Current Affairs — 20 August 2026

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Japan Must know

Defence Ministers' Meeting mein India aur Japan ne maritime security pact sign kiya

Rajnath Singh aur Japan ke Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi ne 20 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein mulaqat ki aur Maritime Security Cooperation par Memorandum of Arrangement sign kiya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Maharashtra Important

Railway factories Mumbai suburban network ke liye 238 AC EMU rakes banayengi

Railway Ministry ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki ICF Chennai, RCF Kapurthala aur MCF Raebareli Mumbai suburban railway ke liye 238 AC EMU rakes banayengi, jinki supply 2027 se 2030 tak hogi.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Ladakh Important

Cabinet ne Ladakh mein J&K High Court bench ko manzoori di

Union Cabinet ne 20 August 2026 ko Union Territory Ladakh mein High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh ki ek bench baithane ko manzoori di.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Mauritius Important

India-Mauritius oil and gas MoU; IOCL Mauritius ka poora fuel import supply karegi

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri ki visit ke dauran 20 August 2026 ko India aur Mauritius ne oil and gas MoU aur IOCL-STC ke beech five-year fuel supply agreement exchange kiya.

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📋 Government Schemes 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar ke liye ₹13,427 crore ke saath PMAY-G ke 11.19 lakh ghar approve

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne 20 August 2026 ko Bihar ke liye PMAY-G ke tahat ₹13,427 crore allocation ke saath 11,18,937 pucca houses ki manzoori announce ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

July 2026 mein core sector 5.4% badha

Commerce Ministry ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23) July 2026 mein saal-dar-saal 5.4% badha, jo June ke 6.0% se thoda kam hai.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Amit Shah ne Mahabalipuram mein 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting ki adhyakshata ki

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 20 August 2026 ko Tamil Nadu ke Mahabalipuram mein Southern Zonal Council ki 31st meeting chair ki aur southern states se pending water disputes baatcheet se suljhane ko kaha.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Delhi Important

40 lakh affordable homes target ke saath Delhi Master Plan 2047 jaari

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal ne 20 August 2026 ko Delhi Master Plan 2047 (MPD-2047) unveil kiya, jismein lagbhag 40 lakh naye affordable housing units ki parikalpana hai.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

CMLRE ne India ke EEZ ke deep-sea fishery resources par national report jaari ki

Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) ne apni silver jubilee par 20 August 2026 ko National Report on Deep-Sea and Distant-Water Fishery Resources of the Indian EEZ jaari ki.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Singapore

Piyush Goyal 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable mein shamil hue

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne 20 August 2026 ko Singapore mein PM Lawrence Wong se mulaqat ki aur 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable mein hissa liya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

Aadhaar App ke downloads 5 crore ke paar

MeitY ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki Aadhaar App ke downloads 5 crore (50 million) paar kar gaye hain aur iske zariye 60 lakh se zyada mobile numbers update hue hain.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 India

Reconstituted National Commission for Minorities ki pehli meeting

Naye reconstituted National Commission for Minorities ne 20 August ko Chairman Harjit Singh Grewal ki adhyakshata mein 2026 ki apni pehli meeting ki.

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