India Current Affairs — Saari news

🔬 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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🎓 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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🌿 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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🌐 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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