State PSC Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Tue, 25 Aug 2026

• The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on 25 August 2026 approved 25 lakh free tablets for youth, lifetime free UPSRTC bus travel for women aged 60 and above, and a ₹10,761 crore Ganga Expressway extension to Haridwar.
• 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.
• The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 56 kg of methamphetamine tablets from a truck at Lalpani near Silchar, Assam, on 25 August 2026, taking its two recent North-East seizures to 76 kg.
• 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.
• The Indian Coast Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard held their 7th High-Level Meeting in Chennai on 25 August 2026 under their 2015 cooperation MoU.
• At the National Shipping Board's first 'Sagar Samvad' in New Delhi on 25 August 2026, Sarbananda Sonowal said India plans to add 100 vessels in five years to cut a $75 billion foreign freight bill.
• 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.
• CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories unveiled three indigenous gas turbine engines with 5, 50 and 100 kg thrust for drones and compact missiles in New Delhi on 25 August 2026.
• Goa Shipyard Limited handed over ICGS Ajit, a Fast Patrol Vessel with over 65% indigenous content, to the Indian Coast Guard on 25 August 2026.
• Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told the UNCCD COP17 ministerial dialogue in Ulaanbaatar on 25 August 2026 that drought must be managed as a predictable, preventable risk.
• Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched the Critical Minerals Innovation Hackathon 2026, to be hosted by JNARDDC Nagpur, on 25 August 2026.

Mon, 24 Aug 2026

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay told the Assembly on 24 August 2026 that the state will pay for three LPG cylinders a year from Pongal 2027 and widen free bus travel for women from 2 October.
• 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 Ministry of Tribal Affairs began a three-day National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums in Mysuru on 24 August 2026, launching an upgraded Adi Vaani platform and an AI assistant, Jago.
• 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.
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched India's first non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed at Musunuru in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district on 24 August 2026.
• 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.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the two-day 9th National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference-2026 in New Delhi on 24 August 2026.
• 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.
• President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of South Sudan, the UAE, Nigeria, Moldova, Germany and Sweden at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 24 August 2026.
• The US Supreme Court on 24 August 2026, in Trump v. California, stayed a lower-court injunction that had blocked parts of President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting.

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.