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Delhi Lakshmi Yojana is a monthly financial assistance scheme for eligible women in Delhi. It was launched on 26 August 2026 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, and the scheme provides ₹2,500 per month to women aged 21 to 60 years from lower-income families.
A new Banas Bio-CNG Model Plant was inaugurated at Vinchhiwadi in Dhanera taluka of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, on 26 August 2026. The facility is a joint initiative of Banas Dairy, Suzuki Motor Corporation, and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). The event also included a Bio-CNG filling station and the launch of India’s first rural cooperative-model “Gramin Bharat Taxi” service with nine vehicles.
A total of 216 rescued Indian Star Tortoises, scientifically named Geochelone elegans, were released into the wild at Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, on 23 August 2026. The relocation marked the launch of Project STRIPES, a conservation initiative involving the Maharashtra Forest Department and the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rasonque (daraxonrasib) on 26 August 2026 for adult patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The drug is an oral daily pill developed by Revolution Medicines, Inc., a company based in Redwood City, California.
Uttar Pradesh completed the physical demarcation of the 700-kilometre Ganga River floodplain zone across 13 districts from Unnao to Ballia. The boundary work was marked on the ground with 7,350 pillars, and the status was placed before the National Green Tribunal in August 2026.
Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese avant-garde artist born on 22 March 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan. She died on 14 August 2026 at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 97, and her company, Yayoi Kusama Inc., announced her death on 27 August 2026.
Government and industry data dated 27 August 2026 showed that 45 coal-fired power plants in India were operating with critically low coal inventories. The affected plants had coal stocks below 25% of required inventory or fuel for less than three days, and 40 of them were domestic coal-fired facilities.
The e-Shram Portal completed five years of operation on August 26, 2026, marking a major milestone in building India’s social security architecture for the informal economy.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced the IT Resilience Index (ITRI), a pioneering quantitative technology health scorecard for Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs).
Union Minister for Rural Development launched Mission Samriddh Gaon at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, rolling out its initial pilot phase in two blocks of Madhya Pradesh.
The Agriculture Ministry has proposed a complete ban on Carbosulfan, citing its severe risks to human health and the environment, based on expert recommendations under the Insecticides Act, 1968.
The Indian Navy is scheduled to commission ‘Nipun’, the second indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Nistar-class.