Daily digests (5-8 items/day).
On 14 September 2026 India's Commerce Minister and Uruguay's Foreign Minister, speaking for MERCOSUR's Pro Tempore Presidency, announced the launch of negotiations to expand the India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement. Both sides want to cover more areas of mutual interest. They are now finalising the Terms of Reference that will set the scope and structure of the expanded agreement.
14 Sep 2026
India's Ministry of Power has approved export of up to 654 MW of electricity to the Nepal Electricity Authority, 18 hours a day, from 13 September to 31 December 2026. Up to 600 MW will flow through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar line and up to 54 MW through Tanakpur-Mahendranagar. Floods had damaged Nepal's hydropower plants and cut its generation.
14 Sep 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 14 September 2026 explains India's data centre push. Installed capacity grew from about 375 MW in 2020 to 1.57 GW by August 2026 and may reach nearly 8 GW by 2030. Data centres have had infrastructure status since Budget 2022-23, and Budget 2026-27 gave eligible foreign cloud firms a tax holiday until 2047.
14 Sep 2026
On 12 September 2026 the Prime Minister chaired the BRICS session on "Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism" at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. He said the Global South must move from being a rule-taker to a rule-shaper, called for greater representation in bodies like the UN Security Council, and proposed a Seafarers Emergency Support Network.
13 Sep 2026
The ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur, reported on 13 September 2026 that its four new moth bean varieties, CAZRI Moth-4, 5, 6 and 7, withstood a dry spell of about 35 days in the El Niño kharif season of 2026. They stayed green and set pods. Moth bean covers nearly 10 lakh hectares in western Rajasthan.
13 Sep 2026
On 13 September 2026, at a reception for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) Board and Investors Council in New Delhi, the Science Minister said India is the world's largest vaccine producer by volume. India, a CEPI founding member, makes nearly 60 per cent of global vaccine production. The DBT-BIRAC-CEPI strategy was renewed in September 2025 for five years.
13 Sep 2026
India is hosting the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from 15 to 18 September 2026, the first time in South Asia. The theme is "Circular Economy: Transition for People and Prosperity". It is organised by CPCB, Finland's innovation fund Sitra, MoEFCC, the Gujarat Government and GPCB, with over 2,000 stakeholders from 65+ countries.
13 Sep 2026
The Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections, launched on 18 August 2026 and in force since 1 September 2026, rewards city gas companies for adding billed home connections. For each connection above a set threshold, a company gets 200 standard cubic metres of cheaper APM gas. India had 1.74 crore home PNG connections on 18 August 2026.
13 Sep 2026
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on 12 and 13 September 2026 under India's chairship, adopted the New Delhi BRICS Leaders' Declaration. Its theme was "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability". It calls for reform of the UN, including the Security Council, and of the IMF and World Bank, and backs a WTO-centred trading system.
12 Sep 2026
On 12 September 2026, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping. Both welcomed steady progress since their meeting in Tianjin in August 2025 and agreed that differences should not become disputes. The PM stressed peace in border areas and the "three mutuals": respect, sensitivity and interest.
12 Sep 2026