 in Ho Chi Minh City, finishing runner-up to Thailand's Sarunrak Vitidsarn (13-14 September 2026).

The Karnataka government unveiled a Network Grid Plan for ring roads across 172 taluka headquarters, a revenue-sharing 'Tree Patta' scheme for roadside farmers, and the Chief Minister's 'Negila Yogi' scheme offering free mechanised cultivation for marginal farmers (announced 9 September 2026).

India's Permanent Delegation to UNESCO announced four new additions to India's World Heritage Tentative List (4 September 2026), taking the total to 73 properties — Assam's Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble (Ahom-era capital, including Asia's oldest amphitheatre Rang Ghar), the Colonial Penal Settlement of the Andaman Islands, Nicobarese Cultural Continuity in the Central Nicobar Islands, and the Painted Haveli Towns of Shekhawati.