Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0ISRO successfully launched the Earth observation satellite EOS-05 aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket from Sriharikota. EOS-05 is India's first imaging satellite designed to monitor the Earth from geosynchronous orbit, roughly 36,000 km above the surface. Operating from this high vantage point allows continuous, wide-area imaging of the same region, a capability new to India's remote-sensing fleet.
Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0The Supreme Court ruled that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has no power to take disciplinary action against law students, holding that only the universities in which they are enrolled can act. The court rebuked the BCI's attempt to intimidate NALSAR students who had opposed inviting CJI Kant as chief guest for their convocation.
The HinduThe UN warned that the current El Nino could be the strongest in decades. El Nino is a naturally occurring phenomenon and is not caused by climate change, but scientists expect it to exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from the burning of fossil fuels, while amplifying weather extremes across affected regions.
The HinduThe seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose from 53.3 in July to 54.1 in August, as demand conditions remained supportive and new business inflows continued to rise. A reading above 50 signals expansion, indicating the services sector continued to grow during the month.
The HinduIndia's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.7% in July 2026, the second-best growth the index has seen since December last year. The performance was buoyed by the manufacturing and electricity and gas supply sectors, even as economists warned of sluggish rural consumption weighing on the broader recovery.
The HinduThe last seven days as one sheet — grouped by syllabus area, every figure worth memorising, and a quiz across the whole week.
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