Current Affairs — 09 August 2026

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

India ki non-fossil fuel power capacity 300 GW ke paar

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ne 9 August 2026 ko bataya ki 31 July 2026 tak India ki non-fossil fuel installed power capacity 300 GW (300.50 GW) paar kar gayi, jo 2030 ke 500 GW target ka 60% se zyada hai.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

NBA ne 33 States/UTs ko ₹3.79 crore Access and Benefit Sharing funds diye

Environment Ministry ne 9 August 2026 ko bataya ki National Biodiversity Authority ne 33 State Biodiversity Boards va UT Biodiversity Councils aur national institutes ko lagbhag ₹3.79 crore Access and Benefit Sharing funds disburse kiye.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Important

Vice-President ne August Kranti Diwas par Andaman & Nicobar mein Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan shuru kiya

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan ne 1942 ke Quit India Movement ki yaad mein manaye jaane wale August Kranti Diwas, 9 August 2026, par Sri Vijaya Puram ke Flag Point par national flag fehrakar 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' shuru kiya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PMAY-Urban: 1.25 crore ghar sanction, 1 crore se zyada deliver

Housing Ministry ne 9 August 2026 ko bataya ki PMAY-Urban aur PMAY-U 2.0 ke under 1.25 crore se zyada ghar sanction hue hain, jinme 1 crore se zyada complete hokar beneficiaries ko deliver ho chuke hain.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Jharkhand Important

Jharkhand exam irregularities par student protest ke beech JPSC ke teeno members ne resign kiya

14th JPSC exam aur doosre recruitment tests mein alleged irregularities ko lekar Ranchi mein student protests ke beech Jharkhand Public Service Commission ke teeno members ne 9 August 2026 ko resign kar diya.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 South Korea Important

Ashmita Chaliha ne Korea Masters 2026 jeetkar pehla BWF World Tour title hasil kiya

India ki Ashmita Chaliha ne 9 August 2026 ko Korea Masters Super 300 ke women's singles final mein China ki fourth seed Han Qian Xi ko 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 se harakar apna pehla BWF World Tour title jeeta.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Puducherry Important

Amit Shah ne Puducherry Police ko President's Colours pradan kiye

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 9 August 2026 ko Puducherry Police ko President's Colours pradan kiye, jisse yeh force is honour wale police forces mein shamil ho gayi.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi

Rajnath Singh ne Delhi Cantt mein 'Sindoor Maharaktadan Yatra' blood donation camp ka inauguration kiya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 9 August 2026 ko Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt mein 'Sindoor Maharaktadan Yatra' blood donation camp ka inauguration kiya, jisme Maharashtra ke 1,000 sportspersons donors mein shamil the.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

Indian Cost Accounts Service ne Foundation Day 2026 manaya

Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) ne 9 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein Department of Expenditure ke aegis mein Foundation Day manaya, jisme Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh chief guest the.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Karnataka

Teen saal mein SC Post-Matric Scholarship ke under Karnataka ko ₹1,178.20 crore central share jaari

Social Justice Ministry ne 9 August 2026 ko bataya ki sarkar ne Rajya Sabha ko inform kiya ki Centre ne pichhle teen financial years mein SC students ki Post-Matric Scholarship ke under Karnataka ke beneficiaries ko ₹1,178.20 crore central share jaari kiya.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat

Mandaviya ne 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' theme par Hanol, Gujarat se 85th Fit India Sundays on Cycle lead kiya

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ne 9 August 2026 ko 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' theme par Gujarat ke Hanol se Fit India Sundays on Cycle ke 85th edition ko lead kiya.

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