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Heatwaves and Lightning Added to NDRF Protocol

Heatwaves and lightning were added to the list of notified natural calamities under the operational guidelines for the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response...

August 5, 2026 Government Schemes Current Affairs

Supreme Court Tightens Rules on Digital Arrest Scams

The Supreme Court of India issued nationwide directions on 4 August 2026 to strengthen action against digital arrest scams. The directions were passed in a suo motu case...

August 5, 2026 Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

India Launches Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan

India launched a new Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan on International Clouded Leopard Day, observed on 4 August 2026. The plan was prepared under the Government of India-GEF-UNDP...

August 4, 2026 Environment & Biodiversity Current Affairs

Government Proposes MDR on Select UPI Payments

The Union Ministry of Finance proposed amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, on 3 August 2026 to reintroduce Merchant Discount Rate on select digital payment...

August 4, 2026 Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Chandipura Virus Outbreak Prompts Joint Response Team

Chandipura Virus Disease (CHPV) is a viral illness associated with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and has affected Gujarat and Rajasthan in August 2026. The Union Ministry of Health...

August 4, 2026 health-current-affairs

India Targets 874 GW Power Capacity by 2031-32

India’s installed power generation capacity is projected to reach 874 GW by 2031-32. As of 30 June 2026, the total installed capacity stood at 548,858 MW, or about...

August 4, 2026 Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Justice M.S. Liberhan Passes Away at 87

Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, former Chief Justice of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, died on 2 August 2026 at the age of 87. He was born...

August 4, 2026 Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Russia’s S8000 Banderol Cruise Missile

Russia’s S8000 Banderol is a lightweight air-launched cruise missile that was officially acknowledged in a state media report on 12 July 2026. By 29 July 2026, it had...

August 4, 2026 Defence Current Affairs

Centre Proposes Rules for Two-Wheeled Ambulances

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed draft rules to introduce two-wheeled ambulances in India. The draft framework seeks to create a separate legal and technical...

August 4, 2026 Government Schemes Current Affairs

IIT Hyderabad Launches ANUGYAN Nuclear Training Programme

IIT Hyderabad and Crimson Energy Experts Pvt. Ltd. launched ANUGYAN, the Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme, on 3 August 2026. The three-month residential programme is India’s first industry-academia course...

August 4, 2026 Science & Technology

India, Uzbekistan Target $3 Billion Bilateral Trade

India and Uzbekistan have set a target to double bilateral trade to about $3 billion within three years. The target was discussed at the India-Uzbekistan Business Forum in...

August 4, 2026 International / World Current Affairs

Department of Posts Releases Satish Gujral Commemorative Stamp

The Department of Posts released a commemorative postage stamp on 3 August 2026 to mark the birth centenary of Satish Gujral, an Indian artist, sculptor, and architect. The...

August 4, 2026 Art & Culture Current Affairs

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