Aviation & Trade: Maldivian expanded AVIAREPS India’s mandate to a pan-India GSA role from 10 August 2026, aiming to boost sales and market visibility across key Indian cities after India delivered nearly 190,000 visitor arrivals in 2025. Fisheries & Urban Infrastructure: Male’ City Council agreed to hand over the land of the fish market to the Fisheries Ministry for redevelopment, with conditions to return the property after works and to avoid leasing parts of the site. Maritime Safety: Search efforts continue for three missing men after the Friend 4 supply boat sank in the Huvadhoo Sea; MNDF says over 7,400 sq nm has been searched, but no trace has been found. Agriculture & Food Security: Maldives launched the Dhanduveri Manfaa agribusiness matching grant (machinery and climate-smart farming support) and the Dhanduveri Nafaa Islamic financing loan scheme for farmers. Tourism & Marine Conservation: InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort recorded its first green sea turtle hatchlings of the season, with nests monitored under conservation protocols. Smart Industry & Local Business: Habeys Boduberu Group reopened the Maldives’ first smart studio, automating lighting, cooling, security and energy management. Aviation Regulation Debate: An Indian pilots’ body renewed calls for an autonomous civil aviation authority, while an aviation expert argued for making the existing DGCA fully independent instead.