
The Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, signed an agreement on 24 September 2026 with Bengaluru-based GalaxEye Space Solutions Private Limited. The agreement provides financial support of ₹63.84 crore under the Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund for a project with a total approved cost of ₹247.69 crore.
India participated in the 14th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meeting and the 23rd ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultation in Manila, Philippines, from 22 to 24 September 2026. The Indian delegation was led by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Nitin Kumar Yadav, and the meetings included ASEAN members and EAS partners such as India, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Russia, and the United States.
INS Sudarshini, the Indian Navy’s sail training ship, arrived at Alexandria in Egypt on 23 September 2026 during the Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition. The port call was the ship’s second visit to Alexandria during the same deployment.
Vitruvias Therapeutics Inc., based in Alabama, initiated a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot of Thyroid Tablets, USP 30 mg on 21 August 2026. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified the recall as Class I on 22 September 2026, which is the highest risk category used for recalls in the United States.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged-in the First Ascent Mountaineering Expedition in New Delhi on 25 September 2026. The expedition recorded the first-ever summits of 20 unclimbed peaks above 6,000 metres in Ladakh in 23 days.
India secured three squash medals at the Asian Games 2026 on 25 September 2026. Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar reached the mixed doubles semifinals, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh entered the women’s and men’s singles semifinals respectively.
India marked 12 years of the Make in India initiative on 25 September 2026. The initiative was launched on 25 September 2014 to promote domestic manufacturing, investment, exports, and industrial competitiveness across sectors.
India won the silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games on 25 September 2026. The Indian team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, and Rudrankksh Patil scored 1762-94x and finished second behind China at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
India won the silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 24 September 2026. The Indian team finished the final in 3:14.46 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, launched a workshop on the Capacity Enhancement for Effective Forest Management Project in New Delhi on 25 September 2026. The workshop was organised by the Ministry in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and involved officers from forest, research, and training institutions.
Researchers at the Electrical Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi developed India’s first working and demonstrable indigenous micro-Graphics Processing Unit (micro-GPU) on 24–25 September 2026. The project was led by M.Tech students Nammi Akash and M. Ravi Teja under Professor Jayadeva and Professor Kaushik Saha.
A new parasitic wasp species, Oxyserphus narendrani, was discovered on 22 September 2026 in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam. The species was identified by scientists from the Zoological Survey of India through microscopic characters, including a single horizontal groove on the thorax, a shorter ovipositor sheath, and a distinctive wing spot.