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| Current Affairs August 2026 |
Monthly Current Affairs August 2026
Staying ahead of the curve is crucial for competitive exams like SSC CGL, Railway, Banking, and State PSCs. To give you a head start for this month, here is a quick, easy-to-read list of the 15 most important August 2026 current affairs (updated till the second week).
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National News & Governance
1. The Union Cabinet approved the GOBARdhan Scheme with a massive ₹23,731 crore budget to transform organic waste into clean bio-energy over the next 10 years.
2. The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill 2026, which officially increases the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Param Pragya', an advanced AI-enabled high-performance supercomputing facility at the IIT Delhi Sonipat campus.
4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the ₹8,970 crore, 135.87-km long Guwahati–Tezpur corridor on National Highway-15 in Assam.
5. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making a Judicial Magistrate's order mandatory for registrations delayed by more than two years.
6. HAL Airport in Bengaluru made aviation history by operationalizing India's first-ever satellite-guided helicopter approach procedure (RNP CAT H).
Appointments & International Affairs
7. Abelardo de la Espriella was officially sworn in as the 36th President of Colombia.
8. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a landmark trilateral security pact known as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
9. A new global energy report revealed that India has surpassed the United States, adding 37 GW of solar capacity to become the world's second-largest solar growth market.
Economy, Defence & Science
10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expanded its Upper-Layer NBFC list to 17 entities for FY27, newly including major PSUs like REC, PFC, IRFC, and HUDCO.
11. India successfully test-fired the advanced Agni-4 Medium-Range Ballistic Missile from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.
12. Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth became the first Indian woman fighter pilot to complete the prestigious Fighter Combat Leader (FCL) course at TACDE, Gwalior.
13. Iran officially unveiled the Qadr-F, its newly developed medium-range ballistic missile system.
Awards & Important Days
14. The 12th National Handloom Day was celebrated across India on August 7, 2026, highlighting the Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj Initiative for weavers.
15. According to the Kroll Celebrity Brand Valuation report released in August, Shah Rukh Khan emerged as India's most valuable celebrity ($177.9 million), while Alia Bhatt retained the top spot among female celebrities.
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