UPSC EPFO / APFC Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Asia

PM Modi ne Bishkek mein Kyrgyz President Zhaparov se bilateral talks ki

31 August 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne SCO Summit ke sidelines par Bishkek mein Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov se mulaqat ki aur unhe Kyrgyzstan ke Independence Day ki badhai di.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Uzbekistan Must know

PM Modi ko Uzbekistan ka 'Oliy Darajali Do'stlik' Order mila

30 August 2026 ko President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ne PM Narendra Modi ko foreign leaders ke liye Uzbekistan ka highest honour 'Oliy Darajali Do'stlik' Order (Order of Highest Friendship) diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Uzbekistan Must know

PM ki state visit mein India aur Uzbekistan ne rishte Comprehensive Strategic Partnership tak badhaye

30 August 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi aur Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ne India–Uzbekistan relations ko Comprehensive Strategic Partnership tak badhaya aur 2030 tak USD 5 billion ka bilateral trade target rakha.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Africa Important

Libya ke rival institutions ne 24 mahine mein elections ke liye UN-backed deal sign ki

Libya ke rival institutions ke representatives ne 30 August 2026 ko Tripoli mein UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mein 24 mahine ke andar presidential aur legislative elections karane ke agreement par sign kiya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 United States Important

NASA ne dark energy aur exoplanets ke study ke liye Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch kiya

NASA ka Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope 30 August 2026 ko Kennedy Space Center se SpaceX Falcon Heavy par launch hua aur lagbhag ek million miles door Sun–Earth L2 point ki taraf ja raha hai.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Uzbekistan Important

NPCI International ne UZQR se UPI payments ke liye Uzbekistan ke NIPC se deal ki

30 August 2026 ko NPCI International Payments Ltd ne Uzbekistan ke National Interbank Processing Centre ke saath commercial agreement kiya, jisse Indian UPI apps Uzbekistan ka national QR code UZQR scan karke merchant payments kar sakenge.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

National Biodiversity Authority ne benefit-sharing ke ₹5.68 crore baante

30 August 2026 ko National Biodiversity Authority ne bataya ki usne Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism ke tahat ₹5.68 crore disburse kiye, jo mainly okra, cucumber aur watermelon resources se jude hain.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Integrated Fertilizer Management System data-driven naye phase mein

30 August 2026 ko Department of Fertilizers ne bataya ki Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) naye phase mein pahunchi hai, jisme Meri Fasal Mera Byora se integration shamil hai, aur ab yeh 14 crore se zyada Aadhaar-linked buyers ko jodti hai.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Abhay Singh ne 13th PSA title ke roop mein Tuanku Muhriz Trophy 2026 jeeti

Indian squash player Abhay Singh ne 30 August 2026 ko Malaysia ke Seremban mein Hong Kong ke Henry Leung ko 3–2 se hara kar Tuanku Muhriz Trophy jeeti, jo unka 13th PSA Tour title hai.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

PM ki 137th Mann Ki Baat mein Mission ShaktiSAT aur PM SVANidhi ka zikr

30 August 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ki Mann Ki Baat ke 137th episode mein Mission ShaktiSAT ke second phase ka zikr hua aur bataya gaya ki PM SVANidhi ke lagbhag 46% beneficiaries women hain.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

NEET-PG 2026 exam 1,111 centres par 2.73 lakh candidates ke liye hua

30 August 2026 ko National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences ne sabhi 36 States/UTs ke 339 cities mein 1,111 centres par 2.73 lakh registered candidates ke liye NEET-PG 2026 karaya.

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🏅 Hockey 📍 World Must know

Argentina ne shoot-out mein Netherlands ko hara kar FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026 jeeta

Argentina ne 29 August ko Amstelveen mein 1–1 draw ke baad shoot-out mein hosts Netherlands ko 3–1 se hara kar FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2026 jeeta.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Petroleum Ministry ne GOBARdhan ke tahat revised compressed biogas price samjhaya

29 August 2026 ko Petroleum Ministry ne bataya ki GOBARdhan Scheme ke tahat compressed biogas (CBG) ka procurement price ₹2,110 per MMBtu hai aur gas consumers par bojh kam rakhne ke liye government ₹10 per kg ka support degi.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 World Important

29 August ko International Day against Nuclear Tests manaya gaya

29 August 2026 ko International Day against Nuclear Tests manaya gaya; UN General Assembly ne Semipalatinsk test site band hone ki yaad mein Kazakhstan ki initiative par 2009 mein ye day declare kiya tha.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

Iceland ne referendum mein EU membership talks phir shuru karne ke khilaaf vote diya

Iceland ne 29 August 2026 ko hue referendum mein European Union accession talks phir shuru karne ke khilaaf vote diya; lagbhag 52.8% ne No kaha.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

July 2026 mein Index of Industrial Production 6.7% badha

28 August 2026 ko MoSPI ke quick estimate ke mutabik July 2026 mein India ka Index of Industrial Production (IIP) year-on-year 6.7% badha, jisme manufacturing (7.3%) aur electricity & gas supply (8.7%) aage rahe.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana ke 12 saal poore, 59 crore se zyada accounts

28 August 2026 ko Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana ne 12 saal poore kiye; 59 crore se zyada accounts mein 56% women ke hain aur deposits ₹3.1 lakh crore se upar hain.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

Health Ministry ne 33 high-burden districts mein malaria elimination push ka review kiya

28 August 2026 ko Union Health Ministry ne 2030 tak malaria elimination ki progress review ki; 2015 se cases aur deaths mein lagbhag 80% giraavat aayi aur high-burden districts 155 se ghatkar 33 reh gaye.

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📋 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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