World Breastfeeding Week is being observed from 1 to 7 August 2026 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of mothers and infants. The theme for 2026 is "Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works." The week highlights the role of breastfeeding in child nutrition and calls for support systems that help mothers breastfeed.
India and Nepal jointly inaugurated the restored Shree Gusthal Mahavihar and the Agam of Prathamshree Mahavihar in Lalitpur, Nepal. Both are ancient Buddhist heritage structures situated in Guita Tole, Patan (Lalitpur), in the Kathmandu Valley. The restoration reflects India's cooperation with Nepal in conserving shared Buddhist cultural heritage.
OmniCard has introduced India's first Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based Flexi Benefits Wallet, designed to deliver tax-efficient benefits to employees. The wallet runs on a Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) platform licensed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and allows users to pay through UPI Scan-and-Pay. Employers can use it to provide allowances and benefits that employees can spend digitally.
Assam has shipped its first-ever international consignment of Purabi Ice Cream to Bhutan. The export is being seen as a milestone for the State's dairy sector, as it takes an Assam dairy brand beyond domestic markets for the first time and opens a route for regional dairy products to reach neighbouring countries.
In a deeply structural and highly massive legal triumph for heritage property, the fierce absolute iconic Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore strictly and officially recovered a massive ₹8.77 crore in rental arrears. This structural victory was forcefully achieved following a massive lengthy legal battle over aggressive fair land rent valuation against corporate tenant Amrutanjan.
In a deeply structural and highly massive economic protest, heavy wholesale trade hubs across Chennai, fiercely including Sowcarpet and Ritchie Street, strictly and officially observed a massive one-day bandh. This structural shutdown was forcefully organized to aggressively protest against absolute massive intense GST inspection mechanisms.
In a deeply structural and highly massive maritime border conflict, fierce massive high-level diplomatic talks were strictly and officially requested after seven mechanised boats from Chennai's Kasimedu Fishing Harbour were forcefully impounded.
In a deeply structural and highly massive aviation infrastructure development, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) strictly and officially urged the Tamil Nadu government to forcefully accelerate massive absolute land acquisition in Ramanathapuram district. This structural push is fiercely aimed at heavily implementing the aggressive RCS-UDAN scheme to boost regional connectivity.
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