Monthly Current Affairs
August 2026 Current Affairs
Daily Important
GeographyPrelims + Mains
Why Floods in Kerala Are Becoming More Severe
Floods in Kerala are becoming increasingly intense as a result of the monsoonal rains and human actions like wetland destruction, siltation of rivers, siltation of dams, and urbanization. It is crucial that steps like wetland restoration, desiltation of rivers, regulation of land use, development of climate-proof infrastructure, and river basin management are undertaken to prevent floods.
6 Aug 2026 3 min
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EnvironmentPrelims + Mains
Glaw Lake Becomes Arunachal Pradesh’s First Ramsar Site
Glaw Lake is the first Ramsar Site in Arunachal Pradesh. Glaw Lake is internationally recognised for its ecological significance due to its location in the Eastern Himalayas. It has high biological diversity and is vital in water conservation and adaptation to climate change. This classification encourages scientific management, public involvement, and ecotourism.
6 Aug 2026 3 min
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Polity & GovernancePrelims + Mains
Parliament Clears Bill to Strengthen Birth and Death Registration
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 will help improve the Civil Registration System of India by making it mandatory that a JMFC order is needed to register births or deaths that have been reported more than two years after the event. This bill will ensure that there are no fraudulent entries in the system.
5 Aug 2026 3 min
Daily Important
EconomyPrelims + Mains
Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Introduced in Lok Sabha
The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 is an effort towards bringing a contemporary Indian taxation system which can help improve tax certainty, bring in foreign investments, improve digital payment systems and infrastructure and restore tax benefits on REITs and InvITs, besides substituting the Income-tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.
5 Aug 2026 2 min
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Science & TechPrelims + Mains
New Real-Time Portal for Organ Transplants Launched
The NOTTO Real-Time Organ Transplantation portal brings forth a consolidated national wait list, facilitates real-time organ distribution, helps to facilitate national donation swaps, and enhances the transparency and effectiveness of transplantations. The tool promotes Digital Health governance but needs higher organ donor rates, participation of states on an equal footing, advanced hospital infrastructure, and public education to succeed.
4 Aug 2026 3 min
Daily Important
EconomyPrelims + Mains
Rajya Sabha Passes MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026
The MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 encourages digitisation and invoice financing through TReDS, as part of an effort to enhance MSME liquidity and formalisation. It aims to facilitate quick payments and develop the digital economy. It will be successful based on the following factors: greater use of TReDS, implementation, digital literacy, and financial inclusion of MSMEs.
4 Aug 2026 2 min
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Social IssuesPrelims + Mains
Drugs-Free Youth Crucial for Developed India: PM Modi
Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan is a nation-wide initiative which lasts for 100 weeks to make a drug-free young generation by adopting methods like creating awareness, preventing youth from drugs and rehabilitating people from trafficking. Through community participation and adopting a healthy lifestyle, it intends to capitalise on India’s demographic dividend.
3 Aug 2026 3 min
Daily Important
Polity & GovernancePrelims + Mains
Why Are Government Schools Shutting Down in India?
According to a report by NITI Aayog, there have been around 94,000 school closures or mergers during the last decade due to school rationalisation. Although the process is geared towards optimising resources as per NEP 2020, questions arise regarding accessibility problems, greater chances of dropouts, and violations of the neighbourhood provision of the RTE Act.
3 Aug 2026 3 min