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Coastal Local Area Bank Limited, headquartered in Vijayawada, was included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, and received scheduled bank status. The Reserve Bank of India issued the inclusion through Notification DoR.LIC.No.S3539/22-03-070/2026-27, and the notification was published in the Gazette of India.
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.
India has taken up a proposal to modify the Indian Air Force’s Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft for integration with the Russian-origin RVV-BD air-to-air missile. The proposal covers changes to the aircraft’s radar, avionics, and weapons management software for operational use.
Japan’s National Diet approved amendments to the Imperial House Law of 1947 on 17 July 2026. The revised framework retains male-only succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne and permits limited measures to maintain the size of the imperial family.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution on 4 September 2026 to address cartographic distortions in world maps. India voted in favour of the resolution and clarified that its support covered equal-area map projections in general, not the Equal Earth projection alone.
On 5 September 2026, ICICI Bank stated in a regulatory filing that the Reserve Bank of India had approved the Life Insurance Corporation of India to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.99% in the bank. The approval letter was received by ICICI Bank on 4 September 2026 at 9:09 PM, and the RBI set a validity period of one year from the date of the letter for completion of the acquisition.
The Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon (Gallicolumba platenae) is a critically endangered ground-dwelling pigeon endemic to the Philippine island of Mindoro. A remote camera trap photographed the species in the Puerto Galera rainforest in August 2026, and the first confirmed photographic record in 20 years was announced on 3 September 2026.
Argentina and the United Kingdom have renewed a long-running sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, which Argentina calls Las Malvinas. On 3 September 2026, Argentine President Javier Milei announced plans for economic sanctions against foreign firms involved in offshore oil and gas extraction near the islands without Argentine approval.
The United Nations General Assembly approved an African-led resolution on 4 September 2026 to promote maps that show continents in more accurate relative sizes. The resolution supports the use of the Equal Earth projection and moves away from the 16th-century Mercator projection in educational and public mapping contexts.
The India-Afghanistan Joint Working Group on Trade, Commerce and Investment held a virtual meeting on 1 September 2026 to review bilateral trade and commercial cooperation. The meeting covered trade facilitation, customs cooperation, visa facilitation for Afghan traders, banking and financial cooperation, energy, tariff concessions, and cargo connectivity.
Gollalagudi Temple, also called Gollala Gudi, in Palampet village of Mulugu district, Telangana, was declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification issued by the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism on 1 September 2026. The declaration increased the number of Archaeological Survey of India protected monuments in Telangana to 10.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a 15-year-old batter from East Zone, became the youngest player to score a half-century in Duleep Trophy history on 31 August 2026. He reached the milestone in the semi-final against Central Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.