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A new checklist of the flowering plants of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve in South India has recorded 3,261 species, 26 subspecies, and 28 varieties. The checklist was compiled by the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram and published in Plant Science Today in September 2026.
Stellantis India acquired the remaining stake held by Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Ltd. in Stellantis Automobiles India Private Limited on 21 September 2026. The transaction gave Stellantis full ownership of the Tiruvallur manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu and placed the plant under complete control of Stellantis Automobiles India Private Limited.
The WWF Global Conservation Conference was inaugurated in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 21 September 2026. Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the conference, which was attended by representatives from more than 100 countries.
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.
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.
Indian Oil Corporation approved an investment of ₹2,448.70 crore for the Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi Natural Gas Pipeline project on 21 September 2026. The pipeline will cover 424.65 kilometres and connect Kochi in Kerala with Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu through the Kanyakumari region.
Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke, a Vir Chakra awardee of the Indian Air Force, died on 18 September 2026 at Base Hospital, New Delhi, at the age of 87. He was known for an air engagement during the 1965 Indo-Pak War over Kalaikunda in West Bengal, where he flew a Hawker Hunter against Pakistani Sabre jets.
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.
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.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will launch the inaugural U15 Women’s Youth League on 15 October 2026 at the Sporting Planet Sports Complex in Belagavi, Karnataka. The league will feature 16 teams from across India and will conclude with the final on 31 October 2026.
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.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for an integrated civil-military aerospace ecosystem in Bengaluru on 18 September 2026. He linked the proposal with indigenous capability in aircraft design, avionics, propulsion, composite materials, flight control systems, manufacturing, and certification.