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23 stories for “ATS” · September 2026
Clear filtersSeven fish species found only in the Tamirabharani River of Tamil Nadu are under threat from pollution, habitat loss and invasive species. The river has 125 identified fish species. Dawkinsia tambraparniei (Tamirabharani...
At a side event of the UN General Assembly in New York, India reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate Hepatitis B and C as public health threats by 2030. India is strengthening prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment...
The Madras High Court dismissed a plea seeking a five-year ban on legislators who resign their seats and then contest the resulting bypolls, often on another party's ticket. The court said only Parliament or the legislat...
DRDO is developing a 30 kilowatt (kW) directed-energy weapon (DEW) under the Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System (IDD&IS) Mk-II(A). The system is designed to neutralise drones and surveillance sensors at r...
A new checklist by the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) has recorded 3,261 flowering plant species, plus 26 subspecies and 28 varieties from 190 families, in the Agasthyamalai Bio...
Authorities will carry out spatial mapping and field verification of military installations inside the Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Ladakh. The survey will rely on GPS, GIS, geo-referencing and satellite...
International Red Panda Day 2026 was marked on September 19, the third Saturday of September. It raises awareness about conserving the red panda and about threats such as habitat loss, deforestation and poaching. The Int...
The Union Home Minister inaugurated the two-day 9th National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference 2026 in New Delhi. Sessions covered counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing through the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), narcoti...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based water data governance at the National Departmental Summit on Water, held in New Delhi on 2 September 2026 and organised by the Ministry of Jal Sh...
K. Allaudin, Chairman of Tamil Nadu's Seventh State Finance Commission (SSFC), urged greater authority, financial autonomy and resources for local bodies at a seminar in Chennai. Local bodies rely heavily on transfers fr...
BirdLife International's State of the World's Birds 2026 report, the first edition dedicated to migratory birds and their flyways, says 45% of migratory bird species are in decline and one in nine is threatened with exti...
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...
