RRB NTPC Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 29 Aug 2026
- 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.
- 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.
- Iceland voted against restarting European Union accession talks in a referendum held on 29 August 2026, with about 52.8% voting No.
Fri, 28 Aug 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%).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Thu, 27 Aug 2026
- 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.
- 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.
- On 27 August 2026, L&T Kattupalli delivered Samarthak, the first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV), to the Indian Navy with over 75% indigenous content.
Wed, 26 Aug 2026
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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'.
- 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.
Tue, 25 Aug 2026
- NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the 25th round of Special Representatives talks on the boundary question in Beijing on 25 August 2026 and agreed an eight-point consensus.
- The Unified Payments Interface, launched by NPCI on 25 August 2016, completed ten years on 25 August 2026, with annual volume up almost 13,000-fold to over 24,162 crore transactions in FY 2025-26.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd PRAGATI meeting on 25 August 2026, reviewing six rail, road and power projects across nine states, plus AgriStack and cyber fraud.
- MoS Jitin Prasada concluded a visit to Morocco on 25 August 2026 after co-chairing the 7th India–Morocco Joint Commission, where both sides agreed to double bilateral trade in five years.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 25 August 2026 approved the transfer of DRDO-developed technologies of all conventional missile systems to Indian industry for domestic production.
- A Finance Ministry review on 25 August 2026 reported that India's 28 Regional Rural Banks earned a record ₹10,176 crore net profit in FY 2025-26, with total business above ₹13.5 lakh crore.
Mon, 24 Aug 2026
- At an IUCN side event at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar on 24 August 2026, Bhupender Yadav said India restored 21.76 million hectares during 2011–2020 under its Bonn Challenge pledge.
- India and Cambodia held the third meeting of their Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment in Phnom Penh on 24 August 2026, as bilateral trade grew over 36% to USD 406.78 million in 2025-26.
- The Finance Ministry said on 24 August 2026 that the RBI's special USD-INR swap facility for FCNR(B) deposits and foreign borrowings had mobilised USD 73 billion as of 21 August.
- India and Argentina held the 4th meeting of their Joint Trade Committee in Buenos Aires on 24 August 2026, advancing cooperation in lithium, farm market access and pharmaceuticals.
- India and New Zealand held the second Defence Strategic Dialogue in Wellington on 24 August 2026, focusing on maritime security and joint training under their new Strategic Partnership.