SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets from opposite coasts of the United States on 15 August 2026 and set a company record for the shortest interval between two...
China launched the 24th batch of low-Earth orbit internet satellites on 16 August 2026 from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province, southern China. The satellites, identified...
Twenty blackbucks were released into the Banni Grasslands in Kutch, Gujarat, in August 2026 under a translocation and rewilding exercise. The herd included 15 females and five males...
International sanctions are coercive foreign policy tools used by governments and multilateral bodies to change the behaviour of states, entities, or individuals without resorting to armed conflict. Introduction...
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 954 development works worth ₹6,453 crore across 17 districts of Rajasthan at Alwar on...
On 16 August 2026, Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that its forces shot down or neutralised 822 Ukrainian drones overnight. On the same date, a Spanish F-18 fighter...
The Ministry of Mines, Government of India, is holding a promotional roadshow in Patna, Bihar, on 17 August 2026 for the 8th tranche of Critical and Strategic Mineral...
The 9th National Anubhav Awards Ceremony and the 60th Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop were organised by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi...
India will host the BRICS Environment Working Group meetings in New Delhi on 17 and 18 August 2026. The meetings will include the BRICS Senior Officers’ Meeting of...
Three UAE-based Indian skydivers took part in a Guinness World Record skydive over Benghazi, Libya, on 7 August 2026. The jump involved 65 international skydivers from 38 nationalities,...
The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), launched CYBER KUSHTI 2026 on 15 August 2026. The national...
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), a state-owned Indian oil and gas company, secured a licence from the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to...
