Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 14/09/2026: Topics Covered

14 September Historical Milestone: Hindi Diwas (Article 343 declaring Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Banda ODOP (Shazar Patthar/Dendritic Agate), Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (Bahraich), the Purvanchal Expressway (connecting Lucknow to Ghazipur), and the historic Panch Mahal (Fatehpur Sikri).

UPSC Polity: Article 142 (Supreme Court’s extraordinary power to ensure ‘complete justice’) and the 106th Amendment Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam – 33% Women’s Reservation).

Economy & Banking: The Tarapore Committee (Capital Account Convertibility) and the microeconomics of a Giffen Good (Demand increasing with price).

UPSC Environment: The Rotterdam Convention (Prior Informed Consent for hazardous chemicals).

Science & Health: The Nipah Virus (Natural reservoir being Fruit Bats) and the mechanics of Quantum Entanglement (2022 Nobel Prize in Physics).

UPSC Defense & IR: Exercise Vajra Prahar (India-USA Special Forces), the Five Eyes Alliance (Anglosphere intelligence sharing), and the highly strategic Strait of Hormuz (Connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman).

Sports, Awards & Appointments: Ajay Banga (World Bank President), Paul Lynch winning the Booker Prize for ‘Prophet Song’, and Italy hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics (Milano Cortina).

Government Schemes: PM SVANidhi (Collateral-free working capital loans for Street Vendors).

Space: NASA’s Artemis II mission (The first crewed mission to orbit the moon in 50 years).