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The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched international hub-and-spoke flight operations at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad on 1 September 2026. Union Minister of Civil Aviation K. Ram Mohan Naidu and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the service at Ahmedabad, which became the third Indian airport under the ministry’s hub-and-spoke framework.
The fifth edition of Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar (SSSS v.5.0) was launched on 1 September 2026 for marine litter removal and coastal conservation in India. The week-long campaign is scheduled from 12 September to 19 September 2026 and will conclude on International Coastal Cleanup Day.
Air Marshal KAA Sanjeeb, AVSM, VSM, assumed charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance (AOM) of the Indian Air Force on 1 September 2026. The appointment followed the superannuation of Air Marshal Sanjiv Ghuratia on 31 August 2026 after 39 years of service in the Indian Air Force.
SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost carrier, suspended all Boeing 737 MAX passenger flight operations in August 2026 and removed the aircraft type from its active schedules. The Boeing 737 MAX is a narrow-body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by Boeing as part of the 737 family.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution reduced the sugar stock holding limit for dealers and traders to 2,000 quintals on 1 September 2026. The earlier limit was 4,000 quintals, and the revised cap will apply from 15 September 2026 to 30 November 2026.
Joshua Wong, a 29-year-old pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, pleaded guilty on 2 September 2026 at the High Court in Admiralty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the national security law. The case concerns allegations of contacts with foreign politicians and calls for sanctions after the national security law took effect in 2020.
Tata Elxsi and Sarla Aviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Bengaluru on 1 September 2026 to develop Shunya, an indigenous electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Shunya is planned as a seven-seater eVTOL with six passengers and one pilot, and it is designed for runway-independent operations.
The Reserve Bank of India appointed Suman Ray as Executive Director with immediate effect on 1 September 2026. He was serving as Regional Director for Maharashtra before his elevation to the central office.
The kākāpō, a flightless nocturnal parrot endemic to New Zealand, reached 325 birds after 90 fledged chicks were added to the population tally on 1 September 2026. The species is the world’s heaviest parrot and had crossed 300 birds for the first time in about 75 years by 31 August 2026.
Gollalagudi Temple, also called Gollala Gudi, in Palampet village of Mulugu district, Telangana, was declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification issued by the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism on 1 September 2026. The declaration increased the number of Archaeological Survey of India protected monuments in Telangana to 10.
India plans to build 100 new airports over the next 10 years under the regional connectivity framework known as UDAN. The expansion is linked to the Modified UDAN scheme, which has a central budgetary outlay of ₹28,840 crore for FY 2026–27 to FY 2035–36.
The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) upgraded India’s foreign currency and local currency long-term issuer ratings to A- from BBB+ on 2 September 2026. JCR also assigned a Stable outlook and raised India’s country ceiling to A.