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- Uttar Pradesh approved a nearly ₹37 crore project to set up India’s first lock museum in Aligarh, showcasing the development of locks from the Vedic era to modern digital and cyber-locking systems.
- Ezzahra El Mansouri has been appointed as Morocco’s first woman Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI.
- Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) confirmed a new marine eel species, Bathymyrus perplexus, from the Bay of Bengal.
- The 2nd ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2026) commenced at Subic Bay, Philippines, with INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish representing the Indian Navy.
- The International Space Station (ISS) made a rare solar transit over Chennai, crossing the face of the Sun as seen from Palavakkam, Chennai, for about 1.38 seconds.
- A solar transit occurs when an object passes directly between an observer and the Sun, briefly appearing as a silhouette against the Sun’s disc.
- Liolaemus archipensis, a new lizard species discovered in the Andes of Arequipa, Peru, at above 4,800 metres;
- Liolaemus is a species-rich genus found mainly in South America.
- World Architecture Day was observed annually on the first Monday of October (October 5/2026), to promote awareness of the role of architecture in society and human settlements.
- The theme for the year 2026 is “Housing is a Human Right. Build It.”
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