Punjab secured the first rank in the NITI Aayog School Education Quality Index 2026, ahead of states such as Kerala. The state government placed the ranking alongside school...
The Ministry of Railways approved reforms to the Model Concession Agreement for Container Train Operators on 6 August 2026. The revised framework introduces a single All India Licence...
India’s first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has completed major development and validation milestones for human-rating systems. On 6 August 2026, the Union Minister of State for Science and...
The India Meteorological Department will commission an X-Band Doppler Weather Radar at Pulpally in Kerala’s Wayanad district by the end of December 2026. The radar will provide high-resolution...
Karnataka launched the Composite Digital Crop Survey (CDCS) on 6 August 2026 as a state-level initiative for crop data collection and agricultural mapping. The project uses Artificial Intelligence,...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes in 2026 to the processing of visa, green card and citizenship applications. The changes cover application rejection standards,...
Standard Chartered received in-principle approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) on 6 August 2026 to distribute capital market and wealth management products from Gujarat International...
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court of India on 6 August 2026 opposing petitions that seek to extend the...
IIT Guwahati developed “E-Eye”, a low-cost portable optical sensing device for rapid detection of toxicants and cancer-causing heavy metals in water and biological samples. The device was announced...
Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth became the first woman pilot in India to clear the Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course on 6 August 2026. She completed...
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed his first extravehicular activity on 6 August 2026 during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The operation, designated US Spacewalk 96,...
The three-day Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF Ahmedabad 2026) opened at the Mahatma Mandir Convention & Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 6 August 2026. Gujarat Chief Minister...
