
Uttarakhand began installing its first glacial lake early-warning system at Vasundhara Tal in Chamoli district on 29 September 2026. The project is being carried out by a 22-scientist team led by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, with support from the Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, under the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority and the National GLOF Risk Mitigation Programme.
Maharashtra declared 265 of its 358 talukas drought-affected on 26 September 2026. The affected talukas account for about 74% of the state’s total landmass. The declaration followed a rainfall deficit of 18.8% between 1 June and 18 September 2026 and a two-month monsoon break linked with El Niño conditions.
The Indian Space Research Organisation and the European Space Agency have extended their Cooperative Agreement until 8 January 2032. The extension was formalised through an exchange of letters in Paris on 10 September 2026 during the International Space Summit.
Kerala began a three-day roundtable conference under the ‘Reimagining Keralam’ initiative on 16 September 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram. The conference is linked to 73 major projects announced in the Kerala 2026-27 Budget and is scheduled from 16 to 18 September 2026 at Lemon Tree Premier and Hilton Garden Inn.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSLV-F17 on 4 September 2026 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The 51.7-metre-tall rocket carried the 2,367 kg EOS-05 satellite and placed it in a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit about 18 to 19 minutes after liftoff.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch EOS-05, also known as GISAT-1A, on 4 September 2026 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The 2,367 kg Earth Observation Satellite will be carried by the GSLV-F17 launch vehicle into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
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Catastrophic flash floods and debris flows tore through the transboundary Lhende Khola, Bhote Koshi, and Trishuli river systems along the Nepal–Tibet border.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to chair the 31st Southern Zonal Council (SZC) meeting on August 20, 2026, in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.
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