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Production of Kalanamak rice in Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, rose more than five times between 2018 and 2025, the Agriculture Ministry told Lok Sabha on 11 August 2026. Its price rose from ₹40 a kg in 2018 to ₹150 a kg in 2026, and growers rose from 2915 to 23000. Two new dwarf varieties yield 4.5 tonnes a hectare.
11 Aug 2026
The Ministry of Culture promotes India's cultural relations through the Global Engagement Scheme, an umbrella scheme, the Culture Minister told Lok Sabha on 10 August 2026. It has four parts: the International Cultural Exchange Programme, Project Mausam, Brihattar Bharat and a scheme to safeguard intangible cultural heritage. India has Cultural Exchange Programmes with 98 countries.
10 Aug 2026
The PLFS quarterly bulletin for April-June 2026, released on 10 August, shows overall labour force participation at 54.6 per cent, down from 55.5 per cent in January-March. Urban unemployment was steady at 6.7 per cent, while rural unemployment rose to 4.8 per cent. Regular salaried jobs rose, and about 56.6 crore people aged 15 and above were employed.
10 Aug 2026
The government told Rajya Sabha on 10 August 2026 that 30 river interlinking projects were identified under the National Perspective Plan: 16 in the Peninsular component and 14 in the Himalayan component. The Ken-Betwa Link, costing ₹44,605 crore, is the only priority link under implementation. The Polavaram-linked Godavari-Krishna link has been completed by Andhra Pradesh.
10 Aug 2026
Scientists, with ARIES Nainital as a key participant, found an unusually thick ozone layer about 21 to 23 km above the North Bay of Bengal during the NetRAD-ASMA campaign. It lasted over a day, by day and night. The study, in AGU's Earth and Space Science, links it to ozone-rich air being carried in, then sinking and compressing.
10 Aug 2026
On 10 August 2026 MHA notified 11 more international ports where foreigners holding an e-Visa can enter India: nine land ports and two airports. The total is now 88, with 37 airports, 38 seaports and 13 land ports. India processes about 95 per cent of e-Visa applications in under 72 hours.
10 Aug 2026
On World Lion Day, 10 August 2026, the Environment Minister said the Asiatic lion population rose from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025. Project Lion, announced on 15 August 2020, has seen the lion range grow from about 30,000 sq km in 2020 to nearly 35,000 sq km. Gir in Gujarat is the only home of wild Asiatic lions.
10 Aug 2026
A PIB backgrounder of 9 August 2026 traces how CPGRAMS, the central online grievance portal, has grown. Grievances handled rose from about 3.01 lakh in 2014 to around 27 lakh in 2024. Average disposal time in central ministries fell from 157 days to 15 days in 2025. The deadline is now 21 days.
9 Aug 2026
India crossed 300 GW of non-fossil installed power capacity on 31 July 2026, MNRE said on 9 August. That is over 60 per cent of the 500 GW target for 2030. Solar leads with 164.59 GW, followed by wind and hydro. Non-fossil sources now make up over 54 per cent of total installed capacity of about 552 GW.
9 Aug 2026
The Indian Navy-US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 runs at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, from 10 to 14 August 2026, the Defence Ministry said. It is the eighth edition. The two navies have held joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005. Divers and bomb-disposal teams train together.
9 Aug 2026