- India reported 44,643 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
- Nine new varieties of improved paddy have been invented from the National Rice Research Center at Vidyadharpur in Cuttack, said Dr. Deepankar Maiti, Director. Since the inception of the new rice variety in the year 1968, 154 varieties of rice have been invented, including the 9 new varieties of rice.
- The Governing Council of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) of Delhi has adopted the framework of ‘deshbhakti’ curriculum on Friday.
- A total of Rs 5.05 crore has been sanctioned for the family members of 101 journalists who lost their lives in Covida between 2020 and 2021 in the country. Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Praveen Pawar has said that Rs 5 lakh has been sanctioned to each family.
- Schools and colleges are likely to reopen after the Durga Puja holidays in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has informed.
- The department said universities and colleges for physical classroom teaching and hostel accommodation will reopen from August 16 for PG First Year and UG Pre-Final Year students.
- Punjab School Education and Public Works Department Minister Vijay Inder Singla today said the state government has decided to name roads and schools after Olympic medal-winning players.
- The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday announced an award of ₹ 1 crore for Varun Kumar after the Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Sports and Youth Affairs in a Press Release today appreciated the efforts of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in transforming the performance of national men’s and women’s hockey teams.
- The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared result of the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE) Main 2021 Session-3. Duggineni Venkata Paneesh from Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the topper in the General category. Aman Panda is Odisha topper with 99.91 percentile.
- The 13th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Conference will be held on September 9. India will chair the BRICS summit for the third time.
- . As of August 4, there have been 83 cases of Delta Plus in the country. Maharashtra has the highest number of 33 cases, with 11 in Madhya Pradesh and 10 in Tamil Nadu.
- Of the 136 airports operated by the Indian Aviation Authority (AAI), about 75 per cent are operating at a loss. Of these, the Jharsuguda airport has not benefited in the last three years.
- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Friday announced an award of Rs 1 crore for Varun Kumar, a resident of of Dalhousie in Chamba district who is also part of the Indian men’s hockey team that won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
- Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, heading a two-judge bench, said vacancies of 20 presiding officers, 110 judicial members and 111 technical members were pending across the country in various tribunals.
- Leaders of 14 opposition parties met at Parliament House and decided to visit the protest site, where a select group of farmer leaders have been holding a Kisan Sansad (farmers’ parliament) since July 22 to mark seven months of the protests at Delhi's border points against the laws.
- Rejecting the appeal of a husband against divorce, a division bench of the Kerala High Court said that treating a wife’s body as something that is owed to the husband and committing sexual acts against her will is nothing but marital rape.
- India soars high on COVID19 vaccination, historic record of 50 crore doses administered to date. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a tweet.
- US-based vaccine maker Novavax has filed regulatory submissions for emergency use authorization in India.
- Jharkhand has announced ₹ 50 lakh each to Hockey players Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan for their stellar performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said.
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