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India finished eighth at the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 after losing 3-4 to hosts Belgium in the shootout in the 7th-8th place classification match; Harmanpreet Singh finished with 8 goals, tied at the top of the scoring chart.
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The Indian Women's Hockey Team finished fifth at the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2026 in Belgium and the Netherlands, its best finish since 1974; Hockey India announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh for the team.
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National Sports Day 2026 was observed on 29 August to commemorate the 121st birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand; the nationwide initiative 'Ek Ghanta Khel Ke Maidan Mein' was held, and Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led celebrations at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a four-day visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic on 29 August 2026; he first held a State Visit in Tashkent at the invitation of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, his fourth visit to Uzbekistan.
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At the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the summit marking 25 years of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; India has been an SCO member since 2017, and the theme was '25 Years of the SCO: Together Towards Sustainable Peace, Development, and Prosperity'.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games in the Kyrgyz Republic and visited the Shastri Memorial and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.
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US President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston on 28 August 2026; he announced a US Space Academy and praised Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon, who completed a spacewalk the previous week.
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India signed a deal with the US to procure Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems for the Indian Army; the Indian Army signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance.
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The Central Bureau of Narcotics seized 66,79,980 psychotropic tablets (Alprazolam, Tramadol, Nitrazepam and Clonazepam) under Operation Vajra 2.0 on the Chandigarh-Baddi route on 27-28 August 2026; one person was arrested.
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized about 14.9 kg amphetamine at Bengaluru and 2.53 kg amphetamine plus 878 grams MDMA at Pune on 25 August 2026; four persons were arrested.
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At the 115th Foundation Day of the National Test House, Union Minister B L Verma said Operation Sindoor showcased India's indigenous weapons and missile systems; NTH, founded in 1912 at Alipore, Kolkata, inaugurated a new Bengaluru facility.
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Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh laid foundation stones for 110 PMGSY-IV Batch-I roads covering 598.455 km with sanctioned cost of Rs 1,503.53 crore in the Udhampur-Kathua-Doda-Kishtwar region, expected to benefit 46,972 people.
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Under the GOBARdhan Scheme, the revised procurement price of Compressed Biogas has been fixed at Rs 2,110 per MMBtu, up from Rs 1,478 per MMBtu, with government affordability support of Rs 10 per kg.
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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana has been allocated Rs 12,200 crore in Union Budget 2026-27; from Kharif 2016 to Rabi 2025-26 it insured more than 92.46 crore farmer applications and settled claims exceeding Rs 2.06 lakh crore.
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The Per Drop More Crop scheme has brought over 115 lakh hectares under micro-irrigation as of July 2026; small and marginal farmers get 55 per cent financial assistance and other farmers get 45 per cent, under PM-RKVY since 2022-23.
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the third Vande Bharat train between Jammu and Srinagar will be launched soon; the Ministry of Railways approved a halt at Udhampur and the world's highest railway bridge over the Chenab River is in Reasi.
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Haryana signed an MoU to set up four integrated waste-to-energy plants in Hisar, Ambala, Faridabad and Gurugram with a total capacity of 5,000 tonnes per day and 50 MW, operational by October 2028.
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The 4th India-Argentina Joint Trade Committee meeting was held on 24 August 2026 at Palacio San Martín, Buenos Aires; bilateral trade crossed USD 6.5 billion in 2025, making India Argentina's fifth-largest trading partner; KABIL completed Phase II lithium drilling in Catamarca and Argentina committed to upgrade India from Annex II to Annex I for pharmaceuticals.
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Kiren Rijiju led the Indian delegation at the High-Level Commemorative Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade, Serbia on 31 August-1 September; the theme was 'The Legacy of Non-Alignment: Lessons for Today's World', marking 65 years of the first NAM conference; India is a founding member of NAM, which has 121 developing countries.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in the US to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on 31 August-1 September 2026, under US presidency.
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India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth was 6.7% in July 2026; manufacturing grew 7.3%, electricity and gas supply grew 8.7%, while mining contracted 0.9%.
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The Finance Ministry began preparations for Union Budget 2027-28; pre-Budget meetings are scheduled from 12 October 2026, and ministries must submit projections by 6 October 2026.
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Flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district killed 669 people and left over 2,000 missing, including 287 Indian nationals; 108 Indian nationals had been rescued as of 29 August 2026. India sent 57.6 tonnes of relief material and an 11-member team, and the IAF airlifted about 57.5 tonnes in three sorties.
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IMD issued a heavy to torrential rainfall alert for 21 states on 29 August 2026, with strong winds gusting up to 85 kmph.
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US President Donald Trump announced the US-Venezuela oil deal, giving the US majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, covering 17 strategic oil fields with over $100 billion investment.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran's foreign trade shrank nearly 35% due to US sanctions and naval blockade, and annual inflation hit 66%; Iran's IRGC claimed decisive control over the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran said it is open to negotiations with the US.
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At least 37 people were killed in a Russian attack on Bucha district near Kyiv, Ukraine, and 50 residential buildings were damaged.
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India's Velavan Senthilkumar won the PSA Budapest Squash Open title in Hungary, defeating Balazs Farkas 3-0 in the final.
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Ariha Pangambam became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the 10th Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships held in the Philippines.
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Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar was elected President of the Esports Games Federation (ESGF); India has around 52 crore gamers.
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NTA declared UGC-NET June 2026 results for 84 subjects; over 4,000 candidates qualified for Junior Research Fellowship, and re-examinations for English, Commerce and Sociology papers will be held on 9-10 September.
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Murshidabad became the first district in West Bengal to complete 100% land handover to BSF for India-Bangladesh border fencing; 334.24 acres were handed over for fencing about 48 km.
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Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the centenary celebrations of former Karnataka Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde in Bengaluru.
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Union Budget 2026-27 allocated over Rs 4,400 crore to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, compared to about Rs 1,200 crore in 2013-14; India won a record 107 medals at the 2023 Asian Games and a best-ever 29 medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
