UPSC Current Affairs 08 August 2026 — PIB

• APEDA Facilitates First-Ever Export of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana by Sea Route from Bihar to Australia
• XI BRICS CULTURE MINISTERS’ MEETING CONCLUDES IN BHOPAL; BHOPAL DECLARATION ADOPTED
• No Charges for UPI Users
• E-Samudra launched as India Accelerates Digital Transformation of Maritime Governance
• Prime Minister shares an article on India’s growing self-reliant med-tech ecosystem
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates NUCFDC’s new premises in Mumbai and addresses the ‘Sahkar Nav-Kranti’ programme
• DigiLocker Partners with AAERI to Fast-Track Document Verification for Indian Students Heading to Australia
• Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) test for Moisture & Chloride presence in E20 Petrol: Claims of 500 ppm Chloride and presence of moisture not validated
• CSIR-CRRI Showcases Indigenous MSS+ Road Technology to Govt. of Rajasthan
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicates to the nation first-of-its-kind 'Eco-Educational Hub' developed by CSIR-NBRI at Lucknow
• Dr. Ambedkar Foundation’s Inter-Caste Marriage and Atrocity Victims Relief Schemes Merged with Centrally Sponsored Scheme from March 31, 2023
• Where Every Purchase Finds a GeM
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addresses the 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi
• English rendering of PM's address at the 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi
• Government signs strategic MoUs with key industry leaders and ecosystems to strengthen support to StartUps
• PRESS NOTE
• Indian Railways Approves Merger of Chitrakutdham Karwi-Kanpur Central and Pratapgarh-Kanpur Central Express Services to Strengthen Direct Connectivity to Chitrakoot
• Indian Railways Approves Introduction of Daily Itarsi-Madan Mahal Passenger Service in Madhya Pradesh
• Union Minister J P Nadda releases Knowledge Paper on ‘AI in MedTech: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence’
• Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan Pays Tribute to Freedom Fighters at Cellular Jail
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a telephone call from the US Vice President
• Prime Minister shares glimpses from the 57th convocation ceremony of IIT Delhi
• Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh meets the Prime Minister
• Prime Minister condoles loss of lives in a mishap in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
• INDIAN AIR FORCE BAND PERFORMANCE DURING INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION 2026
• Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Addresses the 57th Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi
• CSIR-NIScPR Conducted Two-day Skill Training Program on “Popular Science Writing” and Motivated Participants to Communicate Science to Layman
• Coordinators' Conclave-cum-Meeting of the Monitoring Committee for the First Year of Phase III (2025–30) under the CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative
• From Financial Constraints to a Future in Technology: How Top-Class Education Scheme Enabled Annu Supriya to Pursue B.Tech at NIT Raipur
• From Financial Constraints to MBA Aspirations: How Top-Class Education Support Helped Telu Jhansi Vijay Krishna Pursue Higher Education
• Union Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda Chairs CEO Roundtable at India Medical Device 2026