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15 August 2026 · exam-relevant news
Latest digest · 15 August 2026
AI summaries of PIB, RBI, All India Radio and national newspaper reports, organised for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway and State-PSC revision. Every story links to its source.
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The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI) has notified 40 questions for the second phase of Census 2027, including 13 new data fields not present in Census 2011. This marks the first caste enumerat…
Read full storyPM Narendra Modi delivered the Independence Day 2026 address from Red Fort, outlining a roadmap for 'Viksit Bharat 2047' with emphasis on digital technologies and nuclear energy as key growth sectors. The speech signals…
Read full storyNASA has invited ISRO to join its Artemis programme aimed at establishing a sustainable human outpost near the Moon's south pole. This region offers prolonged sunlight for energy and contains water ice in permanently sh…
Read full storyPrime Minister Narendra Modi warned against the weaponisation of critical resources such as fuel, medicines, and technology, as well as strategic sea routes, without naming any specific country. He emphasized the need f…
Read full storyIn a significant step towards the preservation, documentation and wider accessibility of India’s traditional medical knowledge heritage, the National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Hyderabad, under the Ce…
Read full storyIran rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S. has 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz, calling it 'lies'. The strategic waterway, through which about 20% of global oil supply passes, is a critica…
Read full storyAs per the DPIIT Start-up India Portal, around 440 space technology startups are registered in India. IN-SPACe has granted 113 authorisations to 52 Non-Government Entities (NGEs) to carry out various space activities, o…
Read full storyAs per the DPIIT Start-up India Portal, around 440 space technology startups are registered in India. IN-SPACe has granted 113 authorisations to 52 Non-Government Entities (NGEs) to carry out various space activities, o…
Read full storyThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is seized of the issue of proliferation of a large number of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations or Satellite Internet constellations causing accumulation of Spac…
Read full storyThe Ayush Grid project, launched by the Ministry of Ayush, has been envisaged as a comprehensive IT backbone for the Ayush sector with the objective of digitizing service delivery and strengthening transparency, efficie…
Read full storyNASA has formally invited ISRO to collaborate on its Moon Base programme during the 9th India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting held in Bengaluru. This marks a significant deepening of bilateral space coopera…
Read full storyIndia will be an essential player in the next industrial revolution which will be biotechnology and AI driven, unlike the last industrial revolution which was IT driven and India was late in becoming a part of that, Uni…
Read full storyThe Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) has transformed public grievance redressal in India through digital innovation, institutional reforms and citizen-centric service delivery.
Read full storyThe CBI chargesheet in the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case reveals a structured conspiracy involving insiders, intermediaries, coaching operators, and candidate brokers who allegedly stole, copied, printed, and sold confid…
Read full storyPrime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi. Highlighting the profound emotional resonance of the ceremony, the Prime Minister reflected on the vibrant, dream-filled atmo…
Read full storyUnion Minister of Education Prahlad Joshi ji, my friend Harish Salve ji, Professor Abhay Karandikar, IIT Delhi Director Professor Rangan Banerjee, all professors, distinguished guests, and all student companions, Today,…
Read full storyIndia has achieved over one thousand kilometres of Secure Quantum Communication within just three years, demonstrating progress well ahead of the planned timeline. This was stated by Science and Technology Minister Dr J…
Read full storyDPIIT collaborates with Cashfree Payments to strengthen digital infrastructure support for startups DPIIT partners with Darwin Dynamics LLP to strengthen entrepreneurship development and startup ecosystem
Read full storyUnion Health Minister J.P. Nadda today released the knowledge paper, ‘AI in MedTech: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence’, at India Medical Device 2026 in New Delhi. The Health Ministry said the r…
Read full storyPrime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to keep the national interest at the centre of their decisions and ask themselves how their actions can benefit the…
Read full storyThe National Health Authority’s Scan and Share service under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has crossed the landmark milestone of 25 Crore OPD registrations.
Read full storyThe Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, chaired by Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, M.P., Rajya Sabha, presented the following Reports in the Parliament today, i.e., 7th August, 2026:- 259th…
Read full storyPrime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the 57th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi as the Chief Guest on 8 August 2026 at 11 AM. He will address over 3000 graduating st…
Read full storyPorts, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said that India’s ports should be measured not only by cargo throughput and operational efficiency but also by their ability to withstand evolving security r…
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