Bengaluru-based Astrogate Labs unveiled India's first indigenous Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) terminal at the Bengaluru Space Expo. OISL technology uses laser beams to enable direct, high-speed communication between satellites, reducing the need to route data through ground stations.
India launched the Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan at Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata. The vessel is expected to strengthen the country's domestic capabilities in ocean research.
Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjukta Parashar, popularly called the "Iron Lady of Assam", has become the first woman officer to lead the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s elite CoBRA commando unit. She takes charge of the unit as Inspector General (IG).
World Ozone Day, observed on September 16, raises awareness about protecting the ozone layer, which shields Earth by reducing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the surface. The day commemorates the Montreal Protocol, the international agreement adopted in 1987 to phase down ozone-depleting substances.
A demand has been raised to include September 17, Hyderabad Liberation Day, in Telangana's school textbooks. The day marks Hyderabad's integration into the Indian Union in 1948 after Operation Polo. The seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, did not initially accede to India after Independence. A Standstill Agreement was signed on 29 November 1947, but tensions and violence grew.
India has retained the 131st position in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2026, which covered 145 economies. Iceland topped the list, followed by Finland and Norway. India's overall gender parity score was 64.5%, below the global average of 69.2%. Its parity score stood at 41.2% in Economic Participation and Opportunity and 96.6% in Educational Attainment.
NITI Aayog has released the second edition of the India Electric Mobility Index (IEMI) 2025, which tracks progress of States and Union Territories towards electric mobility goals. Delhi ranked first, followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chandigarh and Goa among the top performers.
Four years into the reintroduction programme, India's cheetah count has grown to 52, including 32 born in the country. Of these, 49 are in Kuno National Park and 3 in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, both in Madhya Pradesh. By origin, 25 are Namibian, 18 South African and 9 recently brought from Botswana.
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