UPSC Current Affairs 21 August 2026 — PIB

• Government Notifies ₹62,500 Cr Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme to Boost Global Competitiveness and Deepen Domestic Value Addition
• Ken-Betwa Link Project
• Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
• 29 FDI Investments Worth ₹4,895.65 Crore Reported Under Revised Framework
• Union Minister of Communications, Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Leads 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting in Pune, Emphasizes Sustainable ICT Infrastructure and Digital Inclusivity
• India and Brazil sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation in Telecommunications and ICTs
• India and ADB sign $230 million loan to modernise water supply and sanitation in Chennai
• Sarbananda Sonowal Inaugurates ₹427.80 Crore Projects at Paradip Port, Marks 18.5-Metre Deep-Draft Capability
• Government Strengthens Scholarship Delivery through Direct Benefit Transfer for SC and OBC Students
• Quarterly Bulletin of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (QBUSE)
• BRICS Tourism Ministers adopt Jaipur Declaration (Ministers’ Communique)