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A new lizard species, Liolaemus archipensis, was discovered in the southern Andean region of Arequipa in Peru at an altitude of more than 4,800 metres, or 15,750 feet. The finding was announced in early October 2026 by the Natural History Museum of San Marcos University in Lima.
The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science & Technology signed an agreement with Bengaluru-based BigEndian Semiconductors on 5 October 2026 for Project VeerAI. The agreement provides ₹130 crore under the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund for the development of an indigenous AI Vision System-on-Chip (SoC).
Five cheetah cubs were born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 5 October 2026 to KJP21, an India-born female cheetah. The birth raised India’s cheetah population to 60, including 41 cheetahs born on Indian soil.
UltraTech Cement Limited became the first Indian cement company to cross 2 gigawatts of green energy capacity for captive use on 5 October 2026. Its cumulative installed green energy capacity reached 2,024 MW, with 1,580 MW from renewable energy sources and 444 MW from Waste Heat Recovery Systems.
Kerala is set to launch the IT Parks Affiliation Scheme on 6 October 2026 to connect IT companies outside major government-owned IT parks with a state-level technology ecosystem. The scheme will allow eligible firms to access benefits usually extended by IT parks and to register through an affiliation portal opened before the launch.
The Northern Western Ghats in Maharashtra added a new subterranean amphibian species, Gegeneophis chandgadi, from the Kolhapur region in September 2026. The discovery placed the North Western Ghats among important Indian localities for caecilian diversity, a group of legless amphibians that live underground.
Ten captive-bred Great Indian Bustards (Ardeotis nigriceps) are scheduled for release in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan on 3 and 4 October 2026. The release is planned at Ramdevra and Sudasari in the Desert National Park, and the birds will be monitored after release for movement, behaviour, habitat use, adaptation, and survival.
Two new islands have emerged off Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano after a 25-hour continuous eruption between 4 and 6 September 2026. The formations were first noted by mariners and volunteers around 22 September 2026 and were verified through Sentinel satellite imagery on 23 September 2026.
Saffron cultivation began in Ladakh on 2 October 2026 as a pilot project in Leh district. Around 90,000 premium Iranian saffron corms, weighing about 800 kg, were planted over 4,000 square metres at Command Area Gate No. 27 in Spituk Pharka. The project uses restored barren land and forms part of agricultural diversification in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
A three-year-old Royal Bengal tigress weighing 150 kg was released into the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on 2 October 2026. The release marked the launch of the state’s first tiger reintroduction project and involved translocation from the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar.
SpaceX launched the Transporter-18 rideshare mission on 1 October 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission deployed 130 payloads into low Earth orbit, and the launch occurred at 2:32 p.m. EDT, which was 11:32 a.m. local time in California.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav launched the Guidelines for the implementation of the National Coastal Mission (NCM) 2.0 in New Delhi on 30 September 2026. NCM 2.0 is a Central Sector Scheme with an approved outlay of ₹767 crore and a scheduled implementation period up to 2030-31 across nine coastal states and four Union Territories.