State Police Current Affairs One-liners — Last 3 months

Mon, 10 Aug 2026

• The Periodic Labour Force Survey bulletin for April–June 2026, released on 10 August 2026, put the urban unemployment rate at 6.7% and the overall labour force participation rate at 54.6%.
• The Home Ministry notified 11 more international ports, 9 land ports and 2 airports, for entry of e-Visa holders on 10 August 2026, taking the total to 88.
• TRAI on 10 August 2026 directed phase-wise use of the 1601 number series for service and transactional calls by entities outside banking and government, starting with utilities, courier and logistics firms.

Sun, 09 Aug 2026

• India's non-fossil fuel installed power capacity crossed 300 GW (300.50 GW) as on 31 July 2026, over 60% of the 500 GW target for 2030, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 9 August 2026.
• The National Biodiversity Authority disbursed about ₹3.79 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing funds to 33 State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils and national institutes, the Environment Ministry said on 9 August 2026.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' by hoisting the national flag at Flag Point, Sri Vijaya Puram, on August Kranti Diwas, 9 August 2026, which commemorates the 1942 Quit India Movement.
• Over 1.25 crore houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-Urban and PMAY-U 2.0, with more than 1 crore completed and delivered, the Housing Ministry said on 9 August 2026.
• All three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission resigned on 9 August 2026 amid student protests in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination and other recruitment tests.
• India's Ashmita Chaliha won her maiden BWF World Tour title at the Korea Masters Super 300 on 9 August 2026, beating fourth seed Han Qian Xi of China 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the women's singles final.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colours to Puducherry Police on 9 August 2026, adding it to the police forces that hold the honour.

Sat, 08 Aug 2026

• The XI BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting, held in Bhopal on 8 August 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship, concluded with the adoption of the Bhopal Declaration on cultural cooperation.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone call from US Vice President J.D. Vance on 8 August 2026, in which they reviewed the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
• Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched E-Samudra, an integrated digital platform for seafarers, shipping companies and ports, in Mumbai on 8 August 2026.
• The Competition Commission of India hosted the meeting of Heads of BRICS Competition Authorities in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on 8 August 2026, where a joint statement on fair competition, including in renewable energy markets, was adopted.
• The Finance Ministry said on 8 August 2026 that UPI users will face no transaction charges and person-to-person payments will stay free, with any merchant discount rate limited to some merchant transactions above a threshold.
• Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the new Mumbai premises of NUCFDC, the umbrella organisation for urban cooperative banks, on 8 August 2026 and launched its 'Bank in a Box' service.
• APEDA facilitated the first-ever commercial sea shipment of 18 tonnes of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana from Bihta, Bihar, to Australia, the Commerce Ministry said on 8 August 2026.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025 and released four commemorative postage stamps on the 12th National Handloom Day, 7 August 2026.
• The 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting, chaired by Piyush Goyal in Jaipur on 7 August 2026, issued the Jaipur Consensus and a Chair's Statement with four annexes.
• The Government of India, in consultation with Arunachal Pradesh, identified 27 places and features in the state by standard names on official Survey of India maps, the Home Ministry said on 7 August 2026.
• Manipur's Ariha Pangambam became the first Indian to win gold in the senior women's individual event of the Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championships, scoring 19.100 in the final, as reported on 7 August 2026.
• The National Health Authority said on 7 August 2026 that the ABHA-based Scan and Register service under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has crossed 25 crore OPD registrations.
• The first of three India-built beam catcher units for the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) in Darmstadt, Germany, has reached the site, the Science Ministry said on 7 August 2026.
• Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil and Bhutan's Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering held a high-level meeting on trans-border rivers in New Delhi on 7 August 2026 and reviewed the Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project.
• The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre warned on 7 August 2026 of a 'Boss Scam' in which malicious account-statement and RBI-themed files take over WhatsApp accounts of executives to trick finance staff into transferring money.
• South Eastern Coalfields Limited has scientifically closed 28 abandoned mines, the highest among Coal India subsidiaries and 67% of all such closures in the country, the Coal Ministry said on 7 August 2026.

Thu, 06 Aug 2026

• The Union Cabinet on 6 August 2026 approved GOBARdhan, a national scheme for Compressed Biogas with an outlay of Rs 23,731 crore, to raise domestic CBG production nearly ten-fold.
• The Jal Shakti Ministry said on 6 August 2026 that the Centre has released Rs 6,154.96 crore to states in 2026-27 under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, which runs till December 2028.
• India successfully test-fired the medium range ballistic missile Agni-4 from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, on 6 August 2026 under the Strategic Forces Command.
• The Ministry of Tribal Affairs signed MoUs with state and technology business incubators in New Delhi on 6 August 2026 to reach about 1,000 Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs, with at least 100 to be funded and incubated under VCF-ST.