Nagaland-set film Angh, directed by Theja Rio, won the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Savita Punia became India’s most-capped women’s hockey player after making her 321st international appearance at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan.
Suchika Tariyal won bronze in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, becoming India’s first Asian Games medallist in MMA.
The 18th edition of Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT, an annual India–Mongolia bilateral military exercise, began in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
The first meeting of the Sowa-Rigpa Working Group was held in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, to develop Sowa-Rigpa Pharmacopoeias and Formularies and support quality standards, regulatory requirements, and quality assurance of Sowa-Rigpa medicines.
A new flowering plant species, Begonia neelamorum, has been found in Keyi Panyor district, Arunachal Pradesh.
The species is named after the Neelam clan of the Nyishi community and is locally called “kobiirhopu baabrai.”
World Maritime Day is observed on 24 September annually to highlight the importance of international shipping and maritime safety, security and environmental protection.
The theme for the year 2026 is “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence.”