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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.
Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced a DCGI-approved triple therapy combikit for adults with Helicobacter pylori infection on 21 September 2026. The combikit contains Vonoprazan 20 mg, Clarithromycin 500 mg, and Amoxicillin 1000 mg, and it is prescribed as a twice-daily regimen for 14 days.
The Indian government has made Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mandatory for smartphone screen protectors under Indian Standard IS 19348:2025. The rule will apply from 1 April 2027 to manufacturers and importers selling screen protectors in India.
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.
Premier Energies commissioned a 7 GW N-type TOPCon G12R solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh on 21 September 2026. The plant increased the company’s total solar cell manufacturing capacity to 10.6 GW, which is the highest solar cell capacity in India.
The 7th National Formulary of India (NFI) was launched on 21 September 2026 at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. Smt. Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilisers, unveiled the publication during the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week Campaign.
A rare leafless orchid species, Gastrodia keyiensis, has been recorded from the Keyi Panyor district of Arunachal Pradesh. The species was formally described in Phytotaxa on 9 September 2026 after a botanical survey in a remote gorge along the Keyi River at about 1,000 metres elevation.
A study based on historical magnetic observations from the Trivandrum Astronomical Observatory has provided new data on the 1859 Carrington Event, a geomagnetic storm of 19th-century solar-terrestrial science. The research was published in Astrophysics and Space Science on 20 September 2026 and was led by R. Jayakrishnan, Head of the Department of Physics and Honorary Director of the observatory.
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, will use ocean modelling, satellite remote sensing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools to identify, monitor and forecast marine litter hotspots. The initiative is linked to the National Initiative for Remediation of Marine Litter, or NIRMaL Sāgar, and the pilot phase began in Visakhapatnam on 19 September 2026.
The foundation stone for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Advanced Radar Research Centre was laid at Chandrapur near Guwahati in Assam on 21 September 2026. The centre is being developed under Project NETRA, which stands for Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis, and it is linked to India’s space situational awareness framework.
NASA expanded its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract with SpaceX on 18 September 2026 through a 946 million modification. The revised agreement adds three more crewed Dragon flights, named Crew-15, Crew-16 and Crew-17, for missions to the International Space Station (ISS). The total value of SpaceX’s CCtCap contract has risen to about 5.92 billion, and the contract period runs through 2030.
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.