The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution, moved by the Chief Minister in the 60-member House, opposing uranium mining and uranium ore-processing facilities in the State. It cited a 2019 Supreme Court order recognising the rights of private and community landowners over land and the minerals beneath it.
The Union Minister for Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon, an integrated rural development framework that brings Central and State welfare schemes together to improve basic amenities and livelihoods. Pilots will run in Budni block of Sehore district and Khategaon block of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh.
A tiger has been recorded by a camera trap in the Kishkindha hills of Koppal district, Karnataka, the first report from this forest area in nearly five decades. Officials believe it may have moved in from the Srisailam wildlife corridor in Andhra Pradesh.
The Union Environment Ministry (MoEFCC) has urged the National Green Tribunal to direct Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to submit annual conservation plans for Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), a Western Ghats endemic shrub that flowers once in 12 years. It has been recorded at 34 localities in 14 ecoregions, including the Nilgiri, Palani-Kodaikanal, Anamalai and Munnar-Idukki landscapes.
The BRICS Sports Ministers' Meeting in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, ended with the BRICS Sports Joint Declaration adopted by consensus under India's BRICS Chairship 2026. The agenda covered youth development, inclusion, sports technology and cultural exchange. Members proposed a Working Group on Sports Technology for cooperation in sports science, AI, digital transformation and athlete performance.
Under its BRICS Presidency, India hosted the 8th BRICS Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology (OPST) in Goa. The Ministry of Earth Sciences organised the meeting, hosted by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR). Talks covered coastal resilience, the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), joint polar research, Antarctic expeditions and capacity building.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said India's non-fossil fuel power capacity has crossed 300 GW, which is 60 percent of the 500 GW target. This capacity covers solar, wind, hydro, bio-power and nuclear power, with solar remaining the main growth driver.
At the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, India urged a shift in global drought policy from reacting to crises towards proactive, technology-based resilience. It called for stronger early warning systems, watershed restoration and climate-resilient cropping, backed by drought-specific disaster funds, employment guarantees and emergency water supplies.
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