📚 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 26 AUGUST 2026
📌 Source : PIB
🔹 7th India Morocco Joint Commission
• The 7th India Morocco Joint Commission was co-chaired by Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, and Omar Hejira, Morocco’s Secretary of State for Foreign Trade.
• India and Morocco agreed to work towards doubling bilateral trade over the next five years.
• A new Joint Working Group will examine the feasibility of a Preferential Trade Agreement and address tariff and non-tariff barriers.
• The 8th Joint Commission will be held in New Delhi.
🔹 India Seychelles Fisheries Cooperation
• India and Seychelles held a high-level bilateral meeting to strengthen cooperation in fisheries, aquaculture and the Blue Economy.
• The Seychelles delegation was led by Fisheries, Agriculture and Blue Economy Minister Wallace Cosgrow, while India was represented by Fisheries Secretary Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi.
🔹 UNCCD COP17
• India participated in the Ministerial Dialogue on Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• India called for community-led restoration with pastoralists treated as custodians of rangelands.
🔹 7th India Vietnam Coast Guard High-Level Meeting
• The meeting was held in Chennai under the 2015 MoU on Coast Guard cooperation.
• It was co-chaired by Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani and Vietnam Coast Guard Deputy Commandant Major General Luong Dinh Hung.
• The mechanism strengthens maritime security and operational cooperation between the two Coast Guards.
🔹 LOKAYAN 2026
• Indian Navy sail training ship INS Sudarshini concluded its three-day port call at Lisbon, Portugal.
• The visit strengthened professional and training exchanges between the Indian and Portuguese Navies.
• Lisbon and Ponta Delgada were among the Portuguese ports visited during the transoceanic expedition.
🔹 Khelo India Dialogue 2026
• The nationwide Khelo India Dialogue is being organised as part of National Sports Day 2026 celebrations.
• It is being conducted by MY Bharat across colleges in all States and Union Territories.
• The Yuva Samvaad focuses on five themes: Sports, Olympic Aspirations, Youth Leadership, Viksit Bharat and Nasha Mukt Yuva.
• The programme also focuses on scientific talent identification and development of athletes for India’s 2036 Olympic aspirations.
🔹 India Offers Assistance to Flood-Hit Nepal
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah following severe floods in Nepal.
• India offered all possible humanitarian assistance and coordinated rescue and relief efforts with Nepalese authorities.
• NDRF and local rescue teams in vulnerable India Nepal border areas were also placed on high alert.
🔹 India Morocco Economic Partnership
• Bilateral trade between India and Morocco reached around USD 4 billion in 2025.
• The two countries identified cooperation opportunities in fertilisers, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, AI, agriculture, mining and automotive sectors.
• India and Morocco will mark 70 years of diplomatic relations in 2027.
🔹 Hutatma Smruti Smarak at Patradevi
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the redeveloped Hutatma Smruti Smarak at Patradevi, Goa.
• The memorial commemorates Satyagrahis associated with the Goa Liberation Movement against Portuguese rule.
🔹 IICT Netflix Scholarship Initiative
• The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies and Netflix announced scholarships for 100 students.
• Students can receive up to 80% financial support across six professional programmes.
• Courses cover areas including visual effects, animation, virtual art, media technology, interactive comics and e-sports management.
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