India and Mauritius signed a Government-to-Government Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the oil and gas sector in Port Louis, Mauritius, on 20 August 2026. The agreement was...
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a NASA space telescope launched on 20 November 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy cosmic events. NASA later approved a...
The Cameroon-flagged general cargo vessel M/V LUTUF was seized by armed pirates on 17 August 2026 off Marraya in Somalia’s Puntland region. Six Indian nationals are among the...
MC²+ Ignite is a sector-specific accelerator programme for deep-tech startups in India’s energy sector. MC²+, a brand of MC² Foundation, launched the programme on 19 August 2026 at...
The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department and the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding in Shimla on 20...
Former Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S. Somanath was appointed as a part-time, non-official director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India on 20 August...
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,...
