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Major State Renaming Cases in India

The renaming of Indian states is governed by Article 3 of the Constitution and requires Parliament’s approval. Over the years, several states and Union Territories have changed their...

August 26, 2026

Astronauts Install Ku-band Antenna on ISS

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot completed a 6.5-hour extravehicular activity outside the International Space Station on 25 August 2026. The operation was...

August 26, 2026    Science & Technology

Popular Resistance, Famine and Colonial State Formation

The Sannyasi-Fakir Rebellion of late eighteenth-century Bengal illustrates how early colonial taxation, devastating famine, and livelihood crises transformed rural society. This resistance challenged British administrative structures, proving that...

August 26, 2026

Major Biochar Uses and Applications in Agriculture

Biochar is a carbon-rich material made by heating organic biomass in low-oxygen conditions. In agriculture, it is used to improve soil health, manage waste biomass, and store carbon...

August 26, 2026

Indian Navy Monitors Merchant Transit Through Bab-el-Mandeb

The Indian Navy monitored the transit of merchant vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in August 2026 amid security risks to commercial shipping in the Red Sea corridor. The...

August 26, 2026    Defence Current Affairs

DRDO Tests High-Altitude Combat Parachute System

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a high-altitude trial of the indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) at the Nyoma-Mudh Drop Zone in Ladakh’s Leh district...

August 26, 2026    Defence Current Affairs

HAL and Safran Sign Aravalli Helicopter Engine Contract

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines signed a final contract in Bengaluru on 26 August 2026 to develop and produce a new high-power turboshaft engine for...

August 26, 2026    Science & Technology

India and Seychelles Strengthen Cooperation in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Blue Economy

India and Seychelles held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on 25 August 2026 to expand cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture, and the blue economy. The talks were led...

August 26, 2026    International / World Current Affairs

Kerala Officially Renamed Keralam

Kerala was officially renamed Keralam through The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 2026, which altered the State’s entry in the First Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The change...

August 26, 2026    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

ICAR-CCARI Launches Carbon Pathshala for Goa Farmers

ICAR–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-CCARI), Goa, organised a one-day workshop titled “Carbon Pathshala: Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) for Farmers” at ICAR-KVK, Old Goa, on 21 August 2026....

August 26, 2026    Science & Technology

Researchers Discover New Sunflower Species in Arunachal Pradesh

Researchers from the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), based in Himachal Pradesh, identified a new plant species of the sunflower family in Arunachal Pradesh. The species was...

August 26, 2026    Science & Technology

India Plans 100 New Ships to Cut Freight Bill

India plans to add 100 new vessels to its merchant fleet over the next five years to reduce dependence on foreign shipping lines for carrying critical cargo such...

August 26, 2026    Economy & Banking Current Affairs

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