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37 stories for “rat” · August 2026
Clear filtersThe International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29 to highlight the harmful effects of nuclear testing and push for an end to it. The UN General Assembly designated the day in 2009 and it was first mark...
World Senior Citizens Day is marked every year on August 21 to honour the contributions of older people and to raise awareness about their dignity, welfare and rights. The International Day Commemorating the Victims of A...
India and Japan held talks in New Delhi on deepening cooperation in critical mineral supply chains and e-waste recycling. The focus was on resource circulation to secure critical mineral supplies and lower reliance on sc...
India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on telecommunications and Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in Pune, during the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting and BRICS ICT Track...
The 2nd BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group Meeting was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan, hosted by the Union Ministry of Tourism under India’s BRICS Chairship. Its four priority areas were AI and Tourism; Sustainable and Responsi...
Under its BRICS Chairship, India virtually hosted the 8th BRICS Youth Energy Summit with the theme “Energy for All”. Sessions focused on Energy Security and Sustainability, Energy Access and Equity, and Technology and In...
World Mosquito Day, observed on 20 August, raises awareness of mosquito-borne diseases and their prevention. It marks Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria parasites to hum...
Pune is hosting the 7th BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) under India's 2026 BRICS Chairship. The meeting focuses on digital policy, telecommunications and emerging...
IntroductionDeepening defence-to-defence bilateral ties under India's Act East Policy, an Indian Army contingent comprising troops primarily from the 9 Gorkha Rifles officially departed on 18 August 2026 to participate i...
IntroductionIn a prestigious global recognition for India's historical hydraulic heritage, the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) on 18 August 2026 selected the 140-year-old historic Parichha Weir...
IntroductionIn response to persistent missile and drone strikes on commercial merchant vessels along vital Middle Eastern chokepoints, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 18 August 2026 officially operationalised the Multinat...
IntroductionConsolidating long-standing strategic defence partnerships with Southeast Asian partners under India's Act East Policy, the Indian Army announced on 17 August 2026 the deployment of an infantry contingent to...
