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India's 51st Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) was inaugurated at Sambalpur in Odisha. A DWR uses radio waves to track where rainfall and severe weather are, how they move and how intense they are. With this, Odisha now has th...
The Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai was consecrated after a gap of 17 years. Believed to be about 1,800 years old, it has 14 gopurams including four raja gopurams, the Golden Lotus Tank and many granite mandapa...
An international workshop on Tiger Landscapes was inaugurated in New Delhi, organised by the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). I...
The fifth edition of Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar (SSSS) 2026 was launched on 1 September 2026 to remove marine litter and conserve coasts. Its week-long drive runs from 12 to 19 September 2026, ending on International...
Kumik village in Zanskar was declared Ladakh's first Heritage Village on 15 September 2026. The village is known for its traditional mud houses, sacred spaces, farming practices and Buddhist traditions, and it holds Kanj...
Four moth bean varieties developed by ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur, namely CAZRI Moth-4, 5, 6 and 7, withstood a prolonged 35-day dry spell during Kharif 2026 in western Rajasthan. Bred for...
A healthy female calf of the Badri breed was successfully born in Uttarakhand using Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilization (OPU-IVF) technology. Badri cattle are an indigenous breed adapted to the mountainous terrain of...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched ATLAS (Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea) to advance nuclear energy for civilian shipping and floating nuclear power plants. India, along with...
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....
Haryana has topped India in blood donation for the third year running. In 2025–26 it collected 5.89 lakh units of blood and held 8,189 donation camps. Verified e-RaktKosh data placed it first among States in blood donati...
Assam's population of the endangered pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) has grown from 6 in 1996 to 194 through captive breeding. The world's smallest and rarest wild pig is listed Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red Li...
National Forest Martyrs Day, observed on September 11, honours forest personnel who died protecting forests and wildlife. It recalls the 1730 Khejarli sacrifice in Rajasthan, when the Bishnoi community, led by Amrita Dev...
