Current Affairs — 16 September 2026

🏆 National Awards 📍 Karnataka Must know

Actor Anant Nag ko Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024 milega

16 September 2026 ko Government of India ne announce kiya ki veteran actor Anant Nag ko 2024 ka Dadasaheb Phalke Award diya jayega, jo 22 September 2026 ko Gujarat ke Kevadia mein 72nd National Film Awards ceremony mein pradan kiya jayega.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne mandatory coverage ke liye EPFO wage ceiling ₹15,000 se badhakar ₹25,000 per month ki

16 September 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ki adhyakshata mein Union Cabinet ne Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) ke tahat mandatory coverage ki wage ceiling ₹15,000 se badhakar ₹25,000 per month karne ko manzoori di.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Mumbai mein 32nd World Ozone Day manaya gaya; India ka Net Zero Portal aur NAPCC Dashboard launch

16 September 2026 ko Environment Ministry ne Mumbai mein 'Global Action for a Cooler Planet' theme ke saath 32nd World Ozone Day ka national celebration kiya, jahan MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh ne India ka Net Zero Portal aur NAPCC Dashboard launch kiya.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 India Important

MHA ne Shahzad Bhatti Network ko UAPA ke tahat terrorist organisation ghoshit kiya

16 September 2026 ko Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne bataya ki Ministry of Home Affairs ne Shahzad Bhatti Network ko Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) ke tahat terrorist organisation ghoshit kiya hai.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Gujarat Important

World Circular Economy Forum 2026 Gandhinagar mein sampann

16 September 2026 ko do din ka World Circular Economy Forum 2026 (WCEF2026) Gujarat ke Gandhinagar mein sampann hua, jismein 60 se zyada deshon ke lagbhag 2,700 delegates aur 260 speakers shamil hue.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Ladakh Important

20 NCC girl cadets ne 'Aparajita – Parang La 2026' high-altitude trek poora kiya

16 September 2026 ko National Cadet Corps (NCC) ke All India Girls High Altitude Long Trek 'Aparajita – Parang La 2026' ka Ladakh ke Karzok mein flag-in hua, jab 20 girl cadets ne 5,578-metre ka Parang La Pass paar kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Russia Important

Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth ki Russia ki official visit shuru (16–18 September)

16 September 2026 ko Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth ne India-Russia defence aur military-to-military cooperation mazboot karne ke liye 18 September tak chalne wali Russia ki official visit shuru ki.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

DGFT ne ₹3 lakh tak ke export consignments ko RCMC requirement se chhoot di

16 September 2026 ko government ne de minimis exemption shuru kiya, jisse ₹3 lakh tak ke Free-on-Board (FOB) value wale export consignments ke liye ab Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) ya Certificate of Registration ki zaroorat nahi hogi.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne India Electric Mobility Index ka second edition launch kiya

16 September 2026 ko NITI Aayog ne State EV policies par ek workshop mein India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) report ka second edition launch kiya, jahan Rajiv Gauba ne electric mobility ko Viksit Bharat ke liye 'strategic imperative' bataya.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Government ne 18 members ke saath Central Board of Film Certification ka punargathan kiya

16 September 2026 ko Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ne teen saal ya agle order tak ke liye 18 members ke saath Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) ke reconstitution ki notification jaari ki.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Delhi

CBIC ne India ke Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme ke 10 saal manaye

16 September 2026 ko Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) ne New Delhi mein 'AEO@10: Accelerating Growth, Enhancing Trust, Optimizing Trade' event ke saath India ke Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme ka ek dashak manaya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India

NITI Aayog ne Q1 FY27 ke liye 'Trade Watch Quarterly' ka ninth edition jaari kiya

16 September 2026 ko NITI Aayog ne April–June 2026 ke liye apni 'Trade Watch Quarterly' ka ninth edition jaari kiya, jiska thematic focus India ka metals aur ores trade hai.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

PM Mementos e-Auction ka 8th edition shuru; kamai Namami Gange ko

16 September 2026 ko Culture aur Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ne PM Mementos e-Auction ka 8th edition launch kiya, jismein 17 September 2026 se www.pmmementos.gov.in par 1,498 mementos offer kiye gaye.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Bihar

Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne baadh-prabhavit Bihar ka survey kiya, Centre ki madad ka bharosa

16 September 2026 ko Union Agriculture aur Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne PM ke nirdesh par CM Samrat Choudhary ke saath Bihar ke baadh-prabhavit ilaakon ka daura kiya.

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