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Jojari River: Supreme Court Order, Buffers & Rajasthan

Jojari River: Supreme Court Order, Buffers & Rajasthan

Why in news?The Supreme Court ordered interim safeguards for Rajasthan’s Jojari River on 24 August. It barred construction within 100 metres of the ...

PRAGATI: PM's Review, AgriStack & Action on Cyber Fraud

PRAGATI: PM's Review, AgriStack & Action on Cyber Fraud

Why in news?Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth on 25 August. The review covered six railway, road and power ...

Kerala High Court Adds a Patient to the Ribociclib Case

Kerala High Court Adds a Patient to the Ribociclib Case

Why in news?The Kerala High Court allowed a 49-year-old breast-cancer patient to join an ongoing public-interest case on 21 August 2026. She is receiv...

NFRA Outreach in Ahmedabad Targets Small Audit Practices

NFRA Outreach in Ahmedabad Targets Small Audit Practices

Why in news?The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) held its sixth stakeholder outreach programme in Ahmedabad. The event focused on small a...

Draft Proposes a Unique Identity Number for Every Doctor

Draft Proposes a Unique Identity Number for Every Doctor

Why in news? The National Medical Commission published draft amendments concerning registration and licences for medical practitioners. The draft prop...

DRI Seizes 56 kg of Methamphetamine at Nhava Sheva Port

DRI Seizes 56 kg of Methamphetamine at Nhava Sheva Port

Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted about 56 kilograms of methamphetamine at Nhava Sheva Port in Maharashtra. The substan...

Madras High Court Declares Thamirabarani a Juristic Person

Madras High Court Declares Thamirabarani a Juristic Person

Why in news?The Madras High Court recognised the Thamirabarani River as a juristic person for the limited purpose of protection from pollution. The ru...

AppCoMS 2.0: Information Commission Upgrades Appeals Portal

AppCoMS 2.0: Information Commission Upgrades Appeals Portal

Why in news?The Central Information Commission launched the upgraded Appeal and Complaint Management System, called AppCoMS 2.0. What the upgraded sys...

Mahadayi Projects Stuck between Allocation and Clearance

Mahadayi Projects Stuck between Allocation and Clearance

Why in news?The Union government told Parliament that no Mahadayi environmental-clearance proposal from Karnataka was pending before it. Why the state...

Supreme Court Examines Consumer Commission Case Delays

Supreme Court Examines Consumer Commission Case Delays

Why in news?The Supreme Court expressed concern over pending cases at the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and discussed regional bench...

Cauvery Sanctuary Firing Draws Legal and Wildlife Scrutiny

Cauvery Sanctuary Firing Draws Legal and Wildlife Scrutiny

Why in news?Three men described by officials as alleged poachers died during firing involving forest personnel in Karnataka’s Cauvery Wildlife Sanct...

e-Samudra: Digitising India's Maritime Administration

e-Samudra: Digitising India's Maritime Administration

Why in news? e-Samudra featured in the government’s July 2026 maritime strategy update. The platform is now supporting the transition of ship, seafa...

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