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Highlights of Current Affairs 12 August 2026
- PAIMANA, MoSPI’s automated monitoring platform launched in 2025, now tracks 1,847 Central Sector projects worth ₹40.54 lakh crore across 17 ministries, replacing the older OCMS-2006 system.
- The Scheme for Promotion of International Cultural Relations was renamed the Global Engagement Scheme (GES) to strengthen India’s cultural diplomacy through Festivals of India, friendship-society grants, and contributions to bodies like UNESCO.
- The Lok Sabha passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, creating a National Tribunals Commission (NTC) for tribunal appointments and a National Tribunals Data Grid (NTDG) to track case pendency and performance.
- The government clarified UPI will stay free for consumers, but a limited Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) may apply to certain high-value transactions, easing the 2020 zero-MDR mandate under Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act.
- CSIR-NBRI established Prakriti Gyan Dham in Lucknow, India’s first eco-educational hub combining botanical research, biodiversity conservation, and cultural heritage through features like the Indian Heritage Garden and Bamboosteum.
- The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched E-Samudra, a single-window digital, paperless platform for maritime administration, alongside allied tools like e-NAVIK 24×7 and d-SEA for seafarers.
- The MHA notified 11 new Immigration Check Posts (2 airports, 9 land ports) for e-Visa entry, raising India’s total designated e-visa checkpoints from 77 to 88.
- The XI BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting adopted the Bhopal Declaration, covering heritage protection, AI-related copyright safeguards for creators, and India’s new Voluntary Artist Registry, with 14 participating countries.
- NABL launched India’s first accreditation scheme for Mobile Food Testing Laboratories to enable rapid, on-site food-safety testing and strengthen last-mile testing coverage.
- Lake Mead in the US hit its lowest water level in nearly 90 years amid the worsening Colorado River Basin water crisis, while 11 Indian fishermen were rescued near Sri Lanka’s Delft Island in the Palk Strait.
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