02-Sep-2026
On 30 August 2026, NPCI International Payments Limited signed a commercial agreement with Uzbekistan’s National Interbank Processing Centre JSC (NIPC) to enable UPI-based merchant payments in Uzbekistan.
02-Sep-2026
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) has announced the three recipients of the 2026 Ramon Magsaysay Award Tommy Koh , Bo Kyi and Runa Khan.
02-Sep-2026
Bihar and Jharkhand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 31 August 2026 for sharing the waters of the Sone River.
01-Sep-2026
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made Automated and Intelligent Machine-Aided Construction (AI-MC) mandatory for highway projects that are more than 20 km long and cost over ₹500 crore.
01-Sep-2026
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P. Chidambaram has drawn attention to India's position in the Electoral Democracy Index (EDI) published by the Sweden-based Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute.
01-Sep-2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a State Visit to Uzbekistan from 29-30 August 2026, where he held talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The two countries decided to elevate their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a target of increasing annual bilateral trade to USD 5 billion by 2030.
01-Sep-2026
The Union Government has notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, making Indian Standard Time (IST) the common time reference for legal, administrative, commercial and other official purposes across India.
31-Aug-2026
A controversy involving Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, has revived an important question before the Supreme Court Collegium:
29-Aug-2026
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 27 August 2026 directing the U.S. federal government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” The order requires the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to implement the change in federal geographic records.
29-Aug-2026
India plans to acquire the US-made Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) to strengthen the Indian Army’s ability to counter tanks and armoured vehicles.
