Top UPSC Current Affairs August 2026 — PIB
- QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2026-27
- UPI Completes 10 Years of Digital Payments Revolution- Globally Recognised as World’s Largest Real‑Time Payment System
- Government Notifies ₹62,500 Cr Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme to Boost Global Competitiveness and Deepen Domestic Value Addition
- MMDR Amendment Act, 2026
- India Achieves Landmark 300 GW Non-Fossil Fuel Power Capacity
- Cabinet approves GOBARdhan, India’s National Unified Scheme for Compressed Biogas, with an outlay of Rs.23,731 crore
- Cabinet approves GOBARdhan, India’s National Unified Scheme for Compressed Biogas, with an outlay of Rs.23,731 crore
- Glaw Lake becomes Arunachal Pradesh’s First Ramsar Site; India’s Ramsar Sites tally reaches 101
- Cabinet approves 'Samudra Manthan' - National Offshore Exploration Scheme with an outlay of ₹84,084 crore
- INS NIPUN COMMISSIONED INTO THE INDIAN NAVY
- NATIONAL ACCOUNTS STATISTICS - 2026 PUBLICATION
- Joint Statement during the State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Uzbekistan
- List of Outcomes: Prime Minister’s State Visit to Uzbekistan
- Department of Consumer Affairs Notifies Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026
- Hon’ble Vice President of India to Release “Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031” Strategic Action Plan for Ornamental Fisheries Development
- India's Index of industrial production records growth of 6.7% in July 2026
- DELIVERY OF SAMARTHAK – THE FIRST INDIGENOUS MULTI-PURPOSE VESSEL OF INDIAN NAVY
- PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES OF SERVICE PRODUCER PRICE INDICES (BASE YEAR 2022-23) FOR Q1 OF FY 2026-27 AND FINAL INDICES FOR Q4 OF FY 2025-26
- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Proposes Amendments to Medical Devices Rules, 2017 to Promote Ease of Doing Business
- BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting 2026 Concludes in Visakhapatnam; Joint Statement Adopted
- Ken-Betwa Link Project
- Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah welcomes Union Cabinet’s decision to establish a Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir in Ladakh
- SAIL Welcomes MMDR Amendment Act, 2026; Reform to Strengthen Mineral Security and Domestic Iron Ore Availability
- Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026
- MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026
- MoD inks contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc for leasing of two MQ-9B Sea Guardian High-Altitude Long-Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Indian Navy for 30 months
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation, highlights youth’s potential and India’s sporting ambitions, announces nationwide talent hunt for 2036 Olympics
- Jal Jeevan Mission Clocks Seven Years of Rural Transformation: Rural Drinking Water Tap Coverage Surges from 16.7% to Over 82%
- MMDR Amendment to bring long term Stability in Major Minerals Sector
- MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026
- Dr. Jitendra Singh Presents Government’s Roadmap for a Self-Reliant and Globally Competitive Nuclear Energy Ecosystem in Lok Sabha
- The Government of India to launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in the Union Territories of Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
- PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES FOR CENSUS 2027
- RLB GRANTS RECOMMENDED BY SIXTEENTH FINANCE COMMISSION
- PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR JULY, 2026
- Reforming India’s Tribunal System
- The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026
- Asiatic Lion population rises from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025; Reflects dedication of Forest Officials, Conservationists and Local Communities: Shri Bhupender Yadav
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban Milestone: 1.25 crore houses sanctioned, 1 crore houses delivered
- SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES IN CASES OF SEXUAL OFFENCE
- The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 passed by Parliament
- Dr. Jitendra Singh Informs Rajya Sabha of Key Milestones in Gaganyaan and India's Human Space Exploration Roadmap
- ‘Agni-4’ Ballistic Missile successfully test-fired
- Government Strengthens Regulatory Framework to Address AI-Generated Deepfakes
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GENERATION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY MISSION & BHARAT SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER REACTOR
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPACT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DEEP OCEAN MISSION
- Government Clarifies Objective and Eligibility Criteria for Reservation to Economically Weaker Sections
- OILSEED AND PALM OIL PRODUCTION
- ICAR's Genome Breakthrough Paves Way for Better Pigeonpea Varieties
- Indigenous African Swine Fever (ASF) Vaccine Developed by ICAR Bolsters India's Biosecurity
- Government Develops Industrial Townships Under NICDP Through Centre-State Partnership Model
- Update on AB PM-JAY
- PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Achieves Milestone of Over 50 Lakh Rooftop Solar Installations
- EMPLOYMENT UNDER VB-GRAM-G
- India achieves near-universal banking coverage, with 99.92% of inhabited villages now served by a banking outlet
- Samudra Manthan – National Offshore Exploration Scheme
- The Making of a Sporting Nation
- India's Solar Growth Enters a New Era
- Naxal-Free India
- C-DOT Unveils 14 Indigenous Quantum Products to Strengthen Security of India’s Communication Networks
- Monthly Review of Accounts of Union Government of India upto the month of July 2026 (FY 2026-27)
- NPCI International and Uzbekistan’s NIPC Partner to Enable UPI Payments Across Uzbekistan via UZQR
- In the presence of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, an MoU was signed between Bihar and Jharkhand on the sharing of Sone River water
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Inaugurates first of it’s kind “Green Forge” Complex at ‘National Agri-food & Biomanufacturing Institute’ Mohali; describes it as milestone in genetically modified crop revolution
- Release of Sub-Sectoral Trial Index of Services Production (ISP) for June 2026 (Base Year 2024–25)
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Prime Minister Conferred with “Oliy Darajali Do’stlik” Order, Uzbekistan’s highest honour for foreign leaders
- India–Chile CEPA Negotiations Advance; Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal Meets Chilean Vice-Minister Paula Estévez Weinstein
- National Biodiversity Authority disburses Rs. 5.68 Crore in Access and Benefit-Sharing Funds for Biodiversity Conservation
- Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) Enters a New Phase of Data-Driven Fertilizer Management
- Revised CBG pricing supports producers without materially impacting consumers
- Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of July 2026
- Ex-Mill Sugar Prices Decline by Around 20%; Retail Prices Begin Downward Movement
- Less procedural burden, wider global market access for Indian industry: Defence Export SOP and Open General Export Licence framework simplified to make India a trusted global manufacturing & export partner
- Union Health Ministry Reviews Progress Towards Achieving Malaria Elimination Target by 2030
- High-Powered Task Force Invites Suggestions on Reforms in Public Examinations
- From Financial Inclusion to Economic Empowerment: Union Minister Smt. Annpurna Devi Hails 12 Years of the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
- Nuclear Energy Technology in India
- Nuclear Energy in India
- Second Call for Applications Under ₹5,000 Crore PRIP Scheme to Boost Pharma & MedTech Innovation announced
- Calibrated market intervention to ensure onion availability at a better/affordable price"
- PM Jan Dhan Yojana Completes 12 Years of Transforming India’s Financial Inclusion Landscape
- PM SVANidhi Completes One Year of Restructuring: Expanding Credit, Digital Inclusion and Livelihoods Opportunities
- Convergence for Rural Development: DDWS urges States/UTs to integrate works of JJM 2.0 and SBM-G 2.0 under VB-G RAM G Act
- High-Level African Delegation and UNDP Engage with Department of Land Resources on India’s Digital Public Infrastructure in Land Governance
- 12 Years of PM Jan Dhan Yojana
- India’s Sugar Industry
- INDIAN NAVY SET TO COMMISSION SECOND INDIGENOUS DIVING SUPPORT VESSEL 'NIPUN'
- India calls for a shift from Drought Response to Drought Resilience at UNCCD CoP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Net Profit of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Rises to Record ₹10,176 Crore, Total Business Cross ₹13.5 Lakh Crore in FY 2025-26
- PMFME Conclave 2026 Concludes with Recognition of Top-Performing States, Banks and Grassroots Functionaries
- Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy launched Critical Minerals Innovation Hackathon 2026
- CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories Unveils Indigenous Micro and Small Gas Turbine Engines, Boosting India’s Unmanned Defence Capabilities
- “India Plans 100 New Ships to Cut $75 Billion Foreign Freight Bill:” Sarbananda Sonowal at ‘Sagar Samvad’ of National Shipping Board
- Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects worth ₹150 crore and above
- India’s Steel Sector Continues Its Upward Trajectory in Apr-Jul 2026
- 5 Years of e-Shram Portal