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Cabinet Approves Permanent Ladakh Bench for J&K High Court

The Union Cabinet approved a permanent bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union Territory of Ladakh on 20 August 2026. The...

August 20, 2026    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Chhattisgarh Begins Tilapia Product Exports

Chhattisgarh became the first inland state in India to begin exports of value-added Tilapia products on 20 August 2026. The state exported 382 tonnes of Tilapia products to...

August 20, 2026    Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Elected Bangladesh President

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader, was elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on 20 August 2026 in a parliamentary vote held in...

August 20, 2026    International / World Current Affairs

Drosicha turkistanica Raises Quarantine Concerns in Jammu & Kashmir

Drosicha turkistanica, an invasive sap-sucking insect, has been identified in poplar and willow plantations in Hanjipora in Pulwama district and in parts of South Kashmir, including Kulgam and...

August 20, 2026    Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs

Supreme Court Revises Industry Definition Under Labour Law

The Supreme Court of India delivered a nine-judge Constitution Bench judgment on 20 August 2026 on the meaning of “industry” under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act,...

August 20, 2026    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

India backs genome-edited rice varieties

India launched its first two genome-edited rice varieties, DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1, on 4 May 2025 in New Delhi. The varieties were developed...

August 20, 2026    Science & Technology

Supreme Court Forms Panel to Probe Police Excesses

The Supreme Court of India uploaded an order on 20 August 2026 constituting a five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) to conduct an independent fact-finding probe into allegations of...

August 20, 2026    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Dies at 80

Former Indian National Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died at the age of 80 on 20 August 2026. He was serving a life sentence in connection with cases linked...

August 20, 2026    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

PhonePe, MeitY sign MoU to integrate PulsePro with GatiShakti

PhonePe signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on 20 August 2026 for integration of its enterprise data intelligence platform, PulsePro, into...

August 20, 2026    Science & Technology

31st Southern Zonal Council Meeting Held in Tamil Nadu

The 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting commenced on 20 August 2026 at Kovalam near Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. The meeting was chaired by Union Home and Cooperation Minister...

August 20, 2026    International / World Current Affairs

RIL Proposes India’s First Integrated Underground Coal Gasification Complex in Andhra Pradesh

Reliance Industries Limited has proposed an investment of about ₹2.73 lakh crore over 30 years for India’s first integrated Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) complex in Eluru district, Andhra...

August 20, 2026    Science & Technology

Scientists Discover Mega-Earth GJ 523b

GJ 523b is an exoplanet identified as a “mega-Earth” with a radius about 2.55 times that of Earth and a mass of 23.5 Earth masses. It orbits a...

August 20, 2026    Science & Technology

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