DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 27TH AUGUST 2026

1) Bollywood Director Kuku Kohli passed away.

2) US Music Legend Dolly Parton Passed Away.

3) India And Morocco Have Set An Ambitious Goal To Double Bilateral Trade By 2030 

4) Indian Army And DRDO Have Signed a Joint Working Agreement To Accelerate Development Of Futuristic Military Technologies 

5) Military Combat Parachute SYSTEM ( MCPS) Designed And Developed by ADRDE, DRDO Was Successfully Tested At World's Highest Altitude Drop Zone ( Nyoma) (20,000 Feet) 

6) INDIAN Navy Deployed Monitor Safe Transit Of MV UNION MARINER & MV DAGHER Through The Babel Mandep Strait 

7) Researchers At IISC BENGALURU Have Identified Specific Enzyme From the Cow Gut That Can Break Down The Polysaccharide Component in Biofilms Of Acinobacter Baumanni, 

8) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL) Has Signed Contract With Safran Helicopter Engines ( SAFHAL) For The Design, Development, Manufacturing, 

9) Mizoram Assembly Passed The Fireworks Regulation Bill 2026

10) Women's Right Activist Sonya Gill Passed Away ( Co - Founder & Trustee Of PARI - ) 

11) The 7th High Level Meeting Between Indian Coast Guard ( ICG) And Vietnam Coast Guard ( VCG) Held At Chennai 

12) Varun Goswami Has Awarded Hidden Hero's Award For The Outstanding Commitment To Biodiversity 

13) Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma Has Launched The Book Grit & Glory 

16) Former Akashvani News Reader Panchdev Pandey Passed Away.

17) India And China Agreed To Continue Their Work In Seeking Political Settlement 

18) IS INDIA READY FOR The Next Crisis Book Author - Lt Gen K J S Tiny Dhillon 

19) Former Delhi Commisioner Of Police Satish Golchha Appointed As The DG Homeguard 

20) India Sents 10 Tonnes Of HADR Assistance To Nepal Flash Floods 

21) China Has Successfully Established The Two Way Laser Link Between Earth And The Moon 

22) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Inaugurated The Re - Developed The Hutatma Smruti Smarak At Goa 

A NEW PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED IN TELENGANA

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN NEAR AMRADABAD TIGER RESERVES IN TELENGANA.

* SPECIES NAMED - AMMANNIA TELANGANENSIS 

JANUARY TO JULY RANKING & INDEX IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* The Sindhudurg Airport in Konkon Region Of Maharashtra Gets DGCA Approval.

* India Surpassed China in Production Of Rice ( 150.18 millions Tonnes In 2025) 

( China - 145.28 million Tonnes)

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* India Has The World's 6th Largest Nuclear Reactor Fleet.

* Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve In Madhya Pradesh Features In New York Times 52 Place To Go In 2026 

*  Bhubaneswar, Odisha Biju Patnaik Airport Records Highest Passenger Traffic In 2025 ( 5.15 million in 2025) 

* India Ranked 80th In World's Henley Passport Index 2026.

1st - Singapore 

2nd - Japan 

3rd - South Korea

* Maharashtra State Topped In The Export Preparedness Index 2024 Report By NITI Ayog. 

( 2nd - Tamil Nadu , 3rd - Gujarat, 4th - Uttar Pradesh) 

 Former President Of India RAMNATH Kovind Has Launched The Responsible Nations Index ( RNI ( In New Delhi.

* India Ranked 16th In Responsible Nations Index 2025 ( Out Of 154 Countries) 

( Singapore Ranked One In The Responsible Nations Index 

( US - 22nd) 

* IISC BENGALURU The Only University Ranked In Global 100 In Subject Ranking 2026 

* India Became The 2nd Largest Overseas Market For US Tourism 

* India Become The 2nd Country Globally To Deploy Mobile Stroke Units For Rural Care.

* Top 5 Safest City In World ( Mangalore -46th ) 

- Qingdao ( China) 

- Abu Dhabi ( UAE) 

- Doha ( Qatar) 

- Sharjah ( UAE) 

- Dubai ( UAE) 

- Pretoria ( SOUTH AFRICA) 

*  India Ranked 6th in 3rd Edition Of Asia Manufacturing Index 2026 ( Report By Hong Kong Based Dezan Shira Associate 2026) 11 Asian Countries) 

1) China 

2) Malaysia 

3) Vietnam v

4) Singapore b

5) South Korea 

*  Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade ( IIFT) Delhi Secured First Position At B -School Ranking 2026 

FEBRUARY - 

*  Department Of Chemical Science, IISER KOLKATA Ranked One In Nature Index Ranking.

* India Ranked 32nd In Global Soft Power Index 2026 ( Previous Was ,30 th in 2025) 

 

a) US 

b) China 

c) Japan 

* AIIMS Delhi Ranked 6th in World Hospital Ranking 

*  India Ranked 91st In The Corruption Perception Index 2025 (

* India Ranked 45th In The Global Network Readiness Index 2025

* India Ranked 75th in Henley Passport Index 2026 

* IIT Ranked 123rd At QS World Ranking 2026 

129th - IIT Bombay 

180th - IIT MADRAS 

215th - IIT KHARAGPUR 

219th - IISC BENGALURU 

* India Ranked 72nd In IMF's AI Index 

* India Recorded 177,177 Deaths In Road Accidents in 2024. ( Uttar Pradesh Number 1 With 24,118) 

MARCH - 

* India Produces  17.6 lakh Tonnes Castor Seed In 2025/26 ( 11% Increase) 

* India Ranked Fourth In World's Biggest Military Air Forces After US, RUSSIA, CHINA 

* India Ranked 2nd In Global Obese Children 

* Bengaluru Airport named Best Airport At Arrivals Globally For 4th Consecutive Years.

* Anuj Agnihotri Ranked Number One (AIR) in The UPSC Civil Service Exam 2025 

* India' Became The 2nd Largest Exporters Of Arms From 2021-2025 (8.2%) ( Ukraine Top With 9.7%) 

*  Odisha Ranked Number One In NITI AYOG Fiscal Health INDEX 2026 

* Odisha, Goa, Jharkhand, Gujarat And Maharashtra Are The Top 5 States At FISCAL HEALTH Index 2026 Ranking 

* Andaman And Nicobar Islands Declared Fully Literate Union Territory 

* India Has Emerged As The World's Third Largest Domestic Aviation Market, Under The UDAAN Scheme.

*  India Ranked Third Globally On Forbes Billionaire List 2026 - ( 229 Indian Features) 

*  India Ranked 116 in World Happiness Index 2026 ( Finland Ranked One) 

* Prime Minister Narendra Has Surpassed Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling To Became Longest Serving Head Of Government Of India (8,931  Days) 

*  India's Nuclear Plants Generated 56,681 MU Of Power In 2024/25 

* Pakistan RANKED Number One In Global Terrorism Index 2026 ( REPORT Published By - Institute For Economics And Peace (IEP) (  INDIA RANKED 13TH ) 

* China Is The World's Top Sulphur Producer in 2025 ( 19.0 million Metric Tonnes ) 

* Upcoming Election In 2026 For 

Assam - 126 Seats 

West Bengal - 294 Seats 

TAMILNADU - 234 Seats 

Puducherry -30 Seats 

KERALA - 140 Seats 

* TB Death In (2015-2024) 

*  IIT Hyderabad Ranked 16 ( In India) And 395 ( Global) In Engineering And Technology By QS World University Rankings 

*  International Cricket Council Chairman Jay Shah Ranked Number 22nd, Indian Men's Cricket Team Head Coach Gautam Gambhir Ranked 74th, Virat Kohli 75th, And Jasprit Bumrah Ranked 82nd In The Indian Express 100: The List Of Most Powerful Indian in 2026 

APRIL - 

* China Ranked First In Globally In International Industrial Design Application in 2025 

*  China Lead At The Top Maritime Connectivity Performer 

* India RANKED 136 Th In FIFA Ranking 

* India Achieved A Record Food grain Production Of 357.73 MMT in 2024/25 

* India Ranked Top In Producing Globally 150.18 MT RICE 

117.94 MT OF Wheat 

25.68 MT Of Pulses 

18.59 MT Of Millets 

* Agricultural Export Rose From USD 34.5 Billion ( IN FY 20) To USD 51.1 billion ( In FY 25/ 

*  India Ranked Third In Globally In Renewable Energy Installed Capacity ( Surpassed Brazil) 

* India Ranked FOURTH In The Highest Funded Country Globally In FY 26 

* India Ranked 5th In Globally in Exporter Of Services.

*  India Became The World's 2nd Largest Diamond Jewellery Market With 12% Global Share Market 

* Odisha Topped In The Vishwakarma Awards In 17 Projects 

*  India Became Number One Supplier Arab Nations ( Foods) Surpassed Brazil 

* GAUTAM Adani Overtakes Mukesh Ambani In Asia's Richest Person ( By Bloomberg Billionaire) 

* ICAR Secured 2nd Rank In The Sadhana Saptah 2026 

* India Ranked 91st In The Corruption Perception Index 2026 Out Of 181 Countries 

Least Corruption COUNTRY - (1) Denmark 

(2) FINLAND (3) Singapore 

*  National Institute Of Tuberculosis And Respiratory Disease ( NITRD) Has Been Officially Recognised As The ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL.

*  India RANKED 6th In Globally In Ultra Wealth - Population 

*   India Ranked As The 10th Largest Insurance Market Globally By Premium Value ( Swiss Re REPORT) 

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MAY - 

* AIIMS New Delhi Has Ranked 6th Best Hospital In 2026 Global Hospital Ranking 

 * India Ranked 157 In The World Press Freedom INDEX 2026 ( OUT OF 180 COUNTRIES) 

* India Became The 2nd Largest Producer Of Steel In World Since 2018 

* 500 MT Capacity Target By 2047

* 23,000 + Crores PLI Boost For Speciality Steel.

* Shares Of Global Crude Steel Production ( 5.2% in 2014 & 7.9% in 2024) 

* Jaipur, Rajasthan Ranked 5th In The World Best Cities In Tourist For Travel And Leisure in 2025 

*  India Ranked Third Globally In Installed Renewable Energy Capacity.

* India Stands Third In Terms Of Large Dams Worldwide With 6628 Specified Dams 

* The Dam Rehabilitation And Improvement Project ( DRIP) Is Being Implemented In Phases To Improved Dam Safety 

* The Dam Safety Act 2021 Provide Surveillance, Inspection And Operation And Maintenance 

* Digital Platform Like DHARMA Which Given Secures Data STRUCTURE 

* Nederlands Is The 4th Largest Investor With Cumulative Investment Of USD 55 Billion.

* Delhi Has Ranked In Exampler Category At LEADS 2025 Index 

* FINLAND Ranked Number One In The Worlds Most Happiness Index 2026 For 9th Consecutive Years 

* India' Ranked 78th In Henley Passport Index 

* India Became The Bangladesh's 2nd Largest Trading Partner Overtaking US 

* Telengana Has Emerged As High Performer In The Logistics Ease Across Different States 2025 Report By Union Ministry of Commerce 

* India Became World's 2nd Largest Solar Market 

*  NITI AYOG Released The Future Of India's Semiconductor Industry Roadmap 

JUNE - 

* India Ranked 4th Globally In AI Performance And 5th In Digitally Economy Ranking 

( Report Release By - ICRIER - Prosus Centre For Internet And Digital Economy ( IPCIDE) 

*  India Became World's Largest Producer Of Rice 

*  India Became The World's Second Largest Solar Growth Market, Surpassed USA.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Surpassing Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru As Holding PM Chair With 4399 Days.

* Adani Solar Ranked 6th In Wood Mackenzie 's Global Module Manufacture List 

* India Has Overtake US In The Longest Road NETWORK ( According To CENTRAL Intelligence Agency') 

* ICAR Institutes Ranking in 2026 

* QS World University Ranking 2026 - 

- 151-200 Global Ranking In Agriculture & Forestry 

* NIRF Ranking 2025/26 

- Rank 1 - In Agriculture & Allied Sectors 

- Rank 2 - Sustainable Institute 

* EDU Rank ( Global) 

- Agriculture Ranking ( in India - 1, 7th In Asia And 47 In World) 

_ in Forestry ( 1 In India & 91 In World) 

* GLOBAL UNIVERSITY RANKING - 

- 153 In World Environment 

* CENTRE FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING - 

- 1235 In Global University Ranking 

- 27 National Rank 

* IIT Delhi Ranked 118 In QS World Ranking 2026 

* India' Has Overtaken South Korea To Become World's 5th Largest Manufacturing Economy ( USD 781 BILLION) 

* Three Indian Language Are In Top 10 List At GLOBAL Speaks List 

* Andhra Pradesh Ranked First In PM Shri Fund Utilisation 

*  India's Internet Growth 

* India Became The World's Top Ship Recycling Nation In 2025

* Report By UNCTAD 

* India's Ship Recycle Jumps To 35.4% in 2025 

* 30.01% in 2024 

* Ship Recycling In India Rose To 2.99 million Gross Tonne in 2025 

* 1.86 Million Tonnes in 2024 

* Devina Gehlot Has Secured All India Rank 1 In CUET (UG) 2026 

*  India Ranked 13th In Globally QS World Future Skill Index 2027 

* India Ranked 8th In Tourism Economy 

JULY - 

*  India Ranked 125th In The Global Passport Index 2026 ( Previous 124th ) OUT OF 197 COUNTRIES 

* Uttarkhand Lt Governor General Gurmit Singh Has Officially Become The Longest Serving Governor (19 Years) 

*  Union Minister of Education Has Released The Report's Of The All India Survey On Higher Education ( AISHE) For 2022/23 And 2023/24 

* The Gross Enrolment Ratio ( GER) Which Was 23.7 in 2014/15 Has Reached To 29.5 In 2022/23 And 30 in 2023/24'

* Punjab Recorded The Enrolment Ratio In Higher Education Lower Than The National Average (27.9 GER 2023/24) report 

* Female Gross Enrolment Ratio ( GER) Has Risen To 31.2% Compared 28.9% Male 

* Female Enrolment Ratio (GER) Has Risen 42% In Higher Education Since 2014 

* India Ranked 6th In The 2026 WDMMA Global Air Power Rankings 

* US Air force 

* US Navy 

* Russian Air force 

* Us Army 

* Us Marine Corps 

* Indian Air force 

* CHINESE Air Force 

* Japanese Air Force 

* Israeli Air force 

* French Airforce 

* Uttarkhand Became The 6th Fully Literate State Under NEP And UllAS Programe 

* Nita Ambani Named No 1 In CricExecs Inaugural Women's Power 50 

* India Added 52.5 Million Tonnes Per Annum Of Regasification Capacity Across 8 Terminals, India Surpassed Spain To Became The 4th Largest Market For Regasification Capacity In 2025 

* Report By International Gas UNION ( IGU) World LNG Report ) 

*  Global Status Report On Cancer 2026 - 

* The 2nd Leading Cause Of Death 

* Estimate Of 20.6 Million New Cases And Close To 10 million Death Annually 

* The World Directory Of Modern Military Aircraft ( WDMMA) Has Ranked Indian Air Force As Third Strongest Air Force in 2026 Ranking 

*  India Ranked 58th Out Of 193 Countries In Global Organized Crime Index 2025 

* India Ranked 116 In World Happiness Index 2026 ( 1st Finland, 2nd Iceland )

* Devendra Pandavis Has Surpassed Sharad Pawar To Becomes Maharashtra's Third Longest Serving Chief Minister (2430 Days In Office) 

* Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Has Ranked 4th In Most Family Friendly Airport In The WORLD ( by Uk Based Attractions Ticket. Com )

* Kolkata Airport Has Recorded An Impressive 84.70% On Time Performance ( OTP) RANKING ACROSS States In India' 

*  India Is The ONLY Country Cultivating All Four Recognised Cotton Species 

* India Ranked 2nd In Production And Consumption 

* Cotton Produced At 290.91 Lakh Bales In 2025/26 

* India Emerges As The World's 2nd Largest Supplier Of Seafarers (12.16% in 2025) 

YOUNGEST WOMAN TO CROSS THE NORTH CHANNEL

* 16 Years Old Indian Swimmer Divya Mahajan Has Become The Youngest Woman to Cross The North Channel, ( Swimming Around 35 Km From Northern Ireland To Scotland In 15 Hours & 35 Minutes) 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 26TH AUGUST 2026

1) Australia Wins The 135th FIBA Under 18 Asia Cup 2026 Title In Ahmedabad 

2) ODISHA Celebrates The 65th Foundation Of Odisha University Of Agriculture & Technology ( OUAT) 

3) IIT - Guwahati Researchers Have Developed E-eye a Portable Device That Can Detect Toxicant Such As Arsenic, Lead, Fluoride, Chromium And E.coli In Water 

4) 17th Session Of The Conference Of The Parties ( COP17) Host - ULAANBAATAR, Mangolia 

Theme 2026 - Restoring Land Restoring Hope 

5) Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai Appointed As Chairperson Of Sikkim Human Rights Commission 

6) Veteran Literature And Historian Giri Dandsena Passed Away 

7) 16 Years Old Indian Swimmer Divya Mahajan Has Become The Youngest Woman to Cross The North Channel, ( Swimming Around 35 Km From Northern Ireland To Scotland In 15 Hours & 35 Minutes) 

8) Maharshtra Chief Minister Devendra Pandavis Has Launched The MAHA eHRMS Digital Human Resource Management System 

9) BJP National President Nitin Navin Has Launched The Samrasata Sankalp Abhiyan 

10) Sikkim Tourism Wins The AWARD Of Excellence For Rural And Sustainable Tourism 

11) The Tamilnadu Legislative assembly Has Unanimously Adopted A Resolution Seeking An Amendment To Section 23 Of The Right Of Children To Free And Compulsory Education Act 2009 

12) Justice Sunil Balkrishna Shukre Sworn In As The New Chairman Of The Maharastra Lokayukta 

13) West Bengal Government Will Form a New Disaster Response Force ARJUN BAHINI Recruiting Agniveer 

14) New Delhi Host The 9th National Security Strategy Conference 

15) UPI in 11 Countries 

16) Defence Ministry Has Approved The Transfer of Technology of DRDO - Developed Missile System To Indian Defence Industry To Bolster Indigenous Manufacturing 

17) The National Security Guard ( NSG) Has Launched It's First Mahila Commando Conversion Course ( MCCC) At It's Training Centre In Manesar, Haryana 

18) e- Shram Portal Completed 5 Years 

19) India & New Zealand Have Deepen in Defence Partnership In The 2nd india - New Zealand Defence Strategy Dialogue Held In Wellington 

20) Shri Anugu Shiva Maruthi Reddy , IPS As Police Aide -de- Camp To Governor Of Lok bhavan ODISHA 

21) Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research - National Aerospace LABORATORIES ( CSIR - NAL) Unveiled The Three Indigenous Micro And Small Gas Turbine Engine In New Delhi 

* Nj-05,  Nj -50, Nj -100 

22) Government Of Puducherry Has Introduced The Puducherry Business Reforms Bill 2026 

23) Vice President Shri C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched The Book K Rajaram: Political And Social Luminary 

24) Culture And Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Released The Book - KAHO KALIDAS 

25) Goa Shipyard Limited Has Handed Over The ICGS AJIT, An Indigenously Developed Fast Patrol Vessel To Indian COAST Guard 

26) Scientists At Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) An Autonomous Institute Under Department Of Science And Technology ( DST) Have Developed A Smart Fluticasone Lifetime Responsive Probes That Enables Highly Selective, Sensitive And Differential Detection Of A beta  Fibrils Through Turn On Fluoresce And Distinct Lifetime Signature 

A NEW PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED IN ARUNACHAL

* RESEARCHERS FROM CSIR - INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY ( IHBT) HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

* SPECIES NAMED - DORONICUM SANCTUM 

* SUNFLOWER FAMILY 

* THIS SPECIES DISCOVERD AT THE 4086 meter Above SEA LEVEL IN TAWANG DISTRICT 

* SANCTUM IS A LATIN WORD MEANS - HOLY OR SACRED 

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JANUARY TO JULY ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

DISCOVERY - 

* * SCIENTISTS FROM ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( ZSI) HAVE DISCOVERED FOSSIL SAMPLES FROM THOOTHUKUDI. 

* ANCIENT TAMIL SCRIPT EMBEDDED DA STRUCTURE ON TRIBUUTARY OF KALLAR RIVER 

* ANCIENT PETRIFIED FOSSILS OF FIS, FOSSILLIED RESIN ( AMBER), OYSTERS, MARINE BARNACLES, WHEATSTONE WITH FISH SAMPLES, INDUS TAMILLI SCRIPT ARE FOUND IN PATTINAMARUTHUR

* SCIENTISTS ARE SAID THIS WAS BELONGS TO HOLOCENE PERIOD ( 10,000 - 12000 BCE) 

* Archaeology Survey Of India ( ASI) Team Has Excavating The 10,000 Years Old Stone Age Civilization in The Bhimmandali MOUNTAIN Of Sambalpur District, Odisha.

*  70 Indian Sites Has Been Listed To Tentative List In UNESCO'.

* *  Archaeologist In Tamilnadu Has Unearthed A 8 feet Long Iron Spear 

* ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED AN 8 FEET LONG IRON SPEAR IN THIRUMALAPURAM, NEAR TUTICORIN TAMILNADU. 

* THE LONG IRON AGE WEAPON FOUND DATED TO 3345 BCE 

* Archaeologist Have Found 3500 Years Old Bone Fragments Near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ( Neolithic Periods) 

* FEBRUARY - 

DISCOVERY - 

* A 14th Century Telugu Inscription Has Been Discovered In Ravavaram Village, in Andhra Pradesh ( Inscription Dates To October 1 ,1391 (SAKA 1314) 

* The Union Budget 2026 Has Launched a Major Plan To Revive 15 Archaeological Sites From Gujarat To Ladakh 

* Two Pre Historic Human Skeleton Have Been Found In Karnataka Ballari ( At Gaudra Moole Hill) 

* Researchers Have Found 2000 Years Old Tamil Brahmani Inscription On Tombs Of Egyptian Kings.

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*  Ancient Yadav Era Temple Pillar Found At Vena River, in Hinganghat 

* Archaeologist Have Discovered Ancient Stone Tool In The Ib River Valley At Sundargarh, (40-50k Years Ago) 

( PALEOLITHIC PERIOD ) 

( FOUND HAND AXES, BLADES,, SCRAPERS) 

MARCH - 

* 500 Years Old Copper Plate Of Krishnadevrai Found In Andhra Pradesh 

* JAIN Tirthankar Sculpture FOUND In Tiruchi. ( TAMILNADU) 

* IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LATER CHOLA PERIOD ( 10TH-12TH AD) 

* SCLUPTURE - Meditative Posture Statue ( ARDHA PADMASANA) 

* Found In Agriculture Field Lalgudi, Tirchy 

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BOOKS - 

* INDUS SEALED DECIPHERED Book Author - Rupa Bhaty book Launched 

* The Geological Survey Of India (GSI) Have DECLARED The Eparchaean Unconformity Near Kalinjar Fort Banda District, Uttar Pradesh As a Geoheritage Site Of National Importance 

( BUILD BY CHANDELA RULER KALANJHARDHIPATI) 

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APRIL - 

* Archaeology Survey Of India (ASI) Team Discovered A Potsherd With Tamil Brahmi Inscription At Kumarikkalpalayam.

* India's First Gourami Fossil Found In Uttar Pradesh Shiwalik Foothills (4.8 Million Years Old) 

* Archaeology Team From Delhi University Has Identified a Cluster Of Red Pigment Rock Painting In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh ( Mesolithic Period ) 

* * YANA CAVES, IN KARNATAKA KNOWN FOR ITS STRIKING BLACK CRYSTALLINE ROCK FORMATION, AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE DECLARED AS THE GEO-HERITAGE SITE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE ON 13TH APRIL 2026. 

* IT IS LOCATED IN WESTERN GHATS IN UTTARA KANNDADISTRICT. 

* IT HAS TWO PROMINENT MONOLITHIC OUTCROPS - 

A) BHAIRAVAVESHWARA SHIKHARA (120M) 

B) MOHINI SHIKHARA ( 90M) 

* ACCORDING TO GSI THE FORMATION DATE BACKED AROUND 2,7 MILLION YEARS, AND COMPOSED OF PRECAMBRIAN DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE

* Extremely Rare Bison, Deer Fossils And Stone Discovered In Chandrapur 

* On World Heritage Day, Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Laid Foundation Stone Of India's First Petroglyph Conservation Park In Leh, Ladakh 

* Researchers From Birbal Sahani Institute Of Palaeo science ( BSIP) Along With Academy Of Scientific And Innovative Research !AcSIR), Central Department Of Geology, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Have Collected A Fossil Specimen From The Kasauli Formation Around 20 Millions Year Ago In Himachal Pradesh 

* A Presumed Megalithic Burial Site Discovered In The Middle Mangmoo Under The Dentam Constituency In West Sikkim 

* Marine Fossil Founds Dated 8000-12000 Years Old At Panaiyur 

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MAY - 

* US Returns 657 Stolen Artefacts Worth Rs USD 14 Million To India 

* Archaeology Survey Of India (ASI) Has Decoded The 5th Century Sanskrit Seal.

( IDENTIFYING THE RARE ARTEFACT DEDICATED TO SAIVA TEMPLE, SVAMI KOTESWARA, LOCATED IN ANCIENT DEVADURUVANA FOREST ) 

KARNATAKA INSCRIPTION 

* Recently Archaeology Survey Of India (ASI) Team Have Discovered Kannada Inscription In Nitturu (Ballari) 

* It Is The Reign Of Akalavarsha Krishna ( Krishna 1) ( 756-774 CE) The Same Who COMMISIONED The Kailasa Temple In Ajanta 

* Used Kannada Language As Administrative Language 

* The Land Grant SYSTEM During Rasthrakuta Dynasty Period 

* The Tradition Of Religious Blessings And Curse Clauses In That Inscription 

* The Land Was Measured According To Rajamana ( The Royal SYSTEM Of Measurement) 

11TH CENTRY CHOLA PERIOD COPPER PLATE - 

* During Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited To Nederlands 

* Anaimangalam Chola Copper Plate 

* The Copper Plate Preserved In Leiden University In Nederlands 

* The Copper Plate Of The Reign Of Great Hindu Ruler Raja Raja Chola (985-1085 CE) 

* Engraved Under His Son Rajendra Chola ( 1012-1044 CE) 

* The First Five Plates Are In Sanskrit (Grantha Script) And Rest 16 In Tamil Script 

* The Inscription Tells Us That Sri Mara Vijayottungavarman, The Ruler Of Srivijay, Approached By Raja Raja Chola For Permission To Build Buddhist Vihara, Raja Raja Chola Granted Land In Anaimangalam Village (450 Acres) Along With Tax Exemption For The Vihara 

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* A Team Of Archaeologist Have Found A Buddha Statue (13th Century ) Of Later Period At Umbalacheri Village 

* Archaeologist Have DISCOVERD The Remains Of Massive Ancient Buddhist Monastery (1200 Years Old) At gaya, Bihar 

* Stone Tools, From Copper Age Has Been Discovered (Approximately 50,000 Years Old ) Found In Purunagarh, Rerakhol, Sambalpur, Odisha ..

* A Rare Sculpture Of Depict Celebrated Ganapatideba And Queen Somaladevi Has Been Discovered In Siddipet District ( Of Kakatiya Era) In Telengana 

*  800 Years Old Kakatiya Era Shiva Temple In Warangal Has Been demolished 

JUNE - 

* The Laxminarayan And Nagalaxmi Modali Award Presented To Dr Girish Kulkarni 

* ASI Zubin Kembhavi Award For Observational And Instrumentation Work In Astronomy Awarded To IIA Bengaluru And IIT BOMBAY 

* The Justice Oak Award For Outstanding Thesis In Astronomy Awarded To Dr Prateek Mayank ( IIT INDORE ( Which Developed The Space Weather Adaptive Stimulation (SWASTI) Framework 

*  A Hero Stone Bearing An Ancient Tamil - Brahmi Script Inscription Dating Back 2000 Years Old Has Been Discovered In Ramnathpuram District 

* Archaeologist Have Discovered a Rare 7-8th CENTURY Rock Art Site In Foothills Of Similipal Odisha ( NAMED - AKARSILA) 

* Archaeology Survey Of India (ASI) Found An Ancient Rock Art At Nallamala FOREST.

* The Iconic Dancing Girl Of Mohenjo-Daro, 4500 Years Old Years Bronze Figure Subject Added To NCERT Book, 

* * DR DEBABRATA NANDI & TEAM HAVE DISCOVERED 15 MILLIONS YEARS OLD FOSSILS, INCLUDING SHARK TEETH, VERTEBRATES AND MOLLUSK SHELLS, IN BARIPADA, MAYURBHANJ DISTRICT ODISHA.

* IT IS CALLED AS ( REFERRED AS ASURA HADDA) ( DEMON BONES) 

* NEAR BUDHABALANGA RIVER SITE 

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* Human Skeleton Which Excavation In Rakhigarhi 

* Two Vijayanagar Era Inscription Discovered In Tirupati District 

* According To ASI 16th Sanctuary Emperor Sadasiva Raya 

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JULY - 

* Archaeologist Have Discovered 25 Ring Wells During Excavation In Keeladi In Tamilnadu ( Finding Including Terracotta Ring Wells) 

* 700 Years Old Banyan Tree In Bihar Named World's Oldest Dated Tree.

*  Thailand Finds 2100 Years Old Indian Gold Ring At Burial Site ( Including One Inscribed Ancient Brahmi Script) 

* MIZORAM 's Natural History MUSEUM Notified As India's 21st Designated Repository Under Biological Diversity Act 2002:* 

* ITS CAME UNDER MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

* Archaeology Survey Of India ( ASI ( Declared 2 Sites In Andhra Pradesh, Telengana As Centrally Protected Monument 

* SHIVA TEMPLE IN PALAMPET ( TELENGANA) 

_ KAKATIYA ERA SHIVA TEMPLE 

_ LOCATED NEAR RAMAPPA TEMPLE ( UNESCO SITE) 

_ DATING BACK TO KAKATIYA ERA ( 950-1323 CE) 

_ THIS TEMPLE ALSO REFFERED TO GOLLALA GUDI 

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* ANCIENT MOUND AT KOTTADIBBA IN GOTTIPROLU ( ANDHRA PRADESH) 

* SPANNING OF 24.22 ACRES AREA 

* DATED BACK TO 1ST-3RD CENTURY BCE 

* BELEIVE TO SATAVAHANA PERIOD 

* IN A EXCAVATION A 130 Meter ELLIPTICAL BRICK FORTIFICATION FOUND 

* COOPER COINS AND STONE TOOLS FOUND 

* India Has Gifted Indonesia a Replica Of The Original Nalanda Copper Plate, Dating Approximately 860 CE Engraved in Devangiri Script 

* THE ORIGINAL COPPER PLATE WAS ISSUED BY KING DEVAPALADEVA ( PALA EMPIRE) 

* THIS DOCUMENT THE KING GRANTS OF FIVE VILLAGE TO NALANDA MAHAVIRA IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST BY MAHARAJA BALAPUTRA DEVA( RULER OF  SUVARNADIPA ( PRESENT DAY SUMATRA) 

* 2000 Years Old Satavahana Stone Bowl DISCOVERD In Telengana 

*  Rajouri District Of Jammu and Kashmir Historic Bhairav Yatra Has Officially Renamed Been Added To National Inventory Of Intangible Cultural Heritage Of India.

* Researchers From IIT BOMBAY And Birbal Sahani Institute Of Palaeo science Have Unearthed a Partial Dinosaur Skeleton Near Amrapar, Gujarat 

Ceratocaudia Antiqua - One Of The Earliest Macronarian

NEW UNESCO SITE - 

* * UNESCO ADDED THE ANCIENT BUDDHIST SITE OF SARNATH, VARANASI AS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 2026 

* INDIA'S 45TH UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 

* Former Deputy Director Of Geological Society Of India ( GSI) And Leader Of 2nd Indian Scientific Expedition To Antarctica Shri Vijay Kumar Raina Passed Away 

* First Indian Weddell Sea Expedition 

* 23 Historical Sites Of Ladakh Gets Declared As The Protected Monuments