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Current affairsChhattisgarh Tops Nation in Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 3.0: Water Conservation Model and Its Governance LessonsChhattisgarh secured first position nationally in Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 3.0 — completing 77,719 out of 79,775 registered water conservation structures under the Ministry of Jal Shakti's Catch the Rain campaign. Five Chhattisgarh districts feature among India's top-10 districts for water conservation, and the state's innovative "5% Model" (voluntary farm land allocation for groundwater recharge in Koriya district) has been highlighted as a national best practice. Current affairsPM Modi's Third High-Level Secretaries Meeting 2026: Data as National Asset, Port-Led Development, and AI-First GovernancePrime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the third high-level meeting with Secretaries to the Government of India on August 20, 2026, at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi. The session covered Infrastructure and Connectivity, Security and External Affairs, and Governance, with key directives on breaking inter-departmental silos, leveraging AI and data as national assets, port-led development, and building informal team networks across government cadres.