SF Prep Notes

Current Affairs — 24 August 2026

Roz ki news — apne exam, rajya aur topic ke hisaab se. Har news me short summary, key facts aur MCQs.

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11 news · 27 MCQs

Mon, 24 Aug 2026

📋 State Schemes 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Tamil Nadu ne Annapoorani Super Six LPG scheme aur women ke liye free bus travel ke expansion ka elaan kiya

Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay ne 24 August 2026 ko Assembly mein bataya ki state Pongal 2027 se saal mein teen LPG cylinders ka paisa dega aur 2 October se women ki free bus travel ka daayra badhayega.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Mongolia Important

India ne 2011–2020 mein 21.76 million hectare land restore ki: Bhupender Yadav ne UNCCD COP17 mein bataya

24 August 2026 ko Ulaanbaatar mein UNCCD COP17 ke IUCN side event mein Bhupender Yadav ne kaha ki India ne Bonn Challenge pledge ke under 2011–2020 mein 21.76 million hectare land restore ki.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Asia Important

India–Cambodia ne Phnom Penh mein Trade and Investment par 3rd Joint Working Group kiya

India aur Cambodia ne 24 August 2026 ko Phnom Penh mein Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment ki teesri meeting ki; 2025-26 mein bilateral trade 36% se zyada badhkar USD 406.78 million raha.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Karnataka Important

Mysuru mein Tribal Languages aur Museums par National Conclave shuru; Adi Vaani upgrade

Ministry of Tribal Affairs ne 24 August 2026 ko Mysuru mein Tribal Languages aur Museums par three-day National Conclave shuru kiya aur upgraded Adi Vaani platform va AI assistant 'Jago' launch kiya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

RBI ki USD-INR swap facility se gyarah hafton se kam mein USD 73 billion aaye

Finance Ministry ne 24 August 2026 ko bataya ki FCNR(B) deposits aur foreign borrowings ke liye RBI ki special USD-INR swap facility se 21 August tak USD 73 billion mobilise hue.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Vice-President ne Andhra Pradesh mein India ka pehla non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid launch kiya

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan ne 24 August 2026 ko Andhra Pradesh ke Eluru district ke Musunuru mein India ka pehla non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed launch kiya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Argentina Important

India–Argentina ne Buenos Aires mein 4th Joint Trade Committee meeting ki

India aur Argentina ne 24 August 2026 ko Buenos Aires mein Joint Trade Committee ki chauthi meeting ki, jismein lithium, farm market access aur pharma mein cooperation aage badha.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Delhi Important

Amit Shah ne New Delhi mein 9th National Security Strategies Conference ka udghatan kiya

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 24 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein two-day 9th National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference-2026 ka udghatan kiya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 New Zealand Important

India aur New Zealand ne Wellington mein 2nd Defence Strategic Dialogue kiya

India aur New Zealand ne 24 August 2026 ko Wellington mein doosra Defence Strategic Dialogue kiya, jismein nayi Strategic Partnership ke under maritime security aur joint training par focus raha.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🌐 International Relations 📍 India

Chhe deshon ke envoys ne President Murmu ko credentials saunpe

President Droupadi Murmu ne 24 August 2026 ko Rashtrapati Bhavan mein South Sudan, UAE, Nigeria, Moldova, Germany aur Sweden ke envoys se credentials sweekar kiye.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs
🌐 International Relations 📍 United States

US Supreme Court ne Trump administration ko mail-voting executive order par aage badhne diya

US Supreme Court ne 24 August 2026 ko Trump v. California case mein lower court ki us injunction ko stay kar diya, jisne mail-in voting limit karne wale President Trump ke executive order ke kuch hisson par rok lagayi thi.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs