Current affairs 8 Sep 2026

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Telangana's Gollala Gudi temple declared Monument of National Importance

National Gollala Gudi Temple at Palampet village in Mulugu district, Telangana, has been declared a Monument of National Importance through a Gazette notification of the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism. A Trikutalaya with three sanctums… 1 / 10 Read the full story

Assam's Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble added to UNESCO Tentative List

National The Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble in Assam has entered UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List, with India's dossier filed under cultural criteria (iii) and (iv). It includes Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar, the Namdang Stone Bridge and the… 2 / 10 Read the full story

Study warns Kerala's Myristica swamps are near extinction

Environment A new study has cautioned that the rare Myristica swamps of Kerala's Western Ghats are close to disappearing because of habitat loss. These freshwater swamps occur mainly in Kerala, with small patches in the Andaman… 3 / 10 Read the full story

Pallikaranai marsh records high native waterbird counts ahead of migratory season

Economy Chennai's Pallikaranai marshland logged large numbers of native waterbirds before the 2026-27 migratory season. In August 2026, 3,091 common coots were counted, the highest August figure since 2014-15, along with a record 3,597 grey-headed swamphens… 4 / 10 Read the full story

Sikkim identifies 40 high-hazard glacial lakes, 16 in Category A

Environment Sikkim has flagged 40 high-hazard glacial lakes, 16 of them in the top-risk Category A for possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). Such lakes form from glacier meltwater and can burst suddenly due to excess… 5 / 10 Read the full story

Melghat and Pench emerge as India's most successful vulture reintroduction sites

Environment Maharashtra's Melghat and Pench Tiger Reserves have become India's most successful sites for releasing captive-bred vultures. Of 29 vultures freed in the two reserves between December 2025 and January 2026, survival rates reached up to… 6 / 10 Read the full story

Indian-Australian team develops crystal with 1,000 times higher thermoelectric voltage

Science & Tech Researchers from JNCASR, the University of Sydney and IISc have created a crystal that delivers nearly 1,000 times the thermoelectric voltage of the textbook limit. They used magnesium-doped scandium nitride (ScN) thin films to make… 7 / 10 Read the full story

UN declares November 27 as International Day for Elimination of Child Marriage

International 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… 8 / 10 Read the full story

Third phase of underwater exploration launched off Poompuhar coast

Tamil Nadu The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has begun the third phase of underwater archaeological exploration off Poompuhar (Kaveripoompattinam) in Mayiladuthurai district, an ancient Chola-period port city. The work seeks to trace submerged structures and… 9 / 10 Read the full story

ASI documents 1003 CE Rajaraja Chola I inscription at Therazhundur temple

National The Archaeological Survey of India recorded a Chola inscription at the Vedapureeswarar Temple in Therazhundur, Mayiladuthurai district. Dated 1003 CE, the 18th regnal year of Rajaraja Chola I, it is in Tamil on a pillar… 10 / 10 Read the full story

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