The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
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? 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 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 at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi developed a spiky ceramic coating for three-dimensional printed bone scaffolds. T...
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? 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? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs reported new national figures for the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission. It has sanctioned 4,172 Van ...
Why in news? The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage selected Parichha Dam as a World Heritage Irrigation Structure. The 140-year-old ...
Why in news? India’s Ministry of Science and Technology highlighted RK-251, a new experimental cancer drug candidate. Researchers from two Guwahati ...
Why in news? The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted about 56 kilograms of methamphetamine at Nhava Sheva Port in Maharashtra. The substan...
Why in news? The Deputy Commissioners of Udhampur and Ramban visited the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project headquarters at Tanger. Senior district and p...
Why in news? Environmental workers in Himachal Pradesh alleged rising glyphosate use to clear natural vegetation for seasonal pea cultivation. Reports...
