Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the first phase of the Veligonda Irrigation Project. The project moves Krishna River water by gravity from the Srisailam Reservoir to the Nallamala Sagar Reservoir.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed an event in New Delhi on September 15, 2026, marking 25 years of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) being recognised as an Institution of National Importance. ICWA was set up to promote the study and understanding of international affairs and of India's foreign relations.
The 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, under the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Delegates are discussing parliamentary democracy, legislative practices and cooperation among parliaments. The theme is “Strengthening International Law and Parliamentary Democracy in a Changing World Order: Commonwealth Leadership.”
Veteran Kannada actor Anant Nag will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024. The honour, India's highest recognition in cinema, will be presented at the National Film Awards ceremony to be held in Kevadia, Gujarat. The award recognises an artist's outstanding and lifelong contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.
The Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai was consecrated after a gap of 17 years. Believed to be about 1,800 years old, it has 14 gopurams including four raja gopurams, the Golden Lotus Tank and many granite mandapams. The Cholas, Pandyas, Vijayanagara rulers and Nayaks shaped it, with the Nayaks (Viswanatha Nayak, Tirumalai Nayak, Rani Mangammal) leaving the biggest imprint.
A study by Kearney titled Tamil Nadu's Fiscal Crossroads has proposed steps to strengthen the State's finances. It estimates that improved revenue collection and more efficient spending could yield over ₹1.2 lakh crore every year without fresh taxes or extra borrowing.
CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) is using SARAL AI, an initiative of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), to convert research papers into short videos with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to spread scientific knowledge more widely.
Four mountaineers from Munnar have become the first group from Kerala to summit Ramjak, a 6,318-metre peak located in the remote Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh.
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