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- The Union government launched Kanda Express to transport onions from Nashik, Maharashtra, to major consuming centres such as Delhi, Chennai, Kochi and Guwahati, after onion prices rose sharply.
- Lasalgaon, Nashik, is a major onion trading hub, while NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) and NCCF (National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India) procured about 1.2 lakh tonnes for buffer stock to control price fluctuations.
- Kaziah Liz Mejo of Kerala was crowned Miss Universe India 2026 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed every year on 23 August to remember the tragedy of the slave trade and the struggle for its abolition.
- National Sports Day is observed every year on August 29 in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.
- The theme for the year 2026 is "Khelega Bharat, Jeetega Bharat."
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