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At the 28th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry in Rome (28 September to 2 October 2026), India said its forest and tree cover is 82.74 million hectares, or 25.17 per cent of its area. FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 ranks India 9th in forest area and 3rd in net annual forest gain.
28 Sep 2026
MoSPI's Quick Estimate shows the Index of Industrial Production grew 8.0 per cent in August 2026 over August 2025, up from 6.7 per cent in July. Manufacturing grew 9.0 per cent and electricity and gas 12.3 per cent, while mining fell 5.6 per cent. The index, on the new base 2022-23, stood at 123.3.
28 Sep 2026
The Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) is India's first domestic marine insurance pool, with capacity of ₹13,906.50 crore (USD 1.5 billion). Approved on 18 April 2026 and launched on 12 May 2026, it covers Hull and Machinery, Cargo, P&I and War risks, backed by a sovereign guarantee of ₹12,980 crore.
27 Sep 2026
Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, the Indian Air Force's multilateral air exercise, runs from 26 September to 12 October 2026 at Air Force Station Jodhpur under the theme "Power in Partnership". Seven countries take part: Australia, the USA, the UAE, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The first edition was held in 2024.
27 Sep 2026
NMDC Ltd has commissioned a 2 million tonne per annum pellet plant at Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh, as part of a ₹5,427 crore project. It also includes an iron ore processing plant at Bacheli and a 135 km, 15 MTPA slurry pipeline carrying ore concentrate from the Bailadila mines to Nagarnar instead of by road.
27 Sep 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 27 September 2026 shows how Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 turns organic waste into energy. Prayagraj's bio-CNG plant takes 343 tonnes of waste a day, a Gwalior gaushala makes compressed biogas from dung, and a Hyderabad market runs its streetlights on vegetable waste.
27 Sep 2026
On 26 September 2026 the Election Commission eased verification in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. For electors served notice as unmapped or for logical discrepancies, BLOs will now collect documents at home and upload them on ECINet. Hearings will be held only in exceptional cases, preferably online.
26 Sep 2026
At the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York on 25 September 2026, India's Health Secretary said the WHO Pandemic Agreement will be credible only with a fair Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. India also asked that digital public infrastructure be treated as a global public good.
26 Sep 2026
On 26 September 2026 the foundation stone was laid for India's first port-based e-methanol plant at Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla, Gujarat. The 150-tonne-per-day, ₹2,300 crore plant, a venture of DPA and Assam Petro-Chemicals, will make green methanol from renewable power, water and biogenic CO2 to fuel ships.
26 Sep 2026
On 26 September 2026 the Union Minister of Cooperation launched She-Mart at Kollam, Keralam. Announced in the Budget, She-Mart links women Self-Help Groups and rural women entrepreneurs directly to buyers. More than 300 She-Mart stores are planned across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, selling local and Bharat Brand products.
26 Sep 2026