Asia Current Affairs — Saari news

💹 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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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Karnataka Important

Mysuru mein Tribal Languages aur Museums par National Conclave shuru; Adi Vaani upgrade

Ministry of Tribal Affairs ne 24 August 2026 ko Mysuru mein Tribal Languages aur Museums par three-day National Conclave shuru kiya aur upgraded Adi Vaani platform va AI assistant 'Jago' launch kiya.

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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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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Vice-President ne Andhra Pradesh mein India ka pehla non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid launch kiya

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan ne 24 August 2026 ko Andhra Pradesh ke Eluru district ke Musunuru mein India ka pehla non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed launch kiya.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 Delhi Important

Amit Shah ne New Delhi mein 9th National Security Strategies Conference ka udghatan kiya

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 24 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein two-day 9th National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference-2026 ka udghatan kiya.

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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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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Gujarat Must know

India ne Ahmedabad mein teesra National Space Day manaya

India ne 23 August 2026 ko teesra National Space Day manaya; national event Ahmedabad ke ISRO Space Applications Centre mein 'Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership' theme par hua.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Delhi Important

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis ne 33rd Foundation Day manaya

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis ne 23 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein apna 33rd Foundation Day manaya, jismein 900 se zyada sanitation workers shamil hue aur naya missed-call helpline number shuru hua.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar teen mahine mein clay artisans ke liye Mati Kala Board banayega

Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary ne 23 August 2026 ko Patna mein elaan kiya ki Kumhar (Prajapati) community ki madad ke liye teen mahine mein Mati Kala Board banaya jayega.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Delhi Important

New Delhi mein BWF World Championships khatam; Lanier aur An Se-young champion

BWF World Championships 2026, 23 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein khatam hui; France ke Alex Lanier ne men's singles aur South Korea ki An Se-young ne women's singles title jeeta.

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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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🏅 Other Sports 📍 West Bengal Important

East Bengal ne Mohun Bagan ko 4–1 se harakar 135th Durand Cup jeeta

East Bengal ne 23 August 2026 ko Kolkata mein 135th Durand Cup final mein Mohun Bagan Super Giant ko 4–1 se harakar record-equalling 17th title jeeta.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

BRICS Sports Ministers ne Visakhapatnam mein joint declaration apnaya

BRICS Sports Ministers' Meeting 2026 India ki chairship mein 23 August 2026 ko Visakhapatnam mein BRICS Sports Joint Declaration ko consensus se apnane ke saath khatam hui.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Rajnath Singh ne ₹3,500 crore ke paanch GRSE aur Yantra India projects ki neev rakhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh aur West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari ne 23 August 2026 ko Kolkata se lagbhag ₹3,500 crore ke paanch GRSE aur Yantra India expansion projects ka Bhumi Pujan kiya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

BRICS Science Ministers ne 'Chennai Declaration' apnaya

India ki adhyakshata mein hui 14th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting ne 22 August 2026 ko sarvsammati se 'Chennai Declaration' apnaya.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

BRICS Youth Ministers' Meeting Visakhapatnam mein joint statement ke saath khatam

BRICS Youth Ministers' Meeting 2026, 22 August 2026 ko Visakhapatnam mein youth cooperation par joint statement apnane ke saath khatam hui.

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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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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha August ke chauthe Shanivar ko GARIMA Diwas manayega; 'Mission Zero' workshop hua

22 August 2026 ko Bhubaneswar mein 'Mission Zero – Ending Fatalities in Sanitation Work' national workshop mein Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi ne elaan kiya ki har saal August ka chautha Shanivar GARIMA Diwas ke roop mein manaya jayega.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Amit Shah ne Siliguri Corridor ki security review ki

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 22 August 2026 ko Siliguri mein meeting karke Siliguri Corridor ki security review ki aur agencies ko border security ke 'quadrangular approach' ko lagu karne ka nirdesh diya.

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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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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Tamil Nadu

ICMR-backed bacteriophage research centre CARBID VIT Vellore mein shuru

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta ne 22 August 2026 ko VIT Vellore mein ICMR-supported Centre for Advanced Research in Bacteriophage and Infectious Diseases (CARBID) ka udghatan kiya.

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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 📍 Rajasthan Important

BRICS Tourism Ministers ne Jaipur Declaration apnaya

India ki Chairship mein BRICS Tourism Ministers' Meeting 21 August 2026 ko Jaipur mein BRICS Tourism Ministers' Communiqué 2026 yaani 'Jaipur Declaration' apnane ke saath khatam hui.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Odisha Important

Paradip Port ko 18.5-metre deep-draft capability; ₹427.80 crore ke projects shuru

Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal ne 21 August 2026 ko Odisha ke Paradip Port mein ₹427.80 crore ke saat projects ka udghatan kiya, jo iski 18.5-metre deep-draft capability ko mark karta hai.

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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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💹 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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