Defence & Security Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Delhi Important

80th Independence Day par Red Fort ceremony: indigenous guns se 21-gun salute, Mi-17 se petal shower aur 5,000 special guests

15 August 2026 ko Red Fort par 80th Independence Day ceremony ko Indian Army ne coordinate kiya; isme indigenous 105 mm Light Field Guns se 21-gun salute, IAF Mi-17 se petal shower aur Olympiad medallists va PM Vishwakarma artisans samet lagbhag 5,000 special guests shamil the.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

NIELIT ne CYBER KUSHTI 2026 national cybersecurity aur AI hackathon launch kiya

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) ne 15 August 2026 ko national cybersecurity aur AI hackathon CYBER KUSHTI 2026 launch kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

Independence Day 2026 ki purv sandhya par President ne 9 Kirti Chakra samet 78 gallantry awards approve kiye

President Droupadi Murmu ne Independence Day 2026 ki purv sandhya par Defence Forces aur Central Armed Police Forces ke liye 78 gallantry awards (13 posthumous) aur 89 Mention-in-Despatches approve kiye.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

Independence Day 2026 par 1,057 police, fire, home guard aur correctional personnel ko gallantry va service medals

Ministry of Home Affairs ne 14 August 2026 ko announce kiya ki Independence Day 2026 par Police, Fire, Home Guard & Civil Defence aur Correctional Services ke 1,057 personnel ko gallantry va service medals diye gaye, jinme 301 Medals for Gallantry shamil hain.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Kerala Important

Aathva IN–USN Explosive Ordnance Disposal exercise Kochi mein sampann

Indian Navy–US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 ka aathva edition 14 August 2026 ko Southern Naval Command, Kochi mein sampann hua.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India Important

Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 mein India ke 39 mein se 16 medals Army contingent ne jeete

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh ne 14 August 2026 ko Indian Army ke us contingent se mulaqat ki jisne Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 mein India ke kul 39 medals mein se 8 gold samet 16 medals jeete.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

MoD ne loiter munition systems ke liye Tata Advanced Systems aur NIBE se ₹1,577 crore ke contracts kiye

Ministry of Defence ne 14 August 2026 ko Indian Army ki artillery regiments ke liye loiter munition systems hetu Tata Advanced Systems Limited aur NIBE Private Limited ke saath lagbhag ₹1,577 crore ke contracts kiye.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India

NCB fugitive drug trafficker Virender Singh Basoya ko UAE se wapas laaya

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) ne 14 August 2026 ko fugitive drug trafficker Virender Singh Basoya ko UAE se India wapas laane mein safalta paayi; use wahan INTERPOL Red Notice par arrest kiya gaya tha.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttarakhand

India Optel ne civilian market ke liye indigenous 'GARUD' binoculars launch kiye

Defence PSU India Optel Limited ne 13 August 2026 ko civil market ke liye indigenous 'GARUD' high-resolution binoculars launch kiye, jo civilian optics mein uski entry hai.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Must know

Independence Day se pehle ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network par crackdown mein 14 states mein 253 detained

Home Ministry ke mutabik security agencies ne 12 August 2026 ko Pakistan-based, ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network ke khilaf coordinated operation mein 14 states mein 253 logon ko detain kiya, jiske baad 80 se zyada FIRs aur 200 se zyada arrests hue.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shruti' (Yard 3037) GRSE, Kolkata mein launch

Indian Navy ka Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shruti' (Yard 3037) 11 August 2026 ko Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata mein launch kiya gaya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

DRI ne Jewar mein clandestine amphetamine lab pakdi, 30 kg drugs seize

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ne 9–10 August 2026 ko Uttar Pradesh ke Gautam Buddha Nagar ke Jewar mein ek ghar mein chal rahi clandestine drug manufacturing unit pakdi, lagbhag 30 kg amphetamine seize ki aur do logon ko arrest kiya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Puducherry Important

Amit Shah ne Puducherry Police ko President's Colours pradan kiye

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 9 August 2026 ko Puducherry Police ko President's Colours pradan kiye, jisse yeh force is honour wale police forces mein shamil ho gayi.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi

Rajnath Singh ne Delhi Cantt mein 'Sindoor Maharaktadan Yatra' blood donation camp ka inauguration kiya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 9 August 2026 ko Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt mein 'Sindoor Maharaktadan Yatra' blood donation camp ka inauguration kiya, jisme Maharashtra ke 1,000 sportspersons donors mein shamil the.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

I4C ne corporates ko 'Boss Scam' WhatsApp account takeover malware se savdhaan kiya

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre ne 7 August 2026 ko 'Boss Scam' ki warning di, jisme account-statement aur RBI naam wali malicious files executives ke WhatsApp accounts hijack karke finance staff se paise transfer karwati hain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Important

Chandipur se Agni-4 medium range ballistic missile ka successful test

India ne 6 August 2026 ko Strategic Forces Command ke tatvavdhan mein Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha se medium range ballistic missile Agni-4 ka successful test kiya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Gujarat Important

DRI ne Kandla mein UAE origin bata kar laaye gaye 364 MT Pakistan-origin dry dates seize kiye

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ne 5 August 2026 ko bataya ki usne Kandla Port par UAE origin bata kar import kiye gaye lagbhag Rs 3 crore ke 364 metric tonne Pakistan-origin dry dates seize kiye.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Army chief ne minus 42°C tak kaam karne wala indigenous Xtreme Weather Grade diesel launch kiya

31 July 2026 ko Army chief Gen Dhiraj Seth ne Indian Army aur Oil Marketing Companies dwara banaya indigenous Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) Diesel launch kiya, jo minus 42°C tak effective rehta hai.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja agle Director General Armed Forces Medical Services niyukt

31 July 2026 ko sarkar ne Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja ko agla DGAFMS banaya; woh 31 August 2026 ko Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin ke retire hone par post sambhalenge.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Important

Former Army chief Gen Vishwa Nath Sharma ka 96 saal ki umar mein nidhan

1988 se 1990 tak Army chief rahe aur pehle Param Vir Chakra awardee Maj Som Nath Sharma ke chhote bhai Gen Vishwa Nath Sharma ka 31 July 2026 ko 96 saal ki umar mein nidhan hua.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Rajnath Singh ne pehli all-women tri-services circumnavigation 'Samudra Pradakshina' ke liye IASV Triveni crew ko sammanit kiya

30 July 2026 ko Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne IASV Triveni par pehli tri-service all-women circumnavigation 'Samudra Pradakshina' (314 din, lagbhag 25,500 nautical miles) poori karne wali nau women officers ko sammanit kiya.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

Doosra indigenous Diving Support Vessel 'Nipun' Visakhapatnam mein Indian Navy ko diya gaya

30 July 2026 ko Hindustan Shipyard Limited ka banaya doosra Diving Support Vessel 'Nipun' lagbhag 75% indigenous content ke saath Visakhapatnam mein Indian Navy ko deliver hua.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

Mahe-class ka saatvan Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft 'Machilipatnam' launch

29 July 2026 ko Cochin Shipyard dwara Indian Navy ke liye ban rahe aath Mahe-class ASW Shallow Water Craft mein saatvan, Machilipatnam (BY 529), launch kiya gaya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

Rajnath Singh ne Coast Guard reforms unveil kiye: gender-neutral officer induction aur missing-at-sea personnel ke liye simple ex-gratia

28 July 2026 ko Rajnath Singh ne Indian Coast Guard ke do policy reforms unveil kiye – officers ki gender-neutral induction aur duty par samudra mein laapata personnel ke parivaron ke liye streamlined ex-gratia.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

27 July ko CRPF Raising Day

PM Modi ne 27 July 2026 ko CRPF Raising Day par jawanon ko badhai di aur Maoism khatam karne mein unki bhoomika ki tareef ki.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Ladakh Important

27th Kargil Vijay Diwas; Rajnath Singh ne Dras mein sambodhit kiya

26 July 2026 ko 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas par Dras mein Rajnath Singh ne kaha Op Sindoor ne India ki capability saabit ki aur Pakistan se baat sirf PoK par hogi.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Coast Guard ne Daman, DNH aur South Gujarat mein baadh se 170 logon ko bachaya

25 July 2026 ko Indian Coast Guard ne bataya ki 22 July se 11 operations mein 170 logon ko baadh se bachaya gaya.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 United States

Lokayan 26: INS Sudarshini ne Boston chhoda

25 July 2026 ko Navy ka sail training ship INS Sudarshini SAIL 250 aur International Naval Review 250 ke baad Boston se Lokayan 26 ke tahat rawana hua.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO ne 'Kusha' Long-Range SAM ka pehla flight-test kiya

23 July 2026 ko DRDO ne Odisha ke APJ Abdul Kalam Island se 'Kusha' Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile ka pehla safal flight-test kiya.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Kerala Important

Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 Kochi mein khatam

23 July 2026 ko Southern Naval Command, Kochi mein Indian Navy aur Combined Maritime Forces ka 4-din ka Operation Southern Readiness 26-2 khatam hua.

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