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14 November 2026 Current Affairs:
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In this article, you will read about National Children’s Day; the first G20 Leaders’ Summit, held in Washington, D.C., on 12 November 2008; India’s hosting of the SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum; President Droupadi Murmu presenting the Arjuna Awards to 17 sportspersons; Lalremsiami Hmar becoming the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive the Arjuna Award; the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award being presented to mountaineer Baljit Kaur; World Diabetes Day on 14 November; and more.

14 November 2026 Current Affairs

• 14 November is celebrated as National Children’s Day in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad, now known as Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. National Children’s Day was first celebrated on 14 November in 1957. World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November.
• On 14 November 2008, the Group of Twenty (G20) held its first leaders’ summit in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, to address the global economic crisis. India is also a member of the G20. India hosted the 18^th G20 Summit in New Delhi in 2023 for the first time.
• India will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilisational Dialogue Forum at Purana Qila in New Delhi. The forum aims to strengthen cultural ties, people-to-people connections and shared heritage among the Eurasian member states. The idea of the SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum was proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China, in September 2025. A total of 10 SCO member nations—India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan—will participate in the forum.
• President Droupadi Murmu presented the Arjuna Awards to 17 sportspersons from different sporting disciplines. The Arjuna Award was instituted in 1961 to recognise outstanding achievements in sports and games. The awards are presented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The names of this year’s awardees are as follows:
  • Tejaswin Shankar (Athletics)
  • Priyanka Goswami (Athletics)
  • Muhammed Ajmal V (Athletics)
  • Treesa Jolly (Badminton)
  • Pullela Gayatri Gopichand (Badminton)
  • Narender Berwal (Boxing)
  • Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (Chess)
  • Divya Jitendra Deshmukh (Chess)
  • Dhanush Srikanth (Deaf Shooting)
  • Lalremsiami Hmar (Hockey)
  • Rajkumar Pal (Hockey)
  • Surjeet (Kabaddi)
  • Pooja (Kabaddi)
  • Rudranksh Khandelwal (Para-Shooting)
  • Ekta Bhyan (Para-Athletics)
  • Arvind Singh (Rowing)
  • Akhil Sheoran (Shooting)
• Lalremsiami Hmar, the hockey player, has become the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive the Arjuna Award.
• Devesh Chaturvedi, a retired IAS officer, has become the first-ever Chairman of India’s National Sports Board (NSB) for a three-year term. The National Sports Board was legally established under India’s National Sports Governance Act, 2026.
• Mountaineer Bajit Kaur from Himachal Pradesh was honoured with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2024 by President Droupadi Murmu. The award was announced on 2 September 2026 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The award comprises a statuette, a certificate and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh.
• 14 November is celebrated as World Diabetes Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin.
  • Theme: Early Action on Diabetes.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) fined Ola, the cab service company, ₹10 lakh for offering a pre-ride tip or add-on feature on its app.
• India’s private vehicle sales rose by 12.4% year-on-year in October, with 5.19 lakh units sold, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted approval to Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL), a subsidiary of One97 Communications, to set up and operate prepaid payment instruments.
• Former Justice C. S. Karnan passed away at the age of 71 in Chennai. He was the first sitting judge to be sent to jail for six months on charges of criminal contempt after accusing his colleagues of caste discrimination.
• Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal will visit Egypt for the 7^th India–Egypt Joint Trade Committee Meeting from 15 to 16 November 2026. The meeting will focus on bilateral trade, promoting investment and strengthening industrial cooperation.

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