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The World Bank Group announced on 16 September 2026 the appointment of Michael Kremer as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics. The appointment takes effect on 1 October 2026, and Kremer succeeds Indermit Gill, who retired from the post last month.
On 16 September 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed opening the door for Canada to become the European Union’s first “associate member” during her State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was present at the address, and Canada and the European Union are scheduled to hold a summit in late October 2026.
India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) approved applications from seven companies to import 642 cars from Britain on 16 September 2026. The allocation was made under the tariff rate quota (TRQ) provisions of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which came into effect on 15 July 2026.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) identified a new impact crater on the Moon’s near side that formed between 11 April and 22 May 2024. The crater has been named McGetchin after Thomas McGetchin of the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, and it measures about 222 metres across and up to 43 metres deep.
Scientists from the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) identified a new conger eel species from the deep waters of the Arabian Sea on 16 September 2026. The species has been named Ariosoma cmfriense after CMFRI, and the specimen was collected in January 2026 from waters off Kollam in Kerala at a depth of about 300 metres.
The Union Health Ministry issued an advisory on 16 September 2026 to all States and Union Territories on the regulation of stem cell therapy in India. The advisory limits stem cell treatment as standard care to disease conditions specifically approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Lam Research announced on 16 September 2026 an investment of about ₹10,000 crore, or around US$1.04 billion, in India over several years. The plan covers the company’s first silicon component manufacturing facility in India and an expansion of its advanced research and development operations in Bengaluru.
Fujifilm has announced a greenfield semiconductor materials manufacturing facility in India with a total investment of about ₹800 crore, or around USD 83 million. The project will be implemented in two phases, with Phase 1 scheduled to begin in October 2026 and commercial production expected in fiscal year 2028.
The fifth edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be held from January 14 to February 7, 2027. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also fixed October 28, 2026, as the date for the player auction in Kochi and September 28, 2026, as the retention deadline for the five franchises.
Sethuraman Panchanathan has been named the recipient of the 2026 Arthur M. Bueche Award by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The award will be presented on 4 October 2026 in Washington, D.C., during the 2026 NAE Annual Meeting. Panchanathan is the first Indian American and the first Arizonan to receive the award in its more than 40-year history.
The 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference is being held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 19 September 2026. The Parliament of South Africa and the CPA South Africa Branch are hosting the conference under the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association framework.
Kumik village in Zanskar was declared Ladakh’s first designated Heritage Village on 15 September 2026. The declaration was made by the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, during the launch of the Ladakh Zanskar Festival 2026.