August 2026

High-level review meet held over proposed ‘ARISE’ project for coastal projection and climate resilience in Odisha A high-level meeting on the proposed Adaptive Resilience Investment in Coastal Systems on Economics (ARISE) Project was held on Saturday at Lok Seva Bhawan to deliberate on a comprehensive and long-term strategy for protecting Odisha’s coastline, enhancing climate resilience…

PM Narendra Modi with Uzbekistan Shavkat President Mirziyoyev Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm and personal welcome from Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after arriving in capital Tashkent on Saturday for a two-day state visit.From the airport, the two leaders travelled together by car to the presidential palace, marking the latest instance of PM Modi…

Erratic distribution leads to 2% dip in acreage of kharif crops NEW DELHI: Better-than-expected rainfall in many parts of the country in August has failed to reduce India’s cumulative monsoon rainfall deficit. While the country’s cumulative rainfall deficit (since June 1) was 13% as of July 31, it touched nearly 14% a month later due…