India launched a new Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan on International Clouded Leopard Day, observed on 4 August 2026. The plan was prepared under the Government of India-GEF-UNDP...
The Union Ministry of Finance proposed amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, on 3 August 2026 to reintroduce Merchant Discount Rate on select digital payment...
Chandipura virus (CHPV) is an arbovirus in the genus Vesiculovirus that spreads mainly through sandflies and can cause acute encephalitis. In Gujarat, 22 children died during the current...
India’s installed power generation capacity is projected to reach 874 GW by 2031-32. As of 30 June 2026, the total installed capacity stood at 548,858 MW, or about...
Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, former Chief Justice of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, died on 2 August 2026 at the age of 87. He was born...
Russia’s S8000 Banderol is a lightweight air-launched cruise missile that was officially acknowledged in a state media report on 12 July 2026. By 29 July 2026, it had...
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed draft rules to introduce two-wheeled ambulances in India. The draft framework seeks to create a separate legal and technical...
IIT Hyderabad and Crimson Energy Experts Pvt. Ltd. launched ANUGYAN, the Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme, on 3 August 2026. The three-month residential programme is India’s first industry-academia course...
India and Uzbekistan have set a target to double bilateral trade to about $3 billion within three years. The target was discussed at the India-Uzbekistan Business Forum in...
The Department of Posts released a commemorative postage stamp on 3 August 2026 to mark the birth centenary of Satish Gujral, an Indian artist, sculptor, and architect. The...
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore secured an ultra-mega offshore contract from ADNOC Offshore on 4 August 2026. The contract value is over ₹15,000 crore and covers engineering, procurement, construction,...
Agratas, the battery arm of Tata Group, is developing proprietary lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell technology for its factory at Sanand in Gujarat. The company is also setting...
