Asia Current Affairs — Pichhle 6 mahine

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Border management par 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group Dehradun mein mila

Border management aur security par 14th India–Nepal Joint Working Group ki meeting 20–21 August 2026 ko Dehradun mein hui.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

India aur ADB ne Chennai water aur sewerage ke liye $230 million loan sign kiya

India aur Asian Development Bank ne 21 August 2026 ko Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewerage Project ke liye $230 million loan sign kiya.

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🔬 Space 📍 Delhi Important

PM Modi ne 20 space start-ups ke CEOs aur founders se mulaqat ki

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne 21 August 2026 ko Seva Teerth mein 20 space start-ups ke CEOs aur founders se baat ki aur logon ki zindagi behtar karne ke liye space technology ke wider use ki appeal ki.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Kerala Important

Cochin Shipyard ne teesra anti-submarine shallow water craft 'Mangrol' Navy ko saunpa

Cochin Shipyard Limited ne 21 August 2026 ko apna banaya teesra Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft 'Mangrol' Indian Navy ko saunpa.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Goa

57th IFFI ke liye Steering Committee ki pehli meeting

20 se 28 November 2026 tak Goa mein hone wale 57th International Film Festival of India ki Steering Committee ki pehli meeting 21 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein hui.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

CCI ne agro-input dealer associations par cartelisation ke liye penalty lagayi

Competition Commission of India ne 21 August 2026 ko Agro Input Dealers Association aur Agro Input Welfare Association par cartelisation ke liye monetary aur non-monetary sanctions lagaye.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Japan Must know

Defence Ministers' Meeting mein India aur Japan ne maritime security pact sign kiya

Rajnath Singh aur Japan ke Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi ne 20 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein mulaqat ki aur Maritime Security Cooperation par Memorandum of Arrangement sign kiya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Maharashtra Important

Railway factories Mumbai suburban network ke liye 238 AC EMU rakes banayengi

Railway Ministry ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki ICF Chennai, RCF Kapurthala aur MCF Raebareli Mumbai suburban railway ke liye 238 AC EMU rakes banayengi, jinki supply 2027 se 2030 tak hogi.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Ladakh Important

Cabinet ne Ladakh mein J&K High Court bench ko manzoori di

Union Cabinet ne 20 August 2026 ko Union Territory Ladakh mein High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh ki ek bench baithane ko manzoori di.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Mauritius Important

India-Mauritius oil and gas MoU; IOCL Mauritius ka poora fuel import supply karegi

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri ki visit ke dauran 20 August 2026 ko India aur Mauritius ne oil and gas MoU aur IOCL-STC ke beech five-year fuel supply agreement exchange kiya.

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📋 Government Schemes 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar ke liye ₹13,427 crore ke saath PMAY-G ke 11.19 lakh ghar approve

Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne 20 August 2026 ko Bihar ke liye PMAY-G ke tahat ₹13,427 crore allocation ke saath 11,18,937 pucca houses ki manzoori announce ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

July 2026 mein core sector 5.4% badha

Commerce Ministry ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23) July 2026 mein saal-dar-saal 5.4% badha, jo June ke 6.0% se thoda kam hai.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Amit Shah ne Mahabalipuram mein 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting ki adhyakshata ki

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ne 20 August 2026 ko Tamil Nadu ke Mahabalipuram mein Southern Zonal Council ki 31st meeting chair ki aur southern states se pending water disputes baatcheet se suljhane ko kaha.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Delhi Important

40 lakh affordable homes target ke saath Delhi Master Plan 2047 jaari

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal ne 20 August 2026 ko Delhi Master Plan 2047 (MPD-2047) unveil kiya, jismein lagbhag 40 lakh naye affordable housing units ki parikalpana hai.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

CMLRE ne India ke EEZ ke deep-sea fishery resources par national report jaari ki

Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) ne apni silver jubilee par 20 August 2026 ko National Report on Deep-Sea and Distant-Water Fishery Resources of the Indian EEZ jaari ki.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Singapore

Piyush Goyal 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable mein shamil hue

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne 20 August 2026 ko Singapore mein PM Lawrence Wong se mulaqat ki aur 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable mein hissa liya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

Aadhaar App ke downloads 5 crore ke paar

MeitY ne 20 August 2026 ko bataya ki Aadhaar App ke downloads 5 crore (50 million) paar kar gaye hain aur iske zariye 60 lakh se zyada mobile numbers update hue hain.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 India

Reconstituted National Commission for Minorities ki pehli meeting

Naye reconstituted National Commission for Minorities ne 20 August ko Chairman Harjit Singh Grewal ki adhyakshata mein 2026 ki apni pehli meeting ki.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Bihar Important

Cabinet ne Bihar mein Nepal border tak NH-22 ki ₹3,590.73 crore ki four-laning clear ki

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ne 19 August 2026 ko Bihar mein NH-22 ke 82.578 km lambe Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section ko Hybrid Annuity Mode par ₹3,590.73 crore mein four-lane karne ko approve kiya.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ke IGI Airport par transshipment cargo reform ka vistaar

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu ne 19 August 2026 ko Delhi ke IGI Airport par scaled-up transshipment cargo operations ko flag off kiya, jismein chaar domestic origins aur do naye international destinations jode gaye.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi mein 200 e-buses judi, 56 women-only bus services shuru

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta aur LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu ne 19 August 2026 ko 200 electric buses ko flag off kiya, jisse city ka e-bus fleet 5,000 ke paar ho gaya, aur 56 women-only bus services launch ki.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Assam Important

IASST aur IIT Guwahati ne 'smart' cancer drug RK-251 develop ki

Science Ministry ne 19 August 2026 ko bataya ki IASST aur IIT Guwahati ke researchers ne RK-251 develop ki hai, ek 'smart' cancer drug jo mainly cancer cells ke andar activate hoti hai.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Odisha Important

Cabinet ne ₹9,450 crore ke chaar rail multitracking projects approve kiye

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ne 19 August 2026 ko lagbhag ₹9,450 crore ke chaar railway multitracking projects approve kiye, jinse West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu aur Andhra Pradesh mein lagbhag 410 km network judega.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

RBI ne 62nd MPC meeting ke minutes jaari kiye; repo 5.25% par barkarar

RBI ne 19 August 2026 ko Monetary Policy Committee ki 62nd meeting (3-5 August) ke minutes jaari kiye, jismein unanimously repo rate 5.25% aur stance neutral rakha gaya.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Rajasthan

Jaipur mein BRICS Tourism Working Group ki doosri meeting

Tourism Ministry ne India ki BRICS Chairship ke tahat 19 August 2026 ko Rajasthan ke Jaipur mein BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group ki doosri meeting host ki.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh

DRI ne Lucknow mein ivory ki 54 artefacts zabt ki, chaar giraftar

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ne 19 August 2026 ko Lucknow mein ek wildlife trafficking syndicate ka bhandaphod karke ivory ki 54 carved artefacts zabt ki aur chaar logon ko giraftar kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

India February 2027 mein 5th Coast Guard Global Summit host karega

Indian Coast Guard ne 19 August 2026 ko bataya ki India February 2027 mein New Delhi mein 5th Coast Guard Global Summit host karega, jo force ki golden jubilee ke saath hoga.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 West Bengal

Kolkata ki Mirza Ghalib Street par hotel mein aag, nau ki maut

19 August 2026 ki tadke central Kolkata ki Mirza Ghalib Street par ek hotel mein lagi aag mein paanch Bangladeshi nationals samet nau logon ki maut ho gayi.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Gujarat

Gandhinagar mein BRICS Youth Council aur Youth Summit aayojit

India ki BRICS Chairship ke tahat 19 August 2026 ko Gujarat ke Gandhinagar mein BRICS Youth Council Meeting aur BRICS Youth Summit hue.

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🏆 Awards & Honours 📍 India Must know

National Sports Awards 2025 announce: 17 ko Arjuna Award

Sports Ministry ne 18 August 2026 ko Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra ki adhyakshata wali committee ki sifarish par National Sports Awards 2025 announce kiye, jinmein 17 Arjuna aur paanch Dronacharya awardees hain.

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