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 (SCO) Summit.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is also attending the summit, which marks 25 years of its existence. The two-day summit, which kicked off on Monday, comes at a time when the world is grappling with the aftermath of the US-Israel war on Iran, which has upended global energy and financial markets, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/xi-modi-and-putin-set-to-meet-for-sco-summit-whats-on-the-agenda

3.The Indus Waters Treaty's suspension remains in force and the Hague-based Permanent Court Of Arbitration "has no jurisdiction on India's sovereign decisions" after it urged New Delhi to uphold the water-sharing treaty with Pakistan. The Court of Arbitration, the world's oldest permanent forum for international dispute, further said that India had no justification for ending or suspending the agreement and that the treaty between the two subcontinent arch-rivals remained fully in force. 

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/have-no-jurisdiction-india-rejects-hague-courts-indus-water-treaty-ruling-11982024

4.A 152-year-old institution in south Mumbai is working to preserve rare Persian and Urdu translations of Hindu religious texts, along with old newspapers, manuscripts and other documents that offer a glimpse into India’s diverse cultural and intellectual history.The Karimi Library, located inside the historic Anjuman-I-Islam institute near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, is currently undergoing restoration and digitisation.The library is home to more than 32 rare Hindu religious texts, including the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita and Shiv Puran. The books were printed between 1867 and 1896.

https://theobserverpost.com/mumbais-anjuman-i-islam-institute-library-preserves-rare-persian-urdu-translations-of-hindu-scriptures/

5.Google has expanded the capabilities of its AI Mode in Search, introducing new travel-focused features that allow users to track flight fares, compare loyalty programme redemption rates and book hotels directly through AI-powered search.Launched on August 27, the latest update is aimed at simplifying the travel planning and booking journey by bringing fare monitoring, loyalty rewards and hotel reservations into the AI Mode experience.

https://hospitalitybizindia.com/news-track/google-expands-ai-mode-with-flight-price-tracking-hotel-bookings-and-loyalty-rewards/