
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.
England fast bowler Mark Wood announced his retirement from international cricket on 22 September 2026. The 36-year-old ended an 11-year international career for England after recurring knee injury problems.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will host the second edition of the multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti at Jodhpur in Rajasthan from 26 September to 12 October 2026. More than 40 countries are expected to take part in the exercise, and over 30 countries are expected to send delegates or observers.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is scheduled to sign Memorandums of Understanding with 22 states on 22 September 2026 for the next phase of the Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN. The exercise will launch a Challenge Mode and a new Routes Bidding Round under the modified scheme.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) issued guidelines on 21 September 2026 for planning and designing access-controlled high-speed National Highways. The guidelines cover upcoming 4-lane and 6-lane Greenfield and Brownfield corridors and exclude expressways.
India co-sponsored the inaugural Partners for Multilateralism (P4M) Summit at the United Nations in New York on 22 September 2026. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar co-chaired the summit, which was held on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The endangered black robin, also known as karure, was named New Zealand’s Bird of the Year on 21 September 2026. The competition was organised by Forest & Bird, and the black robin won after receiving more than 25,000 votes in a record turnout of 105,000 votes.
India’s first blue bond issue is scheduled for launch on 28 September 2026 by Sagarmala Finance Corporation, a state-owned maritime lender. The proposed issue size is ₹600 crore, with a greenshoe option of ₹500 crore, and the bonds have a tenor of 10 years.
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 Government of India dissolved the Digital Communications Commission (DCC), an apex inter-departmental decision-making body under the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), with effect from the date of publication of a government resolution dated 19 September 2026. The Union Cabinet approved the winding up of the commission on 16 September 2026.
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.
Smriti Mandhana became the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket on 22 September 2026. She reached the milestone during India’s Asian Games gold-medal final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Aichi-Nagoya.