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Daily Current Affairs: 30 & 31 August 2026

Current affairs of 30 & 31 August 2026: iFMS: Integrated Fertilizer Management System Explained; Spoon-tailed Duskhawker Photographed in Namdapha, Arunachal; Kudremukh Hills Blue Bloom: Neelakurinji Facts for Exams, and 11 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 14 topics

National Affairs

  1. Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 Notified
  2. Mediation Council of India Established Under Mediation Act, 2023

Government Schemes

  1. PARIVARTAN Scheme: Replacing Old Polluting NCR Trucks and Buses

International Affairs

  1. India-Canada CEPA: Talks to Conclude by End-2026, CAD 70 Billion Trade Goal
  2. India-Uzbekistan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Announced

Agriculture & Rural

  1. iFMS: Integrated Fertilizer Management System Explained
  2. NADCP: FMD Vaccination Reaches 147.16 Crore Doses

Environment & Ecology

  1. Spoon-tailed Duskhawker Photographed in Namdapha, Arunachal
  2. Kudremukh Hills Blue Bloom: Neelakurinji Facts for Exams
  3. Vulture electrocution cut by moving carcass dump in Dehradun
  4. Gangaichthys indonepalicus: New Subterranean Fish Found in Bihar

Defence & Security

  1. Javelin Missile: India Signs LOA With US Under FMS Route
  2. India Gets Dialogue Partner Status in GCAP Sixth-Generation Jet Programme
  3. Coast Guard Decommissions ICGS Meera Behn and Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 Notified

  • The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 make IST the common, legally recognised and traceable time reference.
  • They fall under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and take effect 180 days after Gazette publication.
  • CSIR-National Physical Laboratory is the primary authority, supported by ISRO and five Regional Reference Standard Laboratories.
  • Time is disseminated via NTP, PTP, NavIC and White Rabbit optical fibre.
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Polity & Governance

2. Mediation Council of India Established Under Mediation Act, 2023

  • The Centre notified the Mediation Council of India on August 27, 2026 under the Mediation Act, 2023.
  • The notification was issued under Section 31(1) by the Law Ministry's Department of Legal Affairs.
  • The council's head office is in Delhi.
  • Under the Act, the chairperson can serve up to age 70 and other members up to 67, with four-year terms.
  • Its tasks include registering mediators, recognising mediation institutes and running training programmes.
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Government Schemes

International Affairs

International Relations

5. India-Uzbekistan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Announced

  • During PM Modi's state visit to Uzbekistan on 29-30 August 2026, ties were upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
  • Both sides set a trade target of USD 5 billion by 2030; trade is now USD 1.3 billion, up 33%.
  • India and Uzbekistan are close to a new long-term uranium supply contract; 16 outcomes were announced.
  • Modi received Uzbekistan's highest foreign honour, the Oliy Darajali Do'stlik Order.
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Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

7. NADCP: FMD Vaccination Reaches 147.16 Crore Doses

  • FMD vaccine doses given under NADCP have reached 147.16 crore, benefiting about 8.04 crore farmers.
  • FMD outbreaks fell from 132 in 2019 to 40 in 2025; brucellosis outbreaks fell from 22 to 15.
  • The programme began in 2019; the 2026-27 outlay is Rs 2,010 crore under an integrated livestock health scheme.
  • Over 39 crore animals are registered on the Bharat Pashudhan Portal.
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Environment & Ecology

Environment & Ecology

11. Gangaichthys indonepalicus: New Subterranean Fish Found in Bihar

  • A new genus and species of earthworm eel, Gangaichthys indonepalicus, was described in ZooKeys on 11 August 2026 from Bihar.
  • It is the first stygobitic chaudhuriid and the first subterranean fish from the Gangetic Basin's alluvial aquifers.
  • Specimens came from borewells in Pashchim Champaran district near the India-Nepal border.
  • It is about 4 cm long, lacks pigmentation and has reduced eyes covered by skin.
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Defence & Security

International Relations

13. India Gets Dialogue Partner Status in GCAP Sixth-Generation Jet Programme

  • India secured dialogue partner status in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), also called Tempest.
  • GCAP is led by the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan and was launched in 2022.
  • The status allows discussions on progress and technology, but India is not a buyer or developer.
  • The programme targets induction of the sixth-generation fighter in 2034.
  • The move followed UK-India talks under the India-UK Vision 2035 framework.
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Defence & Security

14. Coast Guard Decommissions ICGS Meera Behn and Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

  • ICGS Meera Behn (pennant 234) was decommissioned on August 22, 2026 at Okha, Gujarat.
  • ICGS Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (pennant 233) was decommissioned on August 27, 2026 in Mumbai.
  • Both ships belong to the Sarojini Naidu class built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
  • They were commissioned in 2006 and served about 20 years.
  • Meera Behn was commissioned on July 25, 2006; Subhadra Kumari Chauhan on April 28, 2006.
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