State Police Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 23 Aug 2026
- India celebrated its third National Space Day on 23 August 2026, with the national event at ISRO's Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad under the theme 'Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership'.
- The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day in New Delhi on 23 August 2026, with over 900 sanitation workers attending and a new missed-call helpline launched.
- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced in Patna on 23 August 2026 that a Mati Kala (clay art) Board will be set up within three months to support the Kumhar (Prajapati) community.
- The BWF World Championships 2026 ended in New Delhi on 23 August 2026, with France's Alex Lanier winning the men's singles and South Korea's An Se-young the women's singles.
- Kazakhstan held its first election to the new single-chamber Kurultai on 23 August 2026, and the newly formed pro-government Adilet party won over 71% of the vote.
- East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant 4–1 in the final of the 135th Durand Cup in Kolkata on 23 August 2026, winning a record-equalling 17th title.
- The BRICS Sports Ministers' Meeting 2026 ended in Visakhapatnam on 23 August 2026 with the adoption by consensus of the BRICS Sports Joint Declaration under India's chairship.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari performed the Bhumi Pujan for five GRSE and Yantra India expansion projects worth about ₹3,500 crore from Kolkata on 23 August 2026.
Sat, 22 Aug 2026
- The 14th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting, chaired by India, unanimously adopted the 'Chennai Declaration' on 22 August 2026.
- The BRICS Youth Ministers' Meeting 2026 concluded in Visakhapatnam on 22 August 2026 with the adoption of a joint statement on youth cooperation.
- The Union Health Ministry on 22 August 2026 restricted all fixed dose combinations of chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine hydrochloride, requiring a warning that they must not be used in children below four years.
- DR Congo and the AFC/M23 rebel alliance said in a joint statement on 22 August 2026 that they had agreed a roadmap with sequenced steps and timelines for negotiations under the Doha Framework.
- At a national workshop on 'Mission Zero – Ending Fatalities in Sanitation Work' in Bhubaneswar on 22 August 2026, Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the fourth Saturday of August will be observed every year as GARIMA Diwas.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the security of the Siliguri Corridor at a meeting in Siliguri on 22 August 2026 and directed agencies to apply a 'quadrangular approach' to border security.
- The Indian Air Force announced on 22 August 2026 that it had concluded Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia and Exercise Udara Shakti 2026 in Malaysia.
- The National Biodiversity Authority disbursed ₹2.82 crore under the Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism on 22 August 2026, mostly to 27 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 UT Biodiversity Councils.
- The Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, on 22 August 2026, its 15th port call of the Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition.
Fri, 21 Aug 2026
- MeitY notified the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with an outlay of ₹62,500 crore on 21 August 2026 to scale up production, raise domestic value addition and back Indian-owned phone brands.
- The BRICS Tourism Ministers' Meeting under India's Chairship concluded in Jaipur on 21 August 2026 with the adoption of the BRICS Tourism Ministers' Communiqué 2026, the 'Jaipur Declaration'.
- Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated seven projects worth ₹427.80 crore at Paradip Port, Odisha, on 21 August 2026, marking its 18.5-metre deep-draft capability.
- India hosted the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers' Meeting in Pune on 21 August 2026, chaired by Jyotiraditya Scindia, and signed a telecom and ICT MoU with Brazil on the sidelines.
- The Commerce Ministry said on 21 August 2026 that 29 FDI investments worth ₹4,895.65 crore have been reported under the revised framework for investors with small, non-controlling ownership from land-bordering countries.
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and UK Permanent Under Secretary for Defence Jeremy Pocklington co-chaired the 25th India–UK Defence Consultative Group meeting in New Delhi on 21 August 2026.
- The Centre on 21 August 2026 set out steps to cool sugar prices, which rose from ₹48.18 to ₹55.70 a kg in a month, including dealer stock limits and duty-free import of 10 LMT of raw sugar.
- The 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group on border management and security met in Dehradun on 20–21 August 2026.
- India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $230 million loan on 21 August 2026 for the Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewerage Project.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with CEOs and founders of 20 space start-ups at Seva Teerth on 21 August 2026 and called for wider use of space technology to improve lives.
- Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered 'Mangrol', the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft it has built, to the Indian Navy on 21 August 2026.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026
- Rajnath Singh and Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met in New Delhi on 20 August 2026 and signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation.
- The Railway Ministry said on 20 August 2026 that ICF Chennai, RCF Kapurthala and MCF Raebareli will build 238 AC EMU rakes for Mumbai's suburban railway, with supplies from 2027 to 2030.