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64 stories for “water” · August 2026
Clear filtersIntroductionThe 8th edition of the bilateral Indian Navy–United States Navy (IN-USN) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 commenced at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi, Kerala, on 13 August 2026. The joint...
IntroductionIndia scripted space history on 12 August 2026 with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-4, the country's first-ever lunar sample return mission, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota. The...
The Mising, Assam's second-largest plains tribe, drew attention on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (9 August) for their age-old ways of coping with floods. They live mainly along the Brahmaputra a...
IntroductionThe Government of Tamil Nadu, on 11 August 2026, launched the 'Green Chennai' Mission — an ambitious ₹5,000 crore urban afforestation and climate resilience programme for the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA),...
IntroductionDr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, a noted oceanographer and scientist, assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, on 11 August 2026. He succeeds M. Ravichandran. Dr....
IntroductionA modern, integrated Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) and joint check-post complex was jointly inaugurated on 10 August 2026 at Walayar on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vij...
A new species of stream-dwelling catfish, Pseudecheneis likimroensis, has been discovered in the fast-flowing Likimro River in Nagaland.The fish is named after the river where it was found. Catfishes of the genus Pseudec...
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...
IntroductionThe Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, moved the Supreme Court of India on 3 August 2026 seeking directions to Karnataka for the immediate release of its due share of Cauvery river...
IntroductionTamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson presented the maiden Budget of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led coalition government on 5 August 2026 in the State Legislative Assembly. The Budget, for the f...
Scientists have described a new species of blind, blood-red eel, Rakthamichthys anchi, from underground aquifers linked to dug-out wells in Goalpara district, Assam.The species belongs to the genus Rakthamichthys, a grou...
The Indian Navy launched its fifth Diving Support Craft, DSC A24, at Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata.Diving Support Crafts are specialised vessels that support underwater diving work, including inspections,...
