UPSC Current Affairs 01 August 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

  • Western Ghats conservation with science and dialogue
  • Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work
  • Gen Z’s voice must lead to a humane education system

National

  • Amid Gen-Z protests, LJP MP moves Bill seeking Commission for Youth
  • Cabinet approves scheme to promote ‘floating’ solar plants
  • ‘Govt. preoccupied with power struggles’
  • SC moots protocol to access court’s livestream archives
  • RS adjourned amid protests over Ram Temple row
  • GST officials held captive inside Chennai shop

Business

  • SC upholds NCLAT order setting aside CCI’s ₹301.6-cr. Grasim fine
  • Bengaluru gets first tariff-free Scottish salmon via U.K.FTA
  • Cabinet okays ₹84,084-cr. Samudra Manthan for offshore exploration
  • Centre extends PM-Kisan for four more years, allocates ₹3.15 lakh cr.
  • SEBI clarifies on off-market sale of unlisted shares
  • NSE pays ₹714.74 crore to settle case of co-location
  • ‘Adani Energy plans another share sale by early next fiscal’

Regional

  • Lok Sabha passes Births and Deaths Bill amid protests over police crackdown
  • HC directs Chief Secretary to constitute committee to review functioning of DVAC