The second phase of the international UPI arrangement was launched in Thimphu on September 17 in the presence of External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Foreign Minister D.N. Dhungyel.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the expansion while inaugurating SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi on September 17, saying semiconductor projects established under India’s first phase have begun progressing from policy approvals and construction to production.
HAL will deliver LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance twin-seat trainer aircraft and HTT-40 basic trainers to the Indian Air Force, while Dhruv Next Generation helicopters will be handed over to Pawan Hans Limited. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu will be present for the handover.
Meesho Chief Financial Officer Dhiresh Bansal said the initiative is intended to make ITR filing simpler for Valmo partners, allowing eligible workers to claim tax refunds while developing a formal financial record that can support their longer-term requirements. He also pointed to the large proportion of first-time filers as evidence of the potential for programmes of this kind to expand financial inclusion.
RoboSub 2026 was held from July 11 to 16 at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California. The annual competition challenges university teams to design autonomous underwater robots capable of completing tasks that reflect problems encountered in real marine environments, including navigation, mapping, object detection, manipulation and pipeline tracking.
The research uses a newly isolated bacterium, Brevundimonas sp. AJZ05, to break down Direct Blue-6, a synthetic azo dye that is difficult to remove through many conventional wastewater-treatment methods.
The condition is frequently discovered when an ultrasound performed for another reason reports hepatic steatosis or when routine blood tests reveal elevated liver enzymes. Normal liver enzymes do not necessarily exclude MASLD, which means symptoms and routine blood tests alone cannot determine whether the condition is present or how advanced it has become.
The milestone was reached with the completion of electrification on the 71-km Pattukkottai–Karaikkudi section in Tamil Nadu, the final unelectrified broad-gauge stretch under Southern Railway. The newly electrified section underwent statutory inspection on September 9, 2026, after which Southern Railway announced that its complete broad-gauge network had reached 100 per cent electrification.
The latest official data shows that India’s non-fossil capacity had reached 300.50 GW by July 31, 2026, representing more than 54% of total installed generation capacity. This includes solar, wind, hydro, bioenergy and nuclear power. India had crossed the 50% non-fossil threshold in June 2025, more than five years before the deadline associated with its Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement.
It applies to individual export consignments with a Free-on-Board value of up to ₹3 lakh wherever an RCMC or Certificate of Registration would otherwise have been required. Consignments above the ₹3-lakh threshold will continue to come under the existing registration framework wherever the requirement applies.
