The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology approved 31 project proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme on 17 August 2026. The projects involve an investment of ₹7,877...
A newly identified Himalayan flowering plant has been named Impatiens nimspurjai in honour of Nepali mountaineer Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja. The species was formally described in a 57-page study...
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Power, received the PMIS Recognition of Partner Company Award in the category...
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has focused on the SEED scheme for the socio-economic empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities. SEED stands for Scheme for...
Pune in Maharashtra hosted the five-day BRICS Information and Communication Technologies Track from 17 August to 21 August 2026. The 7th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for...
Indian chess players Vignesh Vermula and Saranya Devi won the Open and Girls’ gold medals, respectively, in the Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship on 17 August 2026. The...
The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, hosted the two-day PSB Confluence 2026 in New Delhi on 17–18 August 2026. The event brought together around 125...
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sanctioned 2,89,355 pucca houses worth ₹3,473 crore for Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) on 17 August 2026. The approval letters...
India and Armenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Yerevan on 17 August 2026 for cooperation in defence research, development, innovation, and joint production. India’s Defence Secretary...
The Supreme Court of India directed the Karnataka government to comply with the directions of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on water release to Tamil Nadu. The...
India launched its first-ever Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India on 17 August 2026 at the 17th Session of the Conference of the...
The Central Information Commission (CIC) launched the upgraded Appeal and Complaint Management System 2.0 (AppCoMS 2.0) in New Delhi on 17 August 2026. The portal is used for...
