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International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) granted the investment banking registration to Nexent Capital IFSC Private Limited on July 31, 2026. The registration was granted under the IFSCA (Capital Market…
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam International Financial Center - Da Nang (VIFC-DN) to share institutional knowledge and best practices. The…
Standard Chartered received in-principle approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to distribute capital market products from GIFT City. The bank expects to launch wealth management…
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has granted in-principle approval to LEXI Money IFSC Private Limited to operate as a Payment Service Provider at GIFT-IFSC, Gandhinagar. The Government of…
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YES Bank launched the 'YES Essence' credit card designed for women. The card is tailored for young professionals, salaried, and digitally savvy women.
Paisabazaar, a part of PB Fintech, and SBM Bank India have launched the SBM Paisabazaar Paisa+ Credit Card, a Fixed Deposit (FD)-backed credit card. The credit card requires a minimum FD starting from ₹2,000 and provides…
AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) has partnered with Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services to launch a co-branded retail credit card available on both Visa and RuPay payment networks. The Visa variant offers up to 8% Zagg Coins on…
IndusInd Bank and EazyDiner have launched a lifetime-free Platinum RuPay credit card with no joining or annual fees. The card offers benefits worth up to ₹21,495 annually, including dining savings, movie ticket offers…
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of certain equity shareholding in Bharti Life Insurance Company Ltd by Prudential Corporation Holdings Ltd. Prudential will acquire a majority 75% stake…
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) launched two new non-linked insurance plans: Bima Platinum (Plan 770) and Jeevan Raksha (Plan 894) on its 70th anniversary. Bima Platinum is a non-par, non-linked savings and…
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the proposal of South Africa-based Sanlam Group to acquire a stake in Shriram Life Insurance Company Ltd (SLIC). The acquisition involves 2.80 per cent of the expanded…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Life Insurance Corporation of India's (LIC) application to acquire up to 9.99% of HDFC Bank's paid-up share capital or voting rights. The approval was disclosed in an HDFC…
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On August 7, 2026, SK Hynix announced an investment of 54 trillion Korean won ($38.1 billion) to build two new memory chip manufacturing plants. The investment includes 35.2 trillion won for the Yongin 'Y2' fab and 19.1…
Apple Maps has started renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' following an order from U.S. President Donald Trump. The name change applies to Apple Maps users in the United States, while Canadian users continue to see…
President Donald Trump announced a deal giving the United States majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven oil reserves. The agreement involves a partnership with private business and comes…
Mintage World, the world's first online museum for coins, stamps, and banknotes, has launched a coffee table book titled Stamps, Coins, and Banknotes Issued During the Premiership of Shri Narendra Modi. The 200-page book…
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Fino Payments Bank board extended Ketan Merchant's tenure as interim CEO for three months effective August 27, 2026. The extension is subject to approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved a three-month extension of Keki Mistry's tenure as interim part-time chairman of HDFC Bank until September 18, 2026, or until a regular chairman is appointed. Keki Mistry was…
Annie George Mathew, Janmejaya Kumar Sinha, and Syed Akbaruddin were appointed as part-time non-official directors on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a four-year term, effective from the date of…
Suman Ray was appointed as Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with effect from September 1, 2026. Prior to this appointment, he served as Regional Director for Maharashtra.
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Nanda Malini, an iconic Sri Lankan singer, died on Thursday at the age of 82 in Nawala, near Colombo. She was born in 1943 in British Ceylon and studied Hindustani music at Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music in…
Dolly Parton, country music legend, died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80. She was born on January 19, 1946, in rural East Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children.
Renowned Mand folk singer Gavri Devi passed away at the age of 98 at her residence in Pali, Rajasthan. She was a prominent exponent of Mand singing, which is one of the oldest music traditions originating from Rajasthan.
Acharya Ranchhodlal Goswami, an Ahmedabad-based Haveli Sangeet scholar, has been selected for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2025. The award was announced by the Sangeet Natak Akademi under the Union Ministry of…
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Veteran playback singer S. Janaki, known as the 'Nightingale of South India,' passed away at the age of 88 in a private hospital in Mysuru due to age-related health issues. She recorded over 40,000 songs in about 20…
Glen Hansard, an Oscar-winning Irish musician, died at the age of 56 in a motorbike crash in Dublin. He was the lead singer of the rock band The Frames.
Teejan Bai, a noted Pandavani exponent, passed away at the age of 70 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur. Pandavani is a traditional performing art form originating in Chhattisgarh and also…
Puviyarasu, a renowned Tamil poet, translator, screenwriter, and actor, died at the age of 96 in Coimbatore. He was among the few Indian litterateurs to win the Sahitya Akademi Award twice, for translation and poetry.
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Hakainde Hichilema was re-elected as President of Zambia for a second five-year term, receiving about 61.4 percent of valid votes. Election Commission chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis declared Hichilema president-elect on…
Ashish Shelar was elected president of the E-Sports Games Federation (ESGF) at the Board Meeting held in New Delhi on August 28, 2026. He serves as Minister of Electronics, IT, AI and Cultural Affairs in the Government…
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh. He won the presidential election with 255 votes, defeating rival Oli Ahmed who received 88 votes.
Banwarilal Purohit was unanimously elected as the president of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on June 7. Deepak Parekh was elected as the vice president of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
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Teejan Bai, a noted Pandavani exponent, passed away at the age of 70 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur. Pandavani is a traditional performing art form originating in Chhattisgarh and also…
Veteran playback singer S. Janaki, known as the 'Nightingale of South India,' passed away at the age of 88 in a private hospital in Mysuru due to age-related health issues. She recorded over 40,000 songs in about 20…
Dolly Parton, country music legend, died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80. She was born on January 19, 1946, in rural East Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children.
The 16th edition of Sourendro-Soumyojit's World Music Day Concert was organised on 21 June 2026 at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal. The theme for the 2026 celebration was the spirit of independent…
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Italy temporarily suspended parts of the Schengen Agreement with Spain after a surge in migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. The suspension will not affect Spanish citizens or other EU nationals…
Narendra Modi becomes the elected Prime Minister with the longest continuous tenure of 4,399 days on June 10, surpassing the record of Jawaharlal Nehru. He is the first Prime Minister since Nehru to secure three…
Italy has become the world's United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage capital with 61 protected sites. Italy currently holds the highest number of UNESCO-listed sites of…
The 52nd Group of Seven (G7) Summit is being held in the French resort town of Évian-les-Bains from 15 to 17 June 2026 under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron. The G7 member leaders attending the summit include Mark…
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James Gray will be honored with the Pardo alla Carriera (Career Achievement Award) at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The award will be presented on August 9, 2026, during the festival, which runs from August 5 to 15.
Infosys appointed Ashiss Kumar Dash as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate for a five-year term. He will assume the role of Managing Director and CEO on April 1, 2027, succeeding Salil Parekh.
Sashidhar Jagdishan will retire as Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Bank on October 26, 2026. He will not seek reappointment, and the bank's board will fast-track the process of selecting his successor.
Anurag Jain, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. He was serving as the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh…
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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced the launch of a digital portal on June 4, 2026, to provide structured training in patent filing and research paper writing. The platform is supported by the Anusandhan National…
Union Minister Jitendra Singh dedicated the first-of-its-kind CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) 'Eco-Educational Hub' 'Prakriti Gyan Dham' to the nation at the Maharishi Parashar Bioresource Centre…
Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the RSSDI Diabetes Rural Outreach Digital Portal and launched VISHWAS, the Diabetes Awareness Video Library. The event was…
The 5th edition of Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar (SSSS) was launched by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh as a nationwide people's movement for ocean conservation. The initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth…
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The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Common Service Centre e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC-SPV) in New Delhi. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated the…
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) signed an MoU to integrate IMD's data products into the Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA)…
The Ministry of Textiles approved 22 new applicants under the third round of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles. The total number of approved companies under Round-III of the PLI has reached 96.
Vastra Utsav 2026 was held on July 31 and August 1, 2026 at Sri Kuchalambal Kalyana Mahal, Chetpet, Chennai. The event was organized by Friends of DakshinaChitra (FoD) as a fundraiser for DakshinaChitra, a living museum…
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The second technical meeting of the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group was held in Puri, Odisha, from June 3 to 5, 2026, under India's presidency. The meeting brought together officials from 11 member and…
The state government of Himachal Pradesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote climate-resilient, inclusive and sustainable development. The MoU was…
The Government of Odisha signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with ACME Group and Japan’s IHI Corporation on July 3, 2026, for clean energy and industrial projects worth ₹67,000 crore. Adani Enterprises and UAE’s…
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Institute of Data Engineering, Analytics and Science Foundation (IDEAS) at the Indian Statistical…
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The Supreme Court of India directed the Centre to set up a panel for uniform post-retirement benefits for former high court judges. The panel is to be constituted within two weeks and must submit its report within three…
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to increase the strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37, excluding the…
The Supreme Court reduced the mandatory legal practice requirement for entry into judicial service from three years to one year. The majority judgment by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice A.G. Masih upheld the May…
The Supreme Court, by a 5:4 majority, modified the test for determining what constitutes an 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act. A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant held that the…
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The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Metal Exchange Ltd. (BME), formerly known as Bombay Metal Exchange Ltd., to promote the development, awareness, and…
The Delhi government approved the Monument Adoption Scheme and a grant-in-aid scheme to preserve 75 monuments under the banner 'Hamare Smarak, Hamara Gaurav'. The Monument Adoption Scheme allows private organisations…
World Population Day is observed every year on 11 July to raise awareness about global population challenges. The theme for World Population Day 2026 is “Realizing the hopes and aspirations of young people – today and…
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Akasa Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 14, 2026, to promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) adoption in India. The partnership will develop a…
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The Forum of Indian Food Importers (FIFI) and the Eastern India Culinary Association (EICA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on culinary activities and food trade promotion. The MoU focuses…
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) and the General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 28 August 2026. The MoU was signed during the Singapore Convention…
The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) and Air India signed an MoU on July 27, 2026, to jointly promote India as a premier global tourism destination. The MoU establishes a framework for coordinated initiatives across tourism…
Sharnbasva University in Kalaburagi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The agreement is a five-year pact designed to promote collaborative research and…
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Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd (KSSL), the wholly owned defence subsidiary of Bharat Forge Ltd, unveiled the Simha 4x4 next-generation light armoured multi-purpose vehicle at the Eurosatory 2026 defence exhibition in…
Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd (KSSL), the wholly-owned defence subsidiary of Bharat Forge Ltd, signed a strategic partnership with American military vehicle maker AM General for mounted artillery gun systems for the…
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and the Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), a partnership between Raytheon (an RTX business) and Lockheed Martin, signed an MoU to co-produce the Javelin All Up Round (AUR) in India. TASL…
Indian defence manufacturer SMPP signed a teaming agreement with European defence major KNDS (formed through the merger of France's Nexter and Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) to manufacture advanced loitering munitions…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released 'Raksha', a 10-year blueprint for India's defence diplomacy, in New Delhi on September 3, 2026. The blueprint's key pillars include strategic partnerships, capacity building…
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited India on August 20, 2026, and held meetings with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. India and Japan launched their first defence co-development project, the UNICORN…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Delegation of Financial Powers to DRDO (DFP-2026) on 30 June 2026 in New Delhi. The framework decentralises financial powers within the Defence Research and Development…
The second Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India and Rwanda was held in New Delhi on July 6-7, 2026. The two nations decided to expand their partnership in the areas of military training…
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The Meghalaya Assembly passed a unanimous resolution prohibiting uranium mining and ore-processing in the state. The resolution was moved by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and supported by all 60 MLAs.
The Department of Archaeology Museums and Heritage (DAMH) will collaborate with the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) to conduct a LiDAR survey at Lakkundi. The survey will employ Light Detection and Ranging…
The National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) has developed India's first soil texture map. The map provides detailed information on soil characteristics across every hectare of the country.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted Resolution 2823 (2026) to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against United Nations (UN) peacekeepers. The text of the…
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The Maharashtra government and Germany's Hesse state signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in investment, innovation, employment, and skill development. The MoU was signed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra…
The fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) was held in Singapore, with participation from Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal…
India and Belgium signed multiple MoUs covering renewable energy, defence, trade, investment, maritime affairs, critical minerals, semiconductors, and research on September 3, 2026. The agreements were exchanged at…
India, Australia, and Canada signed the Australia–Canada–India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on green energy innovation, resilient supply chains, critical…
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World Coconut Day is observed annually on September 2. The first World Coconut Day was celebrated in 2009.
International Tiger Day is observed annually on July 29 to raise awareness about tiger conservation. The day was established in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit, where the TX2 initiative was launched to double…
World Lung Cancer Day is observed annually on August 1. It was established in 2012 by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS).
World Sanskrit Day, also known as Sanskrit Diwas, is observed on Shravan Purnima, the full moon day of the Shravan month. In 2026, World Sanskrit Day falls on Friday, August 28.
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World Lion Day is observed annually on August 10 to raise awareness about lion conservation. The day was introduced in 2013 by wildlife conservationists Dereck and Beverly Joubert.
World Nature Conservation Day is observed annually on 28 July, with the 2026 observance falling on a Tuesday. The day originated from grassroots efforts and global environmental networks, tracing back to the founding of…
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, presided over the 28th Meeting of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Society in Coimbatore. The meeting was held at the Central Academy…
National Insurance Awareness Day is celebrated annually on June 28. The day was launched in 2010 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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The National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) is establishing two Centres of Excellence for semiconductor skilling in Ahmedabad and Guwahati. The Centres will provide training in OSAT…
Microsoft India and FITT IIT Delhi have launched the Unnati AI 2.0 initiative to support startups and innovators in developing applied AI solutions. The initiative targets sectors such as healthcare, agriculture…
The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) and the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) launched an indigenous 1.2-micron Process Design Kit (PDK) on the eChipHub platform. The PDK is accessible…
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is leading the Indian delegation to the inaugural United Nations (UN) Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland, from July 6-7. The Global Dialogue…
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch its GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite on September 4, 2026, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra…
The Assam government is in the final stage of selecting a private sector partner to implement its own earth observation satellite, AssamSAT. AssamSAT is intended to be India's first state-led Earth observation satellite…
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) approved and signed an agreement with a private consortium for India's first fully commercial Earth observation satellite constellation. The…
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan announced India's plan to establish the Bharatiya Antariksha Station by 2035. The first module of the proposed space station has received approval.
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Sarvam AI launched the Epoch Builder Edition platform for building, fine-tuning, and deploying large language models (LLMs) tailored to Indian languages and use cases. The platform features 7-billion and 70-billion…
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal released the Delhi Master Plan 2047 on August 20, 2026. The plan targets construction of 30-40 lakh housing units to accommodate Delhi's projected population of…
Uday Ruddarraju, an Indian-origin tech leader, was appointed as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Compute at OpenAI in July 2026. He joined OpenAI in 2025 from Elon Musk's xAI, where he served as Head of…
OpenAI has received approval from the US Department of Commerce for a broader rollout of its advanced GPT-5.6 model. The review was conducted by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation under the US Department of…
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Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian athlete featured in TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026. She has been placed in the 'Titans' category alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, and Temba…
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur became the first player across both women's and men's international cricket to play 200 T20 Internationals (T20Is) during a match against South Africa in Manchester. Kaur made her…
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma equalled the record of Jhulan Goswami for the most wickets in women's international cricket, with both players reaching a total of 355 wickets. Deepti Sharma achieved the feat by taking…
India Women defeated England Women by 270 runs in the one-off Test at Lord's. This was the first women's Test match ever played at Lord's.