India Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Wed, 05 Aug 2026

• The Department of Personnel and Training hosted the Second Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group and the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery in Hyderabad on 4–5 August 2026.
• NITI Aayog released a report titled 'Reimagining Care: Strategies for Empowering Caregivers in Viksit Bharat@2047' on 5 August 2026, outlining a roadmap for an organised, professional care system.
• Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, have developed near-infrared light-driven nanobots for targeted breast cancer therapy, the Science Ministry said on 5 August 2026.
• Pawan Hans Limited signed a non-binding MoU with Norway's Noemi Aerospace (Elfly AS) on 5 August 2026 to explore electric seaplane technologies and sustainable aviation cooperation.
• Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched an 'As Seen on Netflix' section on the Incredible India portal on 5 August 2026, at an event marking ten years of Netflix in India.
• The Digital Handloom Atlas – 'One Platform. Endless Markets' was launched at the GI & Beyond 2.0 Summit in New Delhi, which concluded on 5 August 2026.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026

• The Ministry of Coal auctioned six coal blocks in Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh in forward auctions held on 3–4 August 2026 under the 15th round and second attempt of the 13th round.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs said on 4 August 2026 that 274 fugitive criminals were brought back to India from 36 countries between 2019 and 2026.
• India's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone at Gwalior reached cumulative investment commitments of ₹5,500 crore after a second investors' meet in Mumbai on 4 August 2026.
• PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana crossed 50 lakh rooftop solar households, with July 2026 recording its highest-ever monthly installations, the MNRE said on 4 August 2026.
• ICAR's complete telomere-to-telomere genome of pigeonpea variety 'Asha', India's first fully annotated T2T reference genome, has been approved as the global reference genome of the crop.
• On International Clouded Leopard Day, 4 August 2026, the Environment Ministry highlighted India's new Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan, which identifies 14 priority landscapes across Northeast India.
• Educationist and former Governor of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal D.Y. Patil died in Kolhapur on 4 August 2026, aged 90.
• Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi suffered a sudden altitude loss of about 300 feet during cruise on 4 August 2026, injuring passengers and crew; AAIB is investigating it as a serious incident.
• The Ministry of Education opened online registrations for Yuva Sangam Phase VII under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat on 4 August 2026, with 20 higher education institutions as nodal hosts.
• C-DAC and the Geological Survey of India signed an umbrella MoU on 4 August 2026 to apply AI and high-performance computing to geoscience, mineral exploration and disaster management.
• The Commission for Air Quality Management amended its Statutory Direction No. 86 on 3 August 2026 to let more NCR urban local bodies prosecute gross dust-control violators at construction sites under 500 sq m.
• The two-day meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices of BRICS countries concluded in Lucknow on 4 August 2026 under the theme 'Quality Statistics as a Driver of Change'.
• The BRICS Technical and Vocational Education and Training Cooperation Alliance (BRICS-TCA) held its research symposium and Joint Management Committee meeting in New Delhi on 3–4 August 2026.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026

• Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh was designated India's 101st Ramsar site on 3 August 2026, giving the state its first wetland of international importance.
• A third-party assessment by ISEC Bengaluru found that every ₹1 invested under the Kisan Credit Card–Modified Interest Subvention Scheme adds ₹2.30 to net value addition in agriculture, the Finance Ministry said on 3 August 2026.
• Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Handloom Technology at IIT Delhi on 3 August 2026 and launched five flagship initiatives.
• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal called for doubling India–Uzbekistan trade over the next three years at the India–Uzbekistan Business Forum in New Delhi on 3 August 2026.
• Indian Railways loaded 141.3 million tonnes of freight in July 2026, 9% more than in July 2025, the Railways Ministry said on 3 August 2026.
• The Department of Posts released a commemorative postage stamp on 3 August 2026 to mark the centenary of artist and architect Satish Gujral.
• India has achieved near-universal banking coverage, with 99.92% of inhabited villages served by a banking outlet within 5 km, the Finance Ministry said on 3 August 2026.
• The fourth edition of the Tri-Services Future Warfare Course began at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 3 August 2026, with CDS General N.S. Raja Subramani giving the keynote address.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the 85th Armed Forces Headquarters Civilian Services Day in New Delhi on 3 August 2026, calling for deeper military-civil integration.
• TRAI launched a revamped version of its 'TRAI MyCall' app on 3 August 2026, letting telecom users rate voice calls and report problems such as call drops.
• CSIR–Central Road Research Institute flagged off an indigenous Network Survey Vehicle on 3 August 2026 to assess urban road conditions across Delhi NCR under a CAQM-supported project.