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India has joined the United States and 24 other countries in an initiative aimed at shaping the development...

 1.India has joined the United States and 24 other countries in an initiative aimed at shaping the development of next -generation 6G networks, the US department of commerce said. Union minister of state for commerce and industry Jitin Prasada met US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on the sidelines of the G20 Innovation Ministerial, where the two discussed the future of 6G technology. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-joins-us-24-nations-in-push-for-next-generation-6g-networks/articleshow/133896968.cms 2.Mumbai is set to host a major global fintech gathering on Tuesday, September 8, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the seventh edition of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026. The four-day conference will bring together policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, fintech companies, technology firms and investors from across the world. PM Modi is scheduled to reach Mumbai at around 5.45 pm to inaugurate the conference and address th...

1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India-France relations have reached new heights...

 1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India-France relations have reached new heights and this strategic partnership is particularly special because it rests on the solid foundation of long-standing cultural and political ties.Addressing virtually the inauguration of the Swaminarayan temple in Paris, PM Modi hoped that the grand temple in Paris will stand for centuries as a symbol of cooperation and opportunity between both the nations. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-france-ties-modi-inaugurates-paris-swaminarayan-temple-baps-2988543-2026-09-07 2.India and China were conducting Corps Commander-level talks in Arunachal Pradesh Sunday amid reports of recent tensions in the Taksing area of the Upper Subansiri district.Lt General Girish Kalia, commander of the Army’s III Corps, also called the Spear Corps, with its headquarters at Rangapahar near Dimapur in Nagaland, was meeting his Chinese counterpart and other officers. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in...

1.The planet is set to overshoot the critical 1.5 degree Celsius threshold...

 1.The planet is set to overshoot the critical 1.5 degree Celsius threshold or the lower limit of the Paris Agreement in the next few years, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today said.Even an optimistic scenario of current country pledges - i.e. full implementation of all national climate plans plus meeting net-zero emissions targets - puts expected peak temperature rise at 1.8 degree Celsius over pre-industrial levels. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/earth-set-to-overshoot-paris-agreements-1-5-degree-threshold-of-warming-un-11990296 2.The Ice bomb is ticking- Imagine a clear, sun-drenched afternoon in a high mountain valley. The sky is a piercing, flawless blue. No storm brews on the horizon. There is no warning rumble of thunder. There is no sudden downpour. Down below, kids are walking home from school. Farmers are working in their terraced fields. Then, out of nowhere, a roaring wall of water, mud, and heavy boulders bursts around the bend. It ...

The September 12-13 summit in New Delhi will bring together the expanded Brics grouping at a time when trade tensions...

1.The September 12-13 summit in New Delhi will bring together the expanded Brics grouping at a time when trade tensions, supply-chain disruptions, geopolitical conflicts and rapid technological change are reshaping the global economy. India, which assumed the Brics chairship on January 1, is seeking concrete cooperation in trade, cross-border payments, supply chains, technology and artificial intelligence, energy, development finance and global governance reform. https://www.firstpost.com/business/brics-agenda-trade-payments-ai-india-2026-14042361.html 2.The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death ‌toll from last week's flood in Nepal, triggered by a glacier's collapse, surpassed 1,000.Not only is the hydroelectric power that many depend on threatened, but entire riverbanks where millions live might become effectively uninhabitable. "Technology cannot move fast enough to prevent loss along these massiv...

Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said last week’s deadly Himalayan flood was “not an ordinary” event but driven by climate change, as he demanded international action...

 1.Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah said last week’s deadly Himalayan flood was “not an ordinary” event but driven by climate change, as he demanded international action.Catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border has killed hundreds and left thousands more missing. Rescuers in Nepal are racing to free hundreds of workers thought to be trapped in hydropower site tunnels that were buried in mud.The number of Indian nationals rescued in the wake of the devastating flash floods stands at 158, the Ministry of External Affairs said, as India stepped up its relief and rescue efforts in coordination with Nepalese authorities. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-flash-floods-live-updates-death-toll-persons-missing-rescue-relief-september-1-2026/article71413472.ece 2.Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have arrived in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek for the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders are set to meet...

 1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders are set to meet in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, today for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.The two-day summit, being held on August 31 and September 1, will take place as the grouping marks 25 years of its existence.  https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/sco-summit-bishkek-pm-modi-xi-putin-other-world-leaders-kyrgyzstan-sco-summit-agenda-2983289-2026-08-31 2.The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 788 on Sunday (August 30, 2026), with more bodies being recovered, even as more than 2,500 people are still missing. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) further said that at least 2,502 people are still missing, while 9,435 people were rescued from flood-hit areas so far. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nepal-flash-floods-live-updates-death-toll-rescue-operation-missing-person-tibet-border-...