MPSC (Maharashtra) Current Affairs — Saari news
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sun, 16 Aug 2026
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.
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.
DRI ne supari import mein ₹2,500 crore ke SAFTA misuse ka bhandaphod kiya; nau giraftar
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ne 16 August 2026 ko bataya ki usne South-East Asian supari ko Bangladeshi origin ka batakar SAFTA duty exemption lene wale network ko tod diya, jisse ₹2,500 crore se zyada ka revenue loss hua.
Jared Kushner ne Egypt mein Hamas leaders se mil kar Israel dwara reject kiya 15-point Gaza road map aage badhaya
US envoy Jared Kushner ne 16 August 2026 ko Egypt mein Hamas leaders se rare meeting karke Gaza ceasefire ke second phase ke liye US-backed 15-point road map ko push kiya, jise Israel ne pichhle hafte reject kar diya tha.
Vajpayee punya tithi: PM ne Sadaiv Atal par shraddhanjali di; Chittorgarh mein 21-foot statue ka anavaran
PM Narendra Modi ne 16 August 2026 ko former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee ki punya tithi par unke memorial Sadaiv Atal par shraddhanjali di, jabki Amit Shah ne Chittorgarh mein Vajpayee ki 21-foot statue ka anavaran kiya.
INS Sudarshini ne Lokayan 2026 ke tahat Ponta Delgada, Azores mein port call poora kiya
Indian Navy ke sail training ship INS Sudarshini ne Lokayan 2026 ke tahat 16 August 2026 ko Portugal ke Azores mein Ponta Delgada mein apna port call poora kiya.
Sat, 15 Aug 2026
80th Independence Day: PM ne 1 crore youth ko AI skilling, 100 GW nuclear goal aur 'Sapt Dhara' announce kiya
PM Narendra Modi ne 15 August 2026 ko India ke 80th Independence Day par Red Fort se nation ko address karte hue ek saal mein ek crore youth ko AI skilling, 2047 tak 100 GW nuclear power target aur 6 crore Lakhpati Didis ka naya goal announce kiya.
Har Ghar Tiranga 2026: Suryapath Tiranga relay 54 missions se guzra; 8.24 crore selfies
15 August 2026 ko paanchve Har Ghar Tiranga campaign ke tahat Suryapath Tiranga global relay ne Fiji se San Francisco tak 54 Indian missions aur posts mein Tiranga pahunchaya.
UPI powered Qatar–India postal remittance service live
PosTransfer par based aur UPI se chalne wali Qatar–India remittance service 15 August 2026 ko Qatar Post outlets par available hui, jisse customers seedhe India ke UPI-enabled bank accounts mein paise bhej sakte hain.
Tribal Affairs Ministry ne ITDAs aur ITDPs ko mazboot karne ka National Framework jaari kiya
Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram aur NITI Aayog Member R. Balasubramaniam ne 15 August 2026 ko Integrated Tribal Development Agencies aur Projects ko mazboot karne ke liye National Framework aur Operational Guidelines jaari kiye.
Men's Hockey World Cup 2026: India ne Amstelveen mein opener mein Wales ko 3-1 se haraya
Indian men's hockey team ne 15 August 2026 ko Netherlands ke Amstelveen ke Wagener Hockey Stadium mein FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 ke Pool D opener mein Wales ko 3-1 se haraya; captain Harmanpreet Singh ne do goals kiye.
PSA ne rural technology transfer ke liye NABARD ka RSVC-AMRIT platform launch kiya
Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood ne 15 August 2026 ko NABARD dwara unke office ke saath develop kiya gaya RSVC-AMRIT platform launch kiya, jo RuTAGe Smart Village Centre ecosystem ki digital backbone hai.
NIELIT ne CYBER KUSHTI 2026 national cybersecurity aur AI hackathon launch kiya
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) ne 15 August 2026 ko national cybersecurity aur AI hackathon CYBER KUSHTI 2026 launch kiya.