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Sethuraman Panchanathan has been named the recipient of the 2026 Arthur M. Bueche Award by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The award will be presented on 4 October 2026 in Washington, D.C., during the 2026 NAE Annual Meeting. Panchanathan is the first Indian American and the first Arizonan to receive the award in its more than 40-year history.
Karnataka declared September 15 as Engineers’ Day in 2026 and made the annual observance an official state event. The State government also allowed engineers to use the prefix “Er.” before their names, on the pattern of “Tr.” for teachers.
Southern Railway has achieved 100% electrification of its Broad Gauge network, covering 5,068 route kilometres. The milestone was completed after electrification of the final 71-km Pattukkottai–Karaikkudi section in Tamil Nadu.
Princess Astrid of Norway died on 11 September 2026 at the age of 94. The Norwegian Royal House announced that she passed away peacefully on the same day. She was the last surviving child of King Olav V and Crown Princess Märtha, and she was born on 12 February 1932.
Shree Charani, an Indian left-arm spinner, reached 50 T20I wickets in her 29th international match on 10 September 2026. She became the fastest Indian bowler across men’s and women’s cricket to reach the mark, surpassing Kuldeep Yadav’s previous Indian record of 30 matches.
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) launched the third phase of underwater archaeological exploration off Poompuhar, also known as Kaveripoompattinam, in Mayiladuthurai district on 6 September 2026. The project is being carried out with the Indian Maritime University and covers an underwater zone linked to the ancient Sangam-era port city.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza on 6 September 2026 for Mercedes. He became the first Italian to win his home Grand Prix in 60 years, after Ludovico Scarfiotti won the race in 1966. Antonelli was 20 years old at the time of the victory.
Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait erupted on 6 September 2026 at 3:53 a.m. local time. Volcanic ash from the eruption led to flight suspensions at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, and several regional airports in Indonesia.
Giorgia Meloni became the longest continuously serving postwar Prime Minister in the history of the Italian Republic on 4 September 2026 after completing 1,413 consecutive days in office. She assumed office on 22 October 2022 and leads the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, known in Italian as Fratelli d’Italia. She is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Italy.
India won nine medals at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) 2026, held in Turin, Italy, from August 20 to 27, 2026. The four-member Indian student team won four gold, three silver, and two bronze medals, which marked the country’s best-ever performance in the competition.
Gaurang Vyas, a Gujarati music composer, arranger and singer, died at the age of 87 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in September 2026. He was known for work in Gujarati cinema and for composing music for more than 100 films.
Lakkundi in Gadag district of Karnataka is the site of a six-month LiDAR survey and geospatial mapping project under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, Karnataka, and the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. The project uses non-invasive digital tools to locate buried structures linked to the Kalyana-Chalukya era, which dates to the 10th to 12th centuries CE.