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Uttarakhand has started installing its first Glacial Lake Early-Warning System at Vasundhara Tal in Chamoli district to guard against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). The system will track water level, weather, snow...
As of 1 October 2026, India has exported the Akash Air Defence System to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Akash is an indigenous short- to medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by the DRDO and manufactured by...
The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1 October to draw attention to ageing and to the rights and well-being of older people. The UN General Assembly first marked the day in 1990. People aged 60 or above...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted its first-ever declaration on sea-level rise. It affirms that island nations do not automatically lose statehood if rising seas submerge their territory, and it back...
The Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BLSA) will establish the country's first Victim Rights Centre in Patna as a pilot project. The centre will act as a single point of entry for victims of crime, helping them acces...
Five participants from Tamil Nadu won one Silver Medal and four Medals for Excellence at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 in China. Mohammed Salam took silver in Dental Prosthetics. Ragul K.B. earned a Medal for Excellence in I...
UN Women has set up the Digital, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub to put gender equality at the heart of digital transformation. It will bring together governments, tech firms, researchers, AI experts and...
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced nine decisions to strengthen internal governance, technology oversight and electoral roll management. Meeting agendas will be shared in advance and minutes recorded, w...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister launched the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), Madurai, on 28 September 2026. Under the scheme, babies delivered in Tamil Nadu government hospitals rece...
A rare 13th-century Chola-era inscription was discovered while desilting the Medavakkam tank in Chennai. It records the building of a sluice for irrigation in 1268 CE, during the 20th regnal year of the Telugu Chola king...
ZT Lalrithangi, a farmer from Mizoram popularly known as Pi Mari-i, has been chosen for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 100 Women Heroes in Agri food Systems and Rural Development Award. The FAO honour recogn...
KAL, India's first indigenous long-range One-Way Attack (OWA) drone, was successfully flight-tested at Pokhran, Rajasthan, in September 2026. An OWA drone is an unmanned aircraft built to fly to a designated target and s...
