UMESH MAHATO 
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2025 on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. A Selection Committee chaired by former Supreme Court Judge Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra reviewed the nominations and finalised this year’s honourees. The government based its decisions directly on the committee’s recommendations. This year’s announcement carried one … Read more
NASA has invited ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base programme, opening a new chapter in India’s space journey. Backed by its own crewed lunar mission target for 2040, India is now positioning itself as a serious long-term player in humanity’s return to the Moon. India’s lunar ambitions just took a major leap forward. On … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a major security announcement on India’s 80th Independence Day. Speaking from the Red Fort on August 15, 2026, he said the government would build a “vibrant Civil Defence network” in the coming days. He described it as a massive, modern volunteer force capable of handling contemporary security challenges. Modi explained … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined a bold energy target on Independence Day, August 15, 2026. Speaking from the Red Fort, he said India aims to reach 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047. He linked this goal directly to the country’s broader push for energy security and self-reliance. Modi also confirmed that India is … Read more
Indian Railways is trying something new. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has awarded full train-branding rights for the Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express to Sprite, the beverage brand owned by The Coca-Cola Company. As a result, the train will officially run as the ‘Sprite Tejas Express’ for six months. This move makes it India’s … Read more
Noted historian Sumit Sarkar died on Thursday, August 13, 2026. He passed away at his residence in Delhi. He was 87 years old. Historian and family friend G Arunima confirmed that age-related ailments caused his death. Sarkar had been unwell for a long time. In fact, a fall some years ago had already limited his … Read more
The Karnataka Cabinet approved a new healthcare scheme called Sandhya Kiran. State pensioners below 70 years, family pensioners, and their eligible dependents will now get cashless medical treatment. This move brings real financial relief to retired government employees. It also protects them from sudden, unplanned medical costs. Officials designed Sandhya Kiran as a contributory scheme. … Read more
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched the Gramin Gyan Setu app on August 12, 2026. He unveiled it through video conferencing. The digital initiative connects libraries across the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat. As a result, rural readers, especially children and young people, can now access a much wider pool … Read more
The Gaj Gaurav Award 2026 was conferred on World Elephant Day, August 12, 2026, honouring individuals across India who have made outstanding contributions to elephant conservation. The awards were presented as part of a national-level conference held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and at related state-level celebrations across the country, celebrating the forest officers, mahouts, and … Read more
M.P. Parameswaran, one of India’s most respected nuclear scientists and a leading Marxist thinker from Kerala, passed away on August 11, 2026, at his home in Thrissur. He was 92 years old. Known simply as “MP” to generations of activists, students, and readers across Kerala, Parameswaran was that rare figure who gave up an elite … Read more
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