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Published on 16 Aug 2026

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The Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign will be held from 9 to 17 August, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram.
Ladakh approved India's first guided high-altitude wildlife safari on 6 August 2026.
Punjab secured the top rank in the NITI Aayog School Education Quality Index 2026.
The Ministry of Railways approved nationwide licence reforms for Container Train Operators.
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued guidelines on 8 August 2026 restricting renewable energy projects near international borders, the LoC and the LAC for national security reasons.
HAL Airport became India’s first airport to operationalise an RNP Category H satellite-guided helicopter approach procedure, reducing approach time from about 12 minutes to 4 minutes.
Amit Shah launched ‘Bank in a Box’ to modernise Urban Cooperative Banks with digital banking, AI fraud prevention and cybersecurity.
E-Samudra was launched as a single digital platform to modernise India’s maritime administration.
The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 proposes changing Kerala’s name to Keralam.
India gifted five peacocks, including a rare white male, to the UN Office at Geneva.
Lok Sabha passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, proposing an independent National Tribunals Commission.
Parliament passed the Bankers’ Book Evidence Bill 2026, replacing the 1891 law and recognising electronic and digital banking records as legal evidence.
Scientists described a new fern species, Pteris madhusoodananii, from Tamil Nadu’s Kolli Hills and preliminarily assessed it as Critically Endangered.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released former President Ram Nath Kovind’s autobiography “Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles” at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 12 August 2026.
Three Sanchar Mitras—Ankit Kumar Pal, Manish Kumar Mandal and Susmita Sain—were selected as ITU Generation Connect Youth Envoys for 2026–2030.

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