CivilsIASPrep.comUPSC Current Affairs for 2026-08-16
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- Moon Base | India’s lunar futureScience and Technology · NASA invited ISRO to join its Moon Base programme, aiming for a lunar outpost near the south pole by 2030.
- प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने 80वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस के अवसर पर लाल किले की प्राचीर से राष्ट्र को संबोधित कियाPolity and Governance · PM Modi addressed the nation from Red Fort on 80th Independence Day, outlining vision for Viksit Bharat by 2047.
- States turn to solar subsidies to offset losses from subsidised powerEconomy · States are using solar subsidies to offset losses from subsidised power by financing rooftop solar installations for poor households.
- PM’s I-Day speech — Reforms, AI skilling for youth, free online coaching and a warning on ‘dimagi Naxal’Polity and Governance · PM Modi's 80th Independence Day speech announced AI skilling for youth, free online coaching, economic reforms, and warned against 'dimagi Naxals'.