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.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Kremer was appointed World Bank Group Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics on September 16, 2026. Kremer shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences with Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo for their experimental approach to studying poverty.
The Tata Sons Board has reappointed N. Chandrasekaran as Executive Chairman for a further five-year term, running from February 2027 to February 2032.
ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA) has introduced a deboning technology for milkfish. The technology is intended to improve the fish's marketability and its acceptance among consumers.
Keralam will introduce a mandatory Hazard Perception Test (HPT) for driving licence applicants, the first such test in India. Based on international standards, it uses 10 one-minute videos to assess how well applicants spot road hazards and respond in time.
GIFT City rose nine places to rank 37th globally in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 40, released in September 2026, while Mumbai moved up three places to 49th. GIFT City was the only Indian centre among the top 15 Asia-Pacific hubs and ranked 26th in FinTech, up three places.
Telangana's Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has launched a gold and copper exploration programme at Lingadahalli village in Devadurga taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, marking SCCL's first entry into gold and copper exploration. The Devadurga mineral block spans 199.13 sq km and was allotted through an auction by the Union Ministry of Mines.
An international workshop on Tiger Landscapes was inaugurated in New Delhi, organised by the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Its theme is "Tiger Landscapes: Conservation, Bioeconomy and Ecotourism as Pillars for Livelihood and Income Generation".
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