Current Affairs — 22 August 2026

🌐 International Organisations 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

BRICS Science Ministers ne 'Chennai Declaration' apnaya

India ki adhyakshata mein hui 14th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting ne 22 August 2026 ko sarvsammati se 'Chennai Declaration' apnaya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

BRICS Youth Ministers' Meeting Visakhapatnam mein joint statement ke saath khatam

BRICS Youth Ministers' Meeting 2026, 22 August 2026 ko Visakhapatnam mein youth cooperation par joint statement apnane ke saath khatam hui.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Centre ne chaar saal se kam umar ke bachchon ke liye cold-medicine FDCs par rok lagayi

Union Health Ministry ne 22 August 2026 ko chlorpheniramine maleate aur phenylephrine hydrochloride ki sabhi fixed dose combinations par restriction lagaya aur warning zaroori ki ki inhe chaar saal se kam umar ke bachchon ko na diya jaye.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Africa Important

DR Congo aur AFC/M23 ne Doha peace process ke tahat roadmap par sahmati di

DR Congo aur AFC/M23 rebel alliance ne 22 August 2026 ko joint statement mein bataya ki unhone Doha Framework ke tahat negotiations ke liye sequenced steps aur timelines wale roadmap par sahmati di hai.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha August ke chauthe Shanivar ko GARIMA Diwas manayega; 'Mission Zero' workshop hua

22 August 2026 ko Bhubaneswar mein 'Mission Zero – Ending Fatalities in Sanitation Work' national workshop mein Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi ne elaan kiya ki har saal August ka chautha Shanivar GARIMA Diwas ke roop mein manaya jayega.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah ne Siliguri Corridor ki security review ki

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 22 August 2026 ko Siliguri mein meeting karke Siliguri Corridor ki security review ki aur agencies ko border security ke 'quadrangular approach' ko lagu karne ka nirdesh diya.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Australia Important

IAF ne Australia mein Pitch Black aur Malaysia mein Udara Shakti exercise poori ki

Indian Air Force ne 22 August 2026 ko bataya ki usne Australia mein Exercise Pitch Black 2026 aur Malaysia mein Exercise Udara Shakti 2026 mein apni participation poori kar li hai.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

National Biodiversity Authority ne ₹2.82 crore ka benefit-sharing fund jaari kiya

National Biodiversity Authority ne 22 August 2026 ko Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism ke tahat ₹2.82 crore baante, jinka zyadatar hissa 27 State Biodiversity Boards aur 3 UT Biodiversity Councils ko gaya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Europe Important

Lokayan 26 expedition par INS Sudarshini Lisbon pahuncha

Indian Navy ka sail training ship INS Sudarshini 22 August 2026 ko Portugal ke Lisbon pahuncha; yeh Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition ka 15th port call hai.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Tamil Nadu

ICMR-backed bacteriophage research centre CARBID VIT Vellore mein shuru

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta ne 22 August 2026 ko VIT Vellore mein ICMR-supported Centre for Advanced Research in Bacteriophage and Infectious Diseases (CARBID) ka udghatan kiya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

CSIR-NIScPR ne Hindi science magazine 'Vigyan Pragati' ke 75 saal manaye

CSIR-NIScPR ne 22 August 2026 ko 1952 mein shuru hui apni popular Hindi science magazine 'Vigyan Pragati' ke 75 saal poore hone par Platinum Jubilee ceremony aayojit ki.

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