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Daily Current Affairs: 15 August 2026

Current affairs of 15 August 2026: Black-necked Crane: Ladakh Dog Sterilisation Drive and Facts; Fertiliser Subsidy Rise and Low Nutrient-Use Efficiency in India; PM Vishwakarma 2.0: Second Phase Eyed for 17 September, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

80th Independence Day: Modi’s 13th Red Fort Speech

Government Schemes

PM Vishwakarma 2.0: Second Phase Eyed for 17 September
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Rooftop Solar Notes
Shakti Ki Saptadhara: PM’s Seven Streams for Viksit Bharat

Banking & Finance

PMJDY at 12 Years: Features of the Jan Dhan Scheme
FCNR(B) Swap Window Closed Early by RBI: How It Worked
NCLT e-Inspection and e-Certified Copy Services Begin

Agriculture & Rural

Fertiliser Subsidy Rise and Low Nutrient-Use Efficiency in India

Science & Technology

L&T NVIDIA B300 AI Factory in Chennai for Together AI
BHEL-Hystar PEM Electrolyser Tie-Up for Green Hydrogen
IN-SPACe Clears First Commercial Earth Observation Constellation

Environment & Ecology

Black-necked Crane: Ladakh Dog Sterilisation Drive and Facts

Reports & Indexes

US Report ‘The Great Transshipment Scam’ and India
WIPO GenAI Patents: India Fifth Globally with 64% Growth

Awards & Persons

78 Gallantry Awards Approved Ahead of Independence Day 2026

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. 80th Independence Day: Modi’s 13th Red Fort Speech

India observed its 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026, with the Red Fort in New Delhi as venue.
PM Narendra Modi gave his 13th consecutive Independence Day address.
Themes were 150 years of Vande Mataram and a youth-power slogan on the path to Viksit Bharat@2047.
He became the second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to give 13 consecutive speeches.

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Government Schemes

Government Schemes

2. PM Vishwakarma 2.0: Second Phase Eyed for 17 September

The Centre was likely to start PM Vishwakarma's second phase on 17 September, stressing credit access and market linkages.
17 September is Vishwakarma Jayanti and the Prime Minister's birthday.
The scheme began in 2023 as a Central Sector Scheme under the MSME Ministry.

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Government Schemes

3. PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana: Rooftop Solar Notes

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana was launched in February 2024 by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
It is a Central Sector Scheme to promote residential rooftop solar.
Target: 1 crore households by March 2027.
Rooftop solar can give a household as much as 300 free units a month.

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4. Shakti Ki Saptadhara: PM’s Seven Streams for Viksit Bharat

The PM unveiled "Shakti Ki Saptadhara" on 15 August 2026, Independence Day.
Seven streams of national strength are meant to drive Aatmanirbharta and Viksit Bharat.
They run from manufacturing and farming to technology, connectivity, defence, green-blue economy and soft power.

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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

5. PMJDY at 12 Years: Features of the Jan Dhan Scheme

PMJDY completed 12 years, with 58 crore-plus accounts and about ₹3 lakh crore in deposits.
The Red Fort announcement came on 15 August 2014; the launch date is 28 August 2014.
The Department of Financial Services implements this Finance Ministry mission.

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6. FCNR(B) Swap Window Closed Early by RBI: How It Worked

RBI ended its FCNR(B) swap window a month early once banks had raised $52.3 billion by 13 August.
The window had opened on 8 June 2026 and RBI carried the entire hedging cost.
Governor Sanjay Malhotra had said on 5 August that withdrawal was not planned.

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Polity & Governance

7. NCLT e-Inspection and e-Certified Copy Services Begin

NCLT launched e-Inspection and e-Certified Copy Services.
Users can view case records and get certified copies digitally via the NCLT e-Filing portal.
The step falls under the e-Courts 2.0 programme.
NCLT was set up on 1 June 2016 under the Companies Act, 2013.

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Agriculture & Rural

8. Fertiliser Subsidy Rise and Low Nutrient-Use Efficiency in India

India's fertiliser subsidy spending is increasing even though crops take up only around 40% of nutrients applied.
Unused nutrients can pollute groundwater and air, go to waste and push up the subsidy bill.
Raising Nutrient-Use Efficiency (NUE) is the key policy need.

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Science & Technology

9. L&T NVIDIA B300 AI Factory in Chennai for Together AI

Larsen & Toubro won an order worth ₹10,000-15,000 crore from Together AI for a big AI computing facility.
The facility will sit at L&T's Chennai data-centre campus and deploy 10,000 NVIDIA B300 GPUs.
It will handle AI training, inference and model fine-tuning.

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10. BHEL-Hystar PEM Electrolyser Tie-Up for Green Hydrogen

BHEL and Norway-based Hystar AS agreed a strategic tie-up to make PEM electrolysers in India.
PEM expands to Proton Exchange Membrane.
BHEL will now be able to offer both PEM and alkaline electrolyser solutions.

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Science & Technology

11. IN-SPACe Clears First Commercial Earth Observation Constellation

IN-SPACe cleared India's first wholly commercial Earth Observation constellation, run as a PPP.
A PixxelSpace India-led group, with Dhruva Space, PierSight Space and SatSure Analytics, will build 12 satellites.
Over ₹1,200 crore will be invested, with operations targeted for 2029.

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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

12. Black-necked Crane: Ladakh Dog Sterilisation Drive and Facts

Since 2022 the BNHS, along with the Army and local bodies, has neutered more than 2,950 roaming dogs across Ladakh.
The aim is to cut predation on Black-necked Cranes and their chicks.
The species is Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and is the State Bird of the UT of Ladakh.

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Reports & Indexes

International Relations

13. US Report ‘The Great Transshipment Scam’ and India

The White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy named India among 40-plus economies exposed to Chinese-linked transshipment risks.
The report is titled 'The Great Transshipment Scam'; India is placed in Tier 1.
Tier 1 covers India, Mexico, Canada and the EU, where risk is embedded within huge legitimate trade.

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Science & Technology

14. WIPO GenAI Patents: India Fifth Globally with 64% Growth

India is fifth worldwide in generative AI patent filings, says WIPO, on 64% annual growth across 2024-2025.
India published 929 GenAI patents in those two years, nearly 70% of its 1,350 for the decade 2014-2023.
Germany, the UK, Canada and Switzerland are closing in on India.

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Awards & Persons

Defence & Security

15. 78 Gallantry Awards Approved Ahead of Independence Day 2026

President Droupadi Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards on August 14, 2026, the eve of Independence Day.
The list has 9 Kirti Chakra, 19 Shaurya Chakra and 1 Bar to Shaurya Chakra.
Sena Medal (Gallantry) went to 36 personnel, with 5 Bars; there are 3 Nao Sena and 5 Vayu Sena Medals.
Thirteen awards are posthumous: 7 Kirti Chakra, 1 Shaurya Chakra and 5 Sena Medals (Gallantry).
Recipients come from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Central Armed Police Forces.

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Test yourself

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