RPSC RAS Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine
Roz ki news — apne exam, rajya aur topic ke hisaab se. Har news me short summary, key facts aur MCQs.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026
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.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Baran mein Rajasthan ko PMAY-G ke 2.89 lakh ghar saunpe
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne 17 August 2026 ko Baran mein state-level programme mein PMAY-G ke tahat Rajasthan ko ₹3,473 crore ke 2.89 lakh pucca ghar saunpe.
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.
Amit Shah ne Alwar se ₹6,453 crore ke Rajasthan projects shuru kiye, dairy plants bhi shamil
Union Home aur Cooperation Minister Amit Shah ne 16 August 2026 ko Alwar se 17 districts mein ₹6,453 crore ke Rajasthan Government projects ka udghatan aur shilanyas kiya.
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.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Independence Day ki purv sandhya par President Murmu ka address: India ke 13 CWG golds mein se 8 women ne jeete, 25 crore poverty se bahar
President Droupadi Murmu ne 14 August 2026 ko 80th Independence Day ki purv sandhya par nation ko address kiya aur women ki achievements, 25 crore logon ke poverty se bahar aane aur Mahatma Jyotiba Phule ki 200th birth anniversary ka zikr kiya.
Independence Day 2026 ki purv sandhya par President ne 9 Kirti Chakra samet 78 gallantry awards approve kiye
President Droupadi Murmu ne Independence Day 2026 ki purv sandhya par Defence Forces aur Central Armed Police Forces ke liye 78 gallantry awards (13 posthumous) aur 89 Mention-in-Despatches approve kiye.
Independence Day 2026 par 1,057 police, fire, home guard aur correctional personnel ko gallantry va service medals
Ministry of Home Affairs ne 14 August 2026 ko announce kiya ki Independence Day 2026 par Police, Fire, Home Guard & Civil Defence aur Correctional Services ke 1,057 personnel ko gallantry va service medals diye gaye, jinme 301 Medals for Gallantry shamil hain.
Jal Jeevan Mission ke 7 saal: rural tap water coverage 16.7% se badhkar 82% se zyada
Ministry of Jal Shakti ne 14 August 2026 ko bataya ki 15 August 2019 ko shuru hue Jal Jeevan Mission ne rural tap water coverage 16.72% se badhakar 82.24% households tak pahunchaya hai, aur 2.04 lakh villages Har Ghar Jal certified hain.
Sarkar ne TV channels ke liye 12-minute advertisement cap hatayi
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ne 14 August 2026 ko announce kiya ki Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 ke under 2006 mein laayi gayi TV channels ki 12-minute advertisement duration cap hatayi jayegi.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day 2026 Delhi, Amritsar aur Kolkata mein manaya gaya
14 August 2026 ko Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (Vibhajan Vibheeshika Smriti Divas) manaya gaya; Ministry of Culture ne Delhi, Amritsar aur Kolkata mein programmes kiye aur PM Modi ne Partition se prabhavit logon ke saahas ko yaad kiya.
Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 mein India ke 39 mein se 16 medals Army contingent ne jeete
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh ne 14 August 2026 ko Indian Army ke us contingent se mulaqat ki jisne Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 mein India ke kul 39 medals mein se 8 gold samet 16 medals jeete.
July 2026 mein WPI inflation thodi ghatkar 9.78%; fuel aur power 20.05%
Ministry of Commerce and Industry ne 14 August 2026 ko bataya ki July 2026 mein All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation year-on-year 9.78% rahi, jo June mein 9.87% thi; fuel aur power inflation 20.05% rahi.
MoD ne loiter munition systems ke liye Tata Advanced Systems aur NIBE se ₹1,577 crore ke contracts kiye
Ministry of Defence ne 14 August 2026 ko Indian Army ki artillery regiments ke liye loiter munition systems hetu Tata Advanced Systems Limited aur NIBE Private Limited ke saath lagbhag ₹1,577 crore ke contracts kiye.
Logistics Data Bank ne 10 crore EXIM containers track kiye
Ministry of Commerce and Industry ne 14 August 2026 ko bataya ki 2016 mein shuru hue Logistics Data Bank (LDB) ne RFID-based technology se 10 crore EXIM containers track kiye hain.
NCB fugitive drug trafficker Virender Singh Basoya ko UAE se wapas laaya
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) ne 14 August 2026 ko fugitive drug trafficker Virender Singh Basoya ko UAE se India wapas laane mein safalta paayi; use wahan INTERPOL Red Notice par arrest kiya gaya tha.