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State PSC Current Affairs — Last 3 months

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Thu, 13 Aug 2026

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Sujal Gaon IDs issued to 75% of rural habitations under Jal Jeevan Mission

The Ministry of Jal Shakti said on 13 August 2026 that Sujal Gaon IDs have been issued to 12.68 lakh of India's 16.96 lakh rural habitations (75%) under Jal Jeevan Mission.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

National Biodiversity Authority shares ₹15.52 crore benefit from mustard hybrids with 26 states and 3 UTs

The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹15.52 crore in Access and Benefit Sharing proceeds from Pioneer Overseas Corporation's mustard hybrids on 13 August 2026, to be shared among 26 State Biodiversity Boards and 3 UT Biodiversity Councils by mustard cultivation area.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Rajasthan

Centre approves ₹340.59 crore for Rajasthan and ₹265.12 crore for Telangana under RKVY and Krishonnati Yojana

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved ₹340.59 crore for Rajasthan and ₹265.12 crore for Telangana under PM Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Krishonnati Yojana on 13 August 2026.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi

President Murmu presents Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards for 2024 and 2025

President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the years 2024 and 2025 in New Delhi on 13 August 2026.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India

Law Minister Meghwal launches revamped India Code portal with AI-assisted search

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal launched the revamped India Code Portal, with AI-assisted, semantic and speech search and multilingual access, at Kartavya Bhavan 2, New Delhi, on 13 August 2026.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttarakhand

India Optel launches indigenous 'GARUD' binoculars for civilian market

India Optel Limited, a defence PSU, launched the indigenous 'GARUD' high-resolution binoculars for the civil market on 13 August 2026, marking its entry into civilian optics.

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Wed, 12 Aug 2026

🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Must know

253 detained across 14 states in crackdown on ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network ahead of Independence Day

Security agencies detained 253 people across 14 states on 12 August 2026 in a coordinated operation against the Pakistan-based, ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti Network, leading to over 80 FIRs and more than 200 arrests, the Home Ministry said.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Africa Must know

India and Southern African Customs Union sign Terms of Reference for Preferential Trade Agreement talks

India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) signed the Terms of Reference for negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 12 August 2026, India's first such ToR with the African region.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 Delhi Important

PM Modi releases former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography 'Triumph of the Indian Republic'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, 'Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles', at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 12 August 2026.

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🎓 Education 📍 Gujarat Important

Amit Shah launches 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app linking village libraries in Gandhinagar on National Library Day

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app on 12 August 2026, National Library Day, to interconnect village libraries in Gujarat's Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

PCIM&H and Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission renew MoU for 'One Herb, One Standard'

The Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (Ministry of Ayush) and the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (Health Ministry) renewed their MoU on 12 August 2026 to implement the 'One Herb, One Standard' initiative for medicinal plants.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Three Sanchar Mitras selected as ITU Generation Connect Youth Envoys for 2026–2030

Three Indian Sanchar Mitras were selected as International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Generation Connect Youth Envoys for 2026–2030, the Department of Telecommunications said on International Youth Day, 12 August 2026.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

National Commission for Scheduled Castes submits Annual Report 2024–25 to President Murmu

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes, led by Chairman Kishor Makwana, submitted its Annual Report for 2024–25 to President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 12 August 2026, under Article 338 of the Constitution.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

Retail inflation at 4.45% in July 2026 on new CPI base 2024; food inflation 5.52%

All-India CPI inflation on the new base year 2024 was 4.45% in July 2026, up from 4.38% in June, with food inflation at 5.52%, MoSPI said on 12 August 2026.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Railways approves Kavach 4.0 on 660 route km of Izzatnagar Division at ₹295 crore

Indian Railways approved Kavach Version 4.0 on 660 route km of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway at an estimated ₹295 crore, the Railways Ministry said on 12 August 2026.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India

RailOne app crosses 4.76 crore downloads with 10 lakh daily ticket bookings

Indian Railways' RailOne app, launched on 1 July 2025, has reached 4.76 crore downloads and about 10 lakh average daily ticket bookings, the Railways Ministry said on 12 August 2026.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 West Bengal

S. N. Bose Centre's AI framework detects hidden cancer stem-like cell states

Researchers at the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, with Ashoka University, developed an AI framework that identifies three developmental states of cancer stem-like cells from tumour gene-expression data, the Science Ministry said on 12 August 2026.

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Tue, 11 Aug 2026

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Ports Ministry approves ₹334.89 crore internal flyover at Visakhapatnam Port

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways approved a ₹334.89 crore, 3.584-km internal flyover at Visakhapatnam Port Authority to separate road and rail traffic, it said on 11 August 2026.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

30 KTPA green hydrogen capacity awarded for four refineries under SIGHT Mode-2B

Green hydrogen production capacity of 30 kilo tonnes per annum has been awarded for four public sector refineries under SIGHT Mode-2B of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the government told the Rajya Sabha on 11 August 2026.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Assam Important

MDoNER and CHEMEXCIL release roadmap for agarwood exports from North East

An industry summit on agarwood oil exports, organised by CHEMEXCIL with the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, released a roadmap for agarwood export promotion from the North East in New Delhi on 11 August 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Punjab Important

Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, readies first 19-coach LHB rake for Bangladesh Railway

Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, announced on 11 August 2026 that it would roll out its first rake of 19 LHB broad gauge passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway on 12 August 2026.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Africa Important

Fourth India–Namibia Joint Trade Committee held in New Delhi; trade at USD 592.94 million

The fourth session of the India–Namibia Joint Trade Committee was held in New Delhi on 10–11 August 2026, with bilateral merchandise trade reported at USD 592.94 million in 2025-26 and new working groups agreed on services and health.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

ICMR-SHINE 2026 opens 83 health research sites to about 30,000 school students

The second edition of ICMR-SHINE (Science and Health Innovation for NextGen Explorers) began on 11 August 2026, opening 83 ICMR locations to about 30,000 school students over two days.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shruti' (Yard 3037) launched at GRSE, Kolkata

The Indian Navy's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shruti' (Yard 3037) was launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, on 11 August 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Milk output at 247.87 million tonnes; KCC for livestock farmers crosses 50 lakh

India's milk production reached 247.87 million tonnes in 2024–25 and Kisan Credit Card coverage for animal husbandry farmers rose to 50.42 lakh in FY 2025–26, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said on 11 August 2026.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Africa

Liberian parliamentary delegation on IBSA-funded South-South peer learning mission meets WCD Minister

Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi met a Liberian parliamentary delegation, including the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia, on 11 August 2026 during its IBSA Fund-supported South-South peer learning visit to India.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Odisha

Centre finalises expansion of Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, in Odisha science roadmap

Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Odisha Science and Technology Minister Krushna Chandra Patra discussed a science roadmap for Odisha on 11 August 2026, finalising expansion of the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, with 50 more acres from the state.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India

Centre disbursed ₹19,216.46 crore in SC scholarships over three years

The Centre disbursed ₹19,216.46 crore under scholarship schemes for Scheduled Caste students over the last three financial years, including ₹17,224.63 crore under the Post Matric Scholarship, Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar told the Lok Sabha on 11 August 2026.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Delhi

MoHUA national conference on affordable housing reforms puts land, rental housing and finance in focus

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs held a National Conference on Affordable Housing Reforms, 'Reimagining Affordable Housing: From Scheme to Sustainable Ecosystem', at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 11 August 2026.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Kalanamak rice production in Siddharthnagar rises over five-fold since 2018

Kalanamak rice production in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district rose more than five times between 2018 and 2025, and its price climbed from ₹40/kg to ₹150/kg, the Agriculture Ministry said on 11 August 2026.

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