The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of execution by hanging, rejecting a PIL that challenged it as cruel and violative of the right to dignity under Article 21.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to chair the 31st Southern Zonal Council (SZC) meeting on August 20, 2026, in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.
The Centre’s Ayushman Bharat and West Bengal’s Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana were rolled out in the State, providing cashless secondary and tertiary healthcare through empanelled hospitals.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch the GISAT-1A (EOS-05) Earth observation satellite aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket in September 2026.
India’s makhana market is projected to reach ₹11,000–₹12,000 crore by 2029–30, supported by rising global demand and modern cultivation. The Centre has also approved a ₹476.03-crore scheme and established the National Makhana Board.
Abdolnasser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, announced that Iran is advancing toward official membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing its deadliest Ebola outbreak, with over 2,300 deaths and nearly 5,000 cases, driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which lacks approved vaccines or targeted treatments.
India launched its first-ever comprehensive Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India during an official side event at the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The PM CARES Fund released its delayed FY 2023-24 and 2024-25 audited statements, showing expenditure of just ₹87.85 lakh in FY25, against ₹1,279.9 crore income and an ₹8,452.06 crore closing balance.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released a Regional Action Plan for Comprehensive Understanding and Management of Human-Elephant Conflict during the 23rd Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant.
The Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, has notified the 6th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) containing 405 strategically important defence items with an estimated business potential of ₹3,070 crore.
Economist Jean Drèze highlighted a sharp contraction in rural employment generation during the transition from the repealed Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 to the new Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025
