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FactBox: World’s First Artificial Energy Island in Belgium
Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Island is an artificial energy island under construction in the North Sea, about 45 kilometres off the Belgian coast. The project is designed as a...
India and Japan Hold 7th Forests Working Group Meeting
The 7th Meeting of the India-Japan Joint Working Group on cooperation in the forestry sector was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 8 September 2026. The Indian delegation was...
India and Morocco Hold First Joint Defence Committee Meeting
India and Morocco held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Defence Committee (JDC) in New Delhi on 8 September 2026. The meeting created a formal bilateral mechanism for...
US Suspends Cognizant PERM Filings Amid Visa Probe
The United States Department of Labour temporarily suspended Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) filings for Cognizant and Cloudera on 8 September 2026. PERM is the first formal step in...
US Bans Canadian Dairy, Alcohol Imports
The United States announced import bans on selected Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles, and dairy-related products, including whey and molasses, on 8 September 2026. The measures were linked to...
Australia Signs Five New Space Industry Partnerships
Australia and India expanded space-sector cooperation on 8 September 2026 through five industry partnerships announced at the 9th Bengaluru Space Expo in Bengaluru. The agreements covered satellite infrastructure,...
Seoul Hosts 27th World Knowledge Forum
The 27th World Knowledge Forum opened in Seoul, South Korea, on 8 September 2026 at Jangchung Arena and The Shilla Seoul. The three-day forum, organised by Maekyung Media...
India Hosts Expanded 11-Nation BRICS Summit
India is preparing to host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit on 12 and 13 September 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The summit comes 20 years after...
UK Recognises India’s Carbon Credit Scheme
The United Kingdom has included India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) in its indicative list of overseas carbon pricing mechanisms under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The...
NIXI Hosts APNIC 62 in Mumbai
The 62nd APNIC Conference (APNIC 62) is being held in Mumbai from September 4 to September 10, 2026. The event is hosted by the National Internet Exchange of...
India and France Inaugurate BAPS Temple in Paris
The BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in Bussy-Saint-Georges, Seine-et-Marne, was inaugurated on 6 September 2026. The temple is France’s first traditionally designed stone Hindu temple and the largest of...
