India Current Affairs One-liners — Saari news
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- India ki BRICS Chairship ke tahat 19 August 2026 ko Gujarat ke Gandhinagar mein BRICS Youth Council Meeting aur BRICS Youth Summit hue.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026
- 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.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne 18 August 2026 ko NCC ke all-India girls high-altitude trek 'Aparajita - Parang La 2026' ko flag off kiya, jismein 28 girl cadets 30 din mein 250 km tay karengi.
- Commission for Air Quality Management ne 18 August 2026 ko apni 29th full meeting mein Delhi-NCR mein 2027 se diesel, petrol aur CNG light goods vehicles ke registration par phased restrictions ke liye Direction No. 102 approve kiya.
- 18 August 2026 ko New Delhi mein hui 12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting mein consensus se Joint Ministerial Statement adopt hua aur chaar knowledge compendiums launch hue.
- Centre ne 18 August 2026 ko 1 September 2026 se effective Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections approve ki, jismein city gas firms ko har naye billed household connection par extra sasti APM gas milegi.
- Department of Defence Production ne 18 August 2026 ko anumanit ₹3,070 crore ke 405 strategically important items ki sixth Positive Indigenisation List notify ki.
- Digital Bharat Nidhi ne 18 August 2026 ko state-led model ke tahat Chhattisgarh mein Amended BharatNet Program lagu karne ke liye agreement sign kiya, jismein 11,682 gram panchayats ke liye ₹3,942 crore ka support hai.
- Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh ne 18 August 2026 ko Armenia ki do din ki visit poori ki, jiske dauran dono defence ministries ne joint collaboration, innovation aur research par MoU sign kiya.
- 65th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament 18 August 2026 ko New Delhi ke Dr B. R. Ambedkar Stadium mein teen categories ki 108 teams ke saath shuru hua.
- Culture Ministry ne 18 August 2026 ko New Delhi ke Bharat Mandapam mein singer B Praak ke Tiranga Concert ke saath Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 ka samapan kiya, jo Vande Mataram ke 150 saal ko samarpit tha.
- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ne 18 August 2026 ko Madhya Pradesh mein gauge-converted Kailaras-Sabalgarh-Birpur rail section ka virtual udghatan kiya aur Gwalior-Kailaras train ko Birpur tak badhaya.
- India aur Malaysia ne 18 August 2026 ko public administration aur governance reforms mein cooperation par 2nd Joint Working Group meeting ki.
- NHAI ne 18 August 2026 ko online FASTag Local Pass facility 121 toll plazas tak badhayi, jisse eligible commuters Rajmargyatra app se monthly pass khareed sakte hain.
Mon, 17 Aug 2026
- Ministry of Defence ne 17 August 2026 ko Indian Navy ke liye do MQ-9B Sea Guardian HALE remotely piloted aircraft systems 30 mahine ke liye lease karne ka contract General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. ke saath sign kiya.
- Centre ne 17 August 2026 ko Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 notify kiya, jo States ko Centre ki shart ke alawa mineral rights aur mineral-bearing lands par naye tax lagane se rokta hai.
- 17 August 2026 ko jaari July 2026 ke PLFS monthly bulletin ke mutabik 15 saal aur usse zyada umar walon ka labour force participation rate June ke 54.4% se badhkar 55.4% ho gaya.
- Supreme Court ne 17 August 2026 ko sabhi States ko suspected fraudulent motor accident insurance claims ki jaanch ke liye State level par dedicated SIT banane ka nirdesh diya.
- India ne 17 August 2026 ko Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia mein UNCCD COP17 mein Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) of India launch ki, jo apni tarah ki pehli guide hai.
- Indian Army ka ek contingent 17 August 2026 ko India–Thailand joint military exercise MAITREE ke 15th edition ke liye Thailand ravana hua, jo 18 se 31 August 2026 tak Surat Thani mein hoga.