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⚡ DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

Daily Current Affairs 2026

35 Important Current Affairs & Key Facts for Banking, SBI, IBPS, RBI, SSC, UPSC, Railway and State PCS Exams.
📅 CURRENT AFFAIRS DATE
12 August 2026 | Wednesday
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Science and Technology ★ IMPORTANT
1 Prime Minister inaugurates Param Pragya AI supercomputing facility at IIT Delhi Science and Technology ★
प्रधानमंत्री ने IIT Delhi में Param Pragya AI supercomputing facility का उद्घाटन किया
Key Fact: Param Pragya is an AI-powered supercomputing facility inaugurated at IIT Delhi.
2
Banking and Finance ★ IMPORTANT
2 RBI Survey of Professional Forecasters projects 6.6 percent GDP growth for FY27 Banking and Finance ★
RBI Survey of Professional Forecasters ने FY27 में 6.6 प्रतिशत GDP growth का अनुमान दिया
Key Fact: RBI's 101st Survey of Professional Forecasters projected real GDP growth of 6.6 percent for FY 2026-27.
3
Banking and Finance ★ IMPORTANT
3 RBI revises loan recovery and recovery-agent framework from January 2027 Banking and Finance ★
RBI ने January 2027 से loan recovery और recovery-agent framework revise किया
Key Fact: The revised framework will take effect on 1 January 2027 and applies to commercial banks, excluding SFBs, Payments Banks, RRBs and LABs.
4
Defence ★ IMPORTANT
4 India and United States begin eighth naval EOD exercise in Kochi Defence ★
भारत और United States ने Kochi में आठवां naval EOD exercise शुरू किया
Key Fact: The Indian Navy-US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise is being held at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, from 10 to 14 August 2026.
5
Appointment ★ IMPORTANT
5 Government extends ED Director Rahul Navin tenure by one year Appointment ★
सरकार ने ED Director Rahul Navin का कार्यकाल एक वर्ष बढ़ाया
Key Fact: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved a one-year extension for Enforcement Directorate Director Rahul Navin.
6
Science and Technology ★ IMPORTANT
6 Astrobase unveils India first private 800 kN FFSC rocket engine Science and Technology ★
Astrobase ने भारत का पहला private 800 kN FFSC rocket engine पेश किया
Key Fact: Astrobase Space Technologies unveiled EVEREST, described as India's first private 800 kN full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine.
7
Legislation ★ IMPORTANT
7 Lok Sabha passes Bankers Books Evidence Bill 2026 Legislation ★
Lok Sabha ने Bankers Books Evidence Bill 2026 पारित किया
Key Fact: The Bill replaces the 135-year-old Bankers Books Evidence Act, 1891 and recognises electronic bank records as evidence.
8
Judiciary ★ IMPORTANT
8 Lok Sabha clears bill for unified tribunal selection panel Judiciary ★
Lok Sabha ने unified tribunal selection panel के लिए Bill पारित किया
Key Fact: The Bill proposes a centralised mechanism for selecting tribunal chairpersons and members.
9
International ★ IMPORTANT
9 Lebanon formally abolishes death penalty International ★
Lebanon ने death penalty को formally abolish किया
Key Fact: Lebanon Parliament voted to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour for future offences.
10
Space ★ IMPORTANT
10 NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base programme under Artemis Accords Space ★
NASA ने ISRO को Artemis Accords के तहत Moon Base programme में शामिल होने का निमंत्रण दिया
Key Fact: NASA invited ISRO to participate in its Moon Base programme under the Artemis Accords framework.
11
Science and Technology ★ IMPORTANT
11 Eco-Educational Hub dedicated to nation at Lucknow Science and Technology ★
Lucknow में Eco-Educational Hub राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया गया
Key Fact: Union Minister Jitendra Singh dedicated the first-of-its-kind Eco-Educational Hub to the nation in Lucknow.
12
Government Campaign ★ IMPORTANT
12 Home Minister flags off Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra in Puducherry Government Campaign ★
Union Home Minister ने Puducherry में Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra को flag off किया
Key Fact: Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra in Puducherry.
13
Startup ★ IMPORTANT
13 DPIIT signs MoUs to strengthen Indian startup ecosystem Startup ★
DPIIT ने Indian startup ecosystem मजबूत करने के लिए MoUs किए
Key Fact: The MoUs with industry partners aim to support startups through mentoring, funding access and market linkages.
14
Digital India ★ IMPORTANT
14 NeGD and AAERI launch AAERI Verify digital platform Digital India ★
NeGD और AAERI ने AAERI Verify digital platform शुरू किया
Key Fact: The platform is designed to support verification of academic and student documents for Australian education pathways.
15
AYUSH ★ IMPORTANT
15 CCRAS and BIS partner for international AYUSH quality standards AYUSH ★
CCRAS और BIS ने international AYUSH quality standards के लिए partnership की
Key Fact: The partnership aims to establish quality standards for AYUSH products and services.
16
Banking and Finance ★ IMPORTANT
16 IndusInd Bank and EazyDiner launch lifetime-free UPI-linked credit card Banking and Finance ★
IndusInd Bank और EazyDiner ने lifetime-free UPI-linked credit card शुरू किया
Key Fact: The co-branded card links credit-card payments with UPI and is offered without annual fees.
17
Banking and Finance ★ IMPORTANT
17 Indel Money arm gets RBI perpetual licence for trade remittances Banking and Finance ★
Indel Money की arm को trade remittances के लिए RBI perpetual licence मिला
Key Fact: The RBI licence enables the entity to offer trade-remittance services on a perpetual basis.
18
Sports ★ IMPORTANT
18 Ariha Pangambam wins India first senior women gold at Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championship Sports ★
Ariha Pangambam ने Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championship में भारत का पहला senior women gold जीता
Key Fact: Ariha Pangambam won India's first gold medal in the senior women category at the 2026 Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships.
19
Report and Index ★ IMPORTANT
19 PLFS data shows rural and urban unemployment rise in Q1 Report and Index ★
PLFS data में Q1 में rural और urban unemployment बढ़ना दिखा
Key Fact: The PLFS reported unemployment of 4.8 percent in rural areas and 6.7 percent in urban areas during the April-June quarter.
20
Awards ★ IMPORTANT
20 Physicist Deepak Dhar receives 2026 Dirac Medal Awards ★
physicist Deepak Dhar को 2026 Dirac Medal मिला
Key Fact: Indian theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar was awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal for contributions to statistical physics.
21
Immigration ★ IMPORTANT
21 India expands e-Visa network by adding 11 entry points Immigration ★
भारत ने 11 entry points जोड़कर e-Visa network का विस्तार किया
Key Fact: The Ministry of Home Affairs added 11 entry points, including land ports such as Attari, taking the total to 88.
22
Tribal Affairs ★ IMPORTANT
22 Parliamentary panel flags temporary infrastructure at Eklavya schools Tribal Affairs ★
Parliamentary panel ने Eklavya schools में temporary infrastructure पर चिंता जताई
Key Fact: The Standing Committee noted that 118 Eklavya Model Residential Schools were operating from temporary structures.
23
Health ★ IMPORTANT
23 Pharma sector flags concerns over draft Drugs Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill Health ★
pharma sector ने draft Drugs Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill पर concerns जताए
Key Fact: Pharmaceutical and medical-device stakeholders raised concerns about proposed regulatory reforms in the draft Bill.
24
International ★ IMPORTANT
24 Indian delegation holds security discussions with Bangladesh leadership International ★
Indian delegation ने Bangladesh leadership के साथ security discussions की
Key Fact: An Indian delegation, including senior security officials, held diplomatic and security discussions in Dhaka.
25
Science and Technology ★ IMPORTANT
25 Perseid meteor shower peaks with six-planet alignment Science and Technology ★
Perseid meteor shower six-planet alignment के साथ peak पर पहुंचा
Key Fact: The Perseid meteor shower originates from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
26
Environment ★ IMPORTANT
26 Sugarcane and corn bioplastics highlighted as alternatives to petrochemical plastics Environment ★
sugarcane और corn bioplastics को petrochemical plastics के alternatives के रूप में highlight किया गया
Key Fact: Innovations in sugarcane- and corn-based bioplastics are being explored as scalable alternatives to persistent plastic waste.
27
Space ★ IMPORTANT
27 Skyroot Aerospace signs multi-launch agreement with HEX20 Space ★
Skyroot Aerospace ने HEX20 के साथ multi-launch agreement किया
Key Fact: Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace signed a multi-launch agreement with Thiruvananthapuram-based HEX20 for Earth-observation and payload demonstration missions.
28
Environment ★ IMPORTANT
28 Gujarat launches plastic-waste management project around Nalsarovar Environment ★
Gujarat ने Nalsarovar के आसपास plastic-waste management project शुरू किया
Key Fact: The Gujarat Forest Department launched a Rs. 2.94 crore project around the Ramsar-designated Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary.
29
Appointment ★ IMPORTANT
29 Monisha Chakraborty appointed RBI Executive Director Appointment ★
Monisha Chakraborty RBI Executive Director नियुक्त हुईं
Key Fact: Monisha Chakraborty was appointed Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India with effect from 3 August 2026.
30
Awards ★ IMPORTANT
30 Annapurni Subramaniam becomes first Indian woman to receive COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal Awards ★
Annapurni Subramaniam COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal पाने वाली पहली भारतीय महिला बनीं
Key Fact: Astronomer Annapurni Subramaniam became the first Indian woman scientist to receive the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal.
31
Awards ★ IMPORTANT
31 Silkyara rescue rat miners receive Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards ★
Silkyara rescue rat miners को Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak मिला
Key Fact: Twelve rat miners associated with the Silkyara Tunnel rescue were conferred the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak.
32
Health ★ IMPORTANT
32 Tamil Nadu leads India in deceased organ donation during 2025 Health ★
Tamil Nadu ने 2025 में deceased organ donation में भारत का नेतृत्व किया
Key Fact: Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of deceased organ donors in 2025, according to the NOTTO Annual Report 2025-26.
33
Important Day ★ IMPORTANT
33 World Breastfeeding Week 2026 focuses on strengthening support systems Important Day ★
World Breastfeeding Week 2026 का focus support systems मजबूत करने पर रहा
Key Fact: The 2026 theme is Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works.
34
Important Day ★ IMPORTANT
34 International Youth Day observed on 12 August Important Day ★
12 अगस्त को International Youth Day मनाया गया
Key Fact: International Youth Day is observed annually on 12 August to draw attention to youth-related issues.
35
Government Scheme ★ IMPORTANT
35 Modified UDAN scheme targets 120 new destinations Government Scheme ★
Modified UDAN scheme का लक्ष्य 120 नए destinations जोड़ना है
Key Fact: The Modified UDAN Scheme aims to connect 120 new destinations during the next decade.

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