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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…
1 / 10Forty-four social and environmental groups, along with retired forest officers and scientists, have asked the Himachal Pradesh government to prohibit glyphosate-based herbicides on forest land. The chemical is reportedly used to clear vegetation for illegal…
2 / 10ISRO intends to launch GISAT-1A (Geo Imaging Satellite-1A) in September 2026, resuming launches after a recent pause. It replaces GISAT-1 (EOS-03), lost in the GSLV-F10 mission of August 2021, when the cryogenic upper stage failed…
3 / 10India 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 scarce…
4 / 10The 16th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) ended in Chennai, preceding the 14th BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting. Held under India's BRICS Chairship 2026 with the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation…
5 / 10The Territorial Army (TA) of the Indian Army, together with CyberPeace, has launched the third edition of Terrier Cyber Quest (TCQ 3.0). It is a national-level defence hackathon meant to produce home-grown cybersecurity solutions and…
6 / 10The Ministry of Rural Development has started the National Campaign on Entrepreneurship-II under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) to encourage rural women entrepreneurs. Running from 21 August to 21 November 2026, it…
7 / 10Tamil Nadu will widen the Vettri Payanam Scheme from October 2, 2026 (Gandhi Jayanti), allowing women to travel free on express, Limited Stop Service (LSS), deluxe and mofussil buses. Until now, free rides were largely…
8 / 10Tamil Nadu unveiled the Annapoorani Super Six Scheme in the State Assembly on August 24, 2026, to be launched on Pongal Day in January 2027. Eligible households will be reimbursed for domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas…
9 / 10The Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has directed members and the media not to make public any notices submitted under Rule 55 and Rule 56 until they are admitted. Rule 55 relates to…
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