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GKToday’s Current Affairs Today Section provides latest and Best Daily Current Affairs 2026-2027 for UPSC, IAS/PCS, Banking, IBPS, SSC, Railway, UPPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, TNPSC, MPSC, KPSC and other competition exams.

Sonowal Inaugurates ₹427.80 Crore Projects at Paradip Port

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated seven infrastructure projects worth ₹427.80 crore at Paradip Port Authority in Paradip, Odisha, on 21 August 2026. The projects included capital dredging, a...

August 22, 2026 Places in News Current Affairs

NBSS&LUP Develops India’s First Soil Texture Map

The National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP), headquartered in Nagpur and functioning under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has developed India’s first...

August 22, 2026 Science & Technology

MHA Transfers CAA Application Processing to District Collectors

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has transferred the processing of pending citizenship applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, to District Collectors in eight States and Union...

August 22, 2026 Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

BRICS Tourism Ministers Adopt Jaipur Declaration

BRICS Tourism Ministers adopted the BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Communiqué 2026, also called the Jaipur Declaration, by consensus in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 21 August 2026. The ministerial meeting was...

August 22, 2026 International / World Current Affairs

PNGRB Authorises 1,800 km LPG Pipeline Network

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), India’s downstream oil and gas regulator, authorised 1,800 km of new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipelines on 21 August 2026....

August 22, 2026 Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Turkey Seeks Interpol Red Notice for Netanyahu

Turkey has formally requested Interpol to issue a Red Notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another Israeli citizen, Afek Moskovitch. The request followed domestic arrest warrants...

August 22, 2026 Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Supreme Court Reduces Judicial Service Practice Requirement to 1 Year

The Supreme Court of India reduced the mandatory active bar practice requirement for entry-level judicial service candidates from three years to one year for Civil Judge, Junior Division...

August 21, 2026 Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

DoT Caps Mobile Connections at Nine per Subscriber

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of India has directed telecom service providers to stop issuing new mobile connections to individuals who already hold the prescribed limit of nine...

August 21, 2026 Government Schemes Current Affairs

Sowcar Janaki Dies at 94 in Chennai

Veteran South Indian actress Sankaramanchi Janaki, known as Sowcar Janaki, died at the age of 94 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 21 August 2026. She was associated with...

August 21, 2026 Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Second Gideon Aerial Refuelling Tanker Joins Israeli Air Force

The Israeli Air Force inducted its second “Gideon” aerial refuelling and transport aircraft at Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel on 20 August 2026. The aircraft is a modified...

August 21, 2026 Defence Current Affairs

North Eastern Railway Runs Longest Awadh Mahashakti Freight Train

The Lucknow Division of the North Eastern Railway (NER) operated the “Awadh Mahashakti” freight train on 20 August 2026. The train was formed by combining three cargo trains...

August 21, 2026 Defence Current Affairs

Sri Lankan singer Nanda Malini dies at 82

Visharad Dr. Nanda Malini, a Sri Lankan vocalist and musician, died on 20 August 2026 at the age of 82. She was one of Sri Lanka’s best-known playback...