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World Coconut Day is marked on September 2 to highlight the farm, economic and everyday value of the coconut. It was first observed in 2009; the date is the founding day of the Asian and…
1 / 10Argentina's Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football on August 31, 2026. The announcement came after he led Argentina to the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, closing one of the most celebrated…
2 / 10NASA is getting ready to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a next-generation observatory to study dark energy, dark matter, gravity and planets outside the Solar System. It is named after Nancy Grace Roman…
3 / 10The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that the global daily average sea surface temperature for the extra-polar ocean (60°S–60°N) reached a record 21.104°C on August 22, 2026, just above the earlier record of 21.09°C…
4 / 10The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam has marked 25 years of rescue and rehabilitation work. Set up at Panbari near Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, it is India's first dedicated…
5 / 10Arunachal Pradesh has recorded the first verifiable photographic evidence of the spoon-tailed duskhawker (Gynacantha basiguttata) in Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve. With this record, the species has been added to India's list of dragonflies.
6 / 10A new species of freshwater flowering plant, Ammannia telanganensis, has been discovered in Telangana. It is an annual, herbaceous and semi-aquatic plant that belongs to the Lythraceae family. The species is named after the state…
7 / 10Samtel HAL Display Systems Limited (SHDS), a joint venture of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Samtel Avionics, has opened a new defence avionics manufacturing facility in Gurugram, Haryana. SHDS is India's first public-private joint venture…
8 / 10India has become an important supplier of petrol to Russia after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted Russian refineries. Russia's seaborne petrol imports touched a record 125,000 barrels per day in August 2026. Over the last two…
9 / 10Uzbekistan has awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Order of Oliy Darajali Dustlik, the country's highest state honour. The recognition came as India and Uzbekistan elevated their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It adds…
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