A NEW PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED IN WESTERN GHATS

* A NEW PLANT SPECIES DISCOVERED BY BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( BSI) IN AGASTHYAMALA BIOSPHERE RESERVES IN SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS .

* SPECIES NAMED - OSBECKIA  ULOTRICHA 

* ULOTRICHA ( FROM GREEK WORD - OULOS ) MEANING CRISPY ( THRIX MEANING HAIR) 

* THIS SPECIES DISTINGUISHED BY - 

* Sub - Globose Hypanthium 

* True Bristles On The Ovary Crown 

* Protruding Capsule 

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 28TH AUGUST 2026

1) The Dr YSR & Dr KVP Foundation Will Confer The Dr Y S Rajasekara Reddy Award 2026 On M S SWAMINATHAN Research Foundation ( MSSRF) For It's Contribution To Indian Agriculture.

2) Tim Curry, Hollywood Actor Passed Away.

3) Eminent Marathi Linguist Yasmin Shaikh Passed Away 

4) Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusuma Passed Away.

5) Delhi To Host The BRICS Summit 2026 ( On 12-13th September) 

6) Indigenous AK -203 Sher Successfully Completed Firing Trials In Amethi 

7) Mananeeya A Balakrishna, President Of Vivekananda Rock Memorial & Vivekananda Kendra Passed Away.

8) THE INDIAN ECONOMY : Navigating A Global Turning Point Book Author - Kuasik Basu .

9) Meghalaya's Nambie Jessia Marack Will Represent India In The MasterChef Asia In Macao.

10) Delhi Chief Minister Rakha Gupta Officially Launched The Delhi Lakshmi SCHEME 

11) Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakab Was Charged For Grant Relates Offence 

12) Bijit Gwra Narzary, The Deputy Speaker Of Assam Bodoland Territorial Council Passed Away 

13) The Indian Team Finishes As Fifth Spot In The FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium ( Women's) & NEDERLANDS ( Beat Germany 3-1) 

14) Indian Navy Received The SAMARTHAK ( First Indigenous Multi Purpose Vessel) 

* It Is Built By L & T Shipyard, Kattupali 

* Maritime SURVEILLANCE, Offshore Patrol, Humanitarian Assistance Disaster & Releif ( HADR) 

15) Former Doordarshan News Reader Saarala Maheswari Passed Away 

16) Shri P H Kurian Passed Away 

17) Indian Coast Guard Region Andaman & Nicobar Conducted The 4th Regional Technical Milan on 25th August 2026 

18) The Karnataka Goverment Has Passed The 

* The Karnataka Goverment Parks ( Preservation) Amendment Bill 2026 

* The Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority ( Amendment) Bill 2026 

19) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Laid Foundation Stone of Rs 472. Crores To Establish T-72 & T-90 Tanks At The Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur 

20) The Food And Drug Administration Has Approved A New Drug For Advanced Pancreatic Cancer ( RASONQUE) 

21) Vice President C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Launched The Book - Sankalp Se Siddhi Ka Modi Yug Book Author - Rajya Sabha MP Ghanashyam Tiwari 

JANUARY TO JULY BILL INTRODUCED & PASSED IN 2026

FEBRUARY - 

*  Government Of India Has Amend The Ex - Serviceman ( Re - Employment In Central Civil Services And Posts) Rules 1979 

* Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Has Introduced The Industrial Relations Code ( Amendment) Bill 2026 

* Kerala Cabinet Approved The Nativity Card Bill 

*  Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Passed The Prisons And Correctional Services Bill 2026 

MARCH - 

*  Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai Moves The Goa ( Protection Of Rivers) Bill 2026

* Andhra Pradesh To Law To Ban Mobile Under 13 Age 

* The Appropriation Bill Passed in Lok SABHA on 13th March 2026 

 * Government Introduce JAN VISHWAS Amendment Bill In Lok SABHA 

*  The Jammu & Kashmir Legislative assembly Has Passed The Appropriation Bill 2025 

* Government Of India Invoked The Essential Commodities Act 1955 

* Parliament Passed The Appropriation Bill 2026 

 * Manipur Assembly Passed The The Appropriation Bill (2) 

* Chhattisgarh Assembly Passed The Freedom Of Religion Bill 2026 

* Lok SABHA PASSED The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code ( Amendment) Bill 2025 

* Telengana Assembly Passed The GIG Workers Welfare Bill 2026 

STATE - 

* The Mizoram Legislative assembly Has Unanimously Passed The Seeking Of Mizo Language In Inclusion Of 8th Schedule 

* Chhattisgarh Cabinet Has Approved Draft Of Freedom Of Religion Bill 2026 

* The Arunachal Pradesh State Legislative assembly Has Passed The Transfer And Posting Of Employees Of The Education Department Bill 2026 

* BJP MP Dhananjay Bhimrao Mahadik Introduce The Kolhapuri Leather Craft ( Preservation And Livelihood Security Bill) 2026 

TRANSGENDER PERSON ( PROTECTION OF RIGHTS) AMENDMENT BILL 2026 

* SOCIAL And Justice Minister Shri Virendra Kumar Has Introduced The Transgender Persons ( Protection Of Rights) Amendment Of Bill 2026 At Lok SABHA

*   Parliament Passed The Transgender Persons ( Protection Of Rights) Bill 2026 ( ON 25TH MARCH 2026) 

* SOCIAL And Justice Minister Shri Virendra Kumar Has Introduced The Transgender Persons ( Protection Of Rights) Amendment Of Bill 2026 At Lok SABHA

*   Parliament Passed The Transgender Persons ( Protection Of Rights) Bill 2026 ( ON 25TH MARCH 2026) 

WHAT IS THIS ACT SUGGEST - 

* This Bills Aims To Amend The Transgender Persons ( Protection Of Rights ) Act 2019 

* Under This Act A Transgender Person May Apply To The District Magistrate For Issuing A Certificate Of Identity As a Transgender Person. 

* The Bill Adds That The District Magistrate Will Issue The Certificate After Examining The Recommendation Of a Designated Medical Board. 

* This Board Will Headed By a Chief Medical Officer Or a Deputy Chief Medical Officer. 

* This Bill Provides That The Transgender Person Will Be Entitled To Change The First Name In The Birth Certificate And Other Official Documents Based On The Certificate Of Identity. 

*  Maharashtra Assembly Passed The Freedom Of Religion Bill 2026 

* The Punjab Assembly Passed The Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur World Class University Punjab Bill 2026 

*  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Introduced Corporate Laws ( Amendment) Bill 2026 In Lok SABHA 

( The Bills Aimed To Amend The Liability Partnership Act 2008 And The Companies Act 2013) 

* Telengana Cabinet Has Approved The Parents Support Bill 

* Telengana Cabinet Has Approved The Telengana Hate Speech And Hate Crime Prevention Bill 2026 

* Gujarat Became The 2nd State To Pass Law On Uniform Civil Code ( After Assam)

*  Lok SABHA PASSED The Finance Bill 2026 

JUNE - 

 * The Telengana Government Has Notified The Telengana Advocate Protection Act 2026 

*  Union Government Constitute The Search - Cum - Selection Committee For National Sports Board Under NSG Act 2025 

* Cabinet Secretary Shri T V Somanthan Headed The 5 Member - Nationals Sports Board Search Cum Selection Committee 

* Union Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare Amends Drugs Rules 1945, Exemption Of Sale Of Cough Syrup In Small Villages Withdraw 

* Prescription Is Mandatory For Everywhere 

* The Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare Has Issued a Notification Under Section 26 A Of The Drug And Cosmetic Act 1940 

* Prohibiting The Manufacture The Sale, Sale And Distribution For Human Use Of 16 Fixed Dose Combination (FDC,)

* 

* Government Simplified The Procedure For Import Of Drugs For Examination, Test Or Analysis Under Drugs Rules 1945 

* West Bengal Legislative assembly Has Passes The West Bengal Public Safety And Control Of Anti - Social Activities Bill 2026 

JULY - 

* The Registration Of Birth And Deaths Amendment Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha On 31st July 2026 

*  Lok SABHA Passes The Registration Of Birth And Deaths Amendment Bill 2026 

* Parliament Passed The Registration Of Birth And Deaths Amendment ( Bill) 2026 

* Birth Or Death Registered After Two Years Will Now Require 

* The Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2026 And 

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* The Bankers Book Evidence Bill 2026 Introduced In Lok SABHA ( Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Introduced) 

* UNION FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA SITHARAMAN HAS INTRODUCED THE BANKERS BOOK EVIDENCE BILL 2026 

* PARLIAMENT PASSED THE BILL ON 10TH AUGUST 2026 

** IT REPLACING THE 135 YEARS OLD COLONIAL ERA BANKERS BOOK EVIDENCE ACT 1891.

KEY FEATURES OF BILL - 

* BANKERS Books To Include Physical Logs, Alongside Electronic, DIGITAL, Cloud Based Storage, Back Up And Disasters Recovery Data.

* It Permits Certification Of Digital Records Via Electronic Or Digital Signature Under The Information Technology Act 2000.

* It Ensures Electronic Records Are Not Denied Legal Standing Solely Due To Their Digital Form Provided SYSTEM Integrity, Data Accuracy And Cyber Security Criteria 

* It Implements a Special Cause Requirement To Protect Bank Official From Being Unnecessary Summoned Or Compelled To Produce Original Documents In Routine Proceeding.

* It Empowers The Central Government To Expand The Framework To Other Financial Sector Entails Via Official.

*  Parliament Passes The Bankers Book Evidence Bill 2026 on 10th August 2026

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*  Lok SABHA Passes The Supreme Court ( Number Of Judges) Amendment Bill 2026 ( 34- to 38) Including CJI 

*  Rajya Sabha Passes The Micro, Small And Medium Entreprise Development ( Amendment) Bill 2026 

 * The Appropriation Bill 3 ( Amendment,) bill Passed in Lok SABHA 

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* Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Introduced The The Taxation And Other Laws ( Amendment) Bill 2026 In Lok SABHA 

*  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman On 4th August 2026 Introduced The The Taxation And Other Laws ( Amendment) Bill on Lok SABHA 

* This Bill Aims To Revamps India's Tax Framework To Draw Foreign Capital, Bolster Electronic Manufacturing, Build Artificial Intelligence, And Cloud Infrastructure, Help To Global Hub For Rough Diamond Trade 

* 

*  Lok SABHA Passes The Taxation And Other Laws Amendment Bill 2026 On 6th August 2026 

* Parliament Passed The Taxation And Other Laws Amendment Bill 2026 On 10th August 2026 

* UNION FINANCE MINISTER NIRMALA SITHARAMAN INTRODUCED THE TAXATION AND OTHER LAWS ( AMENDMENT) BILL 2026 ON 4TH AUGUST 2026. 

* THE BILL SEEKS TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE INCOME TAX ( AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 2026 ( ISSUED ON 5TH JUNE 2026) 

* The Ordinance Amended The Income Tax 2025 To Provide Exemption To Certain Foreign Investors In Government Securities. 

* The Bill Further Amends The 2025 Act To Provide Exemption To Certain Other Entities 

(a) Finance Act 2026 

(b) Payment & Settlement System Act 2007 

(*) The Bill Exempts Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) And The 

(*) The Bank For International Settlement ( BIS) For Paying Income Tax 

(a) Interest Earned On Investment In Government Securities 

(b) Capital Gains Arising From Sale Exchange Or Transfer Of Such Securities 

* This Was Apply After April 2026 

* Previously Under The Income Tax Act Interest Income Was Taxed At 20%, Short Term Capital Gain At 30% And Long Term Capital Gain At 12.5% 

* This Bill Amends The Income Tax Act To Give Tax Exemption To Certain Foreign Companies 

(a) Income From Sale Of Rough Diamonds In a Notified Special Zone Will Be Exempt 

_- This Will Apply To Foreign Companies - 

(a (1)  Engaged In Diamond Mining Or Sight Holders Of Such Companies 

(a2) Broker, Aggregator Or a Tender And Auction Entity Connected With The Sale Of Rough Diamonds 

- This Will Apply To Foreign Companies That Supply Them To a Contract Manufacturer Of Specified Electronic Goods ( Phone, Laptop) 

From October 2026 Till 31st March 2041 

NOTE - 

* The Income Tax Act Specify Condition For Tax Treatment Of Eligible Investment Fund Registered Outside India But Managed From India 

* This Bill Removes Several Conditions - 

(a) A Minimum Of 25 Members 

(b) Maximum 10% Participation In Terms Of a Single Investor 

(c) Minimum Monthly Average Corpus Requirement Of Rs 100 Crores 

(d) Bar On Investing More Than 25% Of The Corpus In a Single Entity 

* The Finance Act 2026 Levies a Surcharge Of 10% Of Income Tax Payable By Every Domestic Company Opting For Concessional Tax Rates. 

* The Income Tax Act Exempts Income Of Specified Foreign Companies Arising By Way Of Procuring Services From Specified Data Centres 

* The Bill Removes The Condition 

(a) The Foreign Company Notified By Central Government 

(b) The Data Centre Be Set Up Under An Approved Scheme And Be Notified In This Regard 

*  Parliament Passes The Bankers Book Evidence Bill 2026 on 10th August 2026

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* ON 3RD AUGUST 2026 RAJYA SABHA PASSES THE MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTREPRISE DEVELOPMENT ( AMENDMENT) BILL 2026 

* ON 6TH AUGUST IT WAS PASSED AT LOK SABHA 

* THE MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTREPRISE DEVELOPMENT ACT WAS NOTIFIED ON 2006:

FEATURES ---- 

* 

* The Mines And Minerals ( Development & Regulations) Amendment Bill 2026 Introduced In Lok SABHA.

* The Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026 Introduced In Lok SABHA 

* The National Co- Operative Development Corporation ( Amendment) Bill 2026 Introduced In Lok SABHA 

* The Kerala ( Alteration Of Name) Bill 2026 Introduced In Lok SABHA 

* Delhi Legislative assembly Has Passes the Delhi ( Right Of Citizen To Time Bond And Ease Of Delivery Services) Bill 2026

* ) Lok SABHA Passes The Mines And Minerals ( Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026 

* Rajya Sabha Passes The Mines And Minerals Development & Regulation ) Amendment Bill 2026 On 13th August 2026 

* The Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026 Seeks To Create A More Independent, Transparent And Professionally Administrate Tribunals SYSTEM 

* The Bill Provide For Setting Up Of a Judiciary Led National Tribunals Commission 

* This Aims To Reduce Executive Discretion While Strengthening Accountability

*  Parliament Passed The Kerala ( Alteration Of Names) Bill 2026 

* The Meghalaya Cabinet Has Approved The Meghalaya Official Language Bill 2026 

* MEGHALAYA Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To The Meghalaya Right To Public Services Act 2020

* Karnataka Cabinet Has Approved The Karnataka Public Area Access Regulation Bill 2026 

* * Meghalaya Cabinet Has Approved The International Open University ( Repeal) Bill 2026 

* The cabinet Has Decided To Repeal The Act As The Proposed Name Violated UGC Norms.

* MEGHALAYA Cabinet Has Approved The Martin Luther Christian University ( Amendment) Bill 2026 

* Meghalaya Cabinet Has Approved The Maharastra Institute Of Technology Of Meghalaya ( Amendment ) Bill 2026 

* 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 

* Government Of Puducherry Has Introduced The Puducherry Business Reforms Bill 2026 

* Mizoram Assembly Passed The Fireworks Regulation Bill 2026

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 Commissioner Of Police Satish Golchha Appointed As The DG Home guard 

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)

* 
* 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) 

* 

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)