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Published on 13 Sep 2026

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  • Amit Shah launched Nasha Mukt Bharat 2026-29 roadmap in Goa.
  • Centre notified 8 High Court Chief Justices including Patna, Calcutta, Bombay.
  • The 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards was held in Chandigarh on 6–7 September 2026 to strengthen biodiversity governance under the Biological Diversity Act.
  • Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the India Valve Registry on 5 September 2026 in Chennai as a national database for heart valve intervention outcomes.
  • The first International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir was held from 7–10 September 2026 in Srinagar featuring 135 films from 41 countries and a floating cinema on Dal Lake.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth over ₹35,000 crore in Vadodara, Gujarat, on 8 September 2026.
  • NITI Aayog launched PACT and the ZET Marketplace on 7 September 2026 to support clean freight transport, zero-emission trucks and charging infrastructure.
  • The historic Shekhawati havelis of Rajasthan have been added to the UNESCO Tentative List, covering heritage mansions across 14 towns.
  • India launched the Ocean Research Vessel ORV Sagar Manthan on 9 September 2026 at Kolkata, built by GRSE for NCPOR under the Deep Ocean Mission for deep-sea mineral exploration and oceanographic research.
  • Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026 was launched on 9 September with the theme “Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari”, focusing on dietary diversity, protein intake and community ownership under Mission Poshan 2.0 while marking 10 years of PMMVY.
  • The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship hosted the Skill Manthan webinar on 9 September 2026 on the theme of building sustainable livelihoods for women through district-led skilling and entrepreneurship.
  • The Chhattisgarh Cabinet approved the Startup and NIPUN Mission on 9 September 2026 with a ₹500 crore budget for five years to promote youth upskilling, entrepreneurship centres and emerging technology labs.
  • The Global Dryland Congress 2026 began on 10 September in New Delhi organised by ICAR and ICRISAT with the theme of transforming dryland agriculture through South-South cooperation.
  • UIDAI launched the Aadhaar Face Authentication SDK and Sandbox on 9 September 2026 at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai to enable in-app eKYC with AI-based liveness detection.

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