Daily Current Affairs|11 August 2026

The date commemorates the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982.

The United Nations General Assembly formally established the observance in 1994.

Theme 2026: "Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being," highlighting traditional care and community health leadership.

The Agni missile series is a family of medium to intercontinental-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missiles developed by India

Agni-4 is part of India's strategic missile capability and was developed by DRDO.

Missile Specifications

• Range: Around 4,000 km

• Payload: ~1,000 kg

• Propulsion: Two-stage solid-fuel rocket

The test was conducted under the Strategic Forces Command, which manages India's strategic nuclear forces.

A ballistic missile follows a powered launch phase and then travels largely along a ballistic trajectory toward its target.

Non-fossil capacity includes electricity sources that do not rely on coal, oil or natural gas — such as solar, wind, hydro and nuclear power.

India's non-fossil capacity reached 300.50 GW, more than 54% of the country's total installed power capacity.

Capacity Breakdown

• Solar Power: 164.59 GW

• Wind Power: 58.14 GW

• Large and Small Hydro Power: 57.24 GW

• Bio-Power: 11.75 GW

• Nuclear Power: 8.78 GW