Alberta held its first-ever referendum on separation, with about 76% voting to remain in Canada and 24% supporting a binding separation vote; the referendum was non-binding.
The vote took place amid a separatist movement in Alberta, a major energy-producing province in western Canada.
Oil India Limited (OIL) has discovered natural gas in the shallow-water Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin, with the Godavari-1 well recording a peak flow of 200,000 Standard Cubic Metres per Day (SCMD).
India’s first Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) estimated 718 snow leopards across the Indian Himalayas, including 477 in Ladakh.
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List.
The 30th Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) meeting was held in New Delhi to review domestic and global macro-financial developments and emerging risks to India’s financial system.
India has become the 3rd-largest exporter of defence goods to Europe, driven by demand under the “Rearm Europe” initiative.
Defence exports reached a record ₹38,424 crore, with India supplying ammunition, artillery shells, small arms and tactical gear.