A Mysuru Dasara drone display set a Guinness World Records title for the largest aerial display of a bird, using 3,473 drones to form a peacock at Bannimantap, Mysuru.
NIFTEM-K hosted “Hack the Fork”, India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) and food technology hackathon, in collaboration with France-based non-profit Hack the Fork, NIFTEM-K Smart Protein Project and The Good Food Institute India.
China Zorrilla, the world’s largest battery-electric vessel, has entered commercial service on the Buenos Aires–Colonia route between Argentina and Uruguay.
Indian photographer Sitaram Raul won the ‘Behaviour: Invertebrates’ category at the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for his photograph Shifting Sand.
Meeshapulimala in Idukki, Kerala, opened to tourists as Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) came into full bloom at its high-altitude slopes.
Meeshapulimala is one of the highest peaks in the Munnar region, and the flowering is considered rare because Neelakurinji usually does not bloom above 2,500 metres.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to support vehicles designed for E85 and E100 high-ethanol fuels, with E85 containing up to 85% ethanol and E100 consisting predominantly of ethanol.
The amendment includes E100 in emission certification provisions, requiring certified vehicles to meet applicable emission and safety standards.