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ZT Lalrithangi, also known as Pi Mari-i, is a 35-year-old farmer from Sangau village in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram. She has been selected for the FAO 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development award, which is linked to the International Year of Women Farmers 2026.
Shastri Bhawan and Krishi Bhawan are government office buildings in Lutyens’ Delhi that were constructed between 1956 and 1968. The Central Public Works Department has begun the process to vacate both buildings by the end of September 2026 for demolition and replacement by Kartavya Bhawans 4 and 5 under the Central Vista redevelopment project.
The United States, Denmark and Greenland signed a new security agreement on 22 September 2026 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The pact was signed by US President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen. It updates the 1951 US-Danish Defence Agreement, which has governed American military access to Greenland for 75 years.
The 18th edition of the India-Mongolia Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2026 began on 21 September 2026 at the Foreign Training Node in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The annual platoon-level exercise will continue until 3 October 2026, with 45 personnel from the Indian Army and 45 personnel from the Mongolian Armed Forces taking part.
India has sent its largest-ever contingent of 70 skilled competitors to the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, scheduled from 22 to 27 September 2026. The Indian team will compete in 63 of the 64 skill categories at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai.
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kulish arrived at Subic Bay in the Philippines on 20 September 2026 for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Joint Cooperation Activity. The deployment forms part of the Indian Navy’s operational presence in the Indo-Pacific region and includes participation in maritime security-related engagements.
Anthropic and Accenture announced a partnership on 18 September 2026 for the independent evaluation of frontier AI models. Each company has committed at least 1 billion over five years, taking the total investment to 2 billion for AI model evaluation capacity.
The United Nations appointed U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg as the new Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) on 18 September 2026. The appointment followed confirmation by the WFP Executive Board and a joint announcement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General Qu Dongyu.
India and Japan will mark 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2027 with the observance of the India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons. The anniversary commemorates the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Japan in 1952.
The 25th Meeting of Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states responsible for foreign economic and foreign trade activities was held on 17 September 2026 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The meeting was chaired by Abdurahmon Abdurahmonzoda, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan.
Sanjukta Parashar, a 2006-batch Indian Police Service officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, became the first woman officer to head the Central Reserve Police Force’s CoBRA unit in September 2026. She took charge as Inspector General of the 10-battalion CoBRA formation from 1996-batch IPS officer Danesh Rana.
The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 September 2026 for integrated computer labs-cum-smart classrooms in 29 functional Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Rajasthan. The project has a sanctioned budget of ₹16.01 crore and covers 11 districts, with facilities planned for more than 10,000 Scheduled Tribe students every year.