Current Affairs — 26 August 2026

🌿 Disasters 📍 Nepal Must know

Nepal mein Bhote Koshi ke kinare deadly flash flood; India ne madad offer ki aur Bihar, UP ko alert kiya

Nepal–Tibet border par glacier collapse se aayi flash flood ne 26 August 2026 ko central Nepal mein tabahi machayi; PM Modi ne har sambhav madad offer ki aur Centre ne Bihar aur Uttar Pradesh ko alert kiya.

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🏅 Chess 📍 Maharashtra Important

Mayank Chakraborty aur Pratitee Bordoloi ne Mumbai mein Asian Junior Chess titles jeete

India ke Mayank Chakraborty aur Pratitee Bordoloi ne Mumbai mein Asian Junior Classical Chess Championship 2026 ke Open aur Girls titles nau rounds mein 7.5 points ke saath jeete.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Goa Important

Rajnath Singh ne Goa ke Patradevi mein redeveloped Hutatma Smruti Smarak ka inauguration kiya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 26 August 2026 ko Patradevi mein redeveloped Hutatma Smruti Smarak ka inauguration kiya, jo Portuguese rule ke khilaaf Goa liberation struggle mein shaheed satyagrahis ko samarpit hai.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Chile Important

Santiago meeting mein India aur Chile ne saal ke end tak CEPA talks poori karne par zor diya

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal ne 26 August 2026 ko Santiago mein Chilean Vice-Minister Paula Estévez Weinstein se mil kar India–Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) ko aage badhaya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan Important

Piyush Goyal ne Tokyo, Nagoya aur Osaka mein investment push ke baad Japan visit poori ki

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ne 26 August 2026 ko Tokyo, Nagoya aur Osaka mein meetings ke baad Japan visit poori ki, jisme Tokyo mein India–Japan Startup Roundtable bhi shamil thi.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ne women ke liye ₹2,500 monthly aid wali Lakshmi Yojana launch ki

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta ne 26 August 2026 ko Delhi Lakshmi Yojana launch ki aur eligible women ko sanction letters diye, jinhe 1 September se ₹2,500 per month milenge.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Russia Important

Moscow mein India–Russia roundtable mein India ne snow leopard science present kiya

India ne 26 August 2026 ko Moscow mein hui Russian–Indian roundtable mein snow leopard population estimation, radio telemetry aur genetic analysis mein apni progress present ki.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

India ne UN racial discrimination committee ke remarks ko 'politically motivated' bata kar reject kiya

India ne 26 August 2026 ko 11th periodic review ke baad UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) ke observations ko 'politically motivated' aur 'highly malicious' bata kar reject kiya.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Mongolia Important

Ulaanbaatar mein UNCCD COP17 mein India ne community-led rangeland restoration ka call diya

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ne 26 August 2026 ko Mongolia ke Ulaanbaatar mein UNCCD COP17 ke ministerial dialogue mein rangelands ke community-led restoration ka call diya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Kerala

EPFO ne Onam se pehle Keralam ke 4.4 lakh pensioners ko August pension jaldi jaari ki

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation ne 26 August 2026 ko Onam se pehle apne Keralam zone ke 4,40,901 pensioners ke accounts mein August 2026 ki pension credit ki.

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🎓 Education 📍 Maharashtra

IICT aur Netflix ne six creative-tech programmes mein 100 students ke liye scholarships announce ki

Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) aur Netflix ne 26 August 2026 ko Mumbai mein six programmes mein 100 students ke liye 80% tak ki scholarships announce ki.

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