UPPSC Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Department of Pharmaceuticals ne ₹5,000 crore PRIP scheme ke tahat second call kholi

28 August 2026 ko Department of Pharmaceuticals ne ₹5,000 crore ki Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma & MedTech (PRIP) scheme ke tahat applications ke liye second call announce ki.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Sanchar Saathi ne ek mahine mein 75,000 se zyada lost ya stolen phones recover karaye

28 August 2026 ko Department of Telecommunications ne bataya ki Sanchar Saathi ne pehli baar ek mahine mein desh bhar mein 75,000 se zyada lost ya stolen mobile handsets recover karne mein madad ki.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Defence Ministry ne Defence Export SOP aur Open General Export Licence framework simplify kiya

28 August 2026 ko Department of Defence Production ne Defence Export SOP aur Open General Export Licence (OGEL) framework simplify kiya aur OGEL validity do se badhakar teen saal kar di.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India

PM aur Home Minister ne Sree Narayana Guru ko Jayanti par tributes diye

28 August 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Home Minister Amit Shah ne social reformer Sree Narayana Guru ko unki birth anniversary par tributes diye.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

July 2026 ke end mein India mein telephone subscribers 1,354.28 million

28 August 2026 ko Ministry of Communications ne bataya ki July 2026 ke end mein India mein 1,354.28 million telephone subscribers aur (M2M sahit) 1,094.48 million broadband subscribers the.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

'One Nation, One Time' ke liye Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 notify hue

27 August 2026 ko Department of Consumer Affairs ne Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 notify kiye, jisse IST common legal time reference bana; Rules Gazette publication ke 180 din baad laagu honge.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM SVANidhi ke restructured phase ka ek saal poora, 21.86 lakh loans disburse

27 August 2026 ko street vendors ki restructured PM SVANidhi scheme ka ek saal poora hua, jisme 10.56 lakh naye beneficiaries ko ₹6,294 crore ke 21.86 lakh loans diye gaye.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

Indian Navy ka pehla indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel 'Samarthak' deliver hua

27 August 2026 ko L&T Kattupalli ne 75% se zyada indigenous content wala pehla Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) Samarthak Indian Navy ko deliver kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando ne Indian Navy chief se baatcheet ki

27 August 2026 ko Sri Lanka Navy Commander Vice Admiral Damian Fernando ko commander ke roop mein apni pehli India visit mein New Delhi mein Guard of Honour mila aur unhone Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan se talks ki.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Nepal Must know

Nepal mein Bhote Koshi ke kinare deadly flash flood; India ne madad offer ki aur Bihar, UP ko alert kiya

Nepal–Tibet border par glacier collapse se aayi flash flood ne 26 August 2026 ko central Nepal mein tabahi machayi; PM Modi ne har sambhav madad offer ki aur Centre ne Bihar aur Uttar Pradesh ko alert kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Chile Important

Santiago meeting mein India aur Chile ne saal ke end tak CEPA talks poori karne par zor diya

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal ne 26 August 2026 ko Santiago mein Chilean Vice-Minister Paula Estévez Weinstein se mil kar India–Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) ko aage badhaya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Japan Important

Piyush Goyal ne Tokyo, Nagoya aur Osaka mein investment push ke baad Japan visit poori ki

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ne 26 August 2026 ko Tokyo, Nagoya aur Osaka mein meetings ke baad Japan visit poori ki, jisme Tokyo mein India–Japan Startup Roundtable bhi shamil thi.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Russia Important

Moscow mein India–Russia roundtable mein India ne snow leopard science present kiya

India ne 26 August 2026 ko Moscow mein hui Russian–Indian roundtable mein snow leopard population estimation, radio telemetry aur genetic analysis mein apni progress present ki.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

India ne UN racial discrimination committee ke remarks ko 'politically motivated' bata kar reject kiya

India ne 26 August 2026 ko 11th periodic review ke baad UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) ke observations ko 'politically motivated' aur 'highly malicious' bata kar reject kiya.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Mongolia Important

Ulaanbaatar mein UNCCD COP17 mein India ne community-led rangeland restoration ka call diya

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ne 26 August 2026 ko Mongolia ke Ulaanbaatar mein UNCCD COP17 ke ministerial dialogue mein rangelands ke community-led restoration ka call diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 China Must know

India–China ne Beijing mein boundary par 25th Special Representatives talks ki

NSA Ajit Doval aur Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ne 25 August 2026 ko Beijing mein boundary question par 25th round ki Special Representatives talks ki aur eight-point consensus banaya.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

UP Cabinet ne 25 lakh tablets, 60+ women ko free bus travel aur Ganga Expressway ke Haridwar extension ko manzoori di

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet ne 25 August 2026 ko youth ke liye 25 lakh free tablets, 60 saal aur usse zyada umar ki women ko UPSRTC buses mein lifetime free travel aur ₹10,761 crore ke Ganga Expressway Haridwar extension ko manzoori di.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

UPI ke 10 saal poore; annual transactions 24,162 crore ke paar

NPCI dwara 25 August 2016 ko launch kiye gaye Unified Payments Interface ne 25 August 2026 ko das saal poore kiye; FY 2025-26 mein annual volume lagbhag 13,000 guna badhkar 24,162 crore se zyada transactions ho gaya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne 53rd PRAGATI meeting chair ki; ₹30,000 crore se zyada ke six projects review kiye

PM Narendra Modi ne 25 August 2026 ko 53rd PRAGATI meeting chair ki, jismein nau states ke six rail, road aur power projects ke saath AgriStack aur cyber fraud review hue.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Morocco Important

7th Joint Commission mein India aur Morocco ne trade double karne par sehmati jatayi

MoS Jitin Prasada ne 25 August 2026 ko Morocco visit poori ki, jahan 7th India–Morocco Joint Commission co-chair karte hue dono sides paanch saal mein bilateral trade double karne par sehmat hue.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Rajnath Singh ne DRDO ki missile technologies Indian industry ko transfer karne ko manzoori di

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 25 August 2026 ko DRDO-developed sabhi conventional missile systems ki technology desh mein production ke liye Indian industry ko transfer karne ko manzoori di.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

Regional Rural Banks ne FY 2025-26 mein record ₹10,176 crore net profit kamaya

25 August 2026 ko Finance Ministry review mein bataya gaya ki India ke 28 Regional Rural Banks ne FY 2025-26 mein record ₹10,176 crore net profit kamaya aur total business ₹13.5 lakh crore se upar raha.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 Mongolia

UNCCD COP17 mein India ne drought response ke bajaye drought resilience par zor diya

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav ne 25 August 2026 ko Ulaanbaatar mein UNCCD COP17 ke ministerial dialogue mein kaha ki drought ko ek predictable aur preventable risk ki tarah handle karna chahiye.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Mongolia Important

India ne 2011–2020 mein 21.76 million hectare land restore ki: Bhupender Yadav ne UNCCD COP17 mein bataya

24 August 2026 ko Ulaanbaatar mein UNCCD COP17 ke IUCN side event mein Bhupender Yadav ne kaha ki India ne Bonn Challenge pledge ke under 2011–2020 mein 21.76 million hectare land restore ki.

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💹 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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