- Chandrayaan-2 has sent a picture of the moon’s surface after reaching the lunar-bound orbit.
- Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri RK Singh has approved the proposal to declare various forms of ocean energy such as tidal, wave, ocean thermal energy conversion etc. as Renewable Energy.
- Ajay Kumar Bhalla (1984 batch IAS officer of Assam cadre) is appointed as new Home Secretary by the Appointments Cabinet Committee.
- Russia launched a rocket carrying life-sized robot named Fedor, to the International Space Station (ISS) from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the timings of Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions by an hour with the aim to increase the availability of the RTGS system. It would start from 7 AM instead of 8 AM with effect from August 26, 2019.
- World Police and Fire Games 2019
- ‘San-Sadhan’ Hackathon
- CBDT’s Clarification to Avail Tax Holiday
- The Book ‘The Diary of Manu Gandhi’ Launched
