Updated 31 August 2025
| The 19th edition of biennial multilateral military exercise, hosted by Egypt in partnership with the US, being held from August 28 to September 10, with participation of several countries including India, is named | Bright Star 2025 |
| The State which has topped the medals tally at the 2025 Khelo India Water Sports Festival organised from 21 to 23 August 2025 at Dal Lake Srinagar | Madhya Pradesh |
| The team which has won the 2025 Durand Cup football tournament defeating Diamond Harbour in the finals in Kolkata | NorthEast United |
| The Indian cricket player from Gujarat who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| The Indian state which has become the first in the country to achieve 100% digital literacy | Kerala |
| The town in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanur known as the birth place of Parshuram, which has been renamed as Parshurampuri | Jalalabad |
| The Indian-born British business magnate and philanthropist who passed away on 21 August 2025 | Lord Swraj Paul |
| The contestant from Rajasthan who has been crowned Miss Universe India 2025 at a beauty pageant held in Jaipur | Miss Manika Vishwakarma |
| The present Governor of Manipur who has been given the additional charge as the Governor of Nagaland following the death of Shri La. Ganesan | Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla |
| The 12th edition of Sri Lanka India Naval Exercise held from 14 to 18 Aug 25 at Colombo, Sri Lanka is named | SLINEX 2025 |
| The present Governor of Nagaland and former Governor of Manipur and West Bengal who passed away on 15 August 2025 | Shri La. Ganesan |
| The place in Jammu and Kashmir where flash floods after a cloudburst caused death of more than 50 people ((mostly pilgrims) with several missing | Chisoti villate in Kishtwar dist. |
| India's longest freight train measuring 4.5 km in length which was launched on its maiden journey from Ganjkhwaja to Garhwa Road is named | Rudrastra |
| The country which has become the 107th member of the International Solar Alliance | Moldova |
| The former Rajya Sabha member and former Governor of 5 states (at different times) who passed away on 05 August 2025 | Shri Satyapal Malik |
| The place in Uttarakhand where a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Kheerganga river and caused damage to houses and death of several people | Dharali |
| The rarest blood group in the world which was found in a woman from Bengaluru by a team of scientists from India and UK is named | CRIB |
| The former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and also the former Union Minister of Coal who passed away on 04 August 2025 | Shri Shibu Soren |
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