HPPSC HPAS Current Affairs — Pichhle 3 mahine

💹 Economy 📍 India

CCI ne agro-input dealer associations par cartelisation ke liye penalty lagayi

Competition Commission of India ne 21 August 2026 ko Agro Input Dealers Association aur Agro Input Welfare Association par cartelisation ke liye monetary aur non-monetary sanctions lagaye.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Japan Must know

Defence Ministers' Meeting mein India aur Japan ne maritime security pact sign kiya

Rajnath Singh aur Japan ke Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi ne 20 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein mulaqat ki aur Maritime Security Cooperation par Memorandum of Arrangement sign kiya.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Mauritius Important

India-Mauritius oil and gas MoU; IOCL Mauritius ka poora fuel import supply karegi

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri ki visit ke dauran 20 August 2026 ko India aur Mauritius ne oil and gas MoU aur IOCL-STC ke beech five-year fuel supply agreement exchange kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

July 2026 mein core sector 5.4% badha

Commerce Ministry ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23) July 2026 mein saal-dar-saal 5.4% badha, jo June ke 6.0% se thoda kam hai.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

CMLRE ne India ke EEZ ke deep-sea fishery resources par national report jaari ki

Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) ne apni silver jubilee par 20 August 2026 ko National Report on Deep-Sea and Distant-Water Fishery Resources of the Indian EEZ jaari ki.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Singapore

Piyush Goyal 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable mein shamil hue

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne 20 August 2026 ko Singapore mein PM Lawrence Wong se mulaqat ki aur 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable mein hissa liya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

Aadhaar App ke downloads 5 crore ke paar

MeitY ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki Aadhaar App ke downloads 5 crore (50 million) paar kar gaye hain aur iske zariye 60 lakh se zyada mobile numbers update hue hain.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 India

Reconstituted National Commission for Minorities ki pehli meeting

Naye reconstituted National Commission for Minorities ne 20 August ko Chairman Harjit Singh Grewal ki adhyakshata mein 2026 ki apni pehli meeting ki.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World Important

World Humanitarian Day 2026: fallen aid workers ke parivaron ko samman

19 August 2026 ko World Humanitarian Day OCHA-led campaign theme 'Families of Fallen Humanitarians' ke saath manaya gaya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

RBI ne 62nd MPC meeting ke minutes jaari kiye; repo 5.25% par barkarar

RBI ne 19 August 2026 ko Monetary Policy Committee ki 62nd meeting (3-5 August) ke minutes jaari kiye, jismein unanimously repo rate 5.25% aur stance neutral rakha gaya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

India February 2027 mein 5th Coast Guard Global Summit host karega

Indian Coast Guard ne 19 August 2026 ko bataya ki India February 2027 mein New Delhi mein 5th Coast Guard Global Summit host karega, jo force ki golden jubilee ke saath hoga.

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🏆 Awards & Honours 📍 India Must know

National Sports Awards 2025 announce: 17 ko Arjuna Award

Sports Ministry ne 18 August 2026 ko Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra ki adhyakshata wali committee ki sifarish par National Sports Awards 2025 announce kiye, jinmein 17 Arjuna aur paanch Dronacharya awardees hain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Himachal Pradesh Important

Rajnath Singh ne NCC girls ke 'Aparajita - Parang La 2026' trek ko flag off kiya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 18 August 2026 ko NCC ke all-India girls high-altitude trek 'Aparajita - Parang La 2026' ko flag off kiya, jismein 28 girl cadets 30 din mein 250 km tay karengi.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Africa Important

Hakainde Hichilema Zambia ke President dobara chune gaye

Zambia ke Electoral Commission ne 18 August 2026 ko Hakainde Hichilema ko lagbhag 60% votes ke saath doosre five-year term ke liye re-elected President ghoshit kiya.

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📋 Government Schemes 📍 India Important

Centre ne household PNG connections badhane ke liye incentive scheme approve ki

Centre ne 18 August 2026 ko 1 September 2026 se effective Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections approve ki, jismein city gas firms ko har naye billed household connection par extra sasti APM gas milegi.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Defence Ministry ne 405 items ki 6th Positive Indigenisation List notify ki

Department of Defence Production ne 18 August 2026 ko anumanit ₹3,070 crore ke 405 strategically important items ki sixth Positive Indigenisation List notify ki.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Armenia Important

Defence Secretary ki visit ke dauran India aur Armenia ne defence MoU sign kiya

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh ne 18 August 2026 ko Armenia ki do din ki visit poori ki, jiske dauran dono defence ministries ne joint collaboration, innovation aur research par MoU sign kiya.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Malaysia

India aur Malaysia ne public administration reforms par 2nd JWG meeting ki

India aur Malaysia ne 18 August 2026 ko public administration aur governance reforms mein cooperation par 2nd Joint Working Group meeting ki.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India

NHAI ne online FASTag Local Pass 121 toll plazas tak badhaya

NHAI ne 18 August 2026 ko online FASTag Local Pass facility 121 toll plazas tak badhayi, jisse eligible commuters Rajmargyatra app se monthly pass khareed sakte hain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

MoD ne Navy ke liye do MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones ₹1,943 crore mein lease kiye

Ministry of Defence ne 17 August 2026 ko Indian Navy ke liye do MQ-9B Sea Guardian HALE remotely piloted aircraft systems 30 mahine ke liye lease karne ka contract General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. ke saath sign kiya.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Mining par State levies limit karne wala MMDR Amendment Act, 2026 notify

Centre ne 17 August 2026 ko Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 notify kiya, jo States ko Centre ki shart ke alawa mineral rights aur mineral-bearing lands par naye tax lagane se rokta hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS July 2026: labour force participation badhkar 55.4%

17 August 2026 ko jaari July 2026 ke PLFS monthly bulletin ke mutabik 15 saal aur usse zyada umar walon ka labour force participation rate June ke 54.4% se badhkar 55.4% ho gaya.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India Important

Supreme Court ne fake motor accident claims ke liye har State mein SIT banane ka order diya

Supreme Court ne 17 August 2026 ko sabhi States ko suspected fraudulent motor accident insurance claims ki jaanch ke liye State level par dedicated SIT banane ka nirdesh diya.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Mongolia Important

India ne UNCCD COP17 mein grasslands aur open natural ecosystems par pehli guide launch ki

India ne 17 August 2026 ko Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia mein UNCCD COP17 mein Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India launch ki, jo apni tarah ki pehli guide hai.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Thailand Important

Army contingent India–Thailand exercise MAITREE-XV ke liye ravana

Indian Army ka ek contingent 17 August 2026 ko India–Thailand joint military exercise MAITREE ke 15th edition ke liye Thailand ravana hua, jo 18 se 31 August 2026 tak Surat Thani mein hoga.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

MeitY ne 31 aur ECMS proposals approve kiye; ab tak 106 projects approved

Ministry of Electronics and IT ne 17 August 2026 ko Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) ke tahat 31 aur proposals approve kiye, jisse total approvals ₹69,548 crore ke 106 projects ho gaye.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 India

India ne 8th BRICS Youth Energy Summit ki virtual mezbani ki

India ne apni BRICS Chairship ke tahat 17 August 2026 ko 100 se zyada participants ke saath Eighth BRICS Youth Energy Summit ki virtual mezbani ki.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India

Sitharaman ne NICDIT ki Apex Monitoring Authority ki teesri meeting ki adhyakshata ki

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ne 17 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) ki Apex Monitoring Authority ki teesri meeting ki adhyakshata ki.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Nepal Important

Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth Nepal visit par ravana; Nepali Army ke Honorary General banenge

Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth 16 August 2026 ko 17 se 19 August tak ki Nepal ki official visit par ravana hue, jiske dauran Nepal ke President unhe Nepali Army ke General ki Honorary Rank denge.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 Netherlands Important

Women's Hockey World Cup 2026: India ne opener mein Olympic silver medallist China se 2-2 draw khela

Indian women's hockey team ne 16 August 2026 ko Netherlands ke Amstelveen ke Wagener Stadium mein FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026 ke Pool D opener mein Olympic silver medallist China se 2-2 draw khela.

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