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Daily Current Affairs – 13 August, 2026

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    Total Solar Eclipse

    Context

  • Recently, a total solar eclipse occurred, providing an important opportunity to understand celestial mechanics, the Earth–Moon system and solar phenomena.

    • About Solar Eclipse

  • It occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth and the shadow of the Moon is cast on Earth, blocking the Sun’s light from reaching certain parts of the world.
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    Reforming the National Food Security Framework

    Context

  • The Department of Food and Public Distribution has proposed the Draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

    • National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013

  • NFSA aims to supplement the food requirements of up to 75% of the rural and up to 50% of the urban population, which at Census 2011 comes to 81.35 crore persons.
  • It aims to ensure food and nutritional security by providing affordable foodgrains through the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS).
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    Rajya Sabha Passes Bill To Change Kerala’s Name

    Context

  • The Rajya Sabha has passed a Bill to change the name of Kerala to Keralam.

    • About

  • The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 changes the name of the state to Keralam and makes the necessary amendments to the Constitution, including in the First Schedule.
  • The Kerala Assembly passed a resolution in 2024, urging the Centre to bring a law to change the name of the state to Keralam.
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    LS Passed National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) (Amendment) Bill

    In News 

  • Recently, Parliament has passed the National Co-operative Development Corporation(NCDC) (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

    • Key Highlights of National Cooperative Development Corporation Bill

  • Broader concept of co-operative development: NCDC would be able to arrange, promote and finance co-operative initiatives, directly or through intermediary entities, not simply co-operative societies.
  • Direct loans and grants: NCDC may give direct loans and grants to cooperative societies and other qualifying bodies involved in cooperative development subject to security conditions.
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    Rising Recoveries Reflect Strengthening Banking Sector Health

    Context

  • According to data shared by the government, the total amount of bad loans written off by public sector banks (PSBs) has been declining each year, while recoveries from these loans have been steadily expanding.

    • Key Trends in Loan Write-off

  • Declining write-offs: PSB bad-loan write-offs fell from ₹1.15 lakh crore in 2021-22 to ₹70,528 crore in 2025-26, a decline of nearly 40%.
  • Write-offs had peaked at around ₹1.30 lakh crore in 2022-23, partly reflecting the stress following the COVID-19 period.
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    News In Short 13-08-2026

    Context

  • To tackle the severe droughts and water shortages that plague the country, Kazakhstan has resorted to cloud seeding, a weather modification method previously unseen in Central Asia.

    • What is Cloud Seeding?

  • Cloud seeding is a weather modification method to enhance a cloud’s ability to produce rain or snow.
  • History: First demonstrated in 1946 by Vincent J. Schaefer, an American chemist and meteorologist.
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