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DSSSB Current Affairs — Last 3 months

Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.

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551 news · 1516 MCQs

Sun, 30 Aug 2026

Sat, 29 Aug 2026

🏅 Hockey 📍 World Must know

Argentina win FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026, beating the Netherlands in shoot-out

Argentina won the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2026 on 29 August, beating hosts the Netherlands 3–1 in a shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in Amstelveen.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🏅 Sports 📍 Delhi Must know

National Sports Day 2026 marks Dhyan Chand's 121st birth anniversary

On 29 August 2026, India celebrated National Sports Day on the 121st birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, centred on the 'Ek Ghanta Khel Ke Maidan Mein' initiative.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Petroleum Ministry explains revised compressed biogas price under GOBARdhan

On 29 August 2026, the Petroleum Ministry said the compressed biogas (CBG) procurement price under the GOBARdhan Scheme is ₹2,110 per MMBtu, with government affordability support of ₹10 per kg to limit the burden on gas consumers.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World Important

International Day against Nuclear Tests observed on 29 August

The International Day against Nuclear Tests was observed on 29 August 2026; the UN General Assembly created the day in 2009 on Kazakhstan's initiative to mark the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

Iceland votes against resuming EU membership talks in referendum

Iceland voted against restarting European Union accession talks in a referendum held on 29 August 2026, with about 52.8% voting No.

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

Fri, 28 Aug 2026

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Index of Industrial Production grows 6.7% in July 2026

On 28 August 2026, MoSPI's quick estimate showed India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.7% year-on-year in July 2026, led by manufacturing (7.3%) and electricity & gas supply (8.7%).

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana completes 12 years with over 59 crore accounts

On 28 August 2026, the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana completed 12 years with more than 59 crore accounts, 56% of them held by women and deposits above ₹3.1 lakh crore.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi Important

India and Kuwait hold inaugural Joint Defence Committee meeting in New Delhi

On 28 August 2026, India and Kuwait held the first meeting of their Joint Defence Committee in New Delhi to operationalise the December 2024 defence cooperation MoU.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Health Ministry reviews malaria elimination push in 33 high-burden districts

On 28 August 2026, the Union Health Ministry reviewed progress towards malaria elimination by 2030, noting a nearly 80% fall in cases and deaths since 2015 and a drop in high-burden districts from 155 to 33.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Delhi Important

Vice President launches 'Gnani Artha' sovereign AI stack of Evon 3.3 and Plexus

On 28 August 2026, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched 'Gnani Artha', a sovereign AI stack by GNANI AI made up of the Evon 3.3 large language model and the Plexus platform.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Department of Pharmaceuticals opens second call under ₹5,000 crore PRIP scheme

On 28 August 2026, the Department of Pharmaceuticals announced the second call for applications under the ₹5,000 crore Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma & MedTech (PRIP) scheme.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Sanchar Saathi recovers over 75,000 lost or stolen phones in a single month

On 28 August 2026, the Department of Telecommunications said Sanchar Saathi had for the first time helped recover more than 75,000 lost or stolen mobile handsets in a month across India.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Defence Ministry simplifies Defence Export SOP and Open General Export Licence framework

On 28 August 2026, the Department of Defence Production simplified the Defence Export SOP and the Open General Export Licence (OGEL) framework, raising OGEL validity from two to three years.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

Thu, 27 Aug 2026

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 notified for 'One Nation, One Time'

On 27 August 2026, the Department of Consumer Affairs notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026, making IST the common legal time reference; the Rules take effect 180 days after Gazette publication.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM SVANidhi completes one year of restructured phase with 21.86 lakh loans

On 27 August 2026, the restructured PM SVANidhi scheme for street vendors completed one year, with 21.86 lakh loans worth ₹6,294 crore disbursed to 10.56 lakh new beneficiaries.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Delhi Important

DoT and C-DOT sign five-year agreement for End-to-End Optical Network Testbed

On 27 August 2026, the Department of Telecommunications and C-DOT signed a five-year agreement to set up an End-to-End Optical Network Testbed at the C-DOT campus in New Delhi for indigenous optical technologies.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🏅 Sports 📍 Delhi Important

Prime Minister addresses Khelo India Samvaad with youth from over 5,000 institutes

On 27 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Khelo India Samvaad by video conference, joined by youth and athletes from over 5,000 institutes, as part of National Sports Day 2026 celebrations.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

Samarthak, the Indian Navy's first indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel, delivered

On 27 August 2026, L&T Kattupalli delivered Samarthak, the first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV), to the Indian Navy with over 75% indigenous content.

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

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

🌿 Disasters 📍 Nepal Must know

Deadly flash flood hits Nepal along Bhote Koshi; India offers help and alerts Bihar, UP

A flash flood triggered by a glacier collapse on the Nepal–Tibet border devastated central Nepal on 26 August 2026; PM Modi offered all possible help and the Centre put Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on alert.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Chile Important

India and Chile push to conclude CEPA talks by year-end at Santiago meeting

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal met Chilean Vice-Minister Paula Estévez Weinstein in Santiago on 26 August 2026 to advance the India–Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan Important

Piyush Goyal concludes Japan visit after investment push in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal concluded his visit to Japan on 26 August 2026 after meetings in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, including an India–Japan Startup Roundtable in Tokyo.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
📋 State Schemes 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi launches Lakshmi Yojana with ₹2,500 monthly aid for women

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana on 26 August 2026, handing sanction letters to eligible women who will get ₹2,500 a month from 1 September.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Russia Important

India showcases snow leopard science at India–Russia roundtable in Moscow

India presented its advances in snow leopard population estimation, radio telemetry and genetic analysis at a Russian–Indian roundtable held in Moscow on 26 August 2026.

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

India rejects UN racial discrimination committee's remarks as 'politically motivated'

India on 26 August 2026 rejected observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) after its 11th periodic review, calling them 'politically motivated' and 'highly malicious'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Mongolia Important

India calls for community-led rangeland restoration at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav called for community-led restoration of rangelands at a ministerial dialogue of UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 26 August 2026.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

Tue, 25 Aug 2026