NATIONAL NEWS

Highway Projects in Delhi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) National Highway projects worth around 11 thousand crore rupees in New Delhi.

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

De Jure Transfer Day

• De Jure Transfer Day was celebrated in Puducherry which marks the formal transfer of the erstwhile French settlements of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam to the Indian Union in 1962, following the Treaty of Cession.

Puducherry

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Sakura Science Programme

• 34 students from India sent to participate in Sakura Science Programme which was organised by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

Japan

ECONOMY & BANKING

'Waterways to Wonder: Unlocking Cruise Tourism' Conference

• Mumbai Port Trust, in association with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the Indian Ports Association (IPA), is organising a conference titled ‘Waterways to Wonder: Unlocking Cruise Tourism’ in Mumbai.

PERSON IN NEWS

Bob Simpson

• Former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson has passed away at 89 in Sydney.

AWARDS & HONOURS

IFFM Awards 2025

ART & CULTURE

Parsi New Year

• Parsi New Year, also known as Navroz or Jamshedi Navroz, is a significant festival marking the beginning of the new year for the Parsi community was celebrated on 16th August.

Parsi Religion

 ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ISRO Inaugurates Space Laboratory in Arunachal Pradesh

• To boost science education and inspire innovation among rural students ISRO and Muskaan Foundation inaugurated Space Laboratory at Mechuka, Arunachal Pradesh.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Hurricane Erin

• Erin has become the first hurricane in the Atlantic this season which is intensifying over the Atlantic waters north of the Caribbean.

Hurricane

New palm species

• A team from the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) and the Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata identified new palm species named Phoenix sylvestris which is native to Kerala and Sri Lanka.

DEFENCE NEWS

Arogyam health & wellness centre

• In Arunachal Pradesh, under Indian Army’s Operation Sadbhavana initiative, an ‘Arogyam Health and Wellness Centre’ was inaugurated at DahJhong in Tawang district.

Indian Army

APPOINTMENTS

Ajay Kumar Bhalla

• President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to discharge the functions of Nagaland Governor in addition to his own duties.

Manipur

 SPORTS

Saipan International 2025

• In Badminton, Indian shuttler Tanya Hemanth clinched the women’s singles crown at the Saipan International 2025 in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Speed skating Trophy 2025

• India will Host Asian open short track speed skating Trophy 2025 for the first time in Dehradun.

Venus Williams

• In Tennis, Venus Williams will become the oldest singles player at the U.S. Open in more than 40 years after receiving a wild card at age 45.