20 September 2026 — Current Affairs Quiz

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The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, approved the Labour Ministry proposal on 16 September 2026 to raise the EPFO mandatory coverage wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 a month. Effective 17 September 2026 (Vishwakarma Jayanti), it brings over 51 lakh more employees under EPF, EPS and EDLI. Annual outgo is about Rs 11,339 crore, Rs 56,696 crore over five years. Exam angle: the previous revision, September 2014, moved it from Rs 6,500 to Rs 15,000; Labour Minister is Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

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The XX Asian Games opened on 19 September 2026 at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Aichi-Nagoya, with Japan's Emperor Naruhito declaring the Games open. India's flagbearers were double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker and kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat. Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor was named earlier but did not get his ceremonial kit in time, so Sehrawat took the role. The Games run to 4 October. Exam angle: at Hangzhou 2022 the flagbearers were Harmanpreet Singh and Lovlina Borgohain.

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The 43rd Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commanders' Conference was held from 17 to 19 September 2026 at Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi. It is the apex annual forum of the ICG, reviewing strategic, operational and administrative matters. On the opening day Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth interacted with DG Paramesh Sivamani and senior commanders, urging wider use of AI and autonomous systems. Exam angle: the ICG works under the Ministry of Defence, under the Coast Guard Act, 1978.

Explanation

On 20 September 2026 in Aichi, Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod shot 1898.0 to take silver in the women's 10m air rifle team event, India's first medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games; China won gold with a world record 1904.2 and Japan took bronze. Elavenil then won individual silver with 252.4, behind Japan's Hinata Taichi, whose 253.0 was an Asian Games record. It was Elavenil's first individual Asian Games medal.