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UPSC daily PIB summary — 24 August 2026

Key government initiatives published today focus on sustainable agriculture frameworks, defence manufacturing infrastructure, digital skilling partnerships, and the statutory institutional oversight for sanitation workers.

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1 agriculture Regenerative Agriculture in India Ministry of Agriculture highlighted the expansion of sustainable farming systems, including natural farming clusters covering 8.80 lakh hectares as of March 2026. GS3

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2 defence Defence Industrial Base Expansion GRSE YIL Projects Government initiated five expansion projects worth Rs 3,500 crore for Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and Yantra India Limited in West Bengal. GS3

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3 polity National Commission for Safai Karamcharis The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day with a focus on sanitation mechanization and worker welfare. GS2

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4 governance AWS NSDC Cloud and AI Skilling Initiative National Skill Development Corporation and Amazon Web Services launched a nationwide initiative to train 150,000 youth in cloud computing and artificial intelligence. GS2 GS3

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