Daily Current Affairs 27 August 2026

The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, an autonomous premier institution under the Ministry of Ayush, has introduced the ‘Garbhini Mitra Course’ for the 2026-2027 academic session.

The initiative is a structured healthcare skill-development programme designed to train personnel to provide health education, lifestyle guidance, and community-level support to women during pregnancy and the postnatal period.

Vice President CP Radhakrishnan has launched the first non-Genetically Modified Organism (non-GMO), high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed of India at Musunuru in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), has relaxed regulations for rupee-based export transactions to provide Indian exporters with greater flexibility.

Rupee-denominated payments for exports to any country, except Nepal and Bhutan, will qualify for benefits under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) and count toward the fulfillment of export obligations. The DGFT also specified that exports financed through the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) or Government of India (GoI) lines of credit may be invoiced in INR.

According to a report by ICRA Ltd, the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of India for Q1 FY27 is estimated at 7%, marking a four-quarter low compared to the 7.8% growth in Q4 FY26.

The agency maintained the real GDP growth forecast for the full FY27 at 6.7%, while the nominal GDP growth is expected to reach 13%.

The SEBI has launched two new web portals, “SEBI Incident Reporting” and “Cyber Suraksha”, to strengthen cybersecurity and information sharing in the securities market ecosystem.

The “SEBI Incident Reporting” portal is an updated version of the existing system designed for structured, timely, and actionable reporting of cyber-incidents.

The “Cyber Suraksha” portal will serve as a centralized hub for sharing cybersecurity information, including vulnerability warnings, policy measures, and incident insights.

Jindal Steel Ltd (JSL) has signed an MoU with the IIT Hyderabad to establish a first-of-its-kind Jindal Steel Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the IIT campus.

The CoE will focus on the research and development of high-strength, value-added, and value-engineered steel products and solutions.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has signed an MoU with the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) and the Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai to promote the self-reliance and inclusion of refugees in India.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded a contract worth ₹155 crore to the Indrajaal-Sigma consortium for the procurement of the “Indrajaal Ranger Mobile Anti-Drone Patrol Vehicle” (ADPV).

The ADPV is the only mobile Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) platform in India to receive approval from the Anti-Rogue Drone Technology Committee (ARDTC).

The Ministry of Defence, through the Department of Defence Production (DDP), has notified the 6th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) comprising 405 defence items.

It includes 389 items from Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and 16 from the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).

The PIL focuses on critical components, spares, and raw materials, carrying an estimated business potential of ₹3,070 crore.

The initiative aims to boost domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on imports.

Google has emerged as the successful bidder in a bankruptcy auction to acquire internal enterprise data and software assets of Spirit Airlines for $10 million.

The company intends to use these assets for product development and training AI models.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has partnered with UK-based Rolls-Royce Ltd to design, develop, and manufacture an indigenous combat engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme of India.

It is to be noted that the collaboration also aims to explore the establishment of a dedicated Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India, which will serve as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for power and propulsion technology.

Astronomers have discovered a 170 million-year-old giant exoplanet named “GJ 523b” (informally called “mega-Earth”).

The planet, having a mass 23 times that of Earth, is over 2.5 times larger in size.

It was initially detected by the NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

It is to be noted that its existence was confirmed by Max Krof from the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR).

D-Propulse Aerospace Pvt Ltd has successfully demonstrated the first indigenously developed 5 kilo-Newton (kN) air-breathing Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) of India, integrated with an aerospike nozzle. The demonstration was held at the DRDO test facility in Hyderabad.

It is to be noted that the test validated the Technology Readiness Level-5 (TRL-5), which marks a milestone in the advanced propulsion capabilities of the country.

Himachal Pradesh government has signed a 5-year MoU with the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business (ISB-BIPP) to unlock the forest and pastoral economy potential of the state, estimated at ₹22,600 crore.

The initiative focuses on using science and technology-enabled governance for the management of natural resources.