CivilsIASPrep.comUPSC Current Affairs for 2026-08-19
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- Losing forest for trees: On the CAG’s audit of the Green India MissionEnvironment · CAG performance audit reveals Green India Mission achieved less than 10% of its forest quality improvement target over a decade.
- Can India extradite Sheikh Hasina under the 2013 treaty with Bangladesh? | ExplainedInternational Relations · Bangladesh has formally urged India to extradite deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been in India since August 2024, under the 2013 bilateral extradition treaty.
- Employment guarantee has slipped into limboEconomy · VB-G RAM G, presented as an expansion of MGNREGA, has instead undermined the employment guarantee framework.
- Karnataka Public Service Commission case: President orders inquiry against chairperson; Karnataka High Court quashes his suspension by GovernorPolity · Karnataka High Court quashed Governor's suspension of KPSC chairperson, citing lack of Cabinet advice, while President referred allegations to Supreme Court for inquiry.