Defence
Divyastra Mk3 Loitering Munition Reports a Maiden Flight
Why in news? Lucknow-based Kawa Unmanned Aerial Vehicles reported the maiden flight of its Divyastra Mk3 loitering munition. The test took place in Ut...
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Why in news? Lucknow-based Kawa Unmanned Aerial Vehicles reported the maiden flight of its Divyastra Mk3 loitering munition. The test took place in Ut...
Why in news? SpaceX’s Ship 40 reached calmer water near Christmas Island after about 24 days under tow. The Starship upper stage had completed Fligh...
Why in news? Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi developed a spiky ceramic coating for three-dimensional printed bone scaffolds. T...
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...
