Current affairs — 15 September 2026

On 14 September 2026, the Office of the Economic Adviser (OEA), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, released provisional Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data for August 2026. Annual WPI inflation rose to 9.92%, driven mainly by fuel prices, even as retail (CPI) inflation, released the same day, rose more modestly to 4.82%.

The 70th regular session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) opened in Vienna on 14 September 2026 and runs until 18 September. In his opening address, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reported progress on Syria, warned that verification in Iran remains blocked, and reported on continuing risks to nuclear safety in Ukraine. India's Atomic Energy Commission Chairman delivered the national statement.

On Hindi Diwas, 14 September 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 6th Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan (14–15 September) in Navi Mumbai, organised by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. On the same day, the Supreme Court of India launched 'Jan Soochna Seva', a Hindi-language public information service on its judgments.

On 14 September 2026, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav concluded a two-day conservation review in Kachchh, Gujarat, with a field visit to the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Soft Release Centre at Naliya. A day earlier at Bhuj, he released the Gujarat Action Plan for Great Indian Bustard Conservation, prepared by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) with the Gujarat Forest Department.

On 14 September 2026, India and MERCOSUR signed the First Additional Protocol to the India–MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), giving electronic Certificates of Origin the same legal validity as paper ones. On the same day, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin, representing MERCOSUR's rotating presidency, launched negotiations to expand the PTA.

The 19th India–Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting was held in New Delhi on 14 September 2026, co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung. It coincided with India's hosting of the BRICS summit, which Vietnam attended as a partner country, and was the first Commission meeting since the two countries upgraded their ties in May 2026.

The Department of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development) and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) have signed an MoU in New Delhi, reported on 14–15 September 2026. It creates a cadre of 'Pension Sakhis' — women drawn from the DAY-NRLM self-help group network — to bring pension products to rural households.

On 14 September 2026, India's Ministry of Power approved electricity supply to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) of up to 654 MW for 18 hours a day until 31 December 2026. Nepal's hydropower plants were damaged in floods, cutting its domestic generation.

India and Canada began the fourth round of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in New Delhi on 14 September 2026. The five-day round (14–18 September) covers trade in goods, services, rules of origin and technical barriers to trade, and both sides aim to conclude the agreement in 2026.

On 14 September 2026, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, addressing the FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference 2026 in New Delhi, called for a shift from 'retrospective justice' to 'preventive justice' in infrastructure projects. He argued that well-designed contracts should prevent disputes rather than leave courts and tribunals to resolve them years later.