AFCAT Current Affairs — Saari news

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

India ne animals ke liye blood transfusion aur blood banks par pehli national Guidelines aur SOPs jaari ki

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying ne 25 August 2025 ko India ki pehli national 'Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures for Blood Transfusion and Blood Banks for Animals in India' jaari ki.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan

Video conference ke zariye India–Japan Ministerial Energy Dialogue hua

Power Minister Manohar Lal aur Japan ke Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto Yoji ne 25 August 2025 ko video conference ke zariye Ministerial-level India–Japan Energy Dialogue ki co-chairing ki.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi Algeria visit par (25–28 Aug 2025)

Army-to-Army cooperation aur defence industry collaboration par focus.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Rajnath Singh ne New Delhi mein chaaron Gaganyaan astronauts ko felicitate kiya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 24 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein ISRO ke Gaganyaan programme ke chaar astronauts — Group Captains Shubhanshu Shukla, P B Nair, Ajit Krishnan aur Angad Pratap — ko felicitate kiya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

Om Birla Barbados mein 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference mein Indian delegation lead karenge

Lok Sabha Secretariat ne 24 August 2025 ko bataya ki Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 5 se 12 October 2025 tak Bridgetown, Barbados mein 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference mein Indian Parliamentary Delegation lead karenge.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United States Must know

India Post ne 25 August se USA ke liye zyadatar postal articles ki booking temporarily rok di

Department of Posts ne 23 August 2025 ko announce kiya ki US ke de minimis exemption wapas lene wale order ke baad 25 August se letters/documents aur USD 100 tak ke gifts ko chhodkar USA ke liye saare postal articles ki booking temporarily suspend rahegi.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Must know

National Space Day 2025: 'From Aryabhata to Gaganyaan'; Jitendra Singh ne 2040 tak Moon par Indian ka roadmap bataya

India ne 23 August 2025 ko 'From Aryabhata to Gaganyaan' theme ke saath National Space Day manaya; PM Narendra Modi ne video se address kiya aur main programme New Delhi ke Bharat Mandapam mein hua.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Australia Important

India–Australia CECA negotiations ka 11th round New Delhi mein poora

India–Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) ka 11th round negotiations chhe din ki baatcheet ke baad 23 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein poora hua.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne 'Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways' report release ki

NITI Aayog ne 22 August 2025 ko Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) ke saath taiyar ki gayi report 'Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways' release ki.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Parliament ne Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 pass kiya: online money games ban, e-sports ko badhava

Rajya Sabha ne 21 August 2025 ko, Lok Sabha ke ek din baad, Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 pass kiya, jo online money games ban karke e-sports aur online social games ko promote karta hai; 22 August ko Presidential assent ke baad yeh Act No. 32 of 2025 bana.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Thailand Important

Phuket mein 23rd General Conference mein India AIBD Executive Board ka Chairman chuna gaya

19 se 21 August 2025 tak Thailand ke Phuket mein hui 23rd AIBD General Conference mein India sabse zyada votes ke saath Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) ke Executive Board ka Chairman chuna gaya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

UIDAI ne State aur District Central Cooperative Banks ke liye Aadhaar authentication framework shuru kiya

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) ne 21 August 2025 ko ek framework shuru kiya, jisse sabhi 34 State Cooperative Banks aur 352 District Central Cooperative Banks Aadhaar-based authentication services de sakenge.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 United Kingdom Important

India mein janme British industrialist aur Caparo Group founder Lord Swraj Paul ka 94 saal ki umar mein nidhan

Caparo Group ki sthapna karne wale India mein janme British industrialist Lord Swraj Paul ka 21 August 2025 ko London mein 94 saal ki umar mein nidhan ho gaya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 France Important

PM Modi aur President Macron ne phone par Ukraine, West Asia aur India–France 'Year of Innovation' 2026 par baat ki

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ko 21 August 2025 ko French President Emmanuel Macron ka phone call aaya, jismein dono leaders ne Ukraine aur West Asia ke conflicts ke resolution ki koshishon par baat ki aur bilateral ties review kiye.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Detained Ministers ko hatane wala Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 Lok Sabha mein introduce, Joint Committee ko refer

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 20 August 2025 ko Lok Sabha mein Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025 aur do related Bills introduce kiye; House ne inhe dono Houses ki Joint Committee ko refer kar diya.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Russia Must know

India aur Eurasian Economic Union ne FTA negotiations shuru karne ke liye Terms of Reference sign kiye

India aur Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) ne 20 August 2025 ko Moscow mein Free Trade Agreement par negotiations shuru karne ke liye Terms of Reference (ToR) sign kiye.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

UIDAI ne Aadhaar-based customer verification ke liye Starlink ko onboard kiya

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) ne 20 August 2025 ko Aadhaar-based customer verification ke liye Starlink Satellite Communication Pvt Ltd ko Sub-Authentication User Agency aur Sub-eKYC User Agency ke roop mein onboard kiya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

EPFO ne June 2025 mein 21.89 lakh members ka ab tak ka sabse zyada net addition record kiya

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) ne 20 August 2025 ko jaari provisional payroll data mein June 2025 mein 21.89 lakh members ka net addition bataya, jo April 2018 mein tracking shuru hone ke baad sabse zyada hai.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Vietnam

Indian Coast Guard aur Vietnam Coast Guard ki 6th High-Level Meeting Hanoi mein

Indian Coast Guard aur Vietnam Coast Guard ki 6th High-Level Meeting 20 August 2025 ko Coast Guard Cooperation par 2015 ke MoU ke tahat Hanoi mein hui.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 China Must know

24th India–China Special Representatives talks: WMCC ke tahat Expert Group aur Working Group par sahmati

NSA Ajit Doval aur Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ne 19 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein India–China boundary question par Special Representatives ke 24th round ki talks co-chair ki.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Sarkar ne 19 August se 30 September 2025 tak raw cotton imports par saare customs duties hataye

Sarkar ne domestic cotton prices stabilise karne ke liye 19 August 2025 se 30 September 2025 tak raw cotton ke import par saari customs duties se chhoot di, jisse effective 11% import duty hat gayi.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Greece Important

Stealth frigate INS Tamal India wapasi ke dauran Greece ke Souda Bay pahuncha

Indian Navy ka latest stealth frigate INS Tamal Russia mein commissioning ke baad India ki return passage ke dauran 19 August 2025 ko Greece ke Souda Bay pahuncha.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

Election Commission ne pichhle chhe mahino mein uthaye gaye 28 initiatives ki list jaari ki

Election Commission of India ne 19 August 2025 ko pichhle chhe mahino ke 28 initiatives ki list jaari ki, jinmein ECINET platform, har polling station par 1,200 voters ki limit aur EPIC ki fast delivery shamil hain.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 China Important

Wang Yi ne PM Modi se mulaqat ki; PM ne Tianjin SCO Summit ka President Xi ka invitation accept kiya

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ne 19 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein PM Narendra Modi se mulaqat karke Tianjin mein hone wale SCO Summit ke liye President Xi Jinping ka invitation saunpa, jise PM ne accept kiya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 Lok Sabha mein introduce; 288 provisions decriminalise honge

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ne 18 August 2025 ko Lok Sabha mein Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 introduce kiya, jismein 16 Central Acts ke 288 provisions decriminalise karne ka proposal hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 China Must know

New Delhi mein Jaishankar–Wang Yi talks: 'three mutuals', de-escalation aur direct flights ki bahali

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar ne 18 August 2025 ko New Delhi mein Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi se talks ki; October 2024 mein Kazan mein leaders ki meeting ke baad yeh kisi Chinese Minister ki pehli visit thi.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS: April–June 2025 mein unemployment rate 5.4%; rural aur urban dono cover karne wala pehla quarterly bulletin

18 August 2025 ko jaari April–June 2025 ke PLFS Quarterly Bulletin mein unemployment rate (CWS, 15+ age) 5.4% raha aur yeh rural aur urban dono areas cover karne wala series ka pehla bulletin tha.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka Important

India–Sri Lanka naval exercise SLINEX-25 ka 12th edition Colombo mein sampann

India–Sri Lanka bilateral naval exercise SLINEX-25 ka 12th edition 18 August 2025 ko Colombo mein sampann hua.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Rajya Sabha ne Indian Ports Act, 1908 ki jagah lene wala Indian Ports Bill, 2025 pass kiya

Rajya Sabha ne 18 August 2025 ko Indian Ports Bill, 2025 pass kiya, jisse colonial-era Indian Ports Act, 1908 ki jagah lene wale law ko Parliament ki approval poori hui.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Russia Important

President Putin ne PM Modi ko call karke President Trump ke saath Alaska meeting ka assessment share kiya

Russian President Vladimir Putin ne 18 August 2025 ko PM Narendra Modi ko phone kiya aur Alaska mein US President Donald Trump ke saath apni meeting ka assessment share kiya.

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