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262 stories for “ART” · August 2026
Clear filtersThe Supreme Court ruled that a 10-km mining buffer applies to all notified wetland reserves, even where no separate buffer zone has been notified, to protect fragile wetlands from mining.Wetlands are regulated under the...
The Himalayan Chandra Telescope at Hanle, Ladakh, has completed 25 years since its First Light on 26 September 2000.Operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) under the Department of Science and Technology, i...
The government has operationalised the Inventory-based Cross-border E-Commerce Export Framework under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, allowing e-commerce companies to hold goods in India solely to fulfil confirmed...
The Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP), launched by the Ministry of Finance's Department of Financial Services (DFS), is India's first sovereign-backed maritime insurance and risk-sharing mechanism.War risk premium ra...
IntroductionTelangana Police launched the NextGen Dial-112 Emergency Response Support System (TG-ERSS) at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGiCCC) in Hyderabad in August 2026. The upgraded platform in...
IntroductionThe Tamil Nadu School Education Department, in partnership with the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), launched 'Thamizh Puthalvan' on 9 August 2026...
IntroductionIndia hosted the first-ever Global South Climate Summit, officially designated 'Vasudhaiva 2026' (from the Sanskrit phrase Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — 'The World is One Family'), in New Delhi from 7–9 August 2026...
IntroductionIndia observed 9 August 2026 as the 84th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, one of the most decisive episodes of India's independence struggle. The day, also known as August Kranti Day (August Revolution...
Pithora painting is a centuries-old wall art tradition of Gujarat's Rathwa tribal community, found mainly in Panchmahal and Chhota Udaipur, and practised by the Rathwa, Bhil and Bhilala tribes since around the 13th centu...
The World Bank released the World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), highlighting AI's potential to reduce inequality in developing countries.It says generative AI could raise productiv...
India hosted the Second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting and the Second BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery Meeting in Hyderabad, organised by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under India's B...
Tamil Nadu announced 'Arivagam', India's first dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Innovation City, in its 2026–27 Budget, with ₹5 crore for a feasibility study.Arivagam will have an AI University, an Internationa...
