UPSC Current Affairs 04 August 2026 — The Hindu

Editorial

  • The problem with India’s free trade agreement strategy
  • Goat breeding: new strategy
  • Critical minerals, the foundation of strategic power
  • Why has West Bengal cleared land for the BSF now?

National

  • Lok Sabha passes SC judges Bill without any discussion
  • Rajya Sabha passes Bill on MSMEs amid Opposition protests
  • Domestic cruelty rules cover live-in couples: SC
  • T.N. moves SC over Cauvery water release
  • Consider plea against Jantar Mantar use: SC
  • Consider releasing funds from frozen Trinamool Cong. bank accounts, SC tells ED
  • States can withdraw FIRs against July 20 protesters, says SC
  • ‘Changes in transgender law can’t scrap given rights’
  • Top court asks govt. to ensure safe footpaths

Regional

  • T.N. moves SC to press for release of Cauvery water
  • SC asks govt. to consider ‘important’ plea against Jantar Mantar as a site of protests
  • Thirupparankundram row: SC agrees to hear T.N.’s plea, but refuses interim relief
  • Proposal for airport in Thanjavur deferred