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The International Day for Interventional Cardiology is observed on September 16. The UN General Assembly proclaimed it in 2022 to spread awareness of cardiovascular diseases and interventional heart procedures. The date...
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...
India and Vietnam have agreed to celebrate next year as the "Year of India-Vietnam Friendship", marking 55 years of diplomatic ties. Vietnam is a key partner in India's Act East Policy and in Vision MAHASAGAR (Mutual and...
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...
The International Day of Democracy is observed on September 15 to promote and uphold democratic principles. The UN General Assembly created the day in 2007 through a consensus resolution, and it was first marked in 2008....
World Lymphoma Awareness Day, started by the Lymphoma Coalition in 2004, is observed on September 15 to raise awareness about lymphoma and the lymphatic system. Lymphoma is a blood cancer affecting lymphocytes, a type of...
In Geneva, 128 countries agreed by consensus on a text defining Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) under the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). LAWS can detect, select and engage targets using pre...
The International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed every year on 9 September to stress the need to safeguard education during armed conflict; its 2026 theme is “Can Education Survive Attack? The Resilienc...
India hosted a three-day BRICS Chief Justices' Forum in New Delhi ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit. It was inaugurated by Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant. Discussions covered modern jurisprudence, the use of Arti...
The UN General Assembly adopted the "Correct the Map" resolution encouraging world maps that show Africa's true size. It was backed by 164 countries, with the United States voting against and six abstaining. It promotes...
Lahore in Pakistan was declared the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-27 at the 26th SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek. The annually rotating title, introduced i...
India and Uzbekistan have raised their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set an annual trade goal of $5 billion by 2030. Eleven agreements were signed or exchanged in areas such as mining, tourism...
