Indian physicist Deepak Dhar was named a recipient of the 2026 Dirac Medal on 8 August 2026 by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in...
Mohsen Rezaee, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was appointed on 9 August 2026 as a representative to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and as...
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved a one-year extension for Enforcement Directorate Director Rahul Navin on 8 August 2026. The extension allows him to continue as head...
E-Samudra is a digital platform launched on 8 August 2026 in Mumbai for the digitisation of maritime governance in India. The platform functions as a single digital window...
The Puducherry Police received the President’s Colour, also called Nishaan, at a ceremony held on 9 August 2026 at the Puducherry Armed Police Ground in Gorimedu. The President’s...
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2027 is scheduled from 9 August 2027 to 22 August 2027. The multinational military exercise is being planned as the largest and most ambitious edition...
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) hosted the Meeting of Heads of BRICS Competition Authorities on 8 August 2026 in Udaipur, Rajasthan, under India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship. The...
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0 are India’s flagship urban housing schemes under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). On 9 August 2026, the...
The Indian Navy–US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 began on 10 August 2026 at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi, Kerala. The five-day bilateral naval training...
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) disbursed nearly ₹3.79 crore on 9 August 2026 under the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanism. The amount was distributed to 33 State...
Indian badminton player Ashmita Chaliha won the women’s singles title at the Korea Masters on 9 August 2026. She became the first Indian to win the Korea Masters...
Basant Kumar Meghwal, a 19-year-old high jumper from Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, won silver in the men’s high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in...
