The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) completed 12 years since its launch by Prime Minister of India in 2014.
A new freshwater flowering plant species discovered in Telangana has been named Ammannia telanganensis and described in the international taxonomy journal Phytotaxa.
Prime Minister of India is embarking on a state visit to Uzbekistan followed by participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of State Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Andhra Pradesh’s coastline—particularly Visakhapatnam—is emerging as India’s third major international subsea cable landing hub (after Mumbai and Chennai) driven by major AI data center investments from Google and Microsoft.
Samarthak, the first indigenously designed and constructed Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at its Kattupalli shipyard, was formally delivered to the Indian Navy.
In its first major compliance push, the Centre directed ministries, States and UTs to prepare time-bound plans and appoint nodal officers to implement the DPDP Act, 2023.
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has called for nationwide public participation under the ‘DAANVEER’ initiative, encouraging citizens, CSR entities, and the Indian diaspora to donate desktop computers to verified Gram Panchayats.
Tamil Nadu notified three new elephant corridors on 28 August 2026 in the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary in the Hosur Forest Division. The corridors are part of the trans-Cauvery movement route used by Asian elephants and other large mammals between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved the National Defense Autonomy and Unmanned Vehicle Industry Development Act on 27 August 2026. The law authorises a six-year budget of NT240 billion, or about US7.6 billion, for drone industry development and defence procurement.
A landslide-dammed lake near the Nepal-Tibet border overflowed on 28 August 2026 after a massive glacial collapse on 26 August 2026 triggered flash floods and landslides in the border region. The lake formed near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers and was estimated at about 2 million cubic metres.
On 27 August 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America”. The order instructed the United States Department of the Interior to update the Geographic Names Information System within 30 days and required federal agencies to use the new name on maps and documents.
