The Maharashtra government has officially approved the acquisition of approximately 256 acres of ecologically sensitive salt-pan land from the Centre to provide housing for residents in Dharavi who do not qualify for homes under the Adani Group-led Dharavi Redevelopment Project. This decision was made on Monday, following the Centre's consent for the transfer of three salt-pan parcels located in Kanjurmarg, Bhandup, and Mulund. The transfer was sanctioned on September 2 after a request from the state government.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has officially approved the merger of AIX Connect (formerly AirAsia India) with Air India Express (AIX), creating a unified low-cost carrier under the Air India umbrella. The merger ensures that all aircraft from AIX Connect have been transferred onto the Air India Express Air Operator Certificate, allowing seamless operations without disruption.

A SpaceX crew has successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, preparing to bring back two astronauts who have been stranded on the station for several months. The Crew-9 mission, aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, made contact with the ISS at 5:30 PM, following its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday afternoon. The mission aims to ferry NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams and her fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore back to Earth after their extended stay aboard the ISS.