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290 stories for “Current Affairs” · August 2026
Clear filtersA snow leopard (Panthera uncia) has been recorded for the first time in the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.The sighting extends the known range of the elusive high-altitude cat in the...
The Indian Army has introduced Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) Diesel, an indigenously developed fuel that can operate in extreme cold down to –42°C.Ordinary diesel can thicken or freeze at very low temperatures, which affect...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) concluded Exercise ROTOR CLAP III at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.Pokhran, in the Thar Desert, is one of India's main ranges for live-fire training and weapon...
Japan marked the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 2026.On 6 August 1945 the United States dropped 'Little Boy', the first atomic bomb used in war, on Hiroshima, killing about 1,40,000 peopl...
P. Pechiyammal of Ramanathapuram and Govindhammal of Villupuram received the Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection 2026 in Chennai.Pechiyammal was honoured for removing abandoned fishing nets to protect m...
Pithora painting is a centuries-old wall art tradition of Gujarat's Rathwa tribal community, found mainly in Panchmahal and Chhota Udaipur, and practised by the Rathwa, Bhil and Bhilala tribes since around the 13th centu...
The World Bank released the World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), highlighting AI's potential to reduce inequality in developing countries.It says generative AI could raise productiv...
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the WHO's cancer research agency, classified three widely used medicines as "carcinogenic to humans" (Group 1): Hydrochlorothiazide (blood pressure), Voriconazole (...
India hosted the Second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting and the Second BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery Meeting in Hyderabad, organised by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under India's B...
About 12,000 cases have been registered under the e-Zero FIR system launched in May 2025 by the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C). Delhi recorded the most (6,115), followed...
Operation Trishul has helped India bring back 274 fugitives from 36 countries since 2019, including 70 in 2025 and 45 by July 2026.It tracks fugitives wanted for terrorism, organised crime, narco-terrorism, financial fra...
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister R. Vinoth presented Tamil Nadu's Agriculture Budget for 2026–27. Free electricity for farmers gets ₹7,432 crore, soil fertility measures ₹600 crore and farm mechanisation for 24,...
