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World Cotton Day observed on 7 October; 2026 theme announced

World Cotton Day is marked every year on 7 October. The day highlights why cotton matters and recognises how the crop supports livelihoods, trade and economic development around the world. For 2026, the observance carries the theme "Cotton for Good: Building Prosperity Through Trade, Transformation and Partnership." The theme links cotton to prosperity and points to three routes for achieving…

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Environment

Rare two-headed wolf snake rescued in Dahod district, Gujarat

A rare two-headed wolf snake was rescued at Agaswani village in Dhanpur taluka of Gujarat's Dahod district. The condition, called bicephaly, is a developmental abnormality. Wolf snakes belong to the genus Lycodon of the family Colubridae and are non-venomous. This is said to be the first recorded two-headed snake in Gujarat and the fifth such case reported in India.

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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for their discoveries of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Their research deals with chemical processes yielding chiral compounds, molecules that exist as two mirror-image forms which cannot be superimposed, known as enantiomers.

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Economy

Astronomers identify candidate 'phoenix planet' orbiting white dwarf HS 0209+0832

Astronomers have found a possible second-generation planet circling the white dwarf HS 0209+0832. It has been nicknamed a "phoenix planet" since it may have taken shape from matter thrown off by its dying parent star. The white dwarf's atmosphere holds zinc, copper and niobium at over 1,000 times solar levels, a pattern tied to the s-process (slow neutron-capture process).

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WWF Living Planet Report 2026: 73% decline in monitored vertebrate populations since 1970

The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Living Planet Report 2026 recorded an average 73% fall in monitored vertebrate population sizes between 1970 and 2022. Its Living Planet Index (LPI), compiled by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), follows 35,803 population trends covering 5,790 vertebrate species.

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Economy

World Bank report places India among top 10 emerging-market performers in AI readiness

India figures among the ten best-performing emerging markets on AI (Artificial Intelligence) readiness, per a World Bank report released in October 2026 under the title "India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Development Opportunity". Private AI investment in India rose to USD 4.1 billion in 2025, up from USD 1.2 billion a year earlier.

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Third edition of India-UAE joint military exercise Mountain Guardian 2026 held at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are conducting Mountain Guardian 2026, the third edition of their joint military exercise. The venue for this round is Chaubatia, located in the State of Uttarakhand in India. Mountain Guardian is a bilateral exercise between the armed forces of the two countries, and the 2026 edition marks its third iteration.

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Uttarakhand declared India's sixth fully literate State under ULLAS

Under the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative, Uttarakhand has been named India's sixth fully literate state in 2026. A State or Union Territory earns this tag when functional literacy reaches at least 95%; Uttarakhand recorded an adult literacy rate of 98.70%.

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