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Tue, 11 Aug 2026

• The second edition of ICMR-SHINE (Science and Health Innovation for NextGen Explorers) began on 11 August 2026, opening 83 ICMR locations to about 30,000 school students over two days.
• The Indian Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shruti' (Yard 3037) was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, on 11 August 2026.
• India's milk production reached 247.87 million tonnes in 2024–25 and Kisan Credit Card coverage for animal husbandry farmers rose to 50.42 lakh in FY 2025–26, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said on 11 August 2026.
• Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi met a Liberian parliamentary delegation, including the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia, on 11 August 2026 during its IBSA Fund-supported South-South peer learning visit to India.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Odisha Science and Technology Minister Krushna Chandra Patra discussed a science roadmap for Odisha on 11 August 2026, finalising expansion of the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, with 50 more acres from the state.
• The Centre disbursed ₹19,216.46 crore under scholarship schemes for Scheduled Caste students over the last three financial years, including ₹17,224.63 crore under the Post Matric Scholarship, Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar told the Lok Sabha on 11 August 2026.
• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs held a National Conference on Affordable Housing Reforms, 'Reimagining Affordable Housing: From Scheme to Sustainable Ecosystem', at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 11 August 2026.
• Kalanamak rice production in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district rose more than five times between 2018 and 2025, and its price climbed from ₹40/kg to ₹150/kg, the Agriculture Ministry said on 11 August 2026.

Mon, 10 Aug 2026

• On World Lion Day, 10 August 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India's Asiatic lion population rose from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, with the lion range expanding to nearly 35,000 sq km.
• Government e Marketplace (GeM) marked its 10th Foundation Day at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 10 August 2026, launching a customised 'My Stamp' and the nationwide helpdesk short code 14550.
• Scientists including researchers from ARIES, Nainital, detected an unusually high ozone concentration in the stratosphere over the North Bay of Bengal, the Science Ministry said on 10 August 2026.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence busted a clandestine drug manufacturing unit in a house in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, on 9–10 August 2026, seizing about 30 kg of amphetamine and arresting two people.
• NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri launched 'India's Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services', the third report of NITI's Services Thematic Series, on 10 August 2026.
• The Periodic Labour Force Survey bulletin for April–June 2026, released on 10 August 2026, put the urban unemployment rate at 6.7% and the overall labour force participation rate at 54.6%.
• The Home Ministry notified 11 more international ports, 9 land ports and 2 airports, for entry of e-Visa holders on 10 August 2026, taking the total to 88.
• TRAI on 10 August 2026 directed phase-wise use of the 1601 number series for service and transactional calls by entities outside banking and government, starting with utilities, courier and logistics firms.
• Oceanographer Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, former Director of INCOIS, Hyderabad, assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences on 10 August 2026.
• The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, a constituent board of the Quality Council of India, launched India's first accreditation scheme for mobile food testing laboratories in New Delhi on 10 August 2026.
• The Technology Development Board signed an agreement on 10 August 2026 to support Griva Healthcare, Visakhapatnam, in manufacturing 'GrivaVision', an indigenous portable AI-assisted digital colposcope for cervical cancer screening.
• Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the National Scholarship Portal for agriculture students on 10 August 2026, with over 6,000 students receiving ₹21.35 crore through NSP-DBT.
• APEDA facilitated the first-ever export of 1 metric tonne of mustard honey by Dergang Farmer Producer Organisation from Tripura to Dubai, the Commerce Ministry said on 10 August 2026.

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.
• The National Biodiversity Authority disbursed about ₹3.79 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing funds to 33 State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils and national institutes, the Environment Ministry said on 9 August 2026.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' by hoisting the national flag at Flag Point, Sri Vijaya Puram, on August Kranti Diwas, 9 August 2026, which commemorates the 1942 Quit India Movement.
• Over 1.25 crore houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-Urban and PMAY-U 2.0, with more than 1 crore completed and delivered, the Housing Ministry said on 9 August 2026.
• All three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission resigned on 9 August 2026 amid student protests in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination and other recruitment tests.
• India's Ashmita Chaliha won her maiden BWF World Tour title at the Korea Masters Super 300 on 9 August 2026, beating fourth seed Han Qian Xi of China 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the women's singles final.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colours to Puducherry Police on 9 August 2026, adding it to the police forces that hold the honour.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 'Sindoor Maharaktadan Yatra' blood donation camp at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, on 9 August 2026, with 1,000 sportspersons from Maharashtra among the donors.
• The Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) marked its Foundation Day in New Delhi on 9 August 2026 under the Department of Expenditure, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh as chief guest.