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The Indian Army will soon be operating six AASHVAST labs across the country, where all its drones and CCTV cameras too will undergo mandatory inspections to identify and eliminate firmware level vulnerabilities. AASHVAST stands for Assessment and Analysis of Electronic Systems Hardware for Vulnerabilities and Security Threats. Firmware is a specialized type of software permanently or semi-permanently embedded into a hardware device to provide low-level control and basic operational instructions. It also examines the software that operates these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – to identify and eliminate firmware-level vulnerabilities. The idea behind establishing these labs, a first of its kind, was to neutralise the common threats of enemy interference in Indian drones, preventing them from performing their designated tasks in a contested area So far, drones procured by the Indian Army did not have firmware-level vulnerabilities checked.

India clinched its first gold medal of the ongoing Asia Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya as the women’s cricket team completed a thumping win over Sri Lanka in the final. India is currently placed eighth in the medal tally. China is top of the standings with 53 medals, including 32 gold medals.

LEGENDARY ACTOR Anant Nag, known for his impressive work in Hindi and Kannada cinema in movies such as Min-china Ota, Hamsageethe, Ankur and Manthan, will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024.

According to US agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the current El-Nino would further intensify into 'very sttong' category and prevail through winter season over Northern Hemisphere. El Niño is a naturally occurring ocean-atmospheric phenomenon, wherein there is an abnormal warming recorded along the equatorial and central Pacific Ocean waters. El Niño conditions are often linked to extreme weather across the globe, in the form of higher-than-average tempera-tures, rainfall or droughts. The 2026 El Niño would be a historic event ever recorded since 1950. #ElNino #2026

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HIMALAYAN DISASTERS: KEDARNATH, 2013: In June, Uttarakhand received an unusually high amount of rainfall, leading to the melting of the Chorabari glacier and the Mandakini river overflowing. The floods affected large parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Western Nepal, caus-ing massive flash floods and landslides. Nearly 6,000 people were presumed dead. CHAMOLI, 2021: A large glacier broke away and set off a flood, leading to surging waters in the Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand. Over 200 people were reported dead. SIKKIM, 2023: A glacial lake (large bodies of water that sit in front of, on top of, or beneath a melting glacier) situated in northwest Sikkim at 17,000 ft burst due to incessant rains. It led to the release of water in downstream areas and the deaths of at least 55 people. DHARALI, 2025: The topography of the region (elevation as high as 6,900 metres above mean sea level), combined with con-tinuous rainfall over a few days, triggered mudslides, debris slides and flash floods. NEPAL 2026 : Devastating flooding in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river has claimed over 350 lives, highlighting the Himalayan region's vulnerability to disasters. event. It was most likely triggered by a rock and ice avalanche, result of a large block of glacier in the upper reaches of the Bhotekashi river (the Jower side is also called the Trishuli) falling off though there was no heavy rainfall incident recorded in the area, so that factor is largely ruled out.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the government's flagship financial inclusion scheme, has completed 12 years. The number of bank accounts under the scheme has crossed 59 crore, with deposits reaching Rs 3.17 lakh crore, the finance ministry said 🏦💰. Launched on August 28, 2014, the scheme is providing financial services to economically disadvantaged sections 🤝.

The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC EPFO APFC Notification 2026 on August 21,2026 announcing 80 vacancies for Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner posts. Key Details & Dates Application Start Date: August 22, 2026 Last Date to Apply: September 11, 2026 (up to 6:00 PM) Recruitment Test Date: December 20, 2026

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