- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, the top priority of his Government is to ensure basic facilities for every citizen and to build a modern infrastructure.
- The Cabinet Committee on Security has approved Tejas Mark-2 Project. The Committee has sanctioned 6500 crore rupees for designing and developing of Tejas Mark-2 fighter jet with prototypes, flight testing, and certification.
- Prime Minister to Commission country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited tomorrow morning.
- Minister of State for Civil Aviation General V K Singh (Retd.) has said that the Government has liberalised the Drone Policy to give a fillip to those who want to manufacture or set up the Drone industry.
- Cabinet Committee on Security approves Tejas Mark-2 Project; Sanctions 6500 crore rupees for designing and developing of the fighter jet.
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a state visit to India on 5-8 September. Announcing this, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a press release on Thursday that during her visit Prime Minister Hasina will call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar.
- Home Minister launches CAPF’s eAwas web-portal in New Delhi; Says, housing satisfaction rate for CAPFs personnel will go up to 73 per cent by 2024.
- A multilateral strategic and command Exercise Vostok – 2022 has commenced today at the training grounds of the Eastern Military District of Russia. It will continue upto the 7th of this month.
- Rashtriya Poshan Maah begins across India with key focus on “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur Shiksha”.
- Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav has asserted that any initiative to address the contemporary environmental challenge should be on the basis of equity and principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
- India stresses on the need to work together for stronger recovery and resilience towards climate change and leave no one behind.
- In Jammu and Kashmir, over 36 Congress leaders including youth wing leaders from various Universities in Jammu resign.
- The United Nations human rights office said in a long-delayed report that was finally published late on Wednesday that China’s detention of Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may amount to crimes against humanity.
- Sri Lankan government and IMF reach preliminary agreement for a loan of 2.9 billion dollars to support country’s economic policies.
- A team of scientists has unearthed in Zimbabwe the remains of Africa’s oldest dinosaur, which lived more than 230 million years ago. The Mbiresaurus Raathi was one metre tall, ran on two legs and had a long neck and jagged teeth.
- In Japan Open Badminton, HS Prannoy enters men’s singles quarterfinals defeating Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
- And in Durand Cup Football, Jamshedpur FC beat Indian Air Force by 2-1 in Kolkata; Chennaiyin FC defeat TRAU FC by 4-1 in Imphal.
