Current Affairs — 21 August 2026

💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Centre ne ₹62,500 crore ki Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme notify ki

MeitY ne 21 August 2026 ko ₹62,500 crore outlay wali Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) notify ki, taaki production badhe, domestic value addition gehra ho aur Indian-owned phone brands ko support mile.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Rajasthan Important

BRICS Tourism Ministers ne Jaipur Declaration apnaya

India ki Chairship mein BRICS Tourism Ministers' Meeting 21 August 2026 ko Jaipur mein BRICS Tourism Ministers' Communiqué 2026 yaani 'Jaipur Declaration' apnane ke saath khatam hui.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

Paradip Port ko 18.5-metre deep-draft capability; ₹427.80 crore ke projects shuru

Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ne 21 August 2026 ko Odisha ke Paradip Port mein ₹427.80 crore ke saat projects ka udghatan kiya, jo iski 18.5-metre deep-draft capability ko mark karta hai.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Maharashtra Important

Pune mein 12th BRICS Communications Ministers' Meeting

India ne 21 August 2026 ko Pune mein Jyotiraditya Scindia ki adhyakshata mein 12th BRICS Communications Ministers' Meeting host ki aur sidelines par Brazil ke saath telecom aur ICT MoU sign kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Revised land-border rules ke tahat ₹4,895.65 crore ke 29 FDI investments report hue

Commerce Ministry ne 21 August 2026 ko bataya ki land-bordering countries se chhote, non-controlling ownership wale investors ke liye revised framework ke tahat ₹4,895.65 crore ke 29 FDI investments report hue hain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 United Kingdom Important

India aur UK ne 25th Defence Consultative Group meeting ki

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh aur UK Permanent Under Secretary for Defence Jeremy Pocklington ne 21 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein 25th India–UK Defence Consultative Group meeting ki co-chair ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Festive season se pehle sugar prices thamne ke liye Centre ne kadam uthaye

Centre ne 21 August 2026 ko ek mahine mein ₹48.18 se ₹55.70 per kg pahunchi sugar prices thamne ke liye dealers par stock limit aur 10 LMT raw sugar ke duty-free import samet kai kadam bataye.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Border management par 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group Dehradun mein mila

Border management aur security par 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group ki meeting 20–21 August 2026 ko Dehradun mein hui.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

India aur ADB ne Chennai water aur sewerage ke liye $230 million loan sign kiya

India aur Asian Development Bank ne 21 August 2026 ko Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewerage Project ke liye $230 million loan sign kiya.

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🔬 Space 📍 Delhi Important

PM Modi ne 20 space start-ups ke CEOs aur founders se mulaqat ki

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne 21 August 2026 ko Seva Teerth mein 20 space start-ups ke CEOs aur founders se baat ki aur logon ki zindagi behtar karne ke liye space technology ke wider use ki appeal ki.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Kerala Important

Cochin Shipyard ne teesra anti-submarine shallow water craft 'Mangrol' Navy ko saunpa

Cochin Shipyard Limited ne 21 August 2026 ko apna banaya teesra Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft 'Mangrol' Indian Navy ko saunpa.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa

57th IFFI ke liye Steering Committee ki pehli meeting

20 se 28 November 2026 tak Goa mein hone wale 57th International Film Festival of India ki Steering Committee ki pehli meeting 21 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein hui.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

CCI ne agro-input dealer associations par cartelisation ke liye penalty lagayi

Competition Commission of India ne 21 August 2026 ko Agro Input Dealers Association aur Agro Input Welfare Association par cartelisation ke liye monetary aur non-monetary sanctions lagaye.

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