National News

World Leaders Forum

• Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2025 was organised in New Delhi which was addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Leaders.

All India Speakers Conference

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a two-day All India Speakers Conference at the Delhi Assembly to commemorate the centenary year of Vitthalbhai Patel assuming the office of Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly as the first elected speaker in the country.
• Speakers of 29 state assemblies and chairmen and vice chairmen of legislative councils in six states will attend the conference.

National summit on Technical textiles and Viksit Bharat

• In Bihar, a national summit on technical textiles and Viksit Bharat was held at Patna to discuss the contribution and role of technical textiles in the growth story of India.

Bihar

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Fiji’s PM Visit to India

• Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka accompanied by his spouse Sulueti Rabuka is on a three-day visit to India.

Fiji

India and Australia

• 11th Round of Talks between India and Australia to further advance on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) held in in New Delhi.

International Kite Festival 2025

• International Kite Festival 2025 was organised in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

ECONOMY & BANKING

Mineral Trading exchange

• Union Coal Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy informed Centre will set up a mineral trading exchange similar to the London Metal Exchange in accordance with SEBI’s norms in Hyderabad.

Indian Postal services temporarily suspend to US

• Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications temporarily suspended all postal articles to the US from 25th of August following an Executive Order by the US government under which the duty-free exemption for goods valued up to 800 dollars will be withdrawn with effect from 29th of August.

Indian Post

PERSON IN NEWS

Cheteshwar Pujara

• Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara announced retirement from all forms of Indian cricket.

Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy

• Senior Communist leader and former MP Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy passed away in Hyderabad.

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mission Gaganyaan

• The four astronauts (Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, and Angad Pratap) selected for India’s first-ever human spaceflight mission under the Gaganyaan programme was felicitated at a special ceremony at the Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park, New Delhi.

Typhoon Kajiki

• Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th typhoon of the year made landfall at southern coast of China’s Hainan Island.

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DEFENCE NEWS

Integrated Air Defence Weapon System

• · Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden flight Tests of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the coast of Odisha.
• · IADWS is a multi-layered air defence system comprising all indigenous Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM), Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missiles and a high-power laser-based Directed Energy Weapon (DEW).

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INS Kadmatt

• Indian Naval Ship Kadmatt completed a three-day port call at Surabaya in Indonesia to reinforce long-standing maritime partnership between India and Indonesia under the shared vision of Partnership Across Sea.

SPORTS

Chikitha Taniparthi

• India’s Chikitha Taniparthi has created history by becoming the first Indian female compound archer to secure the Individual Junior World title at the World Youth Championships in Canada.

Asian Shooting Championship

• India claimed all three gold medals in the mixed air rifle categories at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan,

Durand Cup trophy

• North East United FC won Durand Cup trophy.