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Vietnam’s VinSpace signed a contract with SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027 through a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission.

Category :  Science and Tech   Published on: August 13 2026

A new mountain horned dragon species, Acanthosaura syrax, was discovered in Thailand’s Mae Wong National Park as the 23rd recognised species of its genus.

Category :  International   Published on: August 13 2026

Scientists described a new fern species, Pteris madhusoodananii, from Tamil Nadu’s Kolli Hills and preliminarily assessed it as Critically Endangered.

Category :  National   Published on: August 13 2026

A Damascus court sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher al-Assad to death in absentia for serious crimes linked to the civil war.

Category :  International   Published on: August 13 2026

NASA invited ISRO to join its Moon Base programme during the 9th India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting in Bengaluru.

Category :  Science and Tech   Published on: August 13 2026

Skyroot Aerospace signed a three-launch agreement with HEX20 for dedicated Vikram-series missions scheduled from Q4 2027.

Category :  Science and Tech   Published on: August 13 2026

Lebanon’s Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.

Category :  International   Published on: August 13 2026

Parliament passed the Bankers’ Book Evidence Bill 2026, replacing the 1891 law and recognising electronic and digital banking records as legal evidence.

Category :  National   Published on: August 13 2026

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched NSP-DBT scholarship payments, transferring ₹21.35 crore directly to over 6,000 agriculture students.

Category :  Business and economics   Published on: August 13 2026

Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala took charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, succeeding Dr M. Ravichandran.

Category :  Appointment/Resignation   Published on: August 13 2026