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Bihar Cabinet approved the Bihar Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026 to promote renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions.
The policy is formulated in alignment with the National Green Hydrogen Mission 2023.
The policy aims to reduce Bihar's reliance on imported natural gas through sustainable energy transition.
2026 southwest monsoon ended with 759.4 mm rainfall, 12.6% below normal.
This represents the fourth-lowest seasonal rainfall recorded since 2001.
Monsoon period spans June-September.
Three-year-old tigress transported from Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Bihar) to Buxa Tiger Reserve (West Bengal) on Wednesday
Last US troops departed Iraq, officially ending the 12-year anti-ISIS military mission
Baghdad welcomed the withdrawal as a landmark for Iraqi national sovereignty
Unresolved security concerns remain in the Kurdish region and militia politics persist
Hashim Musa was a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander killed in a J&K encounter.
Indian Additional Secretary Dimri led the delegation at SCO national coordinators' meeting in Islamabad.
India flagged regional connectivity, transit, and trade mechanisms as priority areas.
The meeting was held under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework.
Piyush Goyal (Commerce and Industry Minister) met Jamieson Greer (US Trade Representative) in Milwaukee.
Alphabet unveiled Gemini 4, codenamed "Argon," as its new flagship AI model.
Gemini 3.5 Pro was scrapped as previously planned.
Argon achieved higher performance scores than Astra and Opus across multiple industry benchmarks.
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, launched in 2021, is conducting a 12-year mission to study 11 asteroids.
Formal introduction into new habitat scheduled for October 2
Transfer is part of a wildlife reintroduction initiative
Switzerland's largest glacier experienced record ice loss in 2026 due to low winter snow and high summer temperatures.
Dual climate impact—insufficient snowfall combined with record summer heatwaves—accelerated overall glacier melting.
Glaciology experts attributed the unprecedented melt to these extreme weather conditions.
His death completes the neutralisation of a four-commander group operating since 2022.
The group was responsible for sensational attacks in Jammu & Kashmir.
The meeting aimed to advance negotiations for an interim bilateral trade agreement.
Shifting US tariff terms present a challenge to finalising a balanced agreement.
Eurybates and its satellite Queta are scheduled for flyby in August 2027.
The mission continues with Jupiter Trojan asteroid flybys through 2033.