GPSC (Gujarat) Current Affairs — Saari news

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Gujarat Must know

World Lion Day 2026: Asiatic lions ki sankhya 2015 ke 523 se badhkar 2025 mein 891

World Lion Day, 10 August 2026, par Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ne kaha ki India mein Asiatic lions ki sankhya 2015 ke 523 se badhkar 2025 mein 891 ho gayi aur lion range lagbhag 35,000 sq km tak phail gayi.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog ne professional services mein regulatory regime par report jaari ki

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri ne 10 August 2026 ko NITI ki Services Thematic Series ki teesri report 'India's Services Sector: Insights on Regulatory Regime in Professional Services' launch ki.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS April–June 2026: urban unemployment 6.7% par stable, LFPR 54.6%

10 August 2026 ko jaari April–June 2026 ke Periodic Labour Force Survey bulletin mein urban unemployment rate 6.7% aur overall labour force participation rate 54.6% rahi.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

e-Visa entry ke liye 11 aur international ports notify; total 88

Home Ministry ne 10 August 2026 ko e-Visa holders ki entry ke liye 11 aur international ports, 9 land ports aur 2 airports, notify kiye, jisse total 88 ho gaya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

TRAI ne service aur transactional calls ke liye 1601-series numbers ka phased rollout shuru kiya

TRAI ne 10 August 2026 ko banking aur government se bahar ki entities ki service va transactional calls ke liye 1601 number series ke phase-wise use ka direction diya, jiski shuruaat utilities, courier aur logistics firms se hogi.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

Oceanographer Srinivasa Kumar Tummala ne Ministry of Earth Sciences ke Secretary ka charge sambhala

Oceanographer aur INCOIS, Hyderabad ke former Director Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala ne 10 August 2026 ko Ministry of Earth Sciences ke Secretary ka charge sambhala.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

NABL ne mobile food testing laboratories ke liye India ki pehli accreditation scheme shuru ki

Quality Council of India ke constituent board National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories ne 10 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein mobile food testing laboratories ke liye India ki pehli accreditation scheme shuru ki.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

Agriculture Minister ne National Scholarship Portal se payment shuru kiya; 6,000 se zyada agriculture students ko ₹21.35 crore

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne 10 August 2026 ko agriculture students ke liye National Scholarship Portal launch kiya, jiske under 6,000 se zyada students ko NSP-DBT se ₹21.35 crore mile.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

India ki non-fossil fuel power capacity 300 GW ke paar

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ne 9 August 2026 ko bataya ki 31 July 2026 tak India ki non-fossil fuel installed power capacity 300 GW (300.50 GW) paar kar gayi, jo 2030 ke 500 GW target ka 60% se zyada hai.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

NBA ne 33 States/UTs ko ₹3.79 crore Access and Benefit Sharing funds diye

Environment Ministry ne 9 August 2026 ko bataya ki National Biodiversity Authority ne 33 State Biodiversity Boards va UT Biodiversity Councils aur national institutes ko lagbhag ₹3.79 crore Access and Benefit Sharing funds disburse kiye.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PMAY-Urban: 1.25 crore ghar sanction, 1 crore se zyada deliver

Housing Ministry ne 9 August 2026 ko bataya ki PMAY-Urban aur PMAY-U 2.0 ke under 1.25 crore se zyada ghar sanction hue hain, jinme 1 crore se zyada complete hokar beneficiaries ko deliver ho chuke hain.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 South Korea Important

Ashmita Chaliha ne Korea Masters 2026 jeetkar pehla BWF World Tour title hasil kiya

India ki Ashmita Chaliha ne 9 August 2026 ko Korea Masters Super 300 ke women's singles final mein China ki fourth seed Han Qian Xi ko 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 se harakar apna pehla BWF World Tour title jeeta.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

Indian Cost Accounts Service ne Foundation Day 2026 manaya

Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICoAS) ne 9 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein Department of Expenditure ke aegis mein Foundation Day manaya, jisme Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh chief guest the.

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🏅 Sports 📍 Gujarat

Mandaviya ne 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' theme par Hanol, Gujarat se 85th Fit India Sundays on Cycle lead kiya

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ne 9 August 2026 ko 'Nasha Mukt Bharat' theme par Gujarat ke Hanol se Fit India Sundays on Cycle ke 85th edition ko lead kiya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 United States Important

PM Modi aur US Vice President Vance ne phone par India–US partnership review ki

PM Narendra Modi ko 8 August 2026 ko US Vice President J.D. Vance ka phone aaya, jisme dono ne India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership review ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Sarkar ne clear kiya: users par UPI charges nahi; MDR, agar laga, to sirf kuch merchant transactions par

Finance Ministry ne 8 August 2026 ko kaha ki UPI users par koi transaction charge nahi lagega aur person-to-person payments free rahenge, jabki koi bhi merchant discount rate sirf threshold se upar ke kuch merchant transactions tak limited hoga.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India

Oil companies ke nationwide tests mein E20 petrol limits ke andar; chloride aur moisture claims validate nahi hue

Oil Marketing Companies ne 8 August 2026 ko bataya ki E20 petrol ki nationwide intensive testing mein fuel quality prescribed limits mein paayi gayi aur 500 ppm chloride ya moisture ke claims validate nahi hue.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

ABDM ki Scan and Register service ne 25 crore OPD registrations paar kiye

National Health Authority ne 7 August 2026 ko bataya ki Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission ke under ABHA-based Scan and Register service ne 25 crore OPD registrations paar kar liye hain.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Germany Important

FAIR mega science project ke liye India mein bana beam catcher Germany pahuncha

Science Ministry ne 7 August 2026 ko bataya ki Darmstadt, Germany mein Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) ke liye India mein bani teen beam catcher units mein se pehli site par pahunch gayi hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan Important

India aur Bhutan ne trans-border river cooperation aur Punatsangchhu-I project review kiya

Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil aur Bhutan ke Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering ne 7 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein trans-border rivers par high-level meeting ki aur Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project review kiya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India Important

I4C ne corporates ko 'Boss Scam' WhatsApp account takeover malware se savdhaan kiya

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre ne 7 August 2026 ko 'Boss Scam' ki warning di, jisme account-statement aur RBI naam wali malicious files executives ke WhatsApp accounts hijack karke finance staff se paise transfer karwati hain.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Russia

Modernization aur Industrial Cooperation par 12th India–Russia Working Group New Delhi mein

Modernization aur Industrial Cooperation par India–Russia Working Group ka 12th session 7 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein hua, jisme Vande Bharat project, SJ-100 aircraft, critical minerals aur UAVs par charcha hui.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne Rs 23,731 crore ki GOBARdhan Compressed Biogas scheme approve ki

Union Cabinet ne 6 August 2026 ko Compressed Biogas ke liye Rs 23,731 crore outlay wali national scheme GOBARdhan approve ki, jiska goal domestic CBG production lagbhag das guna karna hai.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Centre ne 2026-27 mein Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 ke under states ko Rs 6,154.96 crore jaari kiye

Jal Shakti Ministry ne 6 August 2026 ko bataya ki Centre ne December 2028 tak chalne wale Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 ke under 2026-27 mein states ko Rs 6,154.96 crore jaari kiye hain.

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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

Vyommitra ke saath pehla uncrewed Gaganyaan mission Q4 2026 mein; BAS 2035 tak

Minister Jitendra Singh ne 6 August 2026 ko Rajya Sabha ko bataya ki half-humanoid Vyommitra ko le jaane wala pehla uncrewed Gaganyaan mission 2026 ki chauthi quarter mein aur Bharatiya Antariksh Station 2035 tak target hai.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

India ki installed data centre capacity 2020 ke 375 MW se badhkar lagbhag 1,575 MW

Ministry of Electronics and IT ne 6 August 2026 ko bataya ki India ki installed data centre capacity 2020 ke 375 MW se badhkar lagbhag 1,575 MW ho gayi hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

April–July 2026 mein India ka crude steel output 2.6% badhkar 56.3 MT

Steel Ministry ne 6 August 2026 ko bataya ki April–July 2026 mein India ne 56.3 million tonne crude steel produce kiya, jo saal-dar-saal 2.6% zyada hai, jabki finished steel consumption 7.8% badha.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan 29.05 crore se zyada logon tak pahuncha: Rajya Sabha

Social Justice Ministry ne 6 August 2026 ko Rajya Sabha ko bataya ki Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan ne 11.05 crore youth aur 7.81 crore women samet 29.05 crore se zyada logon ko aware kiya hai.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Israel

PM Modi aur Israel PM Netanyahu ne India–Israel Special Strategic Partnership review ki

PM Narendra Modi ko 6 August 2026 ko Israel ke PM Benjamin Netanyahu ka phone aaya, jisme India–Israel Special Strategic Partnership review aur West Asia par charcha hui.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

2024-25 ke naye nationwide survey mein koi manual scavenger nahi mila: Rajya Sabha

Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar ne 5 August 2026 ko Rajya Sabha ko bataya ki 2024-25 mein kiye gaye naye nationwide survey mein kisi bhi district mein koi manual scavenger nahi mila.

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