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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...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a Russian translation of the Thirukkural during their bilateral meeting in New Delhi. The meeting took place ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, wh...
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...
UNESCO conferred its International Literacy Prizes 2026 on six literacy initiatives from six countries. The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize went to initiatives from Colombia, the Netherlands and Nigeria for multilingua...
India collected 15 medals - four gold, three silver and eight bronze - at the World Archery Para Series Stage III held in Ahmedabad. Sheetal Devi won the women's compound gold, while Toman Kumar and Shyam Sunder Swami to...
The 79th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia (RC79) in Dili, Timor-Leste, adopted the Dili Declaration on Human Resources for Health: Equity in Specialized Care. It targets shortages and uneven dist...
World Physiotherapy Day is marked every year on 8 September to highlight the importance of physiotherapy in rehabilitation, mobility, pain management and better quality of life. The 2026 theme is "the role of physiothera...
International Literacy Day, observed on September 8, reaches its 60th anniversary in 2026, with Mexico hosting the global celebration. The 2026 theme is "Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity". UNESCO proclaimed...
The United Nations has designated November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The date matters for India because the 'Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat' campaign was launched on Nove...
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...
India rejected the May 2026 award of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the maximum pondage allowed at Indian hydro projects under the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960. The dispute involves the Kishenganga (330 MW) and...
