Aug 26-Today’s Events and Programs
1. President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Ayodhya) from August 26 to 29
2. President Ram Nath Kovind will grace the 9th convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow
3. EAM Dr S Jaishankar will brief Floor Leaders of all political parties on present situation in Afghanistan at Parliament House
4. NITI Aayog and M/o DoNER to release the first edition of North Eastern Region District SDG Index & Dashboard, 2021-22
5. Government to launch e-Shram portal – National Database on Unorganized Workers (NDUW), today
6. All India Council for Technical Education & Bureau of Police Research, Development (BPR&D) to launch MANTHAN-2021
7. RBI to conduct open market purchase of government securities of ₹25,000 crores under G-sec Acquisition Prog (G-SAP 2.0)
8. Health & Family Welfare Ministry’s Press briefing on actions taken, preparedness & updates on COVID-19 (including Vaccination)
9. Minority Affairs Ministry to organize “Mera Watan, Mera Chaman” Mushaira in New Delhi under Amrit Mahotsav
10. Karnataka CM Bommai to meet Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Health Minister Manasukh Mandaviya
11. Budget Session of Puducherry Assembly to begin with customary address by Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan
12. The three-day mega tourism event “Ladakh: New Start, New Goals” to begin at Leh from Aug 26 to 28
13. Around 180 people is expected to be brought to India from Kabul in a military aircraft today
14. The first phase of the Rajasthan panchayat polls will be held today, in which voting in six districts of the state will be held
15. Special CBI court, Panchkula scheduled to pronounce judgment in Ranjit Singh murder case today
16. UP’s Pratapgarh court will hear a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan
17. The Quad countries will conduct the high-voltage Malabar naval exercise from Aug 26 to 29 off the coast of Guam
18. Porn racket case: Bombay High Court scheduled to hear Gehana Vasisth’s pre-arrest bail plea today
19. Farm unions to discuss future strategies for farmers’ protest during national convention on August 26 and 27
20. National level sailing competition will be held at Krishna Raj Sagar Dam at Mysuru from August 26 to 31
