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- Alexander Zverev (Germany) and Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) won the men’s and women’s singles titles respectively at the 2026 US Open in New York.
- Zverev defeated Ben Shelton (USA) to win his first US Open title, while Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) to win her first US Open title and third Grand Slam title.
- India set a Guinness World Record for the world’s longest steel slag road, measuring 1.85 km, at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
- A new DRDO weapon and missile testing range is proposed at Junput, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal.
- Junput will become the third major DRDO testing hub, after the Chandipur facilities and the proposed testing centre in Andhra Pradesh.
- World First Aid Day is observed on the second Saturday of September every year; in 2026, it was observed on 12 September to raise awareness about the importance of first aid in saving lives during emergencies.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “First Aid in Migration Contexts.”
- World EV Day is observed every year on 9 September to promote electric mobility and sustainable transport.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Switching Electric: Driving Down the Cost of Motoring.”
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