14 September 2026 — Current Affairs Quiz

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India assumed the BRICS Chairship on 1 January 2026 and hosted the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12-13 September 2026. The chairship theme was Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability, reflecting the people-centric approach outlined by Prime Minister Modi at the 2025 Rio Summit. Leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration by consensus. This is India's fourth BRICS chairship, after 2012, 2016 and 2021. BRICS now has 11 full members.

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Dhiraj Bommadevara became the first Indian male archer to win an individual title at the Archery World Cup Final, winning the recurve men's crown in Saltillo, Mexico, on 12-13 September 2026. He beat Japan's Junya Nakanishi 6-5, shooting a 10 against a 9 in the shoot-off after the match was tied 5-5. He is only the second Indian individual champion at the event, after Dola Banerjee won the recurve women's title in Dubai in 2007. He also won gold at the Antalya stage this season.

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The 2026 Junior Asia Cup, organised by the Asian Hockey Federation, was played at the Moqi Training Base in Moqi, China, from 4 to 13 September 2026. India retained both titles. In the men's final, Anmol Ekka's side beat South Korea 4-1 for a fourth straight and record sixth crown. Led by Khaidem Shileima Chanu, the women beat hosts China 1-0 for a third consecutive title. Both teams qualified for the 2027 Junior World Cup.

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Schizopygopsis waddellii was recorded in India for the first time from a natural lake at about 12,800 feet (3,900 m) in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Specimens were collected in July 2026; the find was announced in September 2026. A snowtrout of the carp family Cyprinidae, it was earlier known from the Tibetan and Chinese plateaus, its type locality being Yamdrok Lake in Tibet. ICAR-CICFR Bhimtal led the study with the state fisheries department, using morphology and mitochondrial DNA.

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Pramod Bhagat won the Men's Singles SL3 gold at the Japan Para Badminton International 2026 in Tokyo, beating a fellow Indian 21-16, 21-08 in a 30-minute final. Partnering Sukant Kadam, he took silver in Men's Doubles SL3-SU5, losing to Indonesia's Hikmat Ramdani and Fredy Setiawan. Kadam completed 100 career medals at the event and lost the Men's Singles SL4 final to France's Lucas Mazur. Bhagat is the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic SL3 champion.