APRIL 14 -DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Exercise DUSTLIK

It is an annual India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise.

It is conducted alternately in India and Uzbekistan.

The 2026 edition is held at Gurumsaray Field Training Area, Namangan.

Focus includes joint operations in semi-mountainous terrain and countering unlawful armed groups

Central Asia is part of India’s extended neighborhood, and DUSTLIK is a vital pillar of India’s strategic outreach to Uzbekistan, a key regional player.

2. B.R. AMBEDKAR - 135th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

In 2026, India will celebrate the 135th birth anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar

Tamil Nadu officially celebrates this day as "Samathuva Naal" (Equality Day) to promote his ideals of liberty and equality.

He was born on April 14, 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh

He Became India’s first Law Minister

He converted to Buddhism

Chaitya Bhoomi is a memorial to B R Ambedkar, located in Mumbai.

He was also awarded India’s highest civilian honour the Bharat Ratna in 1990.

Books:

Annihilation of Caste

Buddha or Karl Marx

The Untouchable: Who are They and Why They Have Become Untouchables

Buddha and His Dhamma

The Rise and Fall of Hindu Women

Newspaper

1927, he started the Bahishkrit Bharat newspaper to address the cause of the depressed classes.

Mooknayak (1920)

Samatha (1929)

Janata (1930)

Organization

He also led the Mahad Satyagraha in March 1927

In 1936, he formed the Independent Labour Party

Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha (1923)

Scheduled Castes Federation (1942)

3e-SafeHER Programme

e-SafeHER is a specialized Cyber Security Awareness Training Programme tailored for rural women.

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) &Awareness (ISEA) Programme

To enable one million women across rural India to participate safely in the digital ecosystem over the next three years (by 2029).

Cyber Sakhi Model: The programme trains women to become Cyber Sakhis (cyber friends)

The programme begins in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha before scaling nationally.

C-DAC leads the development of localized, audio-visual modules and training materials adapted into multiple Indian languages to ensure accessibility.

4. Tamil Brahmi Inscriptions Discovered in Egypt

Recent findings of nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit and Sanskrit at tombs in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt highlight trade links between ancient Tamilagam, other parts of India and the Roman Empire.

The inscriptions were found in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the River Nile within the Theban Necropolis in Egypt

The Tamil Brahmi name “Cikai Koṟraṉ” appears eight times across five tombs, sometimes inscribed high on interior walls

Chera warrior goddess Koṟṟavai and the term koṟṟavaṉ (king).

Tamil-Brahmi,

Itis the earliest script used to write Old Tamil, dated between the 3rd century

BCE and 3rd century CE

It is also known as Tamizhi or Damili.

James Prinsep was responsible for deciphering Brahmi in 1838.

5. Humanoid RobotNila for the First time During Assembly Election

Puducherry deployed a humanoid robot named Nila for the first time during Assembly elections

The purpose is to create a high-tech, voter-friendly environment and attract young and first-time voters

Other humanoid robot

1ISRO's Vyommitra – India's First Humanoid Space Robot(Gaganyan mission)

2Manav: India's first 3D-printed humanoid

3AcYut: India’s First Humanoid Robot

4Mitra: India’s Social Robot (retail, hospitality, and banking)