Daily Current Affairs Paper — August 16, 2026 | UPSC, SSC, Banking MCQ

BREAKING

🔔 Breaking: RBI Monetary Policy Committee Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 6.50% in August 2026 Review; Projects FY25 GDP Growth at 7.2% • IMF Retains India's GDP Growth Forecast at 7.0% for FY25 Driven by Strong Domestic Demand • ISRO Advances SPADEX Docking Experiment & Gaganyaan Uncrewed Mission Ahead of Chandrayaan-4 • Cabinet Approves ₹7,453 Crore Viability Gap Funding Scheme for 1 GW Offshore Wind Energy Projects • India-Japan Operationalize Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership Under India Semiconductor Mission • National Quantum Mission Implementation Accelerates with ₹6,003 Crore Outlay for Thematic Hubs • IMD Reports Normal Southwest Monsoon Across India in August 2026, Boosting Kharif Sowing Past 100 Million Hectares • Defence Acquisition Council Grants Approval for ₹1.45 Lakh Crore Indigenous Defence Procurement • Ministry Targets Operationalization of Key Sections of 1,386 km Delhi-Mumbai Expressway • India Concludes Paris Olympics Campaign with 6 Medals Including 1 Silver & 5 Bronze • Indian Football Team Shifts Focus to AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Following World Cup Preliminaries🔔 Breaking: RBI Monetary Policy Committee Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 6.50% in August 2026 Review; Projects FY25 GDP Growth at 7.2% • IMF Retains India's GDP Growth Forecast at 7.0% for FY25 Driven by Strong Domestic Demand • ISRO Advances SPADEX Docking Experiment & Gaganyaan Uncrewed Mission Ahead of Chandrayaan-4 • Cabinet Approves ₹7,453 Crore Viability Gap Funding Scheme for 1 GW Offshore Wind Energy Projects • India-Japan Operationalize Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership Under India Semiconductor Mission • National Quantum Mission Implementation Accelerates with ₹6,003 Crore Outlay for Thematic Hubs • IMD Reports Normal Southwest Monsoon Across India in August 2026, Boosting Kharif Sowing Past 100 Million Hectares • Defence Acquisition Council Grants Approval for ₹1.45 Lakh Crore Indigenous Defence Procurement • Ministry Targets Operationalization of Key Sections of 1,386 km Delhi-Mumbai Expressway • India Concludes Paris Olympics Campaign with 6 Medals Including 1 Silver & 5 Bronze • Indian Football Team Shifts Focus to AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Following World Cup Preliminaries

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