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13 August 2026 · exam-relevant news
Latest digest · 13 August 2026
AI summaries of PIB, RBI, All India Radio and national newspaper reports, organised for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway and State-PSC revision. Every story links to its source.
24 current-affairs updates for major exams.
Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim has moved the Supreme Court challenging the use of facial recognition technology and covert surveillance on peaceful protesters during NEET-UG demonstrations. The plea argues that such surveill…
Read full storyThe Monsoon Session of Parliament concluded with Lok Sabha productivity at 19% and Rajya Sabha at 39%, the lowest in recent years. The session was disrupted by student protests over NEET-UG paper leaks, a crackdown on t…
Read full storyAn inquiry panel investigated Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court over alleged judicial misconduct. The government maintains that removal proceedings initiated before his resignation can continue under co…
Read full storyIndia Optel Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Defence Production today launched the indigenous ‘GARUD’ High Resolution Binoculars for the civil market. The Defence Ministry said that GARUD emb…
Read full storyLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said that India and Kenya share historical and multifaceted relations dating back millennia. He said that regular high-level engagements have continuously strengthened the bilateral rela…
Read full storyThe Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare convened a two-day National Workshop on Anemia Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (AMB) in New Delhi, bringing together over 160 participants from all States and Union Territories.
Read full storyBoth Houses of Parliament have given their approval to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for further scrutiny. The bill aims to further amend th…
Read full storyThe Lok Sabha adopted a motion to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed scrutiny. This decision follows appeals from minority groups and…
Read full storyVice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan today flagged off the Har Ghar Tiranga Bike Rally with Members of Parliament and other public representatives at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, commemorating 150 years of the Nationa…
Read full storyThe Supreme Court has asked the 19 remaining States and Union Territories to consider declaring cancer a “notifiable disease” to facilitate early detection and ensure proper care of patients. A bench headed by Chief Jus…
Read full storyUnion Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha today to alter the name of Kerala. In Lok Sabha, Mines and Minerals (Development…
Read full storyLok Sabha passed a motion to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) amid Opposition demands for its withdrawal. The panel is mandated to submit its…
Read full storyA Lok Sabha panel ruled that Justice Varma's withdrawal from a statutory inquiry cannot halt the proceedings, emphasizing that such inquiries cannot depend on a judge's unilateral decision, especially after substantial…
Read full storyPresident Droupadi Murmu has given assent to Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Parliament had passed the Bill last month, amending the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
Read full storyParliament has passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, after the Rajya Sabha returned the Money Bill to the Lok Sabha following discussion. The Lok Sabha had earlier passed the Bill, which was then se…
Read full storyThe Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture headed by Shri Sanjay Kumar Jha, M.P., Rajya Sabha, presented its 392nd Report on “Enabling Inclusive, Digital and Sustainable Bu…
Read full storyMinistry of Ayush implements the Information Education and Communication (IEC) scheme to promote and propagate Ayush systems of medicine by conducting various awareness activities and programs for wider public outreach.
Read full storyThe Rajya Sabha passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021, in the absence of Opposition members, aiming to streamline tribunal functioning by abolishing certain appellate tribunals and transferring their functions to High…
Read full storyTamil Nadu faces a delimitation dilemma as political parties must reach consensus before parliamentary discussion. The issue involves redrawing constituency boundaries which could alter political representation in the s…
Read full storyOn July 29, 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the CBI's clean chit to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in the alleged coal block allocation scam. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi stated that history will remember him a…
Read full storyCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) reflects the procurement of the right product of the right quality, at the right price and at the right time.
Read full storyThe government proposes reintroducing Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.25–0.5% on UPI transactions above ₹2,000, reversing the zero-MDR policy in place since 2019. This move could disincentivize banks and fintechs from…
Read full storyThe Centre is set to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2024 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) amid widespread backlash. Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed a resolution urging the Cen…
Read full storyPresident Droupadi Murmu has given assent to a Bill amending the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, to criminalise intentional insult to the national song 'Vande Mataram'. The amendment expands the Act'…
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