Hockey India announced an 18-member Indian junior women’s squad, along with two alternate players, for the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Junior Asia Cup 2026. The tournament will be held in Moqi, China, from 30 August to 13 September 2026. Khaidem Shileima Chanu will lead the team as captain. The team is coached by Tim White, who took charge earlier in 2026.

Mission for Advancement in High-impact Areas (MAHA) is an Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) programme that supports mission-oriented, solution-based research in priority sectors. The MAHA Water Programme, launched on 1 June 2026, is a joint initiative of ANRF and the Ministry of Jal Shakti. The programme focuses on Water Resource Assessment and Sustainable Management, Drinking Water, Water Quality, Human and Ecological Health, Water Use Efficiency & Circular Economy, and Climate Resilience & Adaptation. The information was provided by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

The Republic of Nauru recently introduced the Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program (ECRCP). This is a unique climate-funded citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme. The program sells citizenship to international investors to raise capital for the country’s national relocation and climate-adaptation efforts. The initiative aims to raise funds to relocate around 90% of Nauru’s households and critical infrastructure to higher ground due to rising sea levels, bypassing traditional debt-driven multilateral climate finance.

Scientists at the Bose Institute, Kolkata, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have developed a new theoretical framework called General Concurrence Percolation (GCP) to improve quantum communication networks. GCP strengthens quantum entanglement over long distances without removing intermediate network nodes, making communication more efficient and resource-friendly. The new protocol lowers the minimum entanglement required to establish a connected quantum network, improving the feasibility of real-world quantum communication.

The Union Cabinet approved the GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) National Circular Bioenergy Scheme with an outlay of ₹23,731 crore. The scheme will be implemented from FY 2026–27 to FY 2035–36 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It aims to convert agricultural residue, cattle dung, press mud, municipal organic waste, and other biomass into Compressed Biogas (CBG) and organic manure. The scheme seeks to increase domestic CBG production nearly tenfold and promote a circular bioeconomy.