A total of 210 Indian peacekeepers received the United Nations Medal in Juba, South Sudan, on 17 August 2026. The award included six women and seven staff officers...
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2025 on 18 August 2026. The awards were finalised on the basis of recommendations made...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the National Cadet Corps (NCC) All India Girls High Altitude Long Trek, titled Aparajita – Parang La 2026, at New Delhi on...
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...
