A NEW CRITICALLY ENDANGERED FERN SPECIES DISCOVERED IN TAMILANADU

* A TEAM OF BOTANIST HAVE DISCOVERED A RARE SPECIES OF FERN IN THE KOLI HILLS OF EASTERN GHATS ( TAMILNADU REGION) 

* SPECIES NAMED - PTERIS MADHUSOODANANII 

* RESEARCHERS FROM GOVERNMENT VICTORIA COLLEGE, AND SRI VYASA NSS COLLEGE IN KERALA DISCOVERD THIS SPECIES.

* SPECIES CATEGORISE AS - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 

* THE SPECIES FEATURES AS - 

STIFF, LEATHERY LEAVES, DEEP GREEN COLOUR 

* SPECIES NAMED IN HONOUR TO - PROFESSOR P V MADHUSOODANAN ( FORMER HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AT UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT) 

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JANUARY TO JULY EXERCISE IN 2026 ( MILITARY, NAVY)

JANUARY - 

* The 17th Edition Of TRILATERAL Exercise DOSTI between Indian COAST Guard, Srilanka Coast Guard And Maldives Defence Force Held 

*  India's First Training Squadron 1Ts Concluded a Successful Port Call At Phuket, Thailand 

FEBRUARY  - 

* The 13th Edition Of The Joint Military Exercise KHANJAR Between India And Kyrgyzstan Set To Conducted At Misamari, Assam On 4th To 17th February 2026 

* Indian Armed Forces Jointly Conducted The Exercise Tatrakshak In Collaboration WITH BSF, Indian Coast Guard With Gujarat Police.

*  Indian Air Force Is Conducting A Joint In Situ Air Exercise With The Royal Thai Airforce At Malacca Strait.

*  India, Japan And INDONESIA Conducted a TRILATERAL Naval Exercise At Andaman Sea 

* Exercise VAJRA GHAAT  Conducted By White Tiger Division At Pokhran Range 

* Indian Navy Inaugurated The MILAN VILLAGE At Visakhapatnam ( 13th Edition Of Naval Exercise MILAN 2026 Commence At Vishakapatnam.) 

* The Indian Army's Khadga Corps Participate In Exercise KHADGA SHAKTI 2026 At Mahajan Field Firing Range In Bikaner District, Rajasthan.

* The 16th EDITION OF The Joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR Between India And US Held In Himachal Pradesh.

* The 7th Edition Of India - Japan Joint Military Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN Commence At Uttarakhand.

* Southern Air Command ( SAC) Along With Forces From Armed Forces Special Operation Division (AFSOD), And Indian Coast Guard Successfully Conducted A High Tempo Joint Maritime Exercise KALARI LEAP in Lakshadweep And Minicoy Archipelago,

* President Droupadi MURMU Witnessed The Indian Air Force Exercise VAYU SHAKTI In Jaisalmer, Rajasthan 

* President Droupadi MURMU Took A Sortie On Light Combat Helicopter PRACHAND 

MARCH - 

* Indian Contingent Has Departed For Seychelles For 11th Edition Of Joint Military Exercise EXERCISE LAMITIYE 2026 ( 9th To 20th March 2026) At Indian Ocean 

*  Indian Navy Joined The US Lead Drill Sea Dragon In Guam

*  INS NILAGIRI Has Deployed To The Western Pacific During The Sea Phase 1 Of Exercise KAKADU 2026 

* Crew Of INS NILAGIRI Clinched The Kakadu Shield Trophy At Exercise KAKADU 2026 

*  Indian Naval Ship INS TRIKAND Departs From Port Victoria, Seychelles, To Participate In The First Tri Services Edition Of Exercise LAMITIYE 2026 

* Indian Coast Guard Conducted A Regional Search And Rescue Exercise ReSAREX Off Porbandar 

APRIL - 

* Indian Army Is Conducting The 7th Edition Of Joint Military Exercise DUSTLIK With The Uzbekistan Ground Forces At The Eastern Military District Gurumsaray Field Training Area In Namangan (Uzbekistan) On 12th -25th April 2026 

* India's INS NIREEKSHAK Has Visited To Colombo, Sri Lanka For Participate In The India - Srilanka IN -SLN Divex 2026 ( A Bilateral Diving Exercise ) Kicked Off From 21st -27th April 2026 

* Umroi, Meghalaya To Host The Inaugural Edition Of 11 Friendly Foreign Countries Military Exercise PRAGATI 

*  Indian Army Special Forces Mentor Elite African Troops In Urban COMBAT Drills At Multi National Special Forces At Exercise FLINTLOCK 2026 

MAY - 

 *  The 2nd Edition Of The Bilateral Military Exercise CINBAX Between Indian Army And Royal Cambodian Army Is Set To Held In Cambodia 

*  The Multinational Joint Forces Exercise - FINTLOCK 2026 Successfully Culminates in Cote d Ivoire 

*  The Indian ARMY Contingent Departed For 2nd Edition Of India - Cambodia Bilateral Military Exercise CINBAX -II At Kamponge Speu Provinces, Kingdom of Cambodia From 4th To 17th May 2026 

* Indian Navy's INS SHARADA Has Conducted A PASSEX With Royal Nederlands Navy Frigate HNLMS De Ruyter At Kochi, KERALA 

EXERCISE PRAGATI - 

* FIRST EDITION OF PRAGATI 

* Umroi, Meghalaya To Host The Inaugural Edition Of 11 Friendly Foreign Countries Military Exercise PRAGATI 

* FIRST EDITION OF PRAGATI SET TO HELD ON 18TH -31ST MAY 2026 

* FOCUS - IT AIMS TO ENHANCE COORDINATION AND CAPABILITIES, FOCUSING ON COUNTER INSURGENCY DRILLS AND OPERATING AS COHESIHVE FORCES. 

* PRAGATI - PATNERSHIP OF REGIONAL ARMIES FOR GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION) 

* PARTICIPANT - BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, LAOS, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MYANMAR, NEPAL, PHILIPHINES, SEYCHELLUS, SINGAPORE, SRILANKA, THAILAND, VIETNAM. 

( ASEAN REGION) 

* Indian Army Participated In The Prestigious CAPEX Capability Demonstration In Tampa, Florida From 18,-21st May 2026 

JUNE - 

*  Indian Army Continent Will Travel To ULAANBAATAR, Mangolia To Participate In The 23rd Edition Of Exercise KHAAN QUEST 2026 Multi National Joint Exercise

JULY - 

*  Indian Navy's P8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance And Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft Has Arrived In Honolulu, Hawaii, To Participate In The Rim Of The Pacific Exercise - RIMPAC 2026 ( Conducted From 1st To 31st July 2026) 

* Indian Navy's INS SURAT And Japan MARITIME Self Defence Force ( JMSDF) Destroyer JS TAKANAMI ( DD -110) Participate In PASSEX ( Passing Exercise) in The Arabian Sea Mumbai 

EXERCISE PITCH BLACK 2026 - 

*  India To Participate In The Exercise Pitch Black 2026 

* India's Rafale Fighter Aircraft And C-17 Transport Aircraft Have Reached Australia For Exercise Pitch Black 2026 

* 

INDIAN TO WIN THE DIRAC MEDAL 2026

* INDIAN SCIENTIST  THEORETICAL PHYSICIST SHRI DEEPAK DHAR HAS RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS DIRAC MEDAL FOR 2026.

* HIS CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIELD OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS, UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX SYSTEM 

* THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS ( ICTP) 

* He BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TO RECEIVE THE BOLTZMAN MEDAL IN 2022 

* HE RECEIVED PADMA BHUSAN IN 2023 

* HIS MAJOR WORK IS DHAR BURNING ALGORITHM 

( DIRAC MEDAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985) 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 10TH AUGUST 2026

World Tribal Day - 9th August 

THEME 2026 - Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life And Well Being 

World Biofuel Day - 10th August 

World Lion Day - 10th August 

1) Colonel Vikrant Panwar Assume Command Of 13 Task Force Under Project Yojak.

2) Odisha Crowned The 16th Hockey India Men National Championship 2026 ( Runners Up - Madhya Pradesh) 

* Third Position - Punjab 

3) India Ranked 176th In The WORLD Environment Performance Index 2026 

* 1st Rank - Estonia 

* 177th Rank - Laos 

4) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi witnessed The 38 MoU Signed Worth Rs 64,703 Crores Investment At Delhi. 

5) Ashmita Chaliha Clinched The Women's Single Title At Korea Masters 2026 Badminton ( Super 300 Title) 

* First Indian Woman To Win The Korea Masters 2026 

6) Shanavaz Khan Clinched Bronze In The Long Jump At Under 20 World Championships 

7) Niki Kaliyanda Wins The ATP Challenger Trophy 

8) Singapore High Commissioner To India Wong Conferred With Pingat Pentadbiran Awam public Administration Gold Medal By Singaporean Goverment 

9) Basant Wins Silver Medal In Men's High Jump ( 2.21m) At Under 20 Athletic Championship 

10) Sanya Vats Finishes As Second ( Silver) At PSA Challengrs, Ballarat Open 

11) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Presented President Colours Award To Puducherry Police 

12) India Hands Over Bailey Bridge To Srilanka Under USD 450 Million Reconstruction Package 

13) Justice Mahesh Tripathi Has Been Appointed As Chief Justice Of BOMBAY High Court 

* Justice Ashwini Mishra Has Been Appointed As New Chief Justice Of Punjab & Haryana High Court 

* Ravindra v Ghuge Appointed As The Chief Justice Of CALCUTTA High Court 

* V Kameshwar Rao Appointed As The Chief Justice Of Patna High court 

14) Bhargavi Bellana Win Bronze At The Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships 

15) The 8TH EDITON OF  Indian Navy - US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal ( EOD) Exercise To Commence From 10-14th August 2026 ( IN - USN EOD EX 2026) ( AT KOCHI, KERALA) 

16) Kyra Raina Wins The Philippines Junior International Title ( Under 15 Title Badminton) 

17) Rahul Navin Gets One Years Extension As The Director Of The Enforcement Director ( ED)

KOREA MASTERS 2026 ( BADMINTON S 300)

MEN'S SINGLE - X ZHU 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - ASHMITA CHALIHA 

MEN'S DOUBLE - K W TEE & R K YAP

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - Y LUO. & T WANG 

MIXED DOUBLES - M TAGAUCHI & Y WATANABE 

JANUARY TO JULY DRDO CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE SALVO LAUNCH OF TWO PRALAY MISSILE IN ODISHA COAST AT CHANDIPUR, ON 31ST DECEMBER 2025 

* PRALAY IS AN INDIGENOUS DEVELOPED SOLID PROPELLENT QUASI BALLISTIC MISSILE.

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* Defence Research And Development Laboratory ( DRDL) DRDO, Hyderabad Has Achieved a Milestone in The development Of Hypersonic Missile 

( State Of Art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test Facility At 9th January 2026) 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE 3RD GENERATION OF FIRE & FORGET MAN PORTABLE ANTI TANK GUIDED MISSILE ( MPATGM) 

* DEVELOPED BY DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY ( DRDL) HYDERABAD.

* INCLUDING IMAGING INFRARED ( IIR), 

 * Shri Gaddamanugu Chandramouliji, EX DRDO Scientist ( Who Worked on AKASH) Set To Received The PADMA SHRI Award 2026 

DEVELOPED - 

*  DRDO Develops Portable Water Purification System ( SWaDeS ) For Soldiers ( Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, DRDO) 

{SEA WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM }

*  DRDO Unveiled A New High Power Microwave ( HPM) SYSTEM, Under Development To Defeats SWARMS Of Unmanned Aircraft System ( UASs) Prototype 

AWARDS - 

* D 4 Counter drone System (DRDO) And Dharashakti Integrated EW SYSTEM Has Been Conferred With Prestigious SKOCH Award In Gold Category.

* 

* THEME 2026 For DRDO Tableaux - on Republic Day 2026 Parade 

( Naval Technologies For COMBAT Submarines) 

* Miranda House, Delhi In Collaboration With DRDO Has Developed a Prototype BioFET Sensor For Early Cardiac Arrest - Risk Detection.

FEBRUARY  -  

TESTED - 

* * ON 3RD FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE DEMONSTRATED OF ITS SOLID FUEL DUCTED RAMJET ( SFDR) TECHNOLOGY FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE (ITR), CHANDIPUR, BALASORE ODISHA.

* LONG RANGE AIR TO AIR MISSILE 

* 

AGNI -3 - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE TEST FIRE OF IMMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE AGNI -3 AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.

* AGNI - 3 DEVELOPED BY DRDO 

* IT IS A TWO STAGE SOLID FUELLED BALLISTIC MISSILE WITH RANGE OF 3000 KM 

* 

* DIPAS, DRDO And IIT Ropar SIGNED A MoU For Academic Research 

*  DRDO CONDUCTED The Qualification Test For Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute.

* * ON 27TH FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THREE CONSECUTIVE THE FLIGHT TRIALS OF VERY SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM (VSHORADS) FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.

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MARCH - 

* DRDO Pune Based Lab And DIAT Have Developed Indigenous Tactile Sensor Arrays For Advanced Robotics Application.

* 

APRIL - 

BOOKS - 

* THE UNPRECEDENTED Success Story' Of The First Indigenous Supersonic Multi Target Surface To Air - Missile System AKASH Book Author - Missile Scientist Dr G Chandramauli ) ( Authored By Padmashree Dr Prahalad Rama Rao) 

* DRDO Handed Over The AI Based Satellite Imaging System PRAJANA - ( Developed By CAIR) To Ministry Of Home Affairs.

VIKRAM VT-21 - 

 * DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat Has Flagged Off The Advanced Armoured Platform ( Tracked And Wheeled) VIKRAM VT-21 

* Developed By Vehicle Research And Development Laboratory With Partners Tata Advanced System Limited And Bharat Forge Limited 

* 30 mm Crewless Turret + ATGM 

* STANG 4/5 Modular Protection 

* High Mobility + Amphibious Capability 

* Multi Role Configurable Designed Industrial Push 

* 90% Indigenous 

NASM-SR - 

* * DRDO And Indian Navy Successfully Conducted The Maiden Salvo Launch Of Naval Anti Ship Missile Short Range (NASM -SR) From Indian Navy Helicopter, At Cost Of Bay Of BENGAL, Odisha 

* DRDO Has Became The Historical Milestone To Indigenous Galium Nitride (GaN) Chips For Defence, ( Became 7th COUNTRY To In Elite Group) 

* 

MAY - 

*  DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED The Phase -2 2 Stage Hypersonic Glide Vehicle, Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile ( LR - AShM) From Odisha Coast 

* Estimates Range Of 1500 Km 

*  DRDO Has Inaugurated The CBRN Field Training And Demonstration Centre At Burari Plans, Delhi.

* DRDO Inaugurated The Chemical, Biological, Radiological And Nuclear (CBRN) 

TARA TESTED - 

* DRDO AND INDIAN AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE MAIDEN FLIGHT TRAIL OF INDIGENOUS GLIDE WEAPON SYSTEM TARA AT OFF COAST ODISHA. ( On 7TH MAY 2026) 

* TARA - TACTICAL ADVANCED RANGE AUGMENTATION 

* TARA HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED BY RESEARCH CENTRE IMARAT ( RCI), HYDERABAD, WITH DRDO LABORATORY 

* TEST CONDUCTED WITH THE INDIAN AIR FORCE JAGUAR AIRCRAFT.

* SPEED - 40-1200 KMPH 

AGNI (MIRV) SYSTEM - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TRIAL OF AN ADVANCED AGNI MISSILE WITH MIRV ( MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY TARGETED RE -ENTRY VEHICLE) SYSTEM FROM A P J ABDUL KALAM ISLAND, ON 8TH MAY 2026 ODISHA 

* 

*  Defence Research And Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad Based Laboratory Of DRDO Have Successfully Conducted An Extensive Long Duration Test Of Its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjat Combustor, 

* 

DRDO TESTED ULPGM-V3 MISSILE 

* ON 19TH MAY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT TRIALS OF THE ULPGM-V3 MISSILE AT KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* TESTED IN AIR - TO - GROUND AS WELL AS AIR - TO-AIR 

* IT CAN DESTROY TANKS, BUNKERS, DRONES, HELICOPTER 

* IT EQUIPPED WITH THE DUAL CHANNEL SEEKER

* CONTROLLED THROUGH AN ADVANCED INTEGRATED GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM ( GCS ( 

* FEATURE INCLUDING DAY/ NIGHT STRIKE CAPABILITY 

* TWO WAY DATA LINK SENDS REAL TIME TELEMETRY & IMPACT CONFIRMATION BACK TO THE GCS 

* PRODUCTION PARTNERS - BHARAT DYNAMIC LIMITED ( BDL) , ADANI DEFENCE SYSTEMS 

* Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh Has Been Entrusted With Additional Charge Of DRDO 

JUNE - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY Tested The High Calibre Bomb In Haryana 

( Tested At The Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory ( TBRL) At Panchkula, Haryana 

* BRAHMOS Completes 25 Years. ( On 12th June 2001 First Tested At Chandipur, Odisha) 

RUDRAM-II 

* * Defence Research And Development Organisation ( DRDO) And The Indian Air Force ( IAF) Have Conducted The Successful Flight Test Of RudraM -II Air -To-surface MISSILE From An Airborne Platform. ( From Integrated Test Range, Chandipur ) 

* RudraM-II Has Been Indigenously Developed By Research Centre, IMARAT, Hyderabad. ( IN COLLABORATION WITH DRDO ) 

* Anti - Radiation 

* 

DRDO TESTED BMD - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE CONSECUTIVE FLIGHT TEST OF MULTI LAYERED BMD AGAINST LONG RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE AND ANTI SHIP CAPABILITY AT MEDIUM RANGE. ( NASM -SR) ( ON 11TH & 12TH JUNE 2026) AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA .

* BMD - BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE 

* ( RANGE BETWEEN 2000-5000 KM) 

* AD-1 ( INCEPTOR) 

* NOW INDIA AMONG AN ELITE GROUP OF NATIONS, POSSESSING THE OPERATIONAL  LEVEL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE WITH THE ABILITY TO INTERCEPT AND NEUTRALISE BALLISTIC MISSILE, INCLUDING THREATS UPTO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE ( ICBM) 

* NASM - SR ( NAVAL ANTI SHIP MISSILE MEDIUM RANGE ) 

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* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The Advanced WEAPON SYSTEM Complex At DRDL, HYDERABAD 

* 

DRDO TESTED LRLACM - 

* DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION ( DRDO) SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TEST OF LONG RANGE LAND ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE ( LRLACM) FROM DR ABDUL KALAM ISLAND , ODISHA. ( ON 15TH JUNE 2026) 

* RANGE 1000-1500 KM 

* LRLACM IS FULLY INDIGENOUSLY MADE MISSILE DEVELOPED BY DRDO LABORATORIES AND INDIAN INDUSTRY PARTNER. 

JULY - 

* Dr Jagganath Nayak, Scientist, & Director At Centre For High Energy System And SCIENCES ( CHESS) DRDO Appointed As DG ( MSS) DRDO 

TESTED - 

* ) IIT Delhi In Collaboration With DRDO India Has Developed An Indigenous Tactical Aerostat System To Boost India's Defence 

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DRDO PINAKA LRGR - 

* * ON 8TH JULY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE PINAKA LRGR AT THE INTEGRATED TEST RANGE ( ITR) CHANDIPUR, ODISHA 

* LRGR - LONG RANGE GUIDED ROCKET 

* THE ROCKET WAS TESTED FOR A USER DEFINED MINIMUM RANGE OF 60 KM 

* THE PINAKA LRGR  IS DESIGNED BY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIGH ENERGY MATERIAL RESEARCH LABORATORY WITH SUPPORT OF DRDL AND RESEARCH CENTRE IMARAT 

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KUSHA MISSILE -  

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE MAIDEN FLIGHT TEST OF LONG RANGE SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE KUSHA FROM APJ ABDUL KALAM ISLAND OFF THE ODISHA COAST.

* KUSHA MISSILE IS CAPABLE OF NEUTRALIZING THE AERIAL THREATS INCLUDING FUGHTER JETS, MISSILES, UAVs, 

*  DRDO Has Successfully Completed The Military Field Trial Of a Scalable And Practically Secure, Fibre Based Quantum Key Distribution ( QKD) System.

* A MoU Signed Between DIPAS, DRDO And AIIMS Bhopal For Collaborative Research, Academic Exchange, And Advanced Research In Field Of Human Performance.

* DRDO & Adani Defence And Aerospace Have Signed An Agreement For AEW&C - MK-II, India's NEXT Generation Airborne Early Warning & Control ( Programme For INDIAN Air Force) 

* DRDO GTRE Has Successfully Developed India's First Indigenous Expandable Turbo Jet Engine 

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