- India has handed over 2.45 billion Nepali Rupees to the Govt of Nepal towards reimbursement for housing reconstruction in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts at the 5th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission in Kathmandu.
- Zambia President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has arrived in India on 21st August 2019 to increase participation in the fields of health care, tourism, agriculture, food processing and mining.
- 9th session of India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee (JTC) between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Government of the Republic of Kenya was held on 19th-20th August 2019 in New Delhi.
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the design of the Mobile Metallic Ramp(MMR) to the Indian army on 21st August 2019, which have load bearing capacity of 70 metric tonne(MT) for reducing Strategic Mobility time of mobilising Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV).
- Centre has made an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008 to issue new sets of health warnings for all tobacco products with the text “tobacco causes painful death” and a national toll-free number - 1800-11-2356 printed on it.
- National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement
- SARAL – ‘State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index’
- Indian Railways Banned Single-use Plastic Materials
- Appointments of Cabinet Secretary