Sikkim: 10 out of 13 MLAs of Sikkim Democratic Front join BJP.
Organ Donation Day celebrated on August 13. PM inaugurates Dynamic Facade Lighting of the Parliament House Estate. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar releases patriotic song “Watan” produced by DD for Independence Day. Sung by Javed Ali, penned by lyricist Alok Shrivastav and musically composed by Dushyant. 41% reduction in stubble burning incidents in 2018 over 2016: Director General ICAR Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra. Over 4500 villages of Haryana & Punjab declared as Zero Stubble Burning Villages. Consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation eased marginally to 3.15 per cent in July. On-lending by registered NBFCs (other than MFIs) towards agriculture, MSEs and housing sector up to prescribed limits will be treated as priority sector loans: RBI High-speed locomotive, achieving a top speed of 180 km per hour, manufactured in Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal led a high-power delegation of CMs of Haryana, Gujarat, UP and Goa to Vladivostok, Russia from August 11 to 13. Bajaj Auto launches its new bike Pulsar 125 Neon with price starting at Rs 64,000 Assam’s Dikom Tea Estate brand fetches ‘record’ Rs 75,000 per kg.