1. Which institute developed India’s first indigenous vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF)? [A] ICAR–Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly[B] ICAR–National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD),...
Heatwaves and lightning were added to the list of notified natural calamities under the operational guidelines for the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response...
The Supreme Court of India issued nationwide directions on 4 August 2026 to strengthen action against digital arrest scams. The directions were passed in a suo motu case...
India launched a new Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan on International Clouded Leopard Day, observed on 4 August 2026. The plan was prepared under the Government of India-GEF-UNDP...
The Union Ministry of Finance proposed amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, on 3 August 2026 to reintroduce Merchant Discount Rate on select digital payment...
Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV) is a viral illness associated with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and has affected Gujarat and Rajasthan in August 2026. The Union Ministry of Health...
India’s installed power generation capacity is projected to reach 874 GW by 2031-32. As of 30 June 2026, the total installed capacity stood at 548,858 MW, or about...
Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, former Chief Justice of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, died on 2 August 2026 at the age of 87. He was born...
Russia’s S8000 Banderol is a lightweight air-launched cruise missile that was officially acknowledged in a state media report on 12 July 2026. By 29 July 2026, it had...
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed draft rules to introduce two-wheeled ambulances in India. The draft framework seeks to create a separate legal and technical...
IIT Hyderabad and Crimson Energy Experts Pvt. Ltd. launched ANUGYAN, the Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme, on 3 August 2026. The three-month residential programme is India’s first industry-academia course...
India and Uzbekistan have set a target to double bilateral trade to about $3 billion within three years. The target was discussed at the India-Uzbekistan Business Forum in...
