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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for Adani Power Limited’s 3,200 MW Ultra-Supercritical Thermal Power Plant at Chapar in Dhubri district.

India has been ranked first in business climate among 41 global markets in the Global Business Climate Survey 2026 conducted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in India (SCCI).

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) has improved its position by nine places to rank 37th globally in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 40).

New Zealand’s Parliament on 16 September 2026 passed legislation to implement the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India. The legislation was approved by 93 votes to 29, with support from the opposition Labour Party.

A striking reversal has emerged in the traditional Hilsa (Ilish) trade between India and Bangladesh. India, which is better known for importing the prized fish from Bangladesh particularly to meet festive demand in West Bengal has begun exporting substantial quantities of Hilsa to its eastern neighbour.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 on September 17, 2026, at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi. The three-day event will be held from September 17 to 19 and will focus on strengthening India’s semiconductor and electronics ecosystem.

The World Circular Economy Forum 2026 will begin in Gandhinagar on September 15, 2026. The event will be jointly inaugurated by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released, for the first time, district-level estimates of India’s informal economy based on the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE), 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the completion of India’s more than 2,800-km Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) as a historic milestone for the country’s transport infrastructure.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has undertaken an assessment of potential sites in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).