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30 August 2026 · exam-relevant news
Latest digest · 30 August 2026
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Rules to establish Indian Standard Time as common time reference across the country Rules to come into force after 180 days 30 AUG 2026 11:27AM by PIB Delhi The Department of Consumer Affairs has notified the Legal Metr…
Read full storyThe Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) has launched new digital dashboards and analytical tools under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers to enhance transparency, real-time monitoring, and data-driven…
Read full storyThe National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) successfully conducted the NEET-PG 2026 examination today, 30 August 2026, across the country with comprehensive logistical, technological, security and man…
Read full storyThe Fourth Meeting of the India–Argentina Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held on 24 August 2026 at Palacio San Martín, Buenos Aires. The Indian delegation was led by Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal, while…
Read full storyUnion Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today that empowerin…
Read full story“Dr BR Ambedkar’s mantra of ‘Educate, Agitate and Organise’ means acquiring knowledge, questioning injustice not by violence but through constitutional means, and uniting to bring about change through democratic methods…
Read full storyVice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today launched ‘Gnani Artha’, a sovereign AI stack comprising Evon 3.3 and Plexus, developed by GNANI AI, at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Evon 3.3 is a large language model, w…
Read full storyMEA Secretary (Economic Relations) Sudhakar Dalela held discussions with a delegation from Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, and the African Union Commission, coordinated by UNDP India. The talks focused o…
Read full storyA high-powered task force led by Nandan Nilekani, constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reform the National Testing Agency (NTA), has invited stakeholder suggestions by September 13. Submissions can be made in…
Read full storyThe Officer Trainees of Indian Foreign Service (2025 Batch) and two diplomats from Bhutan who are currently undergoing induction training programme in Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service called on the President o…
Read full storyUnion Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today highlighted India’s emergence as the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, with nearly 250,000 startups established over the last decade, at the India–J…
Read full storyAccording to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), India incurred an additional $22.5 billion in fossil fuel import costs between March and August 2026 due to the Hormuz crisis, making it the second-la…
Read full storyPrime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, at Seva Teerth earlier today. During the meeting, Prime M…
Read full storyThe 36th Annual Conference of Vice Chancellors of Agricultural Universities was inaugurated today in New Delhi by Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development.
Read full storyUnion Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal addressed the Indian community in Tokyo, Japan, today and appreciated the contribution of the Indian diaspora in strengthening India-Japan ties.
Read full storyHome Minister Amit Shah directed security agencies to identify and eliminate threats early, emphasizing a security policy addressing geopolitical instability, energy insecurity, radicalisation, and cyber misinformation.…
Read full storyThe Officer Trainees of the 2025 Batch of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Seva Teerth earlier today. The group comprised 50 IFS Officer Trainees who come from different States…
Read full storyThe Allahabad High Court referred the conduct of a Divisional Commissioner for criminal contempt after a judicial officer alleged receiving repeated calls from the Commissioner's office on July 15, 2026, while on leave.…
Read full storyPrime Minister – You have shown courage in a new field. The most important thing is that you trusted the government’s word.
Read full storyPM Narendra Modi and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan extended greetings on National Space Day, celebrated on August 23 to commemorate Chandrayaan-3's historic lunar landing. PM Modi urged space startups to build a rob…
Read full storyUnion Minister Gajendra Shekhawat emphasized that privatisation of space represents the 'democratisation of space opportunities' during an event organized by ISRO's Space Applications Centre and the Department of Scienc…
Read full storyThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, led by Dr. Medha Vishram Kulkarni, visited ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru to review the progress of India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan. The…
Read full storyIn the closing session of the 14th BRICS Science Ministerial Meet chaired by India, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, P…
Read full storyThe Empowered Committee of the Ministry of Rural Development, chaired by the Secretary (Rural Development), Shri Rohit Kansal, today considered proposals under the Non-Farm Livelihoods (NFL) component of DAY-NRLM to str…
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