1.As the Russia-Ukraine war continues into its fifth year, Modi said the world must move away from prolonged conflict and work towards an early peaceful resolution.

2.A Singaporean diplomat Tommy Koh (in photo) who led adoption of UN oceans treaty, a Myanmar activist who put his freedom on the line for democracy, and a former Bangladeshi teacher were named on Monday as the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards.

3.The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition alleging an element of “silent compulsion” in the rollout of E20 petrol and seeking mandatory disclosure of the ethanol content in petrol sold at fuel stations across the country.

4.India is likely to experience below-normal rainfall in September, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday forecasting rainfall across the country to be at least 9% short of the long-period average of 167.9 mm. This comes after India experienced the hottest August since 1901

5.The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced a campaign to engage Gen Z content creators to promote tourism under the ‘Visit My State Uttar Pradesh’ campaign.

6.The State government and Governor have reached a formal settlement regarding the appointments of Vice-Chancellors (V-C) to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) and Digital University Kerala (DUK).

7.The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the alleged scam in the recruitment of veterinary of- cers by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), arrested Basavaraj Kannale, reportedly a local BJP leader from Bhalki, Bidar district, on Monday.

8.Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday announced a Tamil Nadu Transmission Improvement Scheme at a cost of Rs33,066 crore to strengthen power transmission to major consumption centres.

9.The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Union government’s response to a plea for a ban on retail sale of acid after concerns were raised over the use of the corrosive substance in crimes against women.

10.The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition alleging an element of “silent compulsion” in the rollout of E20 petrol and seeking mandatory disclosure of the ethanol content in petrol sold at fuel stations across the country.

11.The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday formed a vemember Bench to decide on media baron Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan in a personal insolvency case involving claims of more than Rs22,000 crore after a Division Bench failed to reach a majority verdict.

12.The growth in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) stood at 7.8% in the AprilJune 2026 quarter (Q1 FY27), quicker than the 6.9% recorded in Q1 of last year, but slower than the 8.6% of the January-March 2026 quarter.

13.Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has plans to infuse Rs 1 lakh crore for deepwater and ultradeep water exploration by 2030, Chairman and CEO Arun Kumar Singh told reporters on Monday.

14.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notied the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM 2.0), targeting a broad range of sops for the electronics manufacturing sector. ISM 2.0 has an outlay of Rs1.28 lakh crore, with all ‘pillars’ of categories being fungible insofar as the share of investments they may get under the scheme.

15.U .S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran “hard” after the two countries traded re for the rst time in over a month, while Iran’s President warned that more fighting with the U.S. was not in his country’s interest.

16.The 16th day of counting and weighing at Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar ended on Monday after a long, tightly supervised session that ran from 11:30 a.m. — after the morning dhupa — until 6:55 p.m. The team worked for 7 hours and 25 minutes.

17.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has now directed that poor meritorious students from the SC and ST communities need not deposit tuition or other fees at the time of admission to government medical and engineering colleges, or for six months after they join. 

18.The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra of the Orissa High Court for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.

19.The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Debabrata Dutta, Dutta, then proprietor of M/s DNB Food Processing Pvt. Ltd., is alleged to have conspired with others to collect money from unsuspecting depositors and misappropriate Rs17,22,39,453.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to impose restrictions on the proposed September 5 march in Delhi by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), saying matters concerning law and order should be handled by the appropriate authorities.