• The Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has become the first amongst States/UTs to establish an Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) in partnership with the government think tank National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog.
• NITI Aayog will replicate the J&K model of Atal Tinkering Lab to the rest of India on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis.

• To encourage young minds in the field, and challenge students to become producers of products themselves instead of consumers.

Mikhail Gorbachev was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union. He served as the President of the Soviet Union from 1990 until the country’s dissolution in 1991. While in power between 1985 and 1991, he helped bring US-Soviet relations out of a deep freeze and was the last surviving Cold War leader.

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed globally on the 30th of August every year by United Nations.

Max Verstappen wins F1 Belgian Grand Prix

The ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’ was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. However, the UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
It is an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.

Women’s Equality Day 2022 theme is “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”.

The Government of India has unveiled a dedicated website to give a further boost to the ongoing coastal clean-up campaign. The portal www.swachhsagar.org will give a major push to the cleaning mission. As per the Government, more than 200 ton of garbage, mainly single-use plastic, have been removed from the sea coasts during the first 20 days of the campaign.

Former Vijaya Bank chairman & founder and serving Chairman of Soham Group of Companies, K. Sadananda Shetty passed away at the age of 85 In Nice City, France.

Mr. Shetty was the chairman of Vijaya Bank, which has now merged with Bank of Baroda, from 1983 to 1990.

He also served as the vice-chairman of the Indian Banks Association.

India will now develop two hydropower projects in Nepal, namely West Seti Hydropower Project and the Seti River Hydropower Project, nearly 4 years after China withdrew from these. The formal agreement was signed in Kathmandu.

Birth Anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand: India’s National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 every year to commemorate Major Dhyan Chand, widely regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in history. It aims to raise awareness about the importance of physical activity and healthy lifestyles.

The Government of Telangana will host the 20th edition of BioAsia 2023, the major event of BioAsia 2023 for life sciences and health tech, on February 24-26, 2023.

Minister for Industries and Commerce KT Rama Rao launched the BioAsia 2023 logo and theme, “Advancing for ONE: Shaping the Next Generation of Humanised Healthcare.”

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on August 27, 2022. President of India Draupadi Murmu administered him the oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Justice UU Lalit has succeeded Justice NV Ramana, who retired on August 26, 2022.

Google has announced a campaign to upskill cyber security researchers and developers in India.

As a symbolic voice of the masses against the tyrannic British rule, Tarhane Teli community in Nagpur is celebrating the Marbat festival since 1885 and drawing attention to the evil customs and socio-political issues of the society through different effigies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 300-metre long ‘Atal Bridge’ for pedestrians and cyclists across the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad.
Atal Bridge connects the two banks of Sabarmati River with the design inspired by the famous kite festival. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the bridge from the Khadi Utsav event.

Model Divita Rai from Karnataka was named the winner of LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022 According to a press release, Rai will represent India at the global pageant of Miss Universe.

The Border Security Force (BSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to ensure the safety and security of booking data under its air e-ticket service for the troops of India’s border guarding force.

The MoU is significant in terms of providing better facilities to the personnel of the BSF, which guards 3,323 km of India-Pakistan and 4,096 km India-Bangladesh borders. This service will provide a dedicated online portal with a credit facility of 60 days.

Mastercard announced that Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and Chirag Shetty, will come on board as brand ambassadors in India. Similar to the key role played by Mastercard’s brand ambassador MS Dhoni, the badminton stars will be a part of Mastercard’s Team Cashless India campaign, which works with merchants and cardholders to create awareness of safety, security, and convenience of digital payments.

As winners of the prestigious Thomas Cup 2022 and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the new ambassadors will partner with Mastercard to spread awareness about the safety, security, and convenience of digital payments in India.

HDFC Bank has partnered with Tata Neu to launch two new credit cards. The card will be launched in two variants – Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Credit Card and Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card.

Life insurance company Aegon Life Insurance has rolled out the #PlayForOurHeroes campaign. It is a digital campaign that uses a game called ‘The Game of Life on the company website — to spread awareness about the importance of life insurance.

This initiative is a small step towards fulfilling that mission of simplifying insurance so that more people understand the importance and urgency to buy insurance – and easily find the right product, without getting overwhelming sales calls.

Women’s Equality Day is celebrated every year on August 26. The day marks the passage of women’s suffrage in the US. Women’s Equality Day helps us appreciate and celebrate the valor of heroic women who, despite discrimination and violence, pulled the women’s movement to success. The Day also acknowledges the women of our lives and commemorates the women who fought for their rights in the past.

DreamSetGo, a sports experiences and travel platform, has announced Sourav Ganguly as its first brand ambassador.

African countries offer India lithium access to repay loans

To bring about uniformity in fertiliser brands across the country, the government today issued an order directing all companies to sell their products under a single brand name of ‘Bharat’.

The former Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on August 24, 2022, released a book titled ‘New India’. It is a compilation of selected articles by the former Union Minister and Padma Vibhushan Arun Jaitley. The book was launched on the death anniversary of Arun Jaitley. As per Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley dreamt of a New India, a strong, stable, prosperous, peaceful, and forward-looking India.

Veteran film producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala passed away on Monday at the age of 91.

He started his film production and media entertainment company in 1953.

His first film as a producer was the Dharmendra and Rekha-starrer family drama Jhutha Sach.

He was known for his films including Mahabharat (1965), Jhutha Sach (1984), Lahoo Ke Do Rang (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Welcome (2007) &, etc.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2022 on 25th August at 8 pm via video conferencing.

The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 will take place in Indore in January of next year, according to Arindam Bagchi, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of External Affairs.

Every year on January 9th, the celebration of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas honors the contribution of the Indian diaspora to the advancement of India.