The Union Minister of Jal Shakti launched the Punah Bharan Mobile Application and its companion web portal to strengthen scientific groundwater recharge planning across India.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, “Nature’s Comeback – Scaling Ecosystem Restoration for People and Planet,” recognized India’s Ganges River dolphin species recovery program as one of 35 UN World Restoration Flagships.
Indian commercial pilot Captain Smit Machchhar was conferred the UAE’s prestigious First-Class Order of Zayed II, for extraordinary bravery in safeguarding 174 passengers during an in-flight cockpit assault aboard a Flydubai flight.
A 19-month-old cheetah cub, identified as KNG22, after veterinarians retrieved five firearm pellets from its body following a rescue outside Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Delhi is preparing to launch a tourist cruise service on the Yamuna ahead of Chhath Puja, despite recent Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data showing severe water degradation downstream.
High-resolution satellite imagery from the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 network confirmed that a massive marine oil spill off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) widened significantly, reaching close to the northern coastline.
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) selected six private space tech entities for seed-fund grants of up to ₹1 crore each under its AI INSPIRED initiative.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) highlighted the expansion of India’s domestic cloud ecosystem, driven by national data sovereignty imperatives and rising data consumption.
India emerged as a global leader in green hydrogen offtake commitments, securing agreements exceeding 5.5 lakh MTPA by October 2026, including 18 new agreements signed in 2026 covering over 4 lakh MTPA.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to launch and lay foundation stones for 43 Delhi Jal Board (DJB) projects worth ₹8,941.22 crore on 22 October 2026. The projects cover water supply and sewage infrastructure and include measures to reduce pollution in the Yamuna River.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated a biogas plant with a capacity of 200 tonnes per day (TPD) at Goyla Dairy on 19 October 2026 under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan. The plant was approved in 2018. Delhi’s Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is establishing biogas facilities to process cattle dung and biodegradable waste generated in dairy colonies.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated four road infrastructure projects in Delhi on 29 September 2026 with a combined cost of ₹1,941 crore. The projects included the Barapullah Phase 3 elevated corridor, the Mukarba Chowk underpass, and foundation stones for the Modi Mill-Kalkaji flyover and the Savitri Cinema half-flyover.
