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Highlights of Current Affairs 24 August 2026
- Madhya Pradesh will resume excavation at Vaishya Tekri after ~90 years; if confirmed as a Mauryan-era Buddhist stupa, it could be larger than the Great Stupa at Sanchi.
- PMJVM has sanctioned 4,172 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras and connected 12.48 lakh tribal members, aiming to turn forest-dependent communities into value-adding entrepreneurs.
- India is the world’s largest coconut producer (31.24% of global output) and 3rd in cultivated area, with coconut exports up 62% to ₹7,038.35 crore in 2025–26.
- The Shompen, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group in Great Nicobar, are alleged to have been pressured to abandon their traditional lifestyle amid the Great Nicobar Project.
- India signed a ₹1,943-crore, 30-month lease deal with General Atomics for two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones to boost maritime surveillance and ISR capability.
- Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform (founded by 8 national cooperatives), has nearly 8 lakh registered drivers and 41 lakh customers with a zero-commission, surge-free model.
- BRICS environment ministers criticized the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (effective January 2026) as unilateral and discriminatory, especially hurting India’s iron and steel exports.
- The SMILE Scheme has rehabilitated about 12,710 individuals and set up 23 Garima Grehs (shelters) for transgender persons, aiming for a “begging-free India.”
- India dominates global makhana (fox nut) production at ~80,590 metric tonnes, with Bihar contributing 80–85% of world supply; a National Makhana Board has been proposed to strengthen the value chain.
- Two new initiatives were launched: “Friends of My Bharat” to engage the Indian youth diaspora, and “MutAIverse,” a generative AI platform to study DNA damage linked to cancer.
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