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Gaganyaan Mission and Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)
India Plans Uncrewed Gaganyaan Mission Ahead of Human Spaceflight

RBI to Resume ‘On-Tap’ Licensing of Urban Co-operative Banks
RBI Eases Entry and Reviews Key Banking Regulations

12th-Century Veeragallu Sheds Light on Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana’s Death
12th-Century Hero Stone Reveals New Clues About Vishnuvardhana’s Final Days

Heatwaves and Lightning Included in the List of Notified Natural Calamities
Heatwaves and Lightning Get Official Disaster Status for Relief Funding

Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2026
New Legal Framework Proposed for the Indian Statistical Institute

Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Tax Reforms Proposed to Boost Investment and Key Emerging Sectors

Supreme Court Extends Protection Against Domestic Cruelty to Women in Live-in Relationships
Court Links Domestic Violence Law with Changing Social Relationships

Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das
Odisha’s Freedom Fighter and Social Reformer Remembered for His Contributions

India Develops First Complete Genome of Pigeonpea (Arhar)
New Genetic Blueprint to Support Better Pigeonpea Varieties

Pawan Hans Limited signed MOU with Noemi Aerospace
Pawan Hans Explores Electric Seaplane Technology with Norwegian Aerospace Firm

Ministry of Tourism and Netflix Launch 'As Seen on Netflix' Section on Incredible India Portal
New Digital Initiative Connects Film Locations with Tourism Promotion

Hiroshima Marks 81st Atomic Bombing Anniversary
Japan Renews Call for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Massachusetts Declares August 15 as 'India Day'
Indian Diaspora’s Contribution to Massachusetts Recognised

Glaw Lake becomes Arunachal Pradesh's first Ramsar Site
Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh has been declared a Ramsar site

India finishes fourth with 39 medals at Commonwealth Games 2026
India ended its campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 (CWG 2026) with 39 medals (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze)

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026

Supreme Court Issues Directions to Curb Digital Arrest Scams
The Supreme Court has issued a detailed set of directions to curb digital arrest scams and strengthen the country's response to cyber fraud

Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam Awarded COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026
Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026

International Clouded Leopard Day 2026
International Clouded Leopard Day is observed every year on 4 August

Chandipura Virus (CHPV)
Gujarat Reports Rise in Chandipura Virus Cases Among Children

Fourth Edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course
Tri-Services Course Explores Emerging Technologies and Future Warfare Strategies

Vice Admiral Manish Chadha is now in charge as the Director General Naval Operations
Indian Navy Strengthens Operational Command Structure

NIOT Launches National Technothon for Deep-Sea Mining Technologies
India Pushes Indigenous Solutions for Sustainable Deep-Sea Resource Collection

Andhra Pradesh–Australia signs Clean Energy MoUs
Andhra Pradesh and Australia signed four MoUs in Amaravati

Concern Over Transparency in the Supreme Court Collegium
Supreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has raised concerns over the Collegium's recent practice

Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Increase Number of Supreme Court Judges
The Lok Sabha has passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026

India-Uzbekistan Trade Ties Get a Fresh Push
India-Uzbekistan Business Forum held in New Delhi

IIT Delhi Inaugurates Centre of Excellence for Handloom Technology
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Handloom Technology

Indian Railways allows cancer patients to obtain confirmed tickets through the Emergency Quota
Indian Railways has introduced a facility to provide confirmed train tickets under the emergency quota

World Lung Cancer Day 2026
World Lung Cancer Day is observed every year on August 1st

India Hikes Windfall Tax on Petrol, Diesel and ATF Exports
The government has raised export duty (windfall tax) on petrol, diesel and ATF

Draft Rules Proposed for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communication Systems
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

India Achieves Near-Universal Banking Coverage
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that 99.92% of inhabited villages (6,00,868 out of 6,01,328) now have a banking outlet within 5 km

Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan
The campaign aims to build a drug-free, healthy and confident youth population.

Freedom of Speech, Zero FIR and Obscenity under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
Noida Police recently registered a Zero FIR against a woman over alleged remarks made against the Prime Minister

Pradhan Mantri Vikasit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY)
The Pradhan Mantri Vikasit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) completed one year

India's Solar Growth and Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY)
The Union Government has approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY)

India Semiconductor Mission
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for South India’s first semiconductor manufacturing facility

Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval received the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026

Shipki La
India and China have resumed trading with each other through Shipki La