The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news? A Rajya Sabha reply brought the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science into the 7 August cycle. However, the linked release is from 2...
Why in news? President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at Dhabaleswar Temple near Berhampur on 5 August 2026. The visit concluded her three-day tour of...
Why in news? Nagarjuna Sagar marked fifty-nine years since water entered its right canal. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi opened that canal flow on 4 Aug...
Why in news? Lalit Kala Akademi marked its seventy-second Foundation Day on 5 August 2026. The central programme took place at Rabindra Bhavan in New ...
Why in news? A regional regulatory network recognised two technical roles for the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission. It became a centre of excellence fo...
Why in news? Union Minister Nitin Gadkari presented the lifesaving series' highest medal to twelve Silkyara rescuers. Their manual excavation had help...
Why in news? India and Lesotho held their sixth Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation in New Delhi. Officials reviewed the full range of bilatera...
Why in news? Researchers formally described an Indian Ocean seahorse named Hippocampus amandavincentae. Specimens had previously been grouped with the...
Why in news? A new study modelled hexavalent vaccination within India's public immunisation programme. One injection would combine antigens now delive...
Why in news? The University of Hyderabad received an Indian patent for a material called HYDERACENE. The patent was granted on 21 July 2026 after four...
Why in news? Indian scientists completed a telomere-to-telomere reference genome for the pigeonpea variety Asha. The assembly covers difficult repetit...
Why in news? Researchers found new molecular evidence for a marine legacy beneath Antarctica's Blood Falls. Their study examined 167 environmental sam...
