Current Affairs — 19 August 2026

🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Bihar Important

Cabinet ne Bihar mein Nepal border tak NH-22 ki ₹3,590.73 crore ki four-laning clear ki

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ne 19 August 2026 ko Bihar mein NH-22 ke 82.578 km lambe Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section ko Hybrid Annuity Mode par ₹3,590.73 crore mein four-lane karne ko approve kiya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ke IGI Airport par transshipment cargo reform ka vistaar

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu ne 19 August 2026 ko Delhi ke IGI Airport par scaled-up transshipment cargo operations ko flag off kiya, jismein chaar domestic origins aur do naye international destinations jode gaye.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi mein 200 e-buses judi, 56 women-only bus services shuru

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta aur LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu ne 19 August 2026 ko 200 electric buses ko flag off kiya, jisse city ka e-bus fleet 5,000 ke paar ho gaya, aur 56 women-only bus services launch ki.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Assam Important

IASST aur IIT Guwahati ne 'smart' cancer drug RK-251 develop ki

Science Ministry ne 19 August 2026 ko bataya ki IASST aur IIT Guwahati ke researchers ne RK-251 develop ki hai, ek 'smart' cancer drug jo mainly cancer cells ke andar activate hoti hai.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World Important

World Humanitarian Day 2026: fallen aid workers ke parivaron ko samman

19 August 2026 ko World Humanitarian Day OCHA-led campaign theme 'Families of Fallen Humanitarians' ke saath manaya gaya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Odisha Important

Cabinet ne ₹9,450 crore ke chaar rail multitracking projects approve kiye

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ne 19 August 2026 ko lagbhag ₹9,450 crore ke chaar railway multitracking projects approve kiye, jinse West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu aur Andhra Pradesh mein lagbhag 410 km network judega.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

RBI ne 62nd MPC meeting ke minutes jaari kiye; repo 5.25% par barkarar

RBI ne 19 August 2026 ko Monetary Policy Committee ki 62nd meeting (3-5 August) ke minutes jaari kiye, jismein unanimously repo rate 5.25% aur stance neutral rakha gaya.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Rajasthan

Jaipur mein BRICS Tourism Working Group ki doosri meeting

Tourism Ministry ne India ki BRICS Chairship ke tahat 19 August 2026 ko Rajasthan ke Jaipur mein BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group ki doosri meeting host ki.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh

DRI ne Lucknow mein ivory ki 54 artefacts zabt ki, chaar giraftar

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ne 19 August 2026 ko Lucknow mein ek wildlife trafficking syndicate ka bhandaphod karke ivory ki 54 carved artefacts zabt ki aur chaar logon ko giraftar kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

India February 2027 mein 5th Coast Guard Global Summit host karega

Indian Coast Guard ne 19 August 2026 ko bataya ki India February 2027 mein New Delhi mein 5th Coast Guard Global Summit host karega, jo force ki golden jubilee ke saath hoga.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 West Bengal

Kolkata ki Mirza Ghalib Street par hotel mein aag, nau ki maut

19 August 2026 ki tadke central Kolkata ki Mirza Ghalib Street par ek hotel mein lagi aag mein paanch Bangladeshi nationals samet nau logon ki maut ho gayi.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Gujarat

Gandhinagar mein BRICS Youth Council aur Youth Summit aayojit

India ki BRICS Chairship ke tahat 19 August 2026 ko Gujarat ke Gandhinagar mein BRICS Youth Council Meeting aur BRICS Youth Summit hue.

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