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August Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3
Competitive exams such as SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railways, and other government and competitive exams require candidates to have knowledge of General Awareness, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs. The section on general awareness and current affairs is critical in determining overall scores in these exams.
To help candidates prepare for these exams, we offer weekly one-liner current affairs that cover essential and major topics. These current affairs will keep you up-to-date with current events and help you in upcoming exams.
National News
- India launches first guide to grasslands, other open natural ecosystems at COP17
- UP Yuva Swarojgar Yojana 2026: Rs 25 Lakh Loan for Young Entrepreneurs
- Vizhinjam Port begins export-import operations
- PM CARES donations fall 30%, but fund balance hits record ₹8,452 crore
- Tata Power and IIT Bombay collaborate to accelerate innovation in clean energy and advanced power technologies
- Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar announces ‘Vidyarthi Sahayahasta’ scheme for rural students
- First Kaushal Mahotsav 2026 Held in West Bengal
- India Hosts Eighth BRICS Youth Energy Summit 2026 Virtually
- 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting in Pune
- Vice President inaugurates ‘MALHAR 2026’, celebrates India’s rich classical music heritage
International News
- Qatar-India Postal Remittance Service based on PosTransfer powered by UPI
- Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema re-elected for second 5-year term
- India, Japan sign maritime security pact, deepen defence cooperation
- India, Mauritius Sign Five-Year Agreement for Petroleum Product Supply
- EAM Jaishankar to meet Lavrov in Moscow, co-chair India-Russia trade commission
Banking and Financial
- RBI Imposes 59.20 Lakh Monetary Penalty on IndusInd Bank for Regulatory Non-Compliance
- Ind-Ra raises India’s FY27 GDP growth estimate to 6.8%
- YES Bank Launches ‘YES Essence’, Women-focused Credit Card
- Airtel Payment bank names Shabnam Sinha as new Chairperson
- PhonePe PulsePro signs MoU with MeitY to power PM GatiShakti
- India and ADB sign $230 million loan to upgrade Chennai water system
- Wizzmoni Partners with Oman Air to Launch AI-Powered Co-Branded ‘Wizz Voyager’ Multi-Currency Travel Card
Appointment and Resignation
- Anurag Jain Takes Charge as NITI Aayog CEO
- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh’s 23rd President
- RBI appoints Somanath Panicker, reappoints Anand Mahindra as part-time non-official directors
Awards
- Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth conferred Honorary Rank of General of Nepali Army by Nepal President
- Over 200 Indian peacekeepers in Sudan get UN medals
- Ashutosh Parida Wins 47th Sarala Puraskar
Science
- S301 Becomes Milky Way’s Fastest Securely Orbiting Star
Defence
- India and Armenia Sign MoU to Deepen Defence Industrial Cooperation
- Eighth India-US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise concludes in Kochi
- India-Thailand Maitree Exercise Begins on August 18
- Cochin Shipyard delivers third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft to Indian Navy
Sports
- Magnus Carlsen wins Esports World Cup Chess Title 2026 for Second Consecutive Year
- East Bengal lift Durand Cup for record 17th time, defeating arch-rivals Mohun Bagan
Important day
- Sadbhavana Diwas: 20 August 2026
- World Humanitarian Day: 19th August 2026 (2026 Theme: “Honouring fallen humanitarians and calling for greater protection of health care.”)
- World Photography Day: 19th August 2026 (Theme 2026: “home”)
- Indian Akshay Urja Day 2026: 20 August
- World Mosquito Day: 20th August 2026
- World Senior Citizens Day: 21 August 2026
- 23 August 2026: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade
- 3rd National Space Day 2026: 23rd August (Theme 2026 “Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership.”)
Obituary
- National Award-Winning Sculptor Chandrashekhar Shilpi Passed Away at 75
- Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted in anti-Sikh riots case, dies at 84
- Legendary Actor Sowcar Janaki Dies At 94 In Chennai
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