
The Ministry of Steel and its Public Sector Undertakings are participating in Special Campaign 6.0, which runs from 2 October to 31 October 2026. The campaign includes a preparatory phase from 15 September to 30 September 2026 for target identification and groundwork. E-waste management is one of the priority areas under the campaign, along with mechanised cleaning, disposal of pending references, and public awareness.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the India Net Zero Portal and the National Action Plan on Climate Change Dashboard on 16 September 2026 in Mumbai. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh launched the two digital platforms on World Ozone Day 2026.
Kerala began a three-day roundtable conference under the ‘Reimagining Keralam’ initiative on 16 September 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram. The conference is linked to 73 major projects announced in the Kerala 2026-27 Budget and is scheduled from 16 to 18 September 2026 at Lemon Tree Premier and Hilton Garden Inn.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 12 and 13 September 2026. The meeting was the highest-level engagement between Iran and the United Arab Emirates since the start of the West Asia conflict.
The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi, India, on 12 September 2026. At the summit, BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration and discussed reforms in global governance, the United Nations, and international financial institutions.
Wadda Gurdwara Sahib in Penang, Malaysia, reopened in September 2026 after extensive conservation and restoration work. The 125-year-old Sikh gurdwara was established in 1901 and is recognised as the oldest and largest Sikh temple in Southeast Asia. It is listed as a Category One heritage building.
The 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi, India, from 12 to 13 September 2026. The New Delhi Declaration 2026 reaffirmed the grouping’s support for trade and investment in local currencies and called for practical cross-border payment solutions that are fast, low-cost, accessible, efficient, transparent and safe.
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad has secured an Indian patent for an electrochemical reactor that recovers copper from industrial wastewater. The patent was granted by the Patent Office, Government of India, for the invention titled “An Electrochemical Reactor for Cathodic Recovery of Copper from Wastewater”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks on 12 September 2026 on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The two leaders discussed the boundary question between India and China, which concerns the Line of Actual Control and the wider India-China border framework.
Tripura identified 19 illegal de-addiction and mental health rehabilitation centres across the state on 13 September 2026. The Tripura State Mental Health Authority issued show-cause notices to these unauthorised private centres under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017.
India dispatched the first consignment of components for a 70-metre Bailey bridge to Nepal on 12 September 2026. The consignment was handed over to Nepal’s Road Division in Hetauda for installation in the Betrawati area of Nuwakot district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns over the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals at the BRICS summit held in New Delhi on 14 September 2026. He linked access to technology, mineral processing, and supply chains with shared prosperity, global resilience, and cooperation among BRICS members.