The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a proposal on **September 15, 2026**, to establish a new ethanol plant at the site of a sugar mill in Mathura that has been closed for 19 years.
Read full analysisIndia initiated its first-ever soil carbon payments worth ₹2.9 Crore to more than 2,500 smallholder farmers in Punjab and Haryana for adopting regenerative agriculture.
The World Economic Forum (**WEF**) released the Global Gender Gap Index 2026, where India was ranked 131st out of 145 countries with an overall parity score of 64.5%.
Read full analysisThe World Bank Group appointed Nobel laureate Michael Kremer as its new Chief Economist on **September 17, 2026**, with his tenure set to begin on **October 1, 2026**.
Read full analysisThe Third **BIMSTEC** Conference on Traditional Medicine Knowledge, Genetic Resources, and Intellectual Property Rights commenced in Goa on **September 16, 2026**.
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