Daily digests (5-8 items/day).
On 28 August 2026 the Food Ministry said ex-mill sugar prices had fallen about 20 per cent, and retail prices had begun to fall. Stock checks found mills holding more than declared. A fortnightly quota system from September will replace the monthly one, and sold sugar must leave mills within seven days.
28 Aug 2026
The first meeting of the India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2026. Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation in training, exercises, military medicine, staff talks, defence industry and R&D. It is a step to operationalise the defence MoU signed during the Prime Minister's visit to Kuwait in December 2024.
28 Aug 2026
MoSPI's quick estimate on 28 August 2026 shows the Index of Industrial Production grew 6.7 per cent in July 2026 over July 2025, on base 2022-23. Manufacturing grew 7.3 per cent and electricity 8.7 per cent, while mining fell 0.9 per cent. Capital goods rose 16.1 per cent and consumer durables 10.5 per cent.
28 Aug 2026
On 28 August 2026 the Department of Telecommunications said Sanchar Saathi had helped recover more than 75,000 lost or stolen mobile handsets in a single month for the first time. Monthly recoveries rose 201 per cent from April 2025 to July 2026, helped by better coordination with police and new features for citizens.
28 Aug 2026
On 28 August 2026 the Department of Pharmaceuticals announced the second call for applications under the ₹5,000 crore Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma and MedTech scheme. Early-stage projects of startups and MSMEs can get up to ₹5 crore, and later-stage projects up to ₹100 crore, capped at 35 per cent of cost.
28 Aug 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 28 August 2026 explains how India keeps nuclear power safe and how atomic energy is used beyond electricity. India runs 24 reactors at seven sites with 8.78 GW, has nine under construction, and aims for 100 GW by 2047 under the Nuclear Energy Mission, backed by the SHANTI Act, 2025.
28 Aug 2026
On 27 August 2026 the Department of Consumer Affairs began selling buffer onions at ₹35 per kg through retail outlets and mobile vans in Delhi-NCR. NAFED and NCCF vans were flagged off from Krishi Bhawan. The Kanda Express rail initiative, which moved about 88,000 MT to 16 cities in 2025-26, is speeding stocks to cities.
27 Aug 2026
On 27 August 2026 Larsen & Toubro's Kattupalli yard delivered Samarthak, the first Multi-Purpose Vessel of the Indian Navy. The ship has over 75 per cent indigenous content. It is meant as a trial and evaluation platform, and can also do maritime surveillance, offshore patrol and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
27 Aug 2026
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched on 28 August 2014, completed 12 years in August 2026. As on 19 August 2026 it had 59.09 crore accounts holding ₹3.17 lakh crore, with 55.7 per cent of holders women and 77.8 per cent of accounts in rural and semi-urban areas. Over 41 crore RuPay cards have been issued.
27 Aug 2026
PM SVANidhi, the collateral-free loan scheme for urban street vendors launched on 1 June 2020, completed one year of its restructured phase on 27 August 2026. Lending now runs till 31 March 2030 for 1.15 crore vendors. In the first year, 21.86 lakh loans worth ₹6,294 crore went to 10.56 lakh new beneficiaries.
27 Aug 2026