International, Defence and Summits · 29 August 2026
India Sends 10 Tonnes of Relief Aid to Nepal After Deadly Floods
Exam-focused facts from the 29 August 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India dispatched 10 tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) supplies, including essential medicines, to Nepal.
- The relief material was carried by an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft from Hindon airbase near Delhi to Kathmandu.
- The aid followed a phone call between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Balendra Shah, during which Modi assured full humanitarian support.
- Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 95 people, with hundreds still missing.