Today’s Current Affairs: 12th Aug 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: August 13, 2026
Amphora
Amphora: A Roman shipwreck over 2,100 years old has been recently located off the coast of Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy, about five kilometers offshore and at a depth of 46 meters, with a cargo of around 500 amphorae. Amphora is an ancient vessel form used as a storage jar, particularly in Mediterranean cultures. It […]
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi: President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for 2024 and 2025 on 115 artists at a special investiture ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Sangeet Natak Akademi is India’s national academy for music, dance, and drama. It is the first national academy […]
Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program
Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program: The Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program (PMNDP) is presently implemented in all 36 States/UTs covering 751 districts (including 44 linked districts) through 1,856 haemodialysis centres equipped with 13,535 haemodialysis machines, according to the Union Health Ministry. It is a centrally-funded health scheme rolled out in 2016 with the objective to […]
Hallaniyat Islands
Hallaniyat Islands: A recent crude oil spill from the tanker Caroline Bezengi is threatening the pristine nature reserve near Oman’s Hallaniyat Islands. The Hallaniyat Islands, also known as the Kuria Muria Islands, is an archipelago of five islands located off the southeastern coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. From west to east, the islands […]
Namibia
Namibia: The Fourth Session of the India-Namibia Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held in New Delhi. Namibia is located on the southwestern coast of the African continent. It is bordered by Zambia and Angola to the north, South Africa to the east and south, and Botswana to the east. A small stretch of the Zambezi […]
Colletes bhutanicus
Colletes bhutanicus: Colletes bhutanicus has been recorded for the first time in India from Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). Colletes bhutanicus is a rare solitary Himalayan plasterer bee, recorded from Arunachal Pradesh for the first time. It has been recorded from Bhutan and China, including the […]
