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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca’s Etcamah, also known as camizestrant, on 4 September 2026 for adults with advanced or metastatic hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with an ESR1 mutation. The drug was approved as a 75 mg oral daily therapy in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitors abemaciclib, palbociclib, or ribociclib.
The Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon (Gallicolumba platenae) is a critically endangered ground-dwelling pigeon endemic to the Philippine island of Mindoro. A remote camera trap photographed the species in the Puerto Galera rainforest in August 2026, and the first confirmed photographic record in 20 years was announced on 3 September 2026.
A team of botanists described a new flowering plant species, Thismia daemona, in the journal PhytoKeys on 3 September 2026. The species was found in Thong Pha Phum National Park in western Thailand during a 2025 field survey and was nicknamed the “devil flower” because of its dark, horned appearance.
The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI) announced on 4 September 2026 that it will convene the inaugural iBRICS Summit in New Delhi, India. The two-day event is formally titled “The Global Sovereign & Private Deal Room” and is scheduled for 12–13 September 2026 at The Oberoi, New Delhi, on the sidelines of the 18th official BRICS Leaders’ Summit.
India won nine medals at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) 2026, held in Turin, Italy, from August 20 to 27, 2026. The four-member Indian student team won four gold, three silver, and two bronze medals, which marked the country’s best-ever performance in the competition.
The Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble in Assam has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List. India’s Permanent Mission to UNESCO submitted the nomination dossier on 19 June 2026 under UNESCO cultural criteria (iii) and (iv).
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on 4 September 2026 to observe 27 November every year as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The resolution was adopted by consensus in the 193-member United Nations and was presented by Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone and President of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution on 4 September 2026 to address cartographic distortions in world maps. India voted in favour of the resolution and clarified that its support covered equal-area map projections in general, not the Equal Earth projection alone.
On 5 September 2026, ICICI Bank stated in a regulatory filing that the Reserve Bank of India had approved the Life Insurance Corporation of India to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.99% in the bank. The approval letter was received by ICICI Bank on 4 September 2026 at 9:09 PM, and the RBI set a validity period of one year from the date of the letter for completion of the acquisition.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego demonstrated that Escherichia coli RNA polymerase can read and transcribe a synthetic eight-letter genetic alphabet. The study was published on 2 September 2026 in Nature Communications and was led by Dong Wang of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSLV-F17 on 4 September 2026 from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The 51.7-metre-tall rocket carried the 2,367 kg EOS-05 satellite and placed it in a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit about 18 to 19 minutes after liftoff.
Argentina and the United Kingdom have renewed a long-running sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, which Argentina calls Las Malvinas. On 3 September 2026, Argentine President Javier Milei announced plans for economic sanctions against foreign firms involved in offshore oil and gas extraction near the islands without Argentine approval.