Kerala included two tribal representatives in its State Wildlife Board for the first time on 11 August 2026. The board now includes Raman Raja Mannan of the Mannan...
M.P. Parameswaran, an Indian nuclear scientist, science communicator and Marxist theorist, died on 11 August 2026 at his residence in Thrissur, Kerala. He was born on 18 January...
Colletes bhutanicus, a rare solitary Himalayan bee, was recorded in India for the first time in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh on 12 August 2026. The species was...
The Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala in Punjab is scheduled to roll out its first rake of 19 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) broad gauge passenger coaches for...
The Government of India has placed the SMILE-Beggary scheme under a wider rehabilitation framework for persons engaged in begging. The scheme was launched on 23 October 2023 and...
Indian para-cyclists won 12 medals at the UCI Parasport Denmark Grand Prix in Odense, Denmark, after a three-day track cycling competition that began on 7 August 2026 and...
The Indian Navy’s second Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV), named Shruti and designated Yard 3037, was launched on 11 August 2026 by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers...
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the 2024 and 2025 cycles at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 13 August...
1. What is the name of the scheme that provides scholarships to Scheduled Caste students for higher education abroad? [A] National Overseas Scholarship Scheme[B] National Foreign Education Scheme[C]...
Himachal Pradesh introduced a Widow and Orphan Cess on petrol and high-speed diesel under Section 6-A of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005. The State Taxes...
India increased urea imports from Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria and Georgia in 2026 to support domestic fertiliser availability during supply disruptions linked to the West Asia war. During April...
Lebanon’s Parliament voted on 11 August 2026 to formally abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour for future offences. The law...
