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Sun, 30 Aug 2026

• On 30 August 2026, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev conferred the 'Oliy Darajali Do'stlik' Order (Order of Highest Friendship), Uzbekistan's highest honour for foreign leaders, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• On 30 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev elevated India–Uzbekistan relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a bilateral trade target of USD 5 billion by 2030.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026

• Argentina won the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2026 on 29 August, beating hosts the Netherlands 3–1 in a shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in Amstelveen.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026

• On 28 August 2026, MoSPI's quick estimate showed India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.7% year-on-year in July 2026, led by manufacturing (7.3%) and electricity & gas supply (8.7%).
• On 28 August 2026, the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana completed 12 years with more than 59 crore accounts, 56% of them held by women and deposits above ₹3.1 lakh crore.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026

• On 27 August 2026, the Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, making IST the common legal time reference; the Rules take effect 180 days after Gazette publication.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

• A flash flood triggered by a glacier collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border devastated central Nepal on 26 August 2026; PM Modi offered all possible help and the Centre put Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on alert.

Tue, 25 Aug 2026

• NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the 25th round of Special Representatives talks on the boundary question in Beijing on 25 August 2026 and agreed an eight-point consensus.
• The Unified Payments Interface, launched by NPCI on 25 August 2016, completed ten years on 25 August 2026, with annual volume up almost 13,000-fold to over 24,162 crore transactions in FY 2025-26.

Fri, 21 Aug 2026

• MeitY notified the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with an outlay of ₹62,500 crore on 21 August 2026 to scale up production, raise domestic value addition and back Indian-owned phone brands.

Thu, 20 Aug 2026

• Rajnath Singh and Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met in New Delhi on 20 August 2026 and signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026

• The Sports Ministry on 18 August 2026 announced the National Sports Awards 2025, naming 17 Arjuna awardees and five Dronacharya awardees on the recommendation of a committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra.

Mon, 17 Aug 2026

• The Ministry of Defence on 17 August 2026 signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian HALE remotely piloted aircraft systems for the Indian Navy for 30 months.

Sat, 15 Aug 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from the Red Fort on India's 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026, announced AI skilling for one crore youth in a year, a 100 GW nuclear power target by 2047 and a new goal of 6 crore Lakhpati Didis.

Fri, 14 Aug 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu addressed the nation on 14 August 2026, the eve of the 80th Independence Day, highlighting women's achievements, 25 crore people lifted out of poverty and the 200th birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.
• President Droupadi Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards, 13 of them posthumous, and 89 Mention-in-Despatches for the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces on the eve of Independence Day 2026.

Thu, 13 Aug 2026

• The Monsoon Session 2026 of Parliament, which began on 20 July, was adjourned sine die on 13 August 2026 after 19 sittings, with 12 Bills passed by both Houses, including the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill renaming the state 'Keralam'.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026

• Security agencies detained 253 people across 14 states on 12 August 2026 in a coordinated operation against the Pakistan-based, ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network, leading to over 80 FIRs and more than 200 arrests, the Home Ministry said.
• India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) signed the Terms of Reference for negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 12 August 2026, India's first such ToR with the African region.

Sun, 09 Aug 2026

• India's non-fossil fuel installed power capacity crossed 300 GW (300.50 GW) as on 31 July 2026, over 60% of the 500 GW target for 2030, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 9 August 2026.

Thu, 06 Aug 2026

• The Union Cabinet on 6 August 2026 approved GOBARdhan, a national scheme for Compressed Biogas with an outlay of Rs 23,731 crore, to raise domestic CBG production nearly ten-fold.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved 'Samudra Manthan', a Central Sector Scheme of the Petroleum Ministry with an outlay of Rs 84,084 crore up to FY 2030-31 to boost offshore oil and gas exploration.
• On 31 July 2026 Varsha Ashok Aglawe assumed charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India, the first woman to head GSI in its 176-year history.
• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY) to develop 5,000 MW of floating solar projects with 10,000 MWh of energy storage at an outlay of Rs 5,070 crore.
• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved continuation of PM-KISAN for 2026–27 to 2030–31 with a financial outlay of Rs 3.15 lakh crore.
• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved an expanded Khelo India Scheme and enhanced Assistance to National Sports Federations with a combined outlay of Rs 36,441 crore for 2026–27 to 2030–31.
• On 31 July 2026 Asmita Dey (women's 48 kg) won India's first-ever Commonwealth Games judo gold and Harsh Singh (men's 60 kg) became the first Indian man to win CWG judo gold, at Glasgow 2026.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026

• On 30 July 2026 the Rajya Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 by voice vote, completing its passage through Parliament after the Lok Sabha.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• On 29 July 2026 MoSPI said the Consumer Price Index base year has been revised from 2012=100 to 2024=100, with a larger basket of 358 items and price collection from 1,465 rural and 1,395 urban markets.

Tue, 28 Jul 2026

• The Commerce Ministry said on 28 July 2026 that India's total exports reached a record US$ 863.1 billion in FY 2025-26 – US$ 441.8 billion of merchandise and US$ 421.3 billion of services.