CTET Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sun, 02 Aug 2026

• On 2 August 2026, in New Delhi, the Government told the Rajya Sabha that 47,328 villages, including 435 in Telangana, have been selected under the Adarsh Gram Component of PM-AJAY.
• India's coal production grew 7.51% year on year to 69.75 million tonnes in July 2026, while dispatch rose 17.34% to 86.33 MT, the Coal Ministry said on 2 August 2026.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh reviewed the Ujh Multipurpose Project in Kathua, J&K, on 2 August 2026; it will be implemented in phases and irrigate about 90,000 hectares in J&K and Punjab.
• Seventeen-year-old Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma won the Taipei Open Super 300 women's singles title on 2 August 2026, beating Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-16.
• The National Biodiversity Authority released ₹8.22 crore to rice research institutions and 33 state and UT biodiversity bodies on 2 August 2026, one of the largest single benefit-sharing payouts for rice.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026

• PM Narendra Modi launched projects worth over ₹17,900 crore at Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram, on 1 August 2026, including a new airport to be named after freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Pune on 1 August 2026, the 106th death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
• Alka Nangia Arora, a 1991-batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer, took charge as Controller General of Defence Accounts on 1 August 2026.
• Indian Railways approved multitracking of the 29-km Danapur–Fatuha section of East Central Railway in Bihar at a cost of ₹976 crore on 1 August 2026.
• The Union Government released an additional tax devolution instalment of ₹1,09,019 crore to states on 1 August 2026, over and above the normal monthly devolution due on 10 August.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre – Viveka Smaraka at Mysuru, Karnataka, on 1 August 2026.
• Home Minister Amit Shah approved the advance release of ₹2,117.85 crore from the Central share of SDRF to flood-affected states on 1 August 2026.
• NHAI launched Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling at Shahjahanpur Toll Plaza on the Delhi–Jaipur section of NH-48 on 1 August 2026, making the Manesar–Jaipur stretch barrier-free.
• The DRI busted a clandestine unit making Alprazolam and Diazepam in Satara district, Maharashtra, on 1 August 2026, arresting two persons.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved 'Samudra Manthan', a Central Sector Scheme of the Petroleum Ministry with an outlay of Rs 84,084 crore up to FY 2030-31 to boost offshore oil and gas exploration.
• On 31 July 2026 Varsha Ashok Aglawe assumed charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India, the first woman to head GSI in its 176-year history.
• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY) to develop 5,000 MW of floating solar projects with 10,000 MWh of energy storage at an outlay of Rs 5,070 crore.
• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved continuation of PM-KISAN for 2026–27 to 2030–31 with a financial outlay of Rs 3.15 lakh crore.
• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved an expanded Khelo India Scheme and enhanced Assistance to National Sports Federations with a combined outlay of Rs 36,441 crore for 2026–27 to 2030–31.
• On 31 July 2026 Asmita Dey (women's 48 kg) won India's first-ever Commonwealth Games judo gold and Harsh Singh (men's 60 kg) became the first Indian man to win CWG judo gold, at Glasgow 2026.
• On 31 July 2026 Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav distributed Rs 300 crore in loans to self-help groups across the state under the MP State Rural Livelihood Mission at Thandla in Jhabua district.
• On 31 July 2026 Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India's social protection systems now cover about 101 crore people, over 68% of the population, a figure highlighted by the ILO.
• On 31 July 2026 Army chief Gen Dhiraj Seth launched the indigenous Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) Diesel, developed by the Indian Army with Oil Marketing Companies, which stays effective down to minus 42°C.
• On 31 July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved a revised policy for award of waterfront and land to Port Dependent Industries in major ports, updating the Captive Policy of 2016.
• The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) amended its Direction No. 98 on 31 July 2026, so the stricter 50 mg/Nm³ particulate matter standard for Delhi-NCR industries now applies from 1 October 2026.
• On 31 July 2026 PM Narendra Modi received a telephone call from UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, congratulated him on assuming office, and both welcomed the entry into force of the India-UK CETA.
• The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) released over ₹24 lakh on 31 July 2026 as Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) money to a Haryana Murrah buffalo farm, three research institutions, ICRISAT and 11 State Biodiversity Boards.
• On 31 July 2026 the government appointed Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja as the next DGAFMS; he takes over on 31 August 2026 when Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin retires.
• Former Chief of the Army Staff Gen Vishwa Nath Sharma, Army chief from 1988 to 1990 and younger brother of first Param Vir Chakra awardee Maj Som Nath Sharma, died on 31 July 2026 aged 96.
• The first session of the India–Rwanda Joint Trade Committee (JTC) concluded in New Delhi on 31 July 2026, setting up a standing mechanism to review trade and investment.