The Uttarakhand government approved the relocation of the Uttarakhand High Court from Nainital to Haldwani in August 2026. The final executive order identified a 30-hectare site at Lamachaur...
Zhu Rongji, China’s fifth premier, died in Beijing on 12 August 2026 at 11:06 a.m. local time after an unspecified illness. He served as premier from 17 March...
The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab, rolled out the first rake of Linke Hofmann Busch broad gauge passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway on 12 August 2026. The...
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports suspended recognition of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on 12 August 2026 over governance deficiencies. The order cited the...
Karnataka launched the public data portal Tathyakosh.in in Bengaluru on 12 August 2026. The portal was developed by the ACSEL Technology Forum, a Karnataka government Centre of Excellence...
The Union Jal Shakti Ministry issued the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities (Second Amendment) Order, 2026 on 7 August 2026, and the order was published in...
Three new cascade frog species were published from Northeast India and West Bengal on 12 August 2026 in the peer-reviewed Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. The...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) opened NETRA-2026, a two-day national seminar on Electronic Warfare, Digital Twin, and Mission Critical System Design, in Bengaluru on 11 August...
Amgen announced a Science and Innovation Centre in Genome Valley, Hyderabad, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Telangana on 11 August 2026. The facility...
Russia began importing gasoline from India in 2026 for the first time in history amid a domestic fuel shortage caused by repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries....
New York and New Jersey issued official proclamations in August 2026 designating 15 August 2026 as “India Independence Day” and “Indian Independence Day” respectively. The proclamations were linked...
Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled to host the Irani Cup match at Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar from 1 to 5 October 2026. The fixture will be played between...
