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Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the women’s 75 kg boxing category at the Asian Games 2026 on 2 October 2026. She defeated China’s Bao Ziyi by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the final at Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Narendra Bhooshan, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1992 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 1 October 2026. He was appointed to the post on 30 September 2026 and succeeded Tanmay Kumar, an IAS officer of the 1993 Rajasthan cadre, who superannuated on the same date.
The National Stock Exchange of India received a No Objection Certificate from the Securities and Exchange Board of India on 1 October 2026 to launch futures contracts linked to a corporate bond index. The proposed product remains subject to approval from the Reserve Bank of India and will enter India’s exchange-traded fixed-income derivatives segment after the required clearances.
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) formally launched negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) through a Joint Statement signed on 24 February 2026 in New Delhi. The Joint Statement was signed by India’s Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, and GCC Secretary General, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. The Terms of Reference for the FTA were signed on 5 February 2026 and set the framework for the negotiations.
The CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) launched five popular science magazines in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, and Assamese on 26 September 2026. The launch was held on the 85th Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the magazines are designed to carry science communication content in Indian languages.
Anthropic announced on 23-24 September 2026 that its Claude AI model identified a previously unknown enzyme system called array-associated reverse transcriptases (ART). The system was found in bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, and the finding was produced through analysis of DNA sequence data by Claude-powered software agents.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) completed eight years on 23 September 2026. The scheme was launched on 23 September 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and provides cashless health coverage for eligible families in India.
India co-sponsored the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism (P4M) Summit at the United Nations in New York on 22 September 2026. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar co-chaired the summit, which was held on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹586 crore contract on 21 September 2026 for the procurement of indigenously developed Auxiliary Power Units for the Indian Army’s T-72 and T-90 Main Battle Tanks. The contract was signed in New Delhi with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh present, and Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited, Pune, received the order.
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.
The endangered black robin, also known as karure, was named New Zealand’s Bird of the Year on 21 September 2026. The competition was organised by Forest & Bird, and the black robin won after receiving more than 25,000 votes in a record turnout of 105,000 votes.
Indian Oil Corporation approved an investment of ₹2,448.70 crore for the Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi Natural Gas Pipeline project on 21 September 2026. The pipeline will cover 424.65 kilometres and connect Kochi in Kerala with Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu through the Kanyakumari region.