Defence & Security Current Affairs — Pichhle 3 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.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🔬 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.

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

🛡️ 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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🛡️ 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.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🛡️ 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 📍 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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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Samudra Pradakshina: pehli Tri-service all-women circumnavigation poori

22 July 2026 ko Rajnath Singh ne 'Samudra Pradakshina' ka virtual flag-in kiya – IASV Triveni par nau women officers 314 din aur ~25,500 nautical miles ke baad Mumbai lauti.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Karnataka Must know

INS Malvan Karwar mein Navy mein shamil

22 July 2026 ko Mahe-class ka doosra ASW Shallow Water Craft INS Malvan Karwar mein commission hua; Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh ne adhyakshata ki.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Telangana Important

350 kg thrust ka pehla indigenous expendable turbojet engine DRDO ko mila

22 July 2026 ko GTRE ka design kiya 350 kg thrust class ka pehla swadeshi Expendable Turbo Jet Engine Azad Engineering, Hyderabad ne GTRE ko saunpa.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

DRDO ne AEW&C Mk-II ke liye do contracts sign kiye

22 July 2026 ko DRDO ke CABS ne AIESL (6 A321 aircraft conversion) aur Adani Defence (mission systems DcPP) ke saath AEW&C Mk-II contracts sign kiye.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Australia Important

IAF Rafale ke saath Darwin mein Exercise Pitch Black 2026 mein shamil

20 July 2026 se IAF ne RAAF Base Darwin mein Exercise Pitch Black 2026 mein Rafale ke saath hissa liya; exercise 7 August tak chalega.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

CBN ke Operation Vajra ne 12 crore Tramadol tablets ki taskari roki

CBN ne 'Operation Vajra' mein Delhi ke warehouse se 12 crore Tramadol 250 mg tablets (~30 tonne) seize ki; consignment Guinea-Bissau ke naam par Libya bhejne ka shak tha.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah ne Siliguri ke Jhumagachh BOP par border tech dekhi

18 July 2026 ko Amit Shah ne Jhumagachh BOP, Siliguri mein radio-based fence breach detection system dekha aur ~₹77 crore ke BSF projects ki neev rakhi.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Rajnath Singh ne 'Shaurya Vijay Yatra' ko flag off kiya

Rajnath Singh ne 14 July 2026 ko National War Memorial se Dras tak 13-din ki Shaurya Vijay Yatra shuru ki.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Rajasthan Important

DRI ne wildlife trafficking networks pakde

DRI ne 440 animals aur ~15 kg ivory zabt ki; 33 arrest, Sujangarh (Rajasthan) mein ~11 kg ivory.

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