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Current affairs18th BRICS Summit 2026, New Delhi: India's Chairship, Theme, Agenda and What to Expect on September 12–13India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — India's fourth BRICS chairship. The theme is "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability." Over 350 BRICS meetings were held across 25+ cities under India's 2026 presidency. The expanded BRICS+ grouping now includes nine members, making this summit the largest in the bloc's history. Current affairsTribunals Reforms Bill, 2026: National Tribunal Commission, 16 Tribunals Covered, and India's Judicial Independence ArchitectureParliament passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 (Lok Sabha: August 10; Rajya Sabha: August 11), creating an independent National Tribunal Commission (NTC) to govern appointments and administration across 16 tribunals in India. The Bill repeals the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, whose key provisions were struck down by the Supreme Court in November 2025 for violating judicial independence and the separation of powers doctrine. Current affairsTribunals Reforms Act 2026: National Tribunals Commission Ends Executive Control — Judicial Independence RestoredThe Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026 received Presidential assent on August 13, 2026, after passing both Houses of Parliament within a single day. It repeals the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 — key provisions of which the Supreme Court had struck down for violating separation of powers — and establishes a National Tribunals Commission (NTC) as an independent institutional mechanism for appointments, performance review, and oversight of tribunals across India.