The Geo-Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) was launched by ISRO on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle- F 10 (GSLV-F10). However, the satellite failed to reach orbit because of a technical setback.

The Quad country navies including, India, the US, Japan and Australia, will be conducting the annual Malabar naval exercises, from August 21, off the coast of Guam, in the Indo-Pacific.

The 130th edition of the Durand Cup is scheduled to be held in and around Kolkata between September 05 to October 03, 2021.

Indian and American bodies have signed an agreement on monsoon data analysis and cooperation to improve weather forecasts in the region.

World Elephant Day is observed every year on August 12 worldwide for the preservation and protection of global elephants.

Cashify, a re-commerce marketplace announced that it has appointed Rajkummar Rao as its first brand ambassador.

The Cabinet Committee chaired by Prime Minister Modi has given its approval to the proposal on Deep Ocean Mission. It will be implemented for five years from 2021 to 2026.

On Aug 11, 2021, The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired a 1,000-km range Nirbhay cruise missile from the Chandipur testing facility in Odisha.

In Mizoram, Brig (Dr.) D. Mishra (Retd.) has assumed additional charge of the Governor of the state.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has built one of the world's highest mobile air traffic control (ATC) towers at the Advanced Landing Ground in Ladakh.