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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Himachal Pradesh

Operation Vajra 2.0 mein CBN ne Chandigarh–Baddi route par 66.8 lakh psychotropic tablets seize ki

27 August 2026 ko Central Bureau of Narcotics ne Operation Vajra 2.0 ke tahat Chandigarh–Baddi route par ek truck rokkar 66,79,980 psychotropic tablets seize ki.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh High Court mein teen judicial officers appoint hue

27 August 2026 ko Law Ministry ne Chirag Bhanu ko Himachal Pradesh High Court ka Judge aur Bhupesh Sharma aur Yogesh Jaswal ko Additional Judges appoint karne ka notification jaari 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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💹 Economy 📍 Delhi

Sarkar Delhi-NCR mein ₹35/kg par buffer onions bech rahi hai; Kanda Express ka expansion

27 August 2026 ko Consumer Affairs Ministry ne bataya ki Delhi-NCR mein buffer onions ₹35 per kg par beche ja rahe hain aur Kanda Express rail initiative se stocks consumption centres tak pahunchaye ja rahe hain.

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🎓 Education 📍 Gujarat

Amit Shah ne Ahmedabad mein Gujarat Vidyapith ke 72nd convocation ko address kiya

27 August 2026 ko Home Minister Amit Shah ne Ahmedabad mein 18 October 1920 ko establish hue Gujarat Vidyapith ke 72nd convocation ko address kiya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Assam

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission ne NIPER Guwahati mein Northeast ka pehla conclave kiya, botanical reference standards launch kiye

27 August 2026 ko Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission ne NIPER Guwahati mein Northeast mein apna pehla scientific conclave kiya aur saat phytochemical aur paanch botanical reference standards launch kiye.

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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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🏅 Chess 📍 Maharashtra Important

Mayank Chakraborty aur Pratitee Bordoloi ne Mumbai mein Asian Junior Chess titles jeete

India ke Mayank Chakraborty aur Pratitee Bordoloi ne Mumbai mein Asian Junior Classical Chess Championship 2026 ke Open aur Girls titles nau rounds mein 7.5 points ke saath jeete.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Goa Important

Rajnath Singh ne Goa ke Patradevi mein redeveloped Hutatma Smruti Smarak ka inauguration kiya

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 26 August 2026 ko Patradevi mein redeveloped Hutatma Smruti Smarak ka inauguration kiya, jo Portuguese rule ke khilaaf Goa liberation struggle mein shaheed satyagrahis ko samarpit hai.

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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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📋 State Schemes 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ne women ke liye ₹2,500 monthly aid wali Lakshmi Yojana launch ki

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta ne 26 August 2026 ko Delhi Lakshmi Yojana launch ki aur eligible women ko sanction letters diye, jinhe 1 September se ₹2,500 per month milenge.

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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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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Kerala

EPFO ne Onam se pehle Keralam ke 4.4 lakh pensioners ko August pension jaldi jaari ki

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation ne 26 August 2026 ko Onam se pehle apne Keralam zone ke 4,40,901 pensioners ke accounts mein August 2026 ki pension credit ki.

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🎓 Education 📍 Maharashtra

IICT aur Netflix ne six creative-tech programmes mein 100 students ke liye scholarships announce ki

Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) aur Netflix ne 26 August 2026 ko Mumbai mein six programmes mein 100 students ke liye 80% tak ki scholarships announce ki.

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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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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Assam Important

DRI ne Silchar ke paas Lalpani mein 56 kg methamphetamine tablets zabt kiye

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ne 25 August 2026 ko Assam ke Silchar ke paas Lalpani mein ek truck se 56 kg methamphetamine tablets zabt kiye, jisse North-East ki haal ki do seizures 76 kg ho gayi.

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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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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Indian aur Vietnam Coast Guards ki 7th High-Level Meeting Chennai mein

Indian Coast Guard aur Vietnam Coast Guard ne 25 August 2026 ko Chennai mein 2015 ke cooperation MoU ke under apni 7th High-Level Meeting ki.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Delhi Important

National Shipping Board ka pehla 'Sagar Samvad'; India 100 naye ships jodega

25 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein National Shipping Board ke pehle 'Sagar Samvad' mein Sarbananda Sonowal ne kaha ki India $75 billion ke foreign freight bill ko ghatane ke liye paanch saal mein 100 vessels jodega.

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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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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Delhi Important

CSIR-NAL ne indigenous micro aur small gas turbine engines NJ-05, NJ-50 aur NJ-100 unveil kiye

CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories ne 25 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein drones aur compact missiles ke liye 5, 50 aur 100 kg thrust wale teen indigenous gas turbine engines unveil kiye.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Goa Important

Goa Shipyard ne Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Ajit Coast Guard ko saunpa

Goa Shipyard Limited ne 25 August 2026 ko 65% se zyada indigenous content wala Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Ajit Indian Coast Guard ko saunpa.

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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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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Maharashtra

Mines Ministry ne Critical Minerals Innovation Hackathon 2026 launch kiya

Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy ne 25 August 2026 ko Critical Minerals Innovation Hackathon 2026 launch kiya, jiski hosting JNARDDC Nagpur karega.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Tamil Nadu ne Annapoorani Super Six LPG scheme aur women ke liye free bus travel ke expansion ka elaan kiya

Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay ne 24 August 2026 ko Assembly mein bataya ki state Pongal 2027 se saal mein teen LPG cylinders ka paisa dega aur 2 October se women ki free bus travel ka daayra badhayega.

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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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