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International Literacy Day 2026: Theme, Key Facts, History, India’s Initiatives and UNESCO Literacy Prizes

08-Sep-2026

International Literacy Day is being observed worldwide on 8 September 2026. This year's observance is particularly significant because it marks 60 years since UNESCO proclaimed International Literacy Day in 1966.

LORA Missile System: Israel’s Long-Range Ballistic Missile Successfully Tested by German Navy

08-Sep-2026

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced that the German Navy successfully completed a dual operational test of the naval version of the LORA ballistic missile.

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2026: Theme, Background, Air Pollution, Climate Change and India’s steps

08-Sep-2026

The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is being observed on 7 September 2026 worldwide. 

India’s Su-30MKI to Integrate Russian RVV-BD Missile: Key Facts, Range Missile, Importance of Radar, Strategic Significance and Challenges

08-Sep-2026

The Defence Ministry is taking up a proposal to modify the Su-30MKI so it can employ the RVV-BD, a Russian very-long-range air-to-air missile. 

India Eyes Nuclear Power in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

08-Sep-2026

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has undertaken an assessment of potential sites in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).

Gegeneophis chandgadi: New Caecilian Species Discovered in Maharashtra

08-Sep-2026

Scientists have discovered a new species of legless, worm-like amphibian named Gegeneophis chandgadi from Maharashtra.

Bhutan Eliminates Dog-Mediated Rabies: WHO Validation, One Health Approach and India Lessons

08-Sep-2026

Bhutan has become the first country in WHO’s South-East Asia Region to eliminate dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem.

Drug-Free India by 2029: Government Unveils Three-Year Roadmap to Combat Narcotics

08-Sep-2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has unveiled a three-year roadmap and vision document aimed at making India “drug-free” by 2029.

Anak Krakatau Volcano Eruption 2026: Key Facts, Sunda Strait, Ring of Fire, Types of Eruption, Importance for India and Significance

08-Sep-2026

Anak Krakatau entered a prolonged eruptive episode beginning late on 4 September 2026. Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) recorded continuous eruption-related seismic activity from 11:07 p.m. on 4 September until 12:04 a.m. on 6 September, an episode lasting about 25 hours. 

First India-China Corps Commander Meeting Held in Arunachal Pradesh

08-Sep-2026

India and China held their first Corps Commander-level military meeting in the Eastern Sector at Arunachal Pradesh on September 6, 2026. The meeting is significant as the Corps Commander-level dialogue mechanism, which has mainly focused on the Ladakh sector, has now been extended to the Eastern Sector.

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