The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news? The IndiaAI Mission organised an AIKosh workshop at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on 20 August 2026. Participants came from gover...
Why in news? Researchers described a quartz-rich banded rock from the Singhbhum Craton in eastern India. Zircon grains date the deposit to about 3.497...
Why in news? The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research hosted an international ocean and polar science meeting in Goa. The eighth Brazil, Russi...
Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election as Zambia’s President. Zambia held its general electio...
Why in news? A very dark leopard cub was photographed near Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary in the Darjeeling hills of West Bengal. The animal’s black coa...
Why in news? A Himalayan flowering plant named after Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja received renewed public attention. The plant is I...
Why in news? The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports launched Friends of Mera Yuva Bharat, or MY Bharat. The launch occurred during the 2026 BRICS Yo...
Why in news? Two microscopic foraminiferal species from Rajapuri Creek on Maharashtra’s Konkan coast received renewed attention. Scientists named th...
Why in news? A spectator enclosure at the Red Fort’s Independence Day ceremony carried the name “Dimna Lake.” The 15 August 2026 arrangements us...
Why in news? A Hamburg-based biotechnology company called AquaNab is developing a feed-based treatment for sea lice in farmed salmon. The approach use...
Why in news? The National Medical Commission published draft amendments concerning registration and licences for medical practitioners. The draft prop...
Why in news? Environmental workers in Himachal Pradesh alleged rising glyphosate use to clear natural vegetation for seasonal pea cultivation. Reports...
