MPSC (Maharashtra) Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Asia Important

India–Cambodia ne Phnom Penh mein Trade and Investment par 3rd Joint Working Group kiya

India aur Cambodia ne 24 August 2026 ko Phnom Penh mein Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment ki teesri meeting ki; 2025-26 mein bilateral trade 36% se zyada badhkar USD 406.78 million raha.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

RBI ki USD-INR swap facility se gyarah hafton se kam mein USD 73 billion aaye

Finance Ministry ne 24 August 2026 ko bataya ki FCNR(B) deposits aur foreign borrowings ke liye RBI ki special USD-INR swap facility se 21 August tak USD 73 billion mobilise hue.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Argentina Important

India–Argentina ne Buenos Aires mein 4th Joint Trade Committee meeting ki

India aur Argentina ne 24 August 2026 ko Buenos Aires mein Joint Trade Committee ki chauthi meeting ki, jismein lithium, farm market access aur pharma mein cooperation aage badha.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 New Zealand Important

India aur New Zealand ne Wellington mein 2nd Defence Strategic Dialogue kiya

India aur New Zealand ne 24 August 2026 ko Wellington mein doosra Defence Strategic Dialogue kiya, jismein nayi Strategic Partnership ke under maritime security aur joint training par focus raha.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 India

Chhe deshon ke envoys ne President Murmu ko credentials saunpe

President Droupadi Murmu ne 24 August 2026 ko Rashtrapati Bhavan mein South Sudan, UAE, Nigeria, Moldova, Germany aur Sweden ke envoys se credentials sweekar kiye.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 United States

US Supreme Court ne Trump administration ko mail-voting executive order par aage badhne diya

US Supreme Court ne 24 August 2026 ko Trump v. California case mein lower court ki us injunction ko stay kar diya, jisne mail-in voting limit karne wale President Trump ke executive order ke kuch hisson par rok lagayi thi.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Kazakhstan Important

Kazakhstan mein unicameral Kurultai ka pehla election; pro-Tokayev Adilet ki badi jeet

Kazakhstan ne 23 August 2026 ko nayi single-chamber Kurultai ka pehla election karaya, jismein newly formed pro-government Adilet party ko 71% se zyada vote mile.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Centre ne chaar saal se kam umar ke bachchon ke liye cold-medicine FDCs par rok lagayi

Union Health Ministry ne 22 August 2026 ko chlorpheniramine maleate aur phenylephrine hydrochloride ki sabhi fixed dose combinations par restriction lagaya aur warning zaroori ki ki inhe chaar saal se kam umar ke bachchon ko na diya jaye.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Africa Important

DR Congo aur AFC/M23 ne Doha peace process ke tahat roadmap par sahmati di

DR Congo aur AFC/M23 rebel alliance ne 22 August 2026 ko joint statement mein bataya ki unhone Doha Framework ke tahat negotiations ke liye sequenced steps aur timelines wale roadmap par sahmati di hai.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Australia Important

IAF ne Australia mein Pitch Black aur Malaysia mein Udara Shakti exercise poori ki

Indian Air Force ne 22 August 2026 ko bataya ki usne Australia mein Exercise Pitch Black 2026 aur Malaysia mein Exercise Udara Shakti 2026 mein apni participation poori kar li hai.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

National Biodiversity Authority ne ₹2.82 crore ka benefit-sharing fund jaari kiya

National Biodiversity Authority ne 22 August 2026 ko Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism ke tahat ₹2.82 crore baante, jinka zyadatar hissa 27 State Biodiversity Boards aur 3 UT Biodiversity Councils ko gaya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Europe Important

Lokayan 26 expedition par INS Sudarshini Lisbon pahuncha

Indian Navy ka sail training ship INS Sudarshini 22 August 2026 ko Portugal ke Lisbon pahuncha; yeh Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition ka 15th port call hai.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

CSIR-NIScPR ne Hindi science magazine 'Vigyan Pragati' ke 75 saal manaye

CSIR-NIScPR ne 22 August 2026 ko 1952 mein shuru hui apni popular Hindi science magazine 'Vigyan Pragati' ke 75 saal poore hone par Platinum Jubilee ceremony aayojit ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Centre ne ₹62,500 crore ki Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme notify ki

MeitY ne 21 August 2026 ko ₹62,500 crore outlay wali Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) notify ki, taaki production badhe, domestic value addition gehra ho aur Indian-owned phone brands ko support mile.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Maharashtra Important

Pune mein 12th BRICS Communications Ministers' Meeting

India ne 21 August 2026 ko Pune mein Jyotiraditya Scindia ki adhyakshata mein 12th BRICS Communications Ministers' Meeting host ki aur sidelines par Brazil ke saath telecom aur ICT MoU sign kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Revised land-border rules ke tahat ₹4,895.65 crore ke 29 FDI investments report hue

Commerce Ministry ne 21 August 2026 ko bataya ki land-bordering countries se chhote, non-controlling ownership wale investors ke liye revised framework ke tahat ₹4,895.65 crore ke 29 FDI investments report hue hain.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 United Kingdom Important

India aur UK ne 25th Defence Consultative Group meeting ki

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh aur UK Permanent Under Secretary for Defence Jeremy Pocklington ne 21 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein 25th India–UK Defence Consultative Group meeting ki co-chair ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Festive season se pehle sugar prices thamne ke liye Centre ne kadam uthaye

Centre ne 21 August 2026 ko ek mahine mein ₹48.18 se ₹55.70 per kg pahunchi sugar prices thamne ke liye dealers par stock limit aur 10 LMT raw sugar ke duty-free import samet kai kadam bataye.

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💹 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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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Maharashtra Important

Railway factories Mumbai suburban network ke liye 238 AC EMU rakes banayengi

Railway Ministry ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki ICF Chennai, RCF Kapurthala aur MCF Raebareli Mumbai suburban railway ke liye 238 AC EMU rakes banayengi, jinki supply 2027 se 2030 tak hogi.

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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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