The Prime Minister announced '**Sapta Dhara**', a seven-part reform roadmap covering manufacturing, agriculture, technology, infrastructure, defence, green growth and India’s cultural economy.
The **CBDT** launched the **Foreign Assets** of **Small Taxpayers** – **Disclosure Scheme** (**FAST-DS**), giving eligible taxpayers a one-time window to declare certain undisclosed foreign income or assets.
The Office of the **Principal Scientific Adviser** launched the **RSVC**-**AMRIT** platform to help connect rural communities and entrepreneurs with useful technologies and innovation support.
**An Indian Independence Day** celebration in New Jersey set a **Guinness World Record** by arranging more than 1,300 **US** flags to form the number “250”, marking the **United States**’ **250th** anniversary.
The President of India conferred **Sangeet Natak Akademi** Fellowships and Awards for **2024**-25 on 115 artists for contributions to music, dance, theatre and related performing arts.
India observed **Partition Horrors Remembrance Day**, or **Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas**, on August 14 to remember the human suffering caused by the Partition of **1947**.
India's **80th** **Independence Day** celebrations highlighted **150 years** of the national song **Vande Mataram**, alon**gsi**de a focus on youth participation.
The International Day of the **World's Indigenous Peoples** was observed on August 9 to highlight the rights, cultures and well-being of indigenous communities worldwide.
**NITI Aayog** released a report identifying chemicals, telecom and networking equipment, textiles, and solar photovoltaic manufacturing as priority sectors for strengthening India's global manufacturing position.
India marked its **80th** **Independence Day** at the **Red Fort** with special emphasis on **150 years** of **Vande Mataram** and youth participation.
**IIT** Guwahati researchers developed a two-stage microalgae cultivation process that improves both carbon-dioxide capture and production of biomass for bioenergy.
The 140-year-old **Parichha Dam** in Jhansi was recognised as a **World Heritage Irrigation Structure** by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (**ICID**).
Karnataka imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, transport, distribution and sale of gutkha, pan masala and similar products containing tobacco or nicotine.
The Gujarat government approved four Centres of Excellence to train farmers and expand natural farming practices across the State.
The Gujarat Forest Department launched a **JICA**-supported programme to collect and process plastic waste around **Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary**, a Ramsar wetland.
Chandigarh and Dadra & **Nagar Haveli** became the first Union Territories to operationalise food-subsidy transfers using programmable **Digital Rupee** tokens.
Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) **Amendment Bill**, **2026**, to change rules governing mineral sales and strengthen exploration of critical minerals.
The **8th** **BRICS** Working Group meeting on Oceanic and **Polar Science** and Technology began in Goa under India's **2026** **BRICS** Presidency.
The government outlined a roadmap to raise India's nuclear power capacity to **100 GWe** by **2047**, including deployment of indigenous **Small Modular Reactors**.
**NASA** invited **ISRO** to participate in its **Moon Base** programme during the India-**US** Civil Space Joint **Working Group** meeting in Bengaluru, expanding cooperation in lunar exploration.
India had **52 institutions** in the **QS** World University Rankings **2027**, with **IIT** Delhi emerging as the highest-ranked Indian institution at **118th** globally.
India successfully test-fired the **Agni-4** medium-range ballistic missile from the **Integrated Test Range** at Chandipur, Odisha, validating its operational and technical parameters.
India's installed non-fossil electricity capacity crossed **300 GW**, taking the country past **60%** of its **500 GW** non-fossil capacity target for **2030**.
The government launched the **E-Samudra** platform to bring maritime services for seafarers and shipping stakeholders onto a single digital system.
**CSIR-NBRI** inaugurated '**Prakriti Gyan Dham**' at its Banthra campus in Lucknow as an eco-educational facility combining plant conservation, heritage and public learning.
