The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti organised a national workshop in New Delhi on 20 August 2026 for capacity-building under Jal...
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) issued an order on 19 August 2026 barring Niva Bupa Health Insurance from opening any new place of business...
Himachal Pradesh issued a state-wide ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of non-dairy analogue paneer on 20 August 2026. The order applies to products that imitate...
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti issued the Policy on Data Sharing, Interoperability and Stakeholder Access on 20 August 2026 in...
1. Which organisation released the “National Report on Deep-Sea and Distant-Water Fishery Resources of the Indian EEZ”? [A] National Institute of Oceanography[B] Centre for Marine Living Resources and...
Inland aquaculture in India includes fish and shellfish farming in ponds, tanks, cages, pens, reservoirs, and saline inland waters. It is a major part of India’s fisheries growth,...
The Union Cabinet approved a permanent bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union Territory of Ladakh on 20 August 2026. The...
Chhattisgarh became the first inland state in India to begin exports of value-added Tilapia products on 20 August 2026. The state exported 382 tonnes of Tilapia products to...
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader, was elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on 20 August 2026 in a parliamentary vote held in...
Drosicha turkistanica, an invasive sap-sucking insect, has been identified in poplar and willow plantations in Hanjipora in Pulwama district and in parts of South Kashmir, including Kulgam and...
The Supreme Court of India delivered a nine-judge Constitution Bench judgment on 20 August 2026 on the meaning of “industry” under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act,...
India launched its first two genome-edited rice varieties, DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1, on 4 May 2025 in New Delhi. The varieties were developed...
