Technology missions in Indian agriculture were introduced to address key production and management challenges through focused, time-bound interventions. Over time, they evolved from crop-specific programmes to digital platforms,...
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, in a judgment delivered on August 21, 2026, held that government authorities cannot force private landowners to execute sale deeds...
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a policy on 22 August 2026 that grants female state government employees 180 days of paid maternity leave twice during their service career....
Dairy analogues are food products made to imitate the taste, texture, appearance, and function of traditional dairy, but they do not come from animal milk. They are increasingly...
Top US universities such as Harvard, NYU and Purdue are now reportedly exploring campuses in India, while domestic institutions like IGNOU are expanding career-focused and prison education programmes....
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has prohibited the manufacture, sale and distribution of fixed-dose combinations containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride for children below four...
Karnataka’s Food Safety Division has prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of analogue paneer sold as “paneer” across the state for one year, from 17 August 2026...
The first Steering Committee meeting for the 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held on 21 August 2026 at Kartavya Bhawan-2 in New Delhi. The 57th...
Uttar Pradesh and Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture signed multiple Memoranda of Understanding on 21 August 2026 at the UP-Japan Investment Meet 2026 in Lucknow. The event was held at...
European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot became the first French woman and the second European woman to perform a spacewalk on 18 August 2026. She carried out U.S....
The National Teachers Awards 2026 will be conferred on 48 school teachers by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 5 September 2026. The date...