UPSC Current Affairs 17 August 2026 — PIB

• MoD inks contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc for leasing of two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Indian Navy for 30 months
• Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Delivers 2.89 Lakh Pucca Houses Worth ₹3,473 Crore to Rajasthan Under PMAY-G
• India Hosts the 7th BRICS ICT Working Group Meeting in Pune to Strengthen Digital Cooperation and Future Network Technologies, guided by India’s Chairship theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sust...
• ECMS Accelerates Electronics Manufacturing: 38 Plants Operational, 16 in Advanced Construction Stages
• India Launches First-Ever Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems at UNCCD COP17, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Delivers 2.89 Lakh Pucca Houses Worth ₹3,473 Crore to Rajasthan Under PMAY-G
• Government Strengthens Welfare and Economic Empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities through SEED Scheme
• PRESS NOTE ON PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS) MONTHLY BULLETIN July, 2026
• Bharat Taxi
• Beyond the Numbers: Decoding India's School Education Progress